PJ GALLAGHER, from the Burtonport Bowling Club won the Swedish Masters Short Mat Players Tournament at the weekend.
The Donegal man won his first Swedish Masters title having won the World Cup with the Irish team earlier in the season.
The tournament was held in Strömstad, Sweden and Gallagher defeated Belgium’s Jonathan Payne 10-5 in the final. In the rankings, Gallagher moved up seven places and is now at the top of the Order of Merit.
Gallagher defeated James Trott 11-4 in the semi-final, having also beaten England’s Jack Pye 14-10, Sweden’s Benny Sjogren 11-9 and England’s Chris Hopkins 18-3 in the knockout phase.
