Offaly man Joe Lyons had a massive win in Spain at the weekend and when the man from the Midlands was looking to return home and bring his trophy back with him, he was denied bringing it onboard ..

Ground handling staff at the ­Spanish airport refused to let the Offaly man board with the trophy as it did not fit in his wife’s hand luggage.

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Lyons shot a stunning final round 67 to secure the open and add to his Irish Seniors Close champion. However, he was soon brought back down to earth when he wanted to board his flight home.

Thankfully all is well that ends well and the Offaly native was reunited with his trophy ..