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Irish Amateur Close 2018

Sponsored by AIG, The European Club (Par 71)

August 4-8

Final - Wednesday, 8 August

  1. Robert Cannon (Balbriggan) bt Eoin Leonard (Wentworth) 2/1

Semi-finals - Wednesday, 8 August

  1. R Cannon (Balbriggan) bt A Gleeson (Castle) 2 holes;
  2. E Leonard (Wentworth) bt C Purcell (Portmarnock) 2/1

Quarter-finals - Tuesday, 7 August

  1. R Cannon (Balbriggan) bt D Brophy (Castleknock) 4&2;
  2. A Gleeson (Castle) bt P O’Keeffe (Douglas) 1 hole;
  3. C Purcell (Portmarnock) bt E Smith (Laytown & Bettystown) 4&2;
  4. E Leonard (Wentworth) bt M McCormack (Moss Creek) 19th.

Round Three - Tuesday, 7 August

  1. D Brophy (Castleknock) bt R Mullarney (Galway) 1 hole;
  2. R Cannon (Balbriggan) bt G Collins (Rosslare) 7&6;
  3. A Gleeson (Castle) bt R Lester (Hermitage) 1 hole;
  4. P O’Keeffe (Douglas) bt J Walsh (Castle) 3&2;
  5. C Purcell (Portmarnock) bt J Sugrue (Mallow) 20th;
  6. E Smith (Laytown & Bettystown) bt R Moran (Castle) 2&1;
  7. E Leonard (Wentworth) bt K Stack (Dungarvan) 6&5;
  8. M McCormack (Moss Creek) bt R Dutton (Tandragee) 2&1.

Round Two - Monday, 6 August

  1. R Mullarney (Galway) bt P McKeever (Castle) 2&1;
  2. D Brophy (Castleknock) bt P O'Connor (Macroom) 5&4;
  3. G Collins (New Ross) bt M Ryan (New Ross) 2&1;
  4. R Cannon (Balbriggan) bt M McKinstry (Cairndhu) 5&4;
  5. R Lester (Hermitage) bt P Kerr (Royal Portrush) 2&1;
  6. A Gleeson (Castle) bt S Carter (Royal Dublin) 2&1;
  7. P O'Keeffe (Douglas) bt J Murphy (Kinsale) 3&1;
  8. J Walsh (Castle) bt C Woodroofe (Dun Laoghaire) 1 hole;
  9. C Purcell (Portmarnock) bt J McDonnell (Forrest Little) 4&3;
  10. J Sugrue (Mallow) bt N McCann (Lurgan) 1 hole;
  11. R Moran (Castle) bt H Gillivan (Westport) 2&1;
  12. E Smith (L'town & B'town) bt TJ Ford (Co Sligo) 3&2;
  13. E Leonard (Wentworth) bt C Rafferty (Dundalk) 1 hole;
  14. K Stack (Dungarvan) bt P Connolly (Killeen Castle) 1 hole;
  15. M McCormack (Moss Creek) bt S Walsh (Portmarnock) 2&1;
  16. R Dutton (Tandragee) bt J Byrne (Baltinglass) 21st.

Round One - Monday, 6 August

  1. R Mullarney (Galway) bt K Murphy (Dun Laoghaire) 4&3;
  2. P McKeever (Castle) bt M Boucher (Carton House) 3&1;
  3. P O'Connor (Macroom) bt J McCabe (Roganstown) 1 hole;
  4. D Brophy (Castleknock) bt J Rowe (Tandragee) 5&4;
  5. M Ryan (New Ross) bt C O'Connor (Corrstown) 5&4;
  6. G Collins (New Ross) bt R O'Connor 2&1;
  7. M McKinstry (Cairndhu) bt P Coughlan (Castleknock) 6&5;
  8. R Cannon (Balbriggan) bt R Williamson (Holywood) 4&2;
  9. P Kerr (Royal Portrush) bt M Norton (Belvoir Park) 3&2;
  10. R Lester (Hermitage) bt M Mullen (Rosslare) 2 holes;
  11. S Carter (Royal Dublin) bt N Hearns (Mountrath) 2&1;
  12. A Gleeson (Castle) bt J Lyons (Galway) 3&2;
  13. P O'Keeffe (Douglas) bt N Crawford (Mourne) 1 hole;
  14. J Murphy (Kinsale) bt G Cullen (Beaverstown) 7&6;
  15. J Walsh (Castle) bt R Latimer (Knock) 19th;
  16. C Woodroofe (Dun Laoghaire) bt G Lenehan (Portmarnock) 2 holes;
  17. C Purcell (Portmarnock) bt T Neenan (Lahinch) 6&5;
  18. J McDonnell (Forrest Little) bt S McDermott (Co Cavan) 1 hole;
  19. N McCann (Lurgan) bt O Devereux (Carton House) 19th;
  20. J Sugrue (Mallow) bt D Lowry (Corrstown) 5&4;
  21. H Gillivan (Westport) bt M McClean (Malone) 6&4;
  22. R Moran (Castle) bt S Irwin (Killeen) 5&3;
  23. E Smith (L'town & B'town) bt T Plunkett (Crover House) 2&1;
  24. TJ Ford (Co Sligo) bt H Foley (Royal Dublin) 1 hole;
  25. C Rafferty (Dundalk) bt O Crooks (3&1);
  26. E Leonard (Wentworth) bt J Blake (The Island) 3&2;
  27. P Connolly (Killeen Castle) bt A Fahy (Dun Laoghaire) 20th;
  28. K Stack (Dungarvan) bt A Smith (Mullingar) 2&1;
  29. S Walsh (Portmarnock) bt G Ward (Kinsale) 20th;
  30. M McCormack (Moss Creek) bt C Geraghty (L'town & B'town) 2&1;
  31. R Dutton (Tandragee) bt C Butler (Kinsale) 3&2;
  32. J Byrne (Baltinglass) bt J Hickey (Cork) 3&1.

Qualifiers (*After 9-man playoff for four spots on 154)

139 R Mullarney (Galway) 72 67 (Leading qualifier)

140 C Purcell (Portmarnock) 70 70

142 C Rafferty (Dundalk) 71 71; M Norton (Belvoir Park) 68 74; P O'Keeffe (Douglas) 66 76

143 G Ward (Kinsale) 71 72

144 M McClean (Malone) 75 69; M Ryan (New Ross) 74 70; P Coughlan (Castleknock) 73 71; E Smith (Laytown & Bettystown) 72 72

145 C Butler (Kinsale) 75 70; R Latimer  (Knock ) 74 71; S Carter (Royal Dublin) 70 75

146 A Fahy (Dun Laoghaire) 73 73; O Devereux (Carton House) 71 75

147 P O'Connor (Macroom) 75 72; D Brophy (Castleknock) 74 73; J Sugrue (Mallow) 73 74; A Smith (Mullingar) 72 75

148 J Lyons (Galway) 78 70; C Woodroofe (Dun Laoghaire) 75 73; J Hickey (Cork) 75 73; T Ford (Co. Sligo) 74 74; R Williamson (Holywood) 72 76; G Collins (Rosslare) 71 77

149 S Irwin (Killeen) 76 73; M McCormack (Moss Creek) 76 73; G Cullen (Beaverstown) 76 73; R Lester (Hermitage) 75 74; J Blake (The Island) 75 74; J McDonnell (Forrest Little) 74 75; P McKeever (Castle) 74 75; M Boucher (Carton House) 69 80

150 S McDermott (Co. Cavan) 80 70; E Leonard (Wentworth ) 76 74; M Mullen (Rosslare) 75 75; J Murphy (Kinsale) 74 76; C Geraghty (Laytown & Bettystown) 72 78; R Moran (Castle) 70 80; R O'Connor (Co. Sligo) 70 80

151 R Cannon (Balbriggan) 78 73; H Foley (Royal Dublin) 77 74; J Byrne  (Baltinglass) 76 75; G Lenehan (Portmarnock) 74 77; A Gleeson  (Castle) 74 77

152 K Stack (Dungarvan) 80 72; D Lowry (Corrstown) 77 75; J Rowe (Tandragee) 75 77; J McCabe (Roganstown) 75 77; N McCann (Lurgan) 74 78; P Connolly (Killeen Castle) 73 79; N Hearns (Mountrath) 73 79; J Walsh (Castle) 72 80; R Dutton (Tandragee) 71 81

153 T Plunkett (Crover House) 78 75; M McKinstry (Cairndhu) 78 75; C O'Connor (Corrstown) 77 76; H Gillivan (Westport) 76 77; S Walsh (Portmarnock) 75 78; N Crawford (Mourne) 75 78

*154 P Kerr (Royal Portrush) 80 74; O Crooks (Bushfoot) 77 77; T Neenan (Lahinch) 76 78; K Murphy (Dun Laoghaire) 76 78; 

Non-qualifers

154 R Brazill (Naas) 74 80; P Brennan (Belvoir Park) 78 76;  J Whelan (Newlands) 82 72; J McCarthy (Stackstown) 81 73; D Holland (Castle) 77 77;

155 E Griffin (Waterford) 79 76; J Greene (Portmarnock) 75 80; J Knipe (Royal Portrush) 73 82;

156 S Flanagan (Co. Sligo) 84 72; D Coyle (Portmarnock) 81 75; A McCormack (Castletroy) 78 78; G Carr (Mullingar) 78 78; S Watts (Cairndhu ) 75 81;

157 M Burke (Galway) 83 74; J Maginn (Mourne) 82 75; M Nolan (Dun Laoghaire) 80 77; M Looby (Greystones) 79 78; G O'Mahony (Fota Island) 79 78; G Fitzmaurice (Balcarrick) 79 78; S Lindsay (Ardglass) 79 78; A Ryan (Thurles) 78 79; H O'Hare (Fortwilliam) 74 83;

158 K Lynch (Skibbereen) 76 82; C Ryan (Dun Laoghaire) 74 84; W Small (Tandragee) 72 86;

159 J Madden (Royal Portrush) 81 78; D Smith (Newlands) 80 79; T Beaumont (Bangor) 80 79; D Flynn (Carton House) 78 81; D O'Neill (Carton House) 74 85;

160 J Hanney (The Island) 83 77; N Gaffney (Greystones) 80 80; M McHugh (Abu Dhabi National) 79 81; M Tyndall (Coyote Creek) 79 81; R Steedman (Courtown) 77 83;

161 I Collins (Bray) 83 78; K Murray (Charlesland) 80 81; R Black (Hilton Templepatrick) 80 81; D Crawford (Bundoran) 80 81; S Myatt (Ennis) 80 81; R Knightly (Royal Dublin) 80 81; J Fox (Portmarnock) 79 82;

162 S Carroll (Castle Dargan) 87 75; D Joyce (Powerscourt) 81 81;

163 M Healy (Kinsale) 86 77; J Keane (Lahinch) 82 81; M McKenna (Dun Laoghaire) 82 81;

164 W Russell (Clandeboye) 88 76; R O'Doherty (Enniscrone) 85 79; E Farrell (Ardee) 84 80; M Buggy (Castlecomer) 81 83; J Conroy (Portmarnock) 79 85;

165 C Dowling (Mallow) 83 82; R McKeever (Castle) 79 86;

166 R Berkeley (Dun Laoghaire) 78 88;

167 D Pollock (Belvoir Park) 83 84; A Crinion (Newlands) 82 85; E Goggin (Tralee) 81 86; L Hutchinson (Royal Dublin) 81 86;

168 C Feeney (Co. Sligo) 82 86; R McCormack (Palmerstown House Estate) 81 87;

170 E Rumley (Kinsale) 82 88;

171 C Glennon (Glasson) 84 87; S Walsh (Carton House) 84 87;

172 C French (Carton House) 86 86; J McGrath (Dun Laoghaire) 85 87; R Abernethy (Dun Laoghaire) 80 92;

174 R Connolly (Grange) 90 84; C Coghlan (Newlands) 87 87;

177 T Collins (Dun Laoghaire) 85 92;

181 E McKeever (Castle) 87 94; S Crilly (Wembley (Au)) 84 97

RTD R Pierse (Grange) 82

NR E O'Brien (Clontarf) 81

RTD M Shiel (Galway Bay 84); M Kennelly (Galway Bay) 85

WD L McMillan (Luttrellstown Castle) 91

RTD J Tuohy (Galway  Bay) 81; D Rochford (Bray) +11

NR G McGrane (Royal Dublin) +11

Round one

66 P O'Keeffe (Douglas)

68 M Norton (Belvoir Park)

69 M Boucher (Carton House)

70 C Purcell (Portmarnock); R O'Connor (Co. Sligo); S Carter (Royal Dublin); R Moran (Castle)

71 C Rafferty (Dundalk); O Devereux (Carton House); R Dutton (Tandragee); G Collins (Rosslare); G Ward (Kinsale)

72 A Smith (Mullingar); J Walsh (Castle); W Small (Tandragee); E Smith (Laytown & Bettystown); R Williamson (Holywood); C Geraghty (Laytown & Bettystown); R Mullarney (Galway)

73 J Knipe (Royal Portrush); J Sugrue (Mallow); N Hearns (Mountrath); P Connolly (Killeen Castle); P Coughlan (Castleknock); A Fahy (Dun Laoghaire)

74 J McDonnell (Forrest Little); P McKeever (Castle); M Ryan (New Ross); N McCann (Lurgan); T Ford (Co. Sligo); D Brophy (Castleknock); C Ryan (Dun Laoghaire); H O'Hare (Fortwilliam); R Latimer  (Knock ); R Brazill (Naas); G Lenehan (Portmarnock); A Gleeson  (Castle); J Murphy (Kinsale); D O'Neill (Carton House)

75 R Lester (Hermitage); J Rowe (Tandragee); J McCabe (Roganstown); J Blake (The Island); J Greene (Portmarnock); S Watts (Cairndhu ); M Mullen (Rosslare); J Hickey (Cork); P O'Connor (Macroom); C Woodroofe (Dun Laoghaire); M McClean (Malone); C Butler (Kinsale); N Crawford (Mourne); S Walsh (Portmarnock)

76 T Neenan (Lahinch); K Lynch (Skibbereen); K Murphy (Dun Laoghaire); G Cullen (Beaverstown); H Gillivan (Westport); S Irwin (Killeen); J Byrne  (Baltinglass); M McCormack (Moss Creek); E Leonard (Wentworth )

77 H Foley (Royal Dublin); R Steedman (Courtown); C O'Connor (Corrstown); O Crooks (Bushfoot); D Lowry (Corrstown); D Holland (Castle)

78 G Carr (Mullingar); M McKinstry (Cairndhu); R Cannon (Balbriggan); T Plunkett (Crover House); D Flynn (Carton House); A McCormack (Castletroy); P Brennan (Belvoir Park); A Ryan (Thurles); R Berkeley (Dun Laoghaire); J Lyons (Galway)

79 E Griffin (Waterford); S Lindsay (Ardglass); J Fox (Portmarnock); M McHugh (Abu Dhabi National); J Conroy (Portmarnock); M Looby (Greystones); G Fitzmaurice (Balcarrick); M Tyndall (Coyote Creek); G O'Mahony (Fota Island); R McKeever (Castle)

80 P Kerr (Royal Portrush); T Beaumont (Bangor); N Gaffney (Greystones); R Black (Hilton Templepatrick); R Knightly (Royal Dublin); S McDermott (Co. Cavan); S Myatt (Ennis); K Murray (Charlesland); K Stack (Dungarvan); R Abernethy (Dun Laoghaire); D Smith  (Newlands); D Crawford (Bundoran); M Nolan (Dun Laoghaire)

81 D Joyce (Powerscourt); J Madden (Royal Portrush); E Goggin (Tralee); E O'Brien (Clontarf); M Buggy (Castlecomer); D Coyle (Portmarnock); L Hutchinson (Royal Dublin); R McCormack (Palmerstown House Estate); J McCarthy (Stackstown)

82 C Feeney (Co. Sligo); M McKenna (Dun Laoghaire); A Crinion (Newlands); J Whelan (Newlands); J Keane (Lahinch); R Pierse (Grange); E Rumley (Kinsale); J Maginn (Mourne)

83 M Burke (Galway); C Dowling (Mallow); I Collins (Bray); J Hanney (The Island); D Pollock (Belvoir Park)

84 E Farrell (Ardee); M Shiel (Galway Bay); S Walsh (Carton House); S Crilly (Wembley (Au)); S Flanagan (Co. Sligo); C Glennon (Glasson)

85 T Collins (Dun Laoghaire); R O'Doherty (Enniscrone); J McGrath (Dun Laoghaire); M Kennelly (Galway Bay)

86 C French (Carton House); M Healy (Kinsale)

87 E McKeever (Castle); C Coghlan (Newlands); S Carroll (Castle Dargan)

88 W Russell (Clandeboye)

90 R Connolly (Grange)

91 J Tuohy (Galway  Bay)

WD L McMillan (Luttrellstown Castle)

RTD D Rochford (Bray)

NR G McGrane (Royal Dublin)

(First tee/10th tee)

  • (08:00/12:45) P Brennan (Belvoir Park), K Lynch (Skibbereen), M Healy (Kinsale);

  • (08:10/12:55) P O’Keeffe (Douglas), C Feeney (Co. Sligo), J Fox (Portmarnock);

  • (08:20/13:05) AJ Crinion (Newlands), D Rochford (Bray), M Shiel (Galway Bay);

  • (08:30/13:15) S Irwin (Killeen), S Walsh (Carton House), J Tuohy (Galway Bay);

  • (08:40/13:25) J Rowe (Tandragee), L Hutchinson (Royal Dublin), T Beaumont (Bangor);

  • (08:50/13:35) T Plunkett (Crover House), K Murray (Charlesland), C French (Carton House);

  • (09:05/13:45) D Lowry (Corrstown), J McGrath (Dun Laoghaire), S Crilly (Wembley, Aus);

  • (09:15/13:55) E O’Brien (Clontarf), D Flynn (Carton House), M Burke (Galway);

  • (09:25/14:05) I Collins (Bray), R Abernethy (Dun Laoghaire), E Rumley (Kinsale);

  • (09:35/14:15) J Keane (Lahinch), A Smith (Mullingar), M McKenna (Dun Laoghaire);

  • (09:45/14:25) H Gillivan (Westport), TJ Ford (Co. Sligo), L McMillan (Luttrellstown Castle);

  • (09:55/14:35) G Carr (Mullingar), R O’Connor (Co. Sligo), MJ Kennelly (Galway Bay);

  • (12:45/08:00) M Mullen (Rosslare), E Farrell (Ardee), J Walsh (Castle);

  • (12:55/08:10) D Crawford (Bundoran), J Hanney (The Island), J Madden (Royal Portrush);

  • (13:05/08:20) W Small (Tandragee), M Nolan (Dun Laoghaire), N Hearns (Mountrath);

  • (13:15/08:30) K Murphy (Dun Laoghaire), S Walsh (Portmarnock), R Black (Hilton Templepatrick);

  • (13:25/08:40) C Butler (Kinsale), J Knipe (Royal Portrush), R Williamson (Holywood);

  • (13:35/08:50) P Connolly (Killeen Castle), J Greene (Portmarnock), P McKeever (Castle);

  • (13:50/09:05) M McKinstry (Cairndhu), M Tyndall (Coyote Creek), H O’Hare (Fortwilliam);

  • (14:00/09:15) R Latimer (Knock), R Moran (Castle), T Neenan (Lahinch);

  • (14:10/09:25) W Russell (Clandeboye), J Lyons (Galway) R Dutton (Tandragee);

  • (14:20/09:35) H Foley (Royal Dublin), S Flanagan (Co. Sligo), R Brazill (Naas);

  • (14:30/09:45) D O’Neill (Carton House), M Ryan (New Ross), E Goggin (Tralee);

  • (14:40/09:55) J McDonnell (Forrest Little), R Pierse (Grange), A McCormack (Castletroy).

10th tee/1st tee

  • (08:00/12:45) R Berkeley (Dun Laoghaire), G O’Mahony (Fota Island), M Buggy (Castlecomer);
  • (08:10/12:55) N McCann (Lurgan), C O’Connor (Corrstown), O Crooks (Bushfoot);
  • (08:20/13:05) J Maginn (Mourne), J Blake (The Island), E McKeever (Castle);
  • (08:30/13:15) D Coyle (Portmarnock), J McCarthy (Stackstown), R Connolly (Grange);
  • (08:40/13:25) J McCabe (Roganstown), T Collins (Dun Laoghaire), M Looby (Greystones);
  • (08:50/13:35) R O’Doherty (Enniscrone), S McDermott (Co. Cavan), N Crawford (Mourne);
  • (09:05/13:50) A Ryan (Thurles), C Glennon (Glasson), O Devereux (Carton House);
  • (09:15/14:00) R McCormack (Palmerstown House Estate), K Stack (Dungarvan), R Knightly (Royal Dublin);
  • (09:25/14:10) S Myatt (Ennis), P O’Connor (Macroom), D Joyce (Powerscourt);
  • (09:35/14:20) M Boucher (Carton House), C Geraghty (Laytown & Bettystown), J Byrne (Baltinglass);
  • (09:45/14:30) S Carter (Royal Dublin), C Dowling (Mallow), G McGrane (Royal Dublin);
  • (09:55/14:40) G Fitzmaurice (Balcarrick), G Ward (Kinsale), J Controy (Portmarnock);
  • (12:45/08:00) E Smith (Laytown & Bettystown), G Lenehan (Portmarnock), D Holland (Castle);
  • (12:55/08:10) M Norton (Belvoir Park), R McKeever (Castle), M McClean (Malone);
  • (13:05/08:20) S Watts (Cairndhu), R Steedman (Courtown), A Fahy (Dun Laoghaire);
  • (13:15/08:30) J Hickey (Cork), N Gaffney (Greystones), C Woodroofe (Dun Laoghaire);
  • (13:25/08:40) G Cullen (Beaverstown), S Lyndsay (Ardglass), M McCormack (Moss Creek);
  • (13:35/08:50) C Ryan (Dun Laoghaire), C Hughes (Royal Portrush), M McHugh (Abu Dhabi National);
  • (13:50/09:05) J Whelan (Newlands), E Griffin (Waterford), P Coughlan (Castleknock);
  • (14:00/09:15) D Brophy (Castleknock), D Smith (Newlands), S Carroll (Castle Dargan);
  • (14:10/09:25) P Kerr (Royal Portrush) C Purcell (Portmarnock), J Murphy (Kinsale);
  • (14:20//09:35) R Cannon (Balbriggan), J Sugrue (Mallow), G Collins (Rosslare);
  • (14:30/09:45) R Mullarney (Galway), E Leonard (Wentworth), D Pollock (Belvoir Park);
  • (14:40/09:55) R Lester (Hermitage), C Rafferty (Dundalk), A Gleeson (Castle).