Warrenpoint's Jim Carvill retained the Leinster Mid Amateur title at Grange.

The former international was two shots clear of Joe Crangle (Fortwilliam) going into the final round after returning an excellent round of two under par. He continued his steady form to take the title for the second time by seven shots from Alan Dowling of Hermitage.

Leinster Mid Amateur Championship (sponsored by A & L Goodbody) played at the Grange GC on Friday 15th August 2008.
140       J Carvill (Warrenpoint) 69 71
147       A Dowling (Hermitage) 74 73
148       P Errity (European Club) 74 74, J McGinn (Laytown & Bettystown) 74 74, J Crangle (Fortwilliam) 71 77
151       B Forsyth (Corballis Links) 76 75, P Dean (Blainroe) 73 78, A Condren (Greystones) 72 79
152       G Smith (Corballis) 77 75, D O'Neill (European Club) 75 77
153       T Hynes (Rosslare) 78 75, J Hughes (Woodbrook) 73 80
154       E Murphy (Delgany) 80 74, J Keown (Greystones) 77 77
155       R Williams (Woodlands) 78 77
156       J Hannon (Carton House) 83 73, K Magennis (Lisburn) 79 77, J Coey (Clandeboye) 78 78, E Condren (Greystones) 78 78
157       K Bardon (Killiney) 81 76
158       K Sheehy (Athlone) 81 77, T Frew (Grange) 77 81, A Threadgold (Charlesland) 75 83
159       C Buckley (Grange) 82 77, P McNeill (Howth) 81 78, S Ward (L'town & B'town) 79 80, L Doran (Ardee) 77 82
160       P Keogh (Old Conna) 79 81
161       J Drea (Old Conna) 80 81, D O'Raw (Clontarf) 79 82, P MacCann (Grange) 76 85
162       R Connolly (Corballis Links) 83 79, D McGrath (Tuam) 81 81, M Coates (Sutton) 80 82, A McCabe (Hermitage) 80 82, I Smyth (Grange) 76 86
163       D Rath (Old Conna) 85 78, E Buckley (Hermitage) 80 83
165       A Cooke (Hermitage) 86 79, B McDonnell (Castlewarden) 79 86, M Kelly (Forrest Little) 79 86
166       J Waters (Wike Ridge) 86 80, M Doyle (Arklow) 84 82, D McKenna (Blainroe) 84 82, P Walsh (Grange) 83 83
167       D Geraghty (Blainroe) 86 81, G Hutchinson (Old Conna) 86 81, D Usher (Newlands) 84 83, D Cullen (European Club) 81 86, N Lawler (Roscommon) 81 86
168       H Millar (Grange) 88 80, T Sheridan (Hermitage) 83 85, P Hautz (Delgany) 82 86, R Brooker (Skerries) 79 89
169       P Fogarty (Moate) 83 86, P Browne (Laytown & Bettystown) 83 86
170       B Williams (Grange) 92 78, D Kerrigan (Old Conna) 83 87
171       A Norrby (Balmoral) 93 78, C Muldowney (Grange) 84 87
172       R Cotter (Delgany) 89 83
173       C Hanratty (Rathfarnham) 86 87
174       F O'Neill (Hermitage) 90 84, D Walsh (The South County) 86 88, D Roche (Blainroe) 85 89
176       D Kiely (Stackstown) 89 87
179       N Callanan (Arklow) 85 94
NR        W Byrne (Wicklow) NR, E Haugh (Castletroy) NR, C Donovan (Charleville) NR, D O'Hora (The Curragh) NR, K McGuffin (Killymoon) NR, N Armstrong (Clandeboye) NR, L Cunningham (Moate) NR, C Donovan (Charleville) 68 NR, R Robertson (Crieff) 81 NR, M Whelan (East Clare) 78 NR, L Cunningham (Moate) 81 NR, N Armstrong (Clandeboye) 68 NR, W Byrne (Wicklow) 83 NR, D Duggan (St Margarets) 86 NR, T Dowling (Citywest) 83 NR
WD       C Walshe (Dundalk) 88 WD
 
 
PRIZE WINNERS
 
WINNER OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP – JIM CARVILL (WARRENPOINT) 140 (69, 71)
RUNNER-UP – ALAN DOWLING (HERMITAGE) 147 (74, 73)
THIRD – PAT ERRITY (EUROPEAN CLUB) 148 (74, 74) – on tie
FOURTH – JOHN MC GINN (LAYTOWN & BETTYSTOWN) 148 (74, 74) on tie
FIFTH – JOE CRANGLE (FORTWILLIAM) 148 (71, 77)
Best Gross 1st Round – ALAN CONDREN (GREYSTONES) 72
Best Nett 1st Round – IAN SMYTH (GRANGE) 69
Best Gross 2nd Round – JOHN HANNON (CARTON HOUSE) 73
Best Nett 2nd Round – TONY HYNES (ROSSLARE) 69