Close call for Kearney

Defending champion Niall Kearney survived a shock when he was taken to the 20th by Cork's Alan Harrington in the second round of the South of Ireland Amateur Open Championship at Lahinch.

Niall KearneyThe Dubliner, who is hoping to be named in the Great Britain and Ireland Walker Cup side next weekend, will face Lucan's Richard O’Donovan in Monday's third round.

There were no major casualties over the weekend with 2006 champion Simon Ward, another Walker Cup hopeful, giving Kilkenny butcher Graham Nugent the chop by 3 and 2.

Irish Close champion Pat Murray also progressed to the third round with a crushing 7&6 win over Muskerry's Daniel Hallissey.

Third round draw

1 07:00 Andrew Hogan (Newlands) v Conor Dowling (Mallow)
2 07:09 David Ryan (Grange) v Robert Cannon (Laytown/Bettystown)
3 07:18 Enda Cambell (Donegal) v Mark Feane (Lahinch)
4 07:27 Michael Brett (Portmarnock) v Nick Grant (Knock)
5 07:36 Stephen Healy (Claremorris) v Daniel Holland (Castle/UCD)
6 07:45 Brian O’Donovan (Bandon) v Tom Cornan (Arizone College)
7 07:54 Gavin O’Connor (Malahide) v Patrick Sheehy (Lahinch)
8 08:03 Richard O’Donovan (Lucan) v Niall Kearney (The Royal Dublin)
9 08:12 Cian Curley (Newlands) v Kingsley Lewis (Skerries)
10 08:21 Eamonn Haugh (Castletroy) v Mark Shanahan (West Waterford)
11 08:30 Michael Buggy (Castlecomer) v Peter Wallace (Mullingar)
12 08:39 John –Daniel Guiney (Ballybunion) v Des Morgan (Mullingar)
13 08:48 Niall Gorey (Lee Valley) v James Monaghan (The Island)
14 08:57 Tony Cleary (East Clare) v Edward Stack (Ballybunion)
15 09:06 Darragh Coughlan (Royal Dublin) v David Finn (Mallow)
16 09:15 Gavin Donaghy (Island USA) v Daragh Lernihan (Castle)
17 09:24 Simon Ward (Co.Louth) v Greg Carew (Edenderry)
18 09:33 Keith Crowley (Lee Valley) v Des O’Rourke (Clonmel)
19 09:42 Mark Ryan (Grange) v Adrian Wynne (Strandhill)
20 09:51 Patrick Collier (Lahinch) v Joe Lyons (Galway)
21 10:00 Rory McNamara (Headfort) v Craig Martin (Kilkenny)
22 10:09 Gary O’Flaherty (Cork) v Damien McCusker (Moyola Park)
23 10:18 Shane Walsh (Killeen) v Ian Brennan (Greenore)
24 10:27 Ciaran Molloy (Ardee) v Kelan McDonagh (Athlone/NUI Maynooth)
25 10:36 Sean Barry (Lee Valley) v John G Kavanagh (Castletroy)
26 10:45 Sean Morrison (City of Derry) v David Scully (Galway)
27 10:54 Kenneth J McGarry (East Cork) v Liam Brady (The Royal Dublin)
28 11:03 Brendan Walton (The Island) v Aaron O’Callaghan (Douglas)
29 11:12 James Fox (Portmarnock) v Jack Pierse (Grange)
30 11:21 Gareth Dillon (The Heath) v Stephen Webster (Castle)
31 11:30 Tim O’Mahony (Mallow) v Ian O’Rourke (Cork)
32 11:39 Peter Sheehan (Limerick) v Pat Murray (Limerick)

Sunday 26th July 2009

First Quarter
Andrew Hogan (Newlands) bt Damien Coyne (Galway) 1H,
Conor Dowling (Mallow) bt Michael O’Kelly (Limerick) 5/4,
David Ryan (Grange) bt Ronan Burke (Castle) 4/3,
Robert Cannon (Laytown/Bettystown) bt Shane Hogan (Nenagh) 4/3,
Enda Cambell (Donegal) bt Mark Gaynor (South Carolina USA) 3/2,
Mark Feane (Lahinch) bt Eddie Power (Kilkenny) 1H,
Michael Brett (Portmrnock) bt Mark Mullen (Wexford) 19th,
Nick Grant (Knock) bt Damien Carey (Doneraile) 1H,
Stephen Healy (Claremorris) bt Declan King (Tramore) 4/3,
Daniel Holland (Castle/UCD) bt Gerard Dunne (Seapoint) 5/4,
Brian O’Donovan (Bandon) bt David Ruddy (Thurles) 21st,
Tom Cornan (Arizona College) bt Kieran Canty (Douglas) 19th,
Gavin O’Connor (Malahide) bt Stephen Loftus (Lahinch) 20th,
Patrick Sheehy (Lahinch) bt John Foran (Thurles) 4/3,
Richard O’Donovan (Lucan) bt Lorcan Costelloe (Hollystown) 19th,
Niall Kearney (The Royal Dublin) bt Alan Harrington (Cork) 20th

Second Quarter
Cian Curley (Newlands) bt Emmet Leahy (Cahir Park) 2H,
Kingsley Lewis (Skerries) bt Declan McInerney (Lahinch) 2/1,
Eamonn Haugh (Castletroy) bt Colum Abernethy (Dun Laoghaire) 2/1,
Mark Shanahan West Waterford) bt Colin Cunningham (Carton House) 1H,
Michael Buggy (Castlecomer) bt Ian Murphy (Waterford) 19th,
Peter Wallace (Mullingar) bt Kieran Cunnane (Woodstock) 2H,
JD Guiney (Ballybunion) bt David Reilly (Westmanstown) 5/4,
Des Morgan (Mullingar) bt Tristan O’Rourke (Nenagh) 7/6,
Niall Gorey (Lee Valley) bt David O’ Driscoll (Ballybunion) 1H,
James Monaghan (The Island) bt David O’donovan (Muskerry) 5/4,
Tony Cleary (East Clare) bt Alex Dignam (Skerries) 5/4,
Edward Stack (Ballybunion) bt Kieran Kennedy (Thurles) 1H,
Darragh Coughlan (The Royal Dublin) bt Cian Daly (Castletroy) 3/2,
David Finn (Mallow) bt Mark Timmins (Mount Wolsley) 1H,
Gavin Donaghy (Island USA) bt Padraig O’Rourke (Kilkenny) 3/2,
Daragh Lernihan (Castle) bt Pio O’Leary (Lucan) 3/2

Third Quarter
Simon Ward (Co Louth) bt Graham Nugent (Kilkenny) 3/2,
Greg Carew (Edenderry) bt Shane Larkin (Westport) 6/5,
Keith Crowley (Lee Valley) bt Daniel Coyle (Co Louth) 1H,
Des O’Rourke (Clonmel) bt Mark Hammond Moyola Park) 2/1,
Mark Ryan (Grange) bt Gerard Lawlor (Newbridge) 3/2,
Adrian Wynne (Strandhill) bt Chris Drumm (Rosslare/NUI Maynooth) 19th,
Patrick Collier (Lahinch) bt Alan Thomas (Tramore) 1H,
Joe Lyons (Galway) w/o Evan Long (Thurles),
Rory McNamara (Headfort) bt Thomas Neenan (Lahinch) 3/2,
Craig Martin (Kilkenny) bt David Keating (Kinsale) 4/3,
Gary O’Flaherty (Cork) bt John Waldron (Muskerry) 1H,
Damien McCusker (Moyola Park) bt Liam Ashby (Killerig Castle) 2/1,
Shane Walsh (Killeen) bt Kieran Hurley (Bandon) 7/6,
Ian Brennan (Greenore) bt Alan Harty (West Waterford) 20th,
Ciaran Molloy (Ardee) bt Gerard Kelly (Co Louth/UCD) 19th,
Kelan McDonagh (Athlone/NUI Maynooth) bt John Greene (Carlow/UCD) 4/3

Fourth Quarter
Sean Barry (Lee Valley) w/o George Mellerick (Fota),
John G Kavanagh (Castletroy) bt Byron Campbell (Malone) 1H,
Sean Morrison (City of Derry) bt Michael Horan (Birr) 1H,
David Scully (Galway) bt Andrew Pitcher (The Island) 2/1,
Kenneth J McGarry (East Cork) bt Mark Reynolds (Dromoland) 6/4,
Liam Brady (The Royal Dublin) w/o Garth Bohill (Co Louth),
Brendan Walton (The Island) bt David Lally (Tuam) 5/4,
Aaron O’Callaghan (Douglas) bt Andrew Kelly (Charleville) 2/1,
James Fox (Portmarnock) bt Donal Hogan (Killeen) 1H,
Jack Pierse (Grange) bt Martin Poucher (Limerick) 1H,
Gareth Dillon (The Heath) bt Anthony Byrne (Westmanstown) 7/6,
Stephen Webster (Castle) bt Mark O’Sullivan (International USA) 5/4,
Tim O’Mahony (Mallow) bt Stephen Moloney (Castletroy) 19th,
Ian O’Rourke (Cork) bt Chris Hughes (Doha) 2/1,
Peter Sheehan (Ballybunion) bt Cormac Finn (Douglas) 4/3,
Pat Murray (Limerick) bt Daniel Hallissey (Muskerry) 7/6

Saturday 25th July 2009
First Quarter
Damien Coyne (Galway) bt Michael Kemmy (Limerick) 5/3,
Conor Dowling (Mallow) bt John Paul Hughes (Douglas) 3/2,
Ronay Burke (Castle) bt Pat Dempsey (Headfort) 5/3,
Shane Hogan (Nenagh) bt Eoin Doohan (Dundalk) 2/1,
Enda Cambell (Donegal) bt Shane Gannon (Co Louth) 1H,
Mark Feane (Lahinch) bt Derek Byrne (Douglas) 3/2,
Michel Brett (Portmarnock) bt Adam Carey (Doneraile) 2/1,
Damien Carey (Doneraile) bt Noel Pyne (Ennis) 21st,
Declan King (Tramore bt Ciaran McKenna (Mallow) 5/4,
Daniel Holland (Castle/UCD) bt Padraig McGrath (Dromoland) 3/2,
Brian O’Donovan (Bandon) bt Sean Cannon (Athrnry) 6/4,
Kieran Canty (Douglas) bt Mark King (Athenry) 3/2,
Gavin O’Connor (Malahide) bt Paul O’Hara (Kilkenny) 3/2,
Patrick Sheehy (Lahinch) bt Hannes Boch (Ballybunion) 2H,
Lorcan Costello (Hollystown) bt Diarmuid Harrignton (Doneraile) 3/1,
Alan Harrington (Cork) bt Joe Dillon (Headfort) 19th

Second Quarter
Emmet Leahy (Cahir Park) bt Philip Brennan (Old Conna) 3/2,
Kingsley Lewis (Skerries) bt Gavin Smyth (Clonmel) 21st,
Colum Abernethy (Dun Laoghaire) bt alan Egan (Curragh) 6/4,
Colin Cunningham (Carton House) bt Cathal O’Connor (Woodstock) 4/3,
Ian Murphy (Waterford) bt Eoin O’Connor (Ballybunion) 1H,
Peter Wallace (Mullingar) bt Greg Harden (Onondaga USA) 2/1,
David Reilly (Westmanstown) bt Arthur Pierse Jnr (Ballykisteen) 4/3,
Tristan O’Rourke (Nenagh) bt Mark Reck (Lucan) 1H,
David O’Driscoll (Ballybunion) bt Liam Mulligan (Stackstown) 5/4,
James Monaghan (The Island) bt Alan Meskell (Tipperary) 7/5,
Alec Dignam (Skerries) bt Ronan Purcell (Abbeyleix) 1H,
Edward Stack (Ballybunion) bt John Keating (Kinsale) 4/3,
Darragh Coughlan (The Royal Dublin) bt Ross O’Sullivan (Fota) 4/2,
Mark Timmons (Mount Wolsley) bt Damien Glynn (Galway) 1H,
Padraig O’Rourke (Kilkenny) bt Gary McGrane (The Royal Dublin) 1H,
Pio O’Leary (Lucan) bt Donal O’Donovan (Bandon) 6/5

Third Quarter
Graham Nugent (Kilkenny) bt David Murray (Skerries) 2H,
Shane Larkin (Westport) bt Brendan Delaney (Nenagh) 8/7,
Keith Crowley (Lee Valley) bt David Carroll (Grange) 1H,
Des O’Rourke (Clonmel) bt Paul O’Neill (Shannon) 20th,
Mark Ryan (Grange) bt Warren Kelly (Killeen) 2/1,
Adrian Wynne (Strandhill) bt Sean Coyne (Athenry) 4/2,
Patrick Collier (Lahinch) bt Keith Egan (Curragh) 2H,
Evan Long (Thurles) bt Billy Fitzpatrick (Headfort) 21st,
Thomas Neenan (Lahinch) bt Thomas Fay (Rush) 6/5,
Craig Martin (Kilkenny) bt Declan Loftus (Swinford) 1H,
John Waldron (Muskerry) bt Niall O’Reilly (Clonmel) 3/2,
Liam Ashby (Killerig Castle) bt Roy Clarke (Douglas) 4/3,
Shane Walsh (Killeen) bt David Kelleher (Portmarnock) 1H,
Alan Harty (West Waterford) bt Barry Reddan (Co Louth) 5/4,
Gerard Kelly (Co Louth/UCD) bt Ian Morrison (Lahinch) 2/1,
John Greene (Carlow/UCD) bt Enda Maguire (Seapoint) 3/2

Fourth Quarter
George Mellerick (Fota) bt Geoff Lenehan (Portmarnock) 21st,
John G Kavanagh (Castletroy) bt Gordian Barry (Muskerry) 3/2,
Sean Morrison (City of Derry) bt M P O’Brien (Charlesland) 3/2,
David Scully (Galway) bt Shane Smyth (Co Louth) 1H,
Mark Reynolds (Dromoland) bt Matthew Welsh (Knock) 2/1,
Liam Brady (The Royal Dublin) bt Ed Hickey (Shannon) 2/1,
Brendan Walton (The Island) bt Stephen Walsh (Baltinglass) 3/2,
Andrew Kelly (Charleville) bt Stephen Brady (Co Sligo) 1H,
Donal Hogan (Killeen) bt David Conway (Portmarnock) 20th,
Jack Pierse (Grange) bt Kevin Stack (Dungarvan) 2/1,
Anthony Byrne (Westmanstown) bt Thomas O’Flynn (Fota) 19th,
Stephen Webster (Castle) bt Fergal O’Sullivan (Tralee) 4/3,
Stephen Moloney (Castletroy) bt Eoghan Long (Monkstown) 1H,
Ian O’Rourke (Cork) bt Niall Goulding (Portmarnock) 3/2,
Cormac Finn (Douglas) bt Thomas Fox (Mt Temple) 3/2,
Daniel Hallissey (Muskerry) bt Jason Tobin (Carrick-On-Suir) 1H