Trainor wins Lexus Race to Mount Juliet
Barrie Trainor. Picture Jenny Matthews/Newsfile.ie Barrie Trainor won the Lexus Race to Mount Juliet tournament in association with PING and Failte Ireland to claim the Order of Merit title.
The Warrenpoint native shot rounds of 68 and 70 at the Kilkenny venue to win by four shots from Brendan McGovern on six under par and take the Irish Order of Merit title from last year’s winner David Higgins.
Waterville man Higgins (70-73) tied for third with Eamonn Brady, Jimmy Bolger, Robert Giles and Darren McWilliams on one under par.
Trainor earned €4,000 for his tournament win and another €10,000 for “The Lexus Race to Mount Juliet” while the top eight eligible players in the money list - Trainor, Higgins, Damian Mooney, Michael Collins, Mark Staunton, John Kelly, Mark O’Sullivan and Eamonn Brady - claimed their spots in next year’s Irish Open and the PGA Play-offs in Turkey.
Mount Juliet scores (click here for full leaderboard)
Barrie Trainor 68, 70 (-6)
Brendan McGovern 68, 74 (-2)
David Higgins 70, 73 (-1)
Eamonn Brady 70, 73 (-1)
Jimmy Bolger 73, 70 (-1)
Robert Giles 75, 68 (-1)
Darren McWilliams 73, 70 (-1)
Lexus Race to Mount Juliet Order of Merit (click here for full final standings)
1 Barrie Trainor 43,458.75
2 David Higgins Waterville Golf Links 37,402.16
3 Damian Mooney Ballyliffin Golf Club 30,213.33
4 Michael Collins Mallow Golf Range 26,403.34
5 Simon Thornton Team Ireland 24,250.00
6 Mark Staunton Castleknock Golf Club 24,128.75
7 John Kelly St Margaret’s Golf & Country Club 22,479.75
8 Mark O’Sullivan Ashbourne Golf Club 20,297.66
9 Eamonn Brady Clontarf Golf Club 20,089.99
10 David Ryan Cahir Park Golf Club 20,038.75
11 Donal Gleeson Old Conna Golf Club 19,158.08
12 John Dwyer Ashbourne Golf Club 18,572.75
13 Cian McNamara Limerick Golf Club 18,000.43
14 Robert Giles Greenore Golf Club 17,500.08
15 Peter Martin Riverside Golf Academy 16,631.67
16 Glen Robinson St Helen’s Bay Golf Resort 16,247.40
17 Brendan McGovern Headfort Golf Club 15,599.45
18 John Dolan 15,546.92
19 James Quinlivan 15,468.84
20 Graeme Dunlea Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort 14,738.89
21 Daniel Sugrue Killarney Golf & Fishing Club 14,693.66
22 Jimmy Bolger Kilkenny Golf Club 14,579.96
23 Michael McDermott Pure Golf 14,463.63
24 Gary Murphy 14,219.67
25 Seamus McMonagle Dunfanaghy Golf Club 13,672.31
26 Darren McWilliams Blackwood Golf Centre 12,886.33
27 Brendan McDermott 12,775.49
28 Wayne O’Callaghan wayneocallaghangolf.com 12,456.37
29 Neil O’Briain 12,264.32
30 Damien McGrane 12,250.00