Cutler and Galbraith lead at halfway in Mullingar
John Ross Galbraith in 2010. Picture courtesy Pat Cashman, GUI.Walker Cup star Paul Cutler and Whitehead teenager John Ross Galbraith will take a one-stroke lead into Sunday’s final 36 holes at the Mullingar Grant Thornton Scratch Trophy.
Irish Boys international Galbraith shot a two under 70 and Portstewart man Cutler a level par 72 as they topped the leaderboard by a shot on two under par from first round leader Ian Brennan (69-74) with Knock’s Nicky Grant (73-71) just two shots behind on level par.
Rathmore’s Alan Dunbar, who will join Cutler in the Great Britain and Ireland Walker Cup side to face the USA at Royal Aberdeen next month, bounced back from his opening 77 with a level par 72 but is seven strokes off the pace.
James Monaghan, Joe Lyons and Richard Bridges are just three behind but while Mullingar’s Dessie Morgan followed his opening 70 with a 76 to trail by the leaders by four.
Mullingar Grant Thornton Scratch Trophy
After 36 Holes:
142 J Galbraith (Whitehead) 72 70, P Cutler (Portstewart) 70 72
143 I Brennan (Greenore) 69 74
144 N Grant (Knock) 73 71
145 J Monaghan (The Island) 75 70, R Bridges (Stackstown) 72 73, J Lyons (Birr) 71 74
146 G Lenehan (Portmarnock) 71 75, D Morgan (Mullingar) 70 76
147 R Whitson (Mourne) 75 72, D Murphy (Portarlington) 75 72, T O’Connor (Athlone) 75 72, C Molloy (Ardee) 74 73, B Walton (The Island) 73 74, C Glynn (Carton House) 73 74, R McNamara (Headford) 72 75
148 J Hickey (Cork) 79 69, M Shanahan (West Waterford) 73 75
149 A Dunbar (Rathmore) 77 72, C McKenna (Mallow) 75 74, R Cannon (L’town & B’town) 75 74, S Ryan (The Royal Dublin) 75 74, E Smith (Ardee) 74 75, M McAlpin (Royal Portrush) 74 75, G Lawlor (Newbridge) 70 79
150 S Brady (Co. Sligo) 80 70, J Greene (Carlow) 78 72, J Leacy (Dungarvan) 75 75, R Walsh (Kilkenny) 74 76, A Grant (Killinbeg) 74 76, C O’Malley (Westport) 73 77
151 E Arthurs (Forrest Little) 77 74, P Connolly (Clontarf) 77 74, J O’Rourke (Mullingar) 76 75, S O’Connor (Skerries) 76 75, G Carew (Edenderry) 74 77
152 Q Carew (Edenderry) 81 71, C Geraghty (Laytown & Bettystown) 78 74, A Doran (Ardee) 78 74, C O’Rourke (Naas) 77 75, S Moran (Co. Meath) 77 75, W Kelly (Naas) 76 76
153 L Grehan (Mullingar) 78 75, S McGlynn (South County) 78 75, S Ward (Co. Louth) 78 75, S Healy (Claremorris) 75 78
154 S Grehan (Tullamore) 79 75, P O’Kane (Moyola Park) 77 77, D Reidy (Co. Sligo) 74 80
155 C Tormey (Mullingar) 79 76, K McDonagh (Athlone) 79 76, C Boggan (Co. Meath) 79 76, C Rafferty (Greenore) 74 81
Non-qualifiers
156 G Shaw (Mullingar) 82 74, P O’Leary (Lucan) 82 74, R McKinley (Mullingar) 79 77, J McGuinness (Tullamore) 79 77, D Lally (Mullingar) 78 78, S Walsh (Baltinglass) 77 79
157 D Couglan (The Royal Dublin) 81 76, L Hutchinson (The Royal Dublin) 79 78, M Kelly (Mullingar) 78 79, D Holland (Castle) 78 79, D Higgins (Co. Meath) 78 79, A Lowry (Esker Hills) 77 80, J McGinn (L’town & B’town) 75 82
158 K Stack (Tralee) 78 80
159 R Symington (Lisburn) 78 81
160 D Foy (L’town & B’town) 81 79, B McCormack (Castlebarna) 79 81
161 C Moulds (Lisburn) 82 79, D Ruddy (Co Tipperary) 82 79, S McCabe (Killeen) 77 84
162 M Judge (Stackstown) 83 79
163 D King (Tramore) 87 76
164 S Quinlan (Killeen) 83 81, L McMillan (Blessington Lakes) 78 86
165 J Pierse (Grange) 84 81, P Burke (Mullingar) 82 83
166 K Egan (Curragh) 85 81
167 P Coughlan (Moate) 89 78
168 N O’Hare (Castleknock) 84 84
NR C Drumm (Rosslare) 77 NR, P McCrudden (Royal Portrush) RTD R O’Donovan (Lucan) 74 RTD, C Cunningham (Carton House) 77 77, G McGrane (The Royal Dublin) 72 80
CSS: Round 1 73 Round 2 73
Draw for Rounds 3 & 4 - Sunday, 28th August 2011
6.40 11.55 Cillian Rafferty (Greenore) Ciaran Boggan (Co. Meath)
6.48 12.03 Kelan McDonagh (Athlone) Chris Tormey (Mullingar) Declan Reidy (Co. Sligo)
6.56 12.11 Paul O’Kane (Moyola Park) Stuart Grehan (Tullamore) Stephen Healy (Claremorris)
7.04 12.19 Simon Ward (Co. Louth) Shane McGlynn (Sth County) Liam Grehan (Mullingar)
7.12 12.27 Warren Kelly (Naas) Sean Moran (Co. Meath) Colm O’Rourke (Naas)
7.20 12.35 Aidan Doran (Ardee) Cian Geraghty (L&B) Quentin Carew (Edenderry)
7.28 12.43 Greg Carew (Edenderry) Sean O’Connor (Skerries) James O’Rourke (Mullingar)
7.36 12.51 Padraig Connolly (Clontarf) Eoin Arthurs (Forrest Little) Cathal O’Malley (Westport)
7.44 12.59 Aaron Grant (Killinbeg) Richard Walsh (Kilkenny) Jack Leacy (Dungarvan)
7.52 13.07 John Greene (Carlow) Stephen Brady (Co. Sligo) Ger Lawlor (Newbridge)
8.00 13.15 Matthew McAlpin (Ryl P’rush) Eugene Smith (Ardee) Sean Ryan (The Royal Dublin)
8.08 13.23 Robbie Cannon (L&B) Ciaran McKenna (Mallow) Alan Dunbar (Rathmore)
8.16 13.31 Mark Shanahan (W W’ford) John Hickey (Cork) Rory McNamara (Headford)
8.24 13.39 Conor Glynn (Carton House) Brendan Walton (The Island) Ciaran Molloy (Ardee)
8.32 13.47 Thomas O’Connor (Athlone) Daniel Murphy (Portarlington) Reeve Whitson (Mourne)
8.40 13.55 Des Morgan (Mullingar) Geoff Lenehan (Portmarnock) Joe Lyons (Birr)
8.48 14.03 Richard Bridges (Stackstown) James Monaghan (The Island) Nicky Grant (Knock)
8.56 14.11 Ian Brennan (Greenore) Paul Cutler (Portstewart) John R Galbraith (Whitehead)