McCormick one clear in "West" test
Picture courtesy http://www.countysligogolfclub.ie/Styal’s James McCormick defied stiff westerly winds and driving rain to fire a one under par 70 to take a one stroke after the opening qualifying round of the Radisson Blu sponsored West of Ireland Amateur Open at Rosses Point.
The plus two handicapper was the only player in the field to break par as he took the narrowest of leads over East of Ireland champion Richard O’Donovan, Belvoir Park’s Harry Diamond and Co Sligo hope Barry Anderson. (See photos here)
Walker Cup player Alan Dunbar shot a 77 that left him tied with the likes of fellow international Niall Gorey.
West of Ireland Amateur Open, Co. Sligo
(Sponsored by Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa, Sligo - Friday 6 April to Saturday 7 April 2012)
AFTER 18 HOLES (CSS 76)
70 J McCormick (Styal, UK)
71 R O’Donovan (Lucan), H Diamond (Belvoir Park), B Anderson (Co. Sligo)
72 A Hogan (Newlands), J Galbraith (Malone), D Loftus (Castlebar), E Arthurs (Forrest Little), K Lovelock (Hindhead (UK)), S Grehan (Tullamore)
73 D Byrne (Athenry), E McCormack (Galway), T McLarnon (Massereene), K McDonagh (Athlone), N Grant (Knock), A Kearney (Castlerock)
74 J Waldron (Muskerry), D McCusker (Moyola Park), B Walton (The Island), S Healy (Claremorris), M Durcan (Co. Sligo), T Harris (Castletown (IoM))
75 D Morgan (Mullingar), S Doherty (Ballyliffin), P O’Kane (Moyola Park), A Gleeson (Castle), G Lenehan (Portmarnock), J Greene (Portmarnock), G Bohill (Co. Louth), S McCarthy (Black Bush), G McDermott (Co. Sligo), M Brett (Portmarnock)
76 W Hanna (Kilkeel), G Brett (Ballinrobe), P McCrudden (Royal Portrush), K Dunne (New Ross), R Whitson (Mourne), R Leonard (Banbridge), G Hurley (West Waterford), D Downie (Sutton), M Buggy (Castlecomer), C Campbell Jnr (Warrenpoint), D McElroy (Ballymena), K Shannon (Greenore), R McKinstry (Cairndhu), S Moran (Carton House), J McGinn (Laytown & Bettystown)
77 S Sloman (Taunton & Pickeridge(UK)), M Shanahan (Castlemartyr), K Egan (Carton House), D Murphy (Portarlington), D Barry (Mahon), A Dunbar (Rathmore), T Cleary (Dromoland), M Sinclair (Knock), G McKenna (Fortwilliam), A Thomas (Tramore), W Shucksmith (Alwoodley, UK), C Doran (Banbridge), G Dunne (Seapoint), D Callister (Mount Murray, Isle of Man), N Gorey (Muskerry), C Sharvin (Ardglass)
78 C Fairweather (Knock), S Crowe (Dunmurry), S Carter (Stackstown), S Walsh (Baltinglass), E Smith (Ardee), J Pierse (Grange), J Hume (Rathsallagh), S Miskelly (Knock), T Sloman (Taunton & Pickeridge(UK)), J Lyons (Birr), D O’Sullivan (Strandhill)
79 S Dwyer (Lucan), C Martin (Kilkenny), G Moynihan (The Island), A Kelly (Charleville), S Brady (Co. Sligo), S Ward (Co. Louth), B McSweeney (Woodbrook), T McGowan (Strandhill), S O’Connor (Skerries), R McNamara (Headfort), L Ainsworth (West Middlesex, UK), J Hopkins (Skerries)
80 A Kiernan (Forrest Little), S Cannon (Loughrea), D Crowe (Dunmurry), B Casey (Headfort), D Holland (Castle), D Lally (Mullingar), S Bryan (Delgany), S Ryan (The Royal Dublin), J O’Neill (Lee Valley), S O’Hara (Co. Sligo), S Underwood (Co. Sligo)
81 K Stack (Dungarvan), R Bridges (Stackstown), N Crawford (Mourne), P Coughlan (Moate), J Yates (Naas), I Brennan (Greenore), S McGlynn (Carton House), D O’Connor (Athlone), M King (Cregmore Park), R Farrell (New Ross), C McKenna (Mallow), S Flanagan (Co. Sligo)
82 R Cannon (Balbriggan), B Fennelly (The Royal Dublin), J Sabir (Moate), D Murray (Skerries), B Daly (Edmondstown), G Collins (Rosslare), J Foran (Thurles), D Coyle (Co. Louth)
83 G Mungovan (Headfort), Q Carew (Edenderry), A Wynne (Strandhill), G Lawlor (Newbridge), D Foy (Laytown & Bettystown), R Kenny (Naas)
84 R Burke (Castle), C O’Rourke (Naas), T Collins (Belton Park, UK), C Molloy (Ardee), E Stack (Ballybunion), K Nolan (Dun Laoghaire)
85 G Carew (Edenderry), P Neville (Athenry)
86 P O’Brien (Co. Louth), M McAlpin (Royal Portrush), R Gribben (Warrenpoint)
87 D O’Neill (Carton House)
88 M O’Sullivan (Stow Acres CC, USA), C Glynn (Carton House)
92 T O’Connor (Athlone)