Morrow seizes the day in Athenry
Adrian Morrow is on course for his second Irish Seniors Open title. Portmarnock’s Adrian Morrow carded a three over 73 to take a three-stroke lead into the final round of the Irish Seniors Amateur Open in Athenry.
Bidding to win the title for the second time following his victory at Westport in 2008, the former international leads on three over 143 from Scotland’s Ian Brotherston (75) with Cork’s Tom Cleary a shot further back on 147.
Bandon’s John Carroll is on 148 while defending champion Hugh Smyth (Mourne) shot 80 to find himself 11 strokes off the pace.
Multiple championship winner Garth McGimpsey is in a fourway tie for fifth on 149 after a 76 while County Louth’s Val Smyth had a 72, the best of the day, for 152.
Tee-times for Friday, 1 June 2012
14th Tee
08.20 Barry O’Gorman (Rossmore), Jan Gilbert (Malone), Rory Fitzgerald (Tramore)
08.30 George Walker (USA), Tony Hayes (K Club), Rory Timlin (Galway)
08:40 Seamus McParland (Greenore), Kieran Heavin (Moate), Jody Gilhooly (K Club)
08:50 Matt Donohue (Portumna), Gerry O’Keefe (Waterford), Michael F Galvin (Limerick)
10th Tee
08.10 Keith Lapsley (Dunfanaghy), Michael Darcy (Oughterard), Padraig McInerney (Lahinch)
08.20 Noel Patterson (Milltown), Brendan McCarroll (Ballyliffin), Lord Gort (Isle of Man)
08.30 Phillip Clifford (Kilrush), Brian Grieve (Scotland), Urs Ris (Switzerland)
08.40 Chris Hurst (England), Keith Bruce (Scotland), Richard McDowell (Ryl Belfast)
08.50 Norman Farrell (Athenry), Brian Whitaker (Elm Park), Kieran O’Mahony (Galway)
09:00 Hugh Smyth (Mourne), Nigel Duke (Killiney), Barry O’Leary (Greystones)
1st Tee
08.10: Bert Burke (Moate), Iain Stewart (Scotland), Mervyn Eager (Lucan)
08.20: Brendan McDonnell (K Club), Tom Tyrell (The Heath), Dermot Morris (Limerick)
08.30: James Kinloch (Scotland), Michael Coote (Tralee), Ronnie Berry (Rossmore)
08.40: Val Smyth (Co. Louth), Billy Donlon (Birr), Maurice Kelly (Killeen)
08.50: Michael Quirke (Doneraile), Garth McGimpsey (Bangor), Bob Edgar (England)
09.00: Mick Ahern (Skerries), John Mitchell (Tramore), John Carroll (Bandon)
09:10: Tom Cleary (Cork), Ian Brotherston (Scotland), Adrian Morrow (Portmarnock)
Scores after 36 Holes:
143 A Morrow (Portmarnock) 70 73
146 I Brotherston (Scotland) 71 75
147 T Cleary (Cork) 73 74
148 J Carroll (Bandon) 72 76
149 J Mitchell (Tramore) 75 74, M Ahern (Skerries) 74 75, B Edgar (England) 74 75, G McGimpsey (Bangor) 73 76
150 M Quirke (Doneraile) 77 73, M Kelly (Killeen) 75 75
151 B Donlon (Birr) 76 75
152 V Smyth (Co. Louth) 80 72, R Berry (Rossmore) 77 75, M Coote (Tralee) 75 77, J Kinloch (Scotland) 74 78
153 D Morris (Limerick) 77 76, T Tyrell (The Heath) 76 77, B McDonnell (K Club) 76 77, M Eager (Lucan) 74 79
154 I Stewart (Scotland) 78 76, B Burke (Moate) 76 78, B O’Leary (Greystones) 75 79, N Duke (Killiney) 75 79, H Smyth (Mourne) 74 80
155 K O’Mahony (Galway) 79 76, B Whitaker (Elm Park) 79 76, N Farrell (Athenry) 77 78, R McDowell (Royal Belfast) 77 78, K Bruce (Scotland) 75 80, C Hurst (England) 75 80, U Ris (Switzerland) 75 80
156 B Grieve (Scotland) 78 78, P Clifford (Kilrush) 78 78, L Gort (Isle of Man) 78
78, B McCarroll (Ballyliffin) 78 78, N Patterson (Milltown) 76 80, P McInerney (Lahinch) 76 80
157 M Darcy (Oughterard) 81 76, K Lapsley (Dunfanaghy) 79 78
158 M Galvin (Limerick) 79 79, G O’Keefe (Waterford) 77 81, M Donohue (Portumna) 76 82
159 J Gilhooly (K Club) 80 79, K Heavin (Moate) 77 82
160 S McParland (Greenore) 83 77, R Timlin (Galway) 82 78, T Hayes (K Club) 80 80, G Walker (USA) 79 81
161 R Fitzgerald (Tramore) 82 79, J Gilbert (Malone) 78 83, B O’Gorman (Rossmore) 78 83
Non-qualifiers
161 J Gauf (Canada) 78 83, L MacNamara (Woodbrook) 78 83
162 A Smith (Blainroe) 84 78, I Smyth (Clandeboye) 81 81, P Cowley (Cork) 80 82, S Hosty (Galway) 80 82, D Egan (Loughrea) 78 84
163 G Mellerick (Fota Island) 85 78, S Troy (Thurles) 82 81, E Connolly (Blainroe) 79 84, S O’Mahony (Galway) 76 87
164 J Dempsey (Craddockstown) 84 80, L Cushen (The Heath) 82 82, J Houlihan (Dooks) 79 85, P Hautz (Delgany) 79 85, H Mackeown (Portmarnock) 77 87
165 J McGrath (Newcastle West)
83 82, L Troy (Thurles) 82 83, T Saunders (Ennis) 81 84
166 B Fleming (Royal Co. Down) 84 82, J Fenlon (Athenry) 82 84, J Smyth (Lahinch) 82 84, P Comerford (Corrstown) 79 87, P Harrington (Muskerry) 78 88
167 P Morgan (Co. Sligo) 85 82, G Maher (Castletroy) 85 82, B Cashell (Portmarnock) 81 86
168 P Lynch (Slade Valley) 83 85, N Mannion (Dun Laoghaire) 82 86
169 S Duffy (Westmanstown) 85 84, D Creedon (Lahinch) 85 84, T Campion (Athlone) 81 88
170 L Weir (Athenry) 82 88
171 P Fulham (Glenlo Abbey) 87 84, J O’Grady (K Club) 84 87
172 P Hurst (Castlebar) 84 88, V Mc Mahon (Ballinrobe) 82 90
173 N Finnegan (Gort) 85 88, R Cotter (Delgany) 84 89
174 J McDonnell (Castletroy) 91 83, M Sauter (Germany) 89 85, T McGlynn (Woodlands) 82 92
175 S O’Donovan (Co. Sligo) 86 89, P Ruddy (The European Club) 86 89, B Malone (Strokestown) 85 90, J Cuffe (Monkstown) 81 94
176 R Nairn (Scotland) 86 90, P Kinloch (Scotland) 84 92
177 L Treacy (K Club) 86 91
178 M Mulryan (Athenry) 90 88
179 P Fogarty (Moate) 84 95
180 W Leggett (The Island) 91 89, O Geraghty (Athenry) 90 90
181 B O’Brien (Naas) 93 88
182 S Crudden (Greenore) 90 92
194 A Bell (Greencastle) 93 101
NR R Smith (Galway) 81 NR, P O’Boyle (Athlone) 84 NR, P Kearney (Athenry) 92 NR
RTD D Corcoran (Thurles) 79 RTD, E McMenamin (Ballybofey & Stranorlar) 81 RTD, J Marry (Westport) 86 RTD, J Brittan (Carton House) 90 RTD
WTD G Finn (Cork) 81 WTD, M Morris (Portmarnock) 85 WTD, M Foley (Faithlegg) 85 WTD, D Cash (Rosslare) 85 WTD
CSS (Round 1 72, Round 2 73, Reduction Only)