Lappin leads Irish Boys
Hermitage Golf Club. Picture courtesy weiunderpar.comBelvoir Park’s Gareth Lappin leads at the halfway stage of the Irish Boys Amateur Open Championship at Hermitage Golf Club in Dublin following a second round 73 to go with an opening 69 for a 142 level par total.
He is closely followed by The Island’s Paul McBride on 144 while Irish Boys Close Champion from 2011, Jordon Hood is one shot further back on 145.
The cut came at 155, with one player on that mark missing out, Delgany’s Marc Nolan carding a second round 83 which was a few too many on a countback.
Round three starts at 7am on Friday, with round four getting underway at 12pm.
Irish Boys Amateur Open Championship, Hermitage Golf Club
142 G Lappin (Belvoir Park) 69 73
144 P McBride (The Island) 69 75
145 J Hood (Galgorm Castle) 71 74
146 J Walsh (Castle) 74 72, W Russell (Clandeboye) 72 74, C Purcell (Portmarnock) 72 74, K Le Blanc (The Island) 70 76
147 T Collins (Dun Laoghaire) 74 73, N Foley (The Island) 73 74, S Flanagan (Co. Sligo) 71 76
148 D Byrne (Greystones) 75 73, A Myles (Newlands) 74 74, A Wilson (Portmarnock) 73 75
149 S Bleakley (Balmoral) 74 75
150 R Mullarney (Galway) 77 73, E Farrell (Ardee) 75 75, L Grehan (Mullingar) 74 76, C Melvin (Corrstown) 73 77, R Dawson (Faithlegg) 72 78, M MacGrath (Limerick) 72 78, A Magee (Powerscourt) 72 78, N Monaghan (Seapoint) 69 81
151 L Harnett (Milltown) 77 74, M Kane (Whitehead) 76 75, R O’Doherty (Enniscrone) 76 75, J Sugrue (Mallow) 76 75, J Galbraith (Whitehead) 75 76
152 D Foy (Laytown & Bettystown) 77 75, R Lester (Hermitage) 76 76, J McCarthy (Stackstown) 76 76, D Whitty (Faithlegg) 75 77, B Reynolds (Seapoint) 74 78, T Jordan (Dungannon) 74 78, S Watts (Cairndhu) 72 80
153 J Robinson (Royal Portrush) 79 74, H Long (Germany) 78 75, C Kennedy (Forrest Little) 75 78, V Abel (Germany) 74 79, G Moynihan (The Island) 73 80, G O’Mahoney (Lee Valley) 73 80, O O’Brien (Limerick) 73 80, S Maloney (Dunmurry Springs) 73 80
154 R Young (Rosslare) 78 76, D Carey (Carton House) 78 76, C Mills (Shandon Park) 75 79, P McKeever (Castle) 71 83
155 C Sutton (Malahide) 76 79, D Brennan (Shannon) 76 79, C Coyne (Youghal) 76 79, P McCarthy (Mallow) 75 80, D Hobbs (Courtown) 74 81
Non-Qualifiers
155 M Nolan (Delgany) 72 83
156 S Walsh (Carton House) 79 77, J McVicker (Knock) 76 80, R McKeever (Castle) 76 80, B Murray (Waterford Castle) 75 81
157 A McDaid (Douglas) 82 75, J Keenan (Old Conna) 81 76, D Masterson (Charlesland) 81 76, A Conlon (Malahide) 80 77, J Dempsey (Newbridge) 79 78, G Leacy (Dungarvan) 79 78, A Gaynor (Co. Sligo) 78 79, D Hinds (City of Derry) 78 79, P Smith (Malahide) 75 82, H Bradshaw (Portmarnock) 75 82, J Fletcher (Warrenpoint) 74 83
158 J Greer (Greenisland) 79 79, L Attridge (Mallow) 79 79, J Whelan (Newlands) 78 80, N McKinstry (Cairndhu) 78 80, C Woodroofe (Blainroe) 77 81, C Gorevan (Carton House) 77 81
159 A Keenan (Dundalk) 79 80, C Gorman (Cill Dara) 79 80, L Woods (Banbridge) 78 81, M Norton (Belvoir Park) 78 81, P Johansson (Sweden) 78 81, M Boucher (Carton House) 77 82
160 A Crowley (The Island) 82 78, B Doran (Rathsallagh) 80 80, M McCarthy (Muskerry) 78 82, J Shanahan (West Waterford) 77 83, M Fernandez (Mexico) 75 85
161 J Doyle (Forrest Little) 84 77, C Keegan (UAE) 82 79, T O’Driscoll (Tralee) 80 81, A Doyle (Bray) 80 81, D Brady (Co. Sligo) 78 83, R Long (Cairndhu) 77 84, K McCarron (North West) 75 86
162 C Stone (Moyvalley) 86 76, D Flynn (Carton House) 82 80, S Moore (Newbridge) 77 85
163 M O’Connell (Cork) 83 80, C Keown (Greystones) 82 81, S Johnston (Belvoir Park) 81 82
164 L Koeble (Germany) 80 84, K O’Keefe (Mallow) 79 85, S Boore (Lucan) 77 87
165 L Robinson (Bundoran) 90 75, B Carroll (Bray) 85 80, J Keown (Greystones) 84 81, M Ryan (New Ross) 82 83, K Murphy (Charlesland) 80 85
166 K Lynch (Skibbereen) 84 82, S Mernagh (Enniscorthy) 79 87
167 C McDaniel (Co. Sligo) 82 85, J Glass (Rathsallagh) 80 87
168 J Maginn (Mourne) 87 81
170 C Twomey (Fermoy) 88 82, K McCormack (Portarlington) 84 86
171 S McCarthy (Killeen Castle) 86 85, D O’Byrne (Greystones) 79 92
174 D Cosgrove (Kilcock) 84 90
175 J Igoe (Roscommon) 90 85, M Flynn (Castlebar) 86 89
183 A McNulty (Lahinch) 92 91
NR K O’Meara (Grange) 82 NR
WTD M McCann (Warrenpoint) 80 WTD
Draw for Friday, rounds 3 & 4
07:00 & 12:00 Darragh Hobbs (Courtown) Paul McCarthy (Mallow) Conor Coyne (Youghal)
07:09 & 12:09 Daniel Brennan (Shannon) Conor Sutton (Malahide) Peter McKeever (Castle)
07:18 & 12:18 Cameron Mills (Shandon Park) David Carey (Carton House) Ross Young (Rosslare)
07:27 & 12:27 Sean Maloney (Dunmurry Springs) Owen O’Brien (Limerick) Greg O’Mahoney (Lee Valley)
07:36 & 12:36 Gavin Moynihan (The Island) Vincent Abel (Germany) Caolan Kennedy (Forrest Little)
07:45 & 12:45 Hurly Long (Germany) John Robinson (Royal Portrush) Stephen Watts (Cairndhu)
07:54 & 12:54 Timothy Jordan (Dungannon) Ben Reynolds (Seapoint) David Whitty (Faithlegg)
08:03 & 13:03 John McCarthy (Stackstown) Rowan Lester (Hermitage) David Foy (L’town & Bettystown)
08:12 & 13:12 John-Ross Galbraith (Whitehead) James Sugrue (Mallow) Ryan O’Doherty (Enniscrone)
08:21 & 13:21 Matthew Kane (Whitehead) Liam Harnett (Milltown) Niall Monaghan (Seapoint)
08:30 & 13:30 Andrew Magee (Powerscourt) Mark MacGrath (Limerick) Robin Dawson (Faithlegg)
08:39 & 13:39 Craig Melvin (Corrstown) Liam Grehan (Mullingar) Evan Farrell (Ardee)
08:48 & 13:48 Ronan Mullarney (Galway) Stuart Bleakley (Balmoral) Alexander Wilson (Portmarnock)
08:57 & 13:57 Alec Myles (Newlands) David Byrne (Greystones) Sean Flanagan (Co. Sligo)
09:06 & 14:06 Niall Foley (The Island) Ted Collins (Dun Laoghaire) Kevin Le Blanc (The Island)
09:15 & 14:15 Conor Purcell (Portmarnock) William Russell (Clandeboye) Jack Walsh (Castle)
09:24 & 14:24 Jordan Hood (Galgorm Castle) Paul McBride (The Island) Gareth Lappin (Belvoir Park)