Lappin laps the field in Irish Boys

Gareth Lappin. Picture by Pat Cashman/cashmanphotography.ieBelvoir Park’s Gareth Lappin put his name on the Irish Boys title in style when he ran out an eight-shot winner at Hermitage.

Having opened his acccount with a 69, he added solid rounds of 73, 70 and 75 to win with ease on three over from Galway’s Ronan Mullarney who also took the Under 17 trophy.

The Island’s Kevin Le Blanc from The Island took the Under 16 trophy while fellow clubman and Iish Amateur Open champion Gavin Moyninhan had to settle for fourth.

Moynihan fired a four under 67 to charge right back into contention but a closing 77 saw the Dubliner finish in fourth place, ten shots behind the champion.

Irish Boys Amateur Open Championship, Hermitage Golf Club

287 G Lappin (Belvoir Park) 69 73 70 75

295 R Mullarney (Galway) 77 73 74 71 (winner of Under 17’s trophy)

297 A Myles (Newlands) 74 74 74 75, G Moynihan (The Island) 73 80 67 77, K Le Blanc (The

Island) 70 76 74 77 (winner of Under 16’s trophy)

298 M Kane (Whitehead) 76 75 73 74, A Wilson (Portmarnock) 73 75 74 76, P McBride (The Island) 69 75 74 80

300 T Collins (Dun Laoghaire) 74 73 79 74, W Russell (Clandeboye) 72 74 76 78, J Hood (Galgorm Castle) 71 74 78 77

302 D Carey (Carton House) 78 76 77 71, D Byrne (Greystones) 75 73 77 77, S Flanagan (Co. Sligo) 71 76 77 78

303 L Harnett (Milltown) 77 74 74 78, R Dawson (Faithlegg) 72 78 76 77

305 R Lester (Hermitage) 76 76 78 75, E Farrell (Ardee) 75 75 73 82, J Walsh (Castle) 74 72 80 79, N Foley (The Island) 73 74 76 82

306 D Foy (Laytown & Bettystown) 77 75 78 76, J Galbraith (Whitehead) 75 76 78 77, S Bleakley (Balmoral) 74 75 78 79

307 J Sugrue (Mallow) 76 75 75 81, L Grehan (Mullingar) 74 76 81 76, S Watts (Cairndhu) 72 80 81 74

308 J McCarthy (Stackstown) 76 76 78 78, M MacGrath (Limerick) 72 78 80 78, P McKeever (Castle) 71 83 74 80

309 R Young (Rosslare) 78 76 79 76, C Sutton (Malahide) 76 79 81 73, P

McCarthy (Mallow) 75 80 72 82, C Kennedy (Forrest Little) 75 78 75 81, T Jordan (Dungannon) 74 78 79 78, C Purcell (Portmarnock) 72 74 80 83

310 H Long (Germany) 78 75 80 77, A Magee (Powerscourt) 72 78 77 83, N Monaghan (Seapoint) 69 81 83 77

311 V Abel (Germany) 74 79 77 81, B Reynolds (Seapoint) 74 78 82 77, G O’Mahoney (Lee Valley) 73 80 77 81, C Melvin (Corrstown) 73 77 79 82

312 S Maloney (Dunmurry Springs) 73 80 77 82

313 D Hobbs (Courtown) 74 81 77 81

314 R O’Doherty (Enniscrone) 76 75 82 81

316 C Coyne (Youghal) 76 79 78 83, D Whitty (Faithlegg) 75 77 79 85

330 J Robinson (Royal Portrush) 79 74 89 88

RTD C Mills (Shandon Park) 75 79 79 RTD

WTD O O’Brien (Limerick) 73 80 81 WTD