Dermot McElroy was off in the first group in the Irish Open last month. He missed the cut by one but got his revenge by blitzing the Dunluce links with a brilliant, nine under par 63 to top the qualifiers for the North of Ireland Championship. Photo Jenny Matthews/www.golffile.ie It wasn’t quite the course record 61 that a 16-year old Rory McIlroy shot in Portrush seven years ago but Ballymena’s Dermot McElroy showed he’s a seriously gifted talent when he fired a stunning, nine under par 63 on the Dunluce links to top the qualifiers for the North of Ireland Amateur Open at Royal Portrush.

Near namesake McIlroy’s 11 under par effort in the same event was under threat when the quiet-spoken 19-year old took advantage of light winds and soft greens and birdied the first, fifth, seventh, eighth and par-five ninth to scorch to the turn in five under 31.

With the famed links defenceless to his relentless ball-striking, he then picked up further shots at the par-five 10th and tricky par four 12th to get to seven under with six to play.

A bogey at the 13th left him needing birdies at the last five holes to equal McIlroy’s historic course record but he could “only” manage three more, picking up shot at the 15th, 17th and 18th to add a 63 to his opening 70 on the Valley Course.

His two round aggregate of nine under 133 overshadowed a rash of low scoring and allowed him to pip Belvoir Park’s Harry Diamond (68 - 65) and Banbridge’s Connor Doran (67 - 66) to the Silver Medal by virtue of his better score around the Dunluce.

Playing partners Robbie Cannon and Aaron Kearney both shot 69s, giving them a hugely impressive threeball aggregate of 15 under par.

“Great display of ballstriking and putting,” tweeted former South of Ireland champion Cannon in reply to a query about McElroy’s performance. “Great to watch.”

McElroy spent three days last week practicising with the 16-strong Great Britain and Ireland St Andrews Trophy squad at Portmarnock, which will host the team clash with the Continent of Europe later this summer.

His biggest victory to date came in April last year when he closed with a course record, 10-under par 61 to finish fourth in the prestigious Peter McEvoy Trophy at Copt Heath near Birmingham.

The cut for the top 64 qualifiers for the first matchplay round fell at one-over par 143 with three players missing out on that mark. See “Matchplay draw” below.

North of Ireland 2012

After 36 Holes

Qualifiers (Valley, Dunluce, Par 142)

133 D McElroy (Ballymena) 70 63* Leading qualifier, H Diamond (Belvoir Park) 68 65, C Doran (Banbridge) 67 66

135 P Dunne (Greystones) 69 66

136 R Whitson (Mourne) 67 69, D Vaughan (Ardglass) 66 70

137 W Hanna (Kilkeel) 69 68, J Hume (Rathsallagh) 65 72

138 C Campbell (Warrenpoint) 71 67, D Barry (Mahon) 68 70

139 S O’Connor (Skerries) 72 67, C Sharvin (Ardglass) 69 70, B Walton (Island) 69 70, M Kane (Whitehead) 68 71, B Casey (Headfort) 68 71, J Webster (Castle) 66 73

140 R Cannon (Balbriggan) 71 69, G McDermott (Co. Sligo) 71 69, J Yates (Naas) 71 69, M McAlpin (Royal Portrush) 69 71, S Cullen (Slieve Russell) 68 72

141 A Kiernan (Forrest Little) 72 69, T McLarnon (Massereene) 71 70, H Riches (Kooyonga) 71 70, P McCrudden (Royal Portrush) 71 70, C Carroll (Shandon Park) 70 71, D McCusker (Moyola Park) 70 71, J Connolly (Massereene) 69 72, G Lappin (Belvoir Park) 67 74, R Fricker (Yelverton) 66 75, J Robinson (Royal Portrush) 64 77

142 D Sutton (Lurgan) 74 68, S O’Hara (Co. Sligo) 72 70, E Smith (Ardee) 72 70, D O’Neill (Carton House) 72 70, G Morris (Eaton) 71 71, M Sinclair (Knock) 71 71, A Grant (Dundalk) 71 71, E McCormack (Galway) 70 72, N Grant (Knock) 69 73, G Laird (Clandeboye) 68 74, L Fricker (Yelverton) 68 74, S Speirs (Kooyonga) 67 75, E O’Donovan (Craddockstown) 66 76, S Walsh (Portmarnock) 66 76

143 S McGlynn (Carton House) 76 67, G McAuley (Dunmurry) 74 69, J Greene (Portmarnock) 73 70, G Dickson (Dunmurry) 73 70, G Lenehan (Portmarnock) 73 70, J Lyons (Birr) 73 70, K Quigg (City Of Derry) 72 71, R McNamara (Headfort) 71 72, A Morris (Belvoir Park) 71 72, L Stevenson (Rathmore) 70 73, M Morrissey (Mount Wolseley) 70 73, D Callister (Mount Murray) 70 73, C Dunbar (Rathmore) 70 73, D Crowe (Dunmurry) 70 73, J Timlin (Dungannon) 70 73, S Ward (Co. Louth) 70 73, T Spence (Clandeboye) 70 73, M Reid (Galgorm Castle) 69 74, T Jordan (Dungannon) 68 75.

Non-qualifiers

143 N McKinstry (Cairndhu) 67 76, M McClean (Balmoral) 67 76, L Hutchinson (Royal Dublin) 66 77

144 S Grehan (Tullamore) 74 70, B Robinson (Vale) 73 71, B Fitzsimons (Downpatrick) 73 71, A Purdy (Ballyclare) 72 72, L Mulligan (Stackstown) 71 73, J Richardson (Royal Portrush) 71 73, A Hogan (Newlands) 70 74, L O’Dwyer (Forrest Little) 70 74, G McGee (Cypress Point) 70 74, I Brennan (Greenore) 68 76, S Quinlan (Killeen) 67 77

145 A Kearney (Castlerock) 76 69, T Gandy (Rowany) 74 71, A McCloy (Ballymena) 73 72, S Doherty (Ballyliffin) 73 72, C Fairweather (Knock) 73 72, J Turner (Royal Portrush) 72 73, D Sweeney (Westmanstown) 72 73, E Griffin (Waterford) 71 74, D Keddie (Belton Park) 71 74, P Delaney (Arklow) 70 75, M Durcan (Co. Sligo) 70 75, G McQueen (Roganstown) 70 75, G Walsh (Mount Juliet) 70 75, K Shannon (Greenore) 69 76, A Clapp (Enmore Park) 69 76, B Galway (Cairndhu) 69 76

146 A Norrby (Balmoral) 73 73, B Best (Rathmore) 72 74, P McNickle (Castlerock) 72 74, R Houston (Rathmore) 72 74, A Burns (Galgorm Castle) 72 74, B Anderson (Co. Sligo) 72 74, S Winsby (Whitehead) 71 75, S Watts (Cairndhu) 70 76, E McDermott (Letterkenny) 70 76, E Cradock (Gort) 70 76, R Long (Cairndhu) 70 76, G Mungovan (Headfort) 70 76, I Ross (Whitehead) 70 76, D Daly (Castle Hume) 68 78, J Taylor (Shandon Park) 68 78

147 C Wilton (Banbridge) 76 71, S McConnell (Ballyclare) 76 71, R McKinstry (Cairndhu) 75 72, P Fitzsimons (Downpatrick) 74 73, I Moore (Dunmurry) 73 74, S Garrett (Portstewart) 73 74, C O’Rourke (Naas/NUIM) 73 74, D McKenna (Foyle) 73 74, K Cummings (Elm Park) 73 74, L Harnett (Milltown) 73 74, F McGinn (Ballycastle) 73 74, M McKnight (LPGA Inter) 73 74, C McGrogan (Newbridge) 73 74, A Faulkner (Donegal) 73 74, J Kelly (Elm Park) 73 74, J Gourley (Holywood) 73 74, C Geraghty (Laytown/B) 72 75, C Molloy (Ardee) 72 75, S Miskelly (Knock) 72 75, G Armstrong (Ballyclare) 71 76, S Crowe (Dunmurry) 71 76, G McDonnell (Mill Ride) 71 76, D Downie (Sutton) 70 77, S Bleakley (Balmoral) 69 78, E O’Connor (Elm Park) 69 78, C McCaughey (Dungannon) 69 78

148 C Dunphy (Killeen Castle) 74 74, R Burke (Castle) 73 75, L Ashby (Killerig) 73 75, J Ashman (Worthing) 72 76, A Doran (Ardee) 72 76, N Worth (Island) 72 76, P McCabrey (Lurgan) 71 77, G McGrane (Royal Dublin) 69 79, R O’Doherty (Enniscrone) 69 79, S O’Connor (Carton House/NUIM) 68 80

149 P O’Kane (Moyola Park) 76 73, P Tanham (Delgany) 75 74, C Moffett (Cliftonville) 74 75, A Taylor (City Of Derry) 73 76, G McDowell (Rathmore) 73 76, E Heywood (City Of Derry) 72 77, J Sutherland (Galgorm Castle) 72 77, M O’Donovan (Castlerock) 71 78, P Small (Bangor) 71 78, S Smyth (Co. Louth) 70 79, M Murnane (Royal Dublin) 70 79, J Crangle (Massereene) 70 79, T Coffey (Slieve Russell) 70 79

150 C Glynn (Carton House) 77 73, K Kempton (Galgorm Castle) 76 74, M Alden (Eaton) 75 75, P Sheldon (Edenmore) 75 75, S Henry (Royal Portrush) 73 77, J Finnegan (Royal Portrush) 73 77, A Hanley (Corrstown) 73 77, G Dunne (Seapoint) 73 77, D Baker (Downpatrick) 73 77, S Boles (Bangor) 73 77, C Brown (Royal Portrush) 72 78, S Poucher (Limerick) 70 80, G Baxter (Cairndhu) 69 81

151 C Johnston (Perranporth) 81 70, A Lowry (Esker Hills) 79 72, B Daly (Edmondstown) 79 72, J Lindsay (City Of Derry) 77 74, T O’Connor (Athlone) 74 77, A McGregor (Cushendall) 74 77, S Quigg (City Of Derry) 74 77, J Heaslip (Ballyclare) 74 77, B Cashman (Belvoir Park) 74 77, D Cummins (Co. Meath) 74 77, G McNally (Lurgan) 74 77, M Murphy (Enniscorthy) 74 77, M Wehrly (Strandhill) 73 78, D Reidy (Co. Sligo) 72 79, S Bryan (Delgany) 71 80

152 J Baker (Eaton) 79 73, G Hamill (Ardglass) 78 74, F Thain (West Linton) 78 74, P Gibb (Massereene) 77 75, G Clarke (Lurgan) 75 77, G Cohen (Beaverstown) 75 77, J Tisdale (Salina Kansas) 75 77, M McCann (Warrenpoint) 74 78, P Neville (Anry) 74 78, C Watt (Lurgan) 74 78, G Morrow (Lisburn) 74 78, M Thompson (Scrabo) 74 78, J Patmore (Lisburn) 74 78, L Moore (City Of Derry) 73 79, R Symington (Lisburn) 73 79, C Moulds (Lisburn) 73 79, S Brady (Co. Sligo) 72 80

153 S McCabe (Killeen) 80 73, J Hopkins (Skerries) 79 74, T Lindsay (Fortwilliam) 78 75, R Leonard (Banbridge) 78 75, C McGurgan (Co. Armagh) 77 76, M Gielty (Grange) 77 76, S Moore (Newbridge) 77 76, R McConnell (Belvoir Park) 76 77, G Moore (Lurgan) 75 78, S Coulter (Warrenpoint) 73 80, D Crawford (Moyola Park) 73 80, C Hull (Massereene) 73 80, S Jeffers (Castletown) 73 80, R Gordon (Donaghadee) 73 80, M Hammond (Moyola Park) 73 80, S Adamson (Royal Belfast) 73 80, B Hobson (Shandon Park) 72 81, M Welsh (Knock) 72 81

154 A Stevens (Spa) 78 76, B O’Reilly (Anry) 78 76, R McCullough (Massereene) 76 78, C Curran (Dundalk) 76 78, B Martin (Killymoon) 75 79, T Walker (Bray) 75 79, S Murray (Moyola Park) 74 80, D Close (South Beds) 74 80, M Gaynor (South Carolina) 74 80, D Congdon (Clontarf) 74 80, P Cullen (Royal Tara) 73 81, J Horan (Lurgan) 72 82, S Carter (Stackstown) 71 83, D Allen (Castlerock) 70 84, B Lupo (Sutton) 69 85

155 M Richards (Carton House) 81 74, G Managh (Knock) 80 75, L McMillan (Blessington Lakes) 78 77, J Barbeau (Trillium Wood) 77 78, R McNeill (Gracehill) 77 78, F Tallon (Lurgan) 76 79, J McDonald (Delgany) 76 79, J Gardner (Clandeboye) 75 80, P Kiernan (Delgany) 74 81, G Flynn (Delgany) 74 81, P Behan (St. Anne’s) 74 81, J Breen (Knock) 73 82, E McGuinness (East Clare) 71 84

156 N Boyd (Donaghadee) 79 77, S Hughes (Killymoon) 79 77, A Dillon (Carrickfergus) 77 79, M Timmins (Mount Wolseley) 76 80, M Dickson (Dunmurry) 76 80, A Daly (Arklow) 75 81, J Pollin (Royal Belfast) 73 83

157 G Arthur (Carrickfergus) 83 74, K Rooney (Headfort) 77 80, M Kelly (Massereene) 76 81, J Ward (Banbridge) 75 82, A Watt (Holywood) 74 83, A Lilley (Ballyclare) 74 83, L Connolly (Wexford) 74 83, L Gort (Castletown) 72 85, D O’Halloran (Royal Dublin) 69 88

158 J Mackay (Ballyclare) 83 75, B Stevens (Spa) 81 77, J Conroy (Bray) 77 81, R McLarnon (Fortwilliam) 76 82, P McLarnon (Fortwilliam) 76 82, N McClay (Cairndhu) 74 84

159 A Stewart (Portstewart) 82 77, C Kenny (Portmarnock) 78 81, B Campbell (Malone) 77 82, T Allan (Brampton Park) 77 82, S Hamill (Massereene) 75 84, J McCarthy (Portmarnock) 73 86

160 C Blaney (Co. Meath) 79 81, J Tobia (Woburn) 79 81, D Shaw (Belvoir Park) 74 86

161 P Agnew (Clandeboye) 78 83, C McGarry (Cairndhu) 78 83

162 M McGarry (Ballymena) 81 81, D Beggs (Castletown) 76 86

163 R Evans (Moyola Park) 77 86

164 J Hewitt (Tandragee) 80 84 168 S Bateson (Moyola Park) 79 89

178 S McAvoy (Belvoir Park) 90 88   

NR A Coulter (Lisburn) 74 NR, D McGeough (North West) 75 NR, R O’Connor (Castle Dargan) 75 NR, J Patterson (Knock) 77 NR, A Goodrich (Galgorm Castle) 79 NR   

RTD N Crawford (Mourne) 74 RTD

 

First qualifying round

Valley Links (Par 70)

65 Jack Hume (Rathsallagh)

66 Stephen Walsh (Portmarnock), Daniel Vaughan (Ardglass)

67 Matthew McClean (Balmoral)

67 Connor Doran (Banbridge), Stephen Speirs (Kooyonga), Reeve Whitson (Mourne)

68 Leon Fricker (Yelverton), Harry Diamond (Belvoir Park), Brian Casey (Headfort), Matthew Kane (Whitehead), Davey Barry (Mahon), Ian Brennan (Greenore), Graeme Laird (Clandeboye)

69 Gary McGrane (Royal Dublin), Nicky Grant (Knock), Paul Dunne (Greystones), Eoin O’Connor (Elm Park), William Hanna (Kilkeel), Matthew McAlpin (Royal Portrush), Alex Clapp (Enmore Park), Michael Reid (Galgorm Castle), Brendan Walton (Island), Keith Shannon (Greenore), Cormac Sharvin (Ardglass)

70 Derek Downie (Sutton), Darren Crowe (Dunmurry), Eddie McCormack (Galway), Theo Coffey (Slieve Russell), Dermot McElroy (Ballymena), Enda Cradock (Gort), Andrew Hogan (Newlands) Paddy Delaney (Arklow), Garth McGee (Cypress Point), Trevor Spence (Clandeboye), Mark Morrissey (Mount Wolseley), Gary Walsh (Mount Juliet), Michael Durcan (Co. Sligo), Leon Stevenson (Rathmore), Simon Ward (Co. Louth), Greg Mungovan (Headfort), Damien McCusker (Moyola Park)

71 Robert Cannon (Balbriggan), Rory McNamara (Headfort), Stephen Crowe (Dunmurry)Jonathan Yates (Naas), Patrick McCrudden (Royal Portrush), Michael Sinclair (Knock), Gary McDermott (Co. Sligo), Heath Riches (Kooyonga, Shaun Carter (Stackstown), Simon Bryan (Delgany), Aaron Grant (Dundalk), Patrick Small (Bangor), Colm Campbell (Warrenpoint), George Morris (Eaton), Tiarnan McLarnon (Massereene), Jamie Richardson (Royal Portrush), Andrew Morris (Belvoir Park)

72 Shuan O’Connor (Skerries), Declan O’Neill (Carton House), Jamie Sutherland (Galgorm Castle), John Turner (Royal Portrush), Simon Miskelly (Knock), Adrian Burns (Galgorm Castle), Steffan O’Hara (Co. Sligo), Barry Anderson (Co. Sligo), James Ashman (Worthing), Kealan Quigg (City Of Derry), Eugene Smith (Ardee), Ciaran Molloy (Ardee), Ernie Heywood (City Of Derry), Allan Kiernan (Forrest Little), Stephen Brady (Co. Sligo), Ben Best (Rathmore)

73 Sydney Henry (Royal Portrush), Jonny Gourley (Holywood, Barry Fitzsimons (Downpatrick), Dale Baker (Downpatrick), Ben Robinson (Vale), John Greene (Portmarnock), Stephen Garrett (Portstewart), Ian Moore (Dunmurry), Paul Cullen (Royal Tara), Colin Fairweather (Knock), John Finnegan (Royal Portrush), Graeme Dickson (Dunmurry), Gerard Dunne (Seapoint, Liam Ashby (Killerig), Damien McKenna (Foyle), Stephen Coulter (Warrenpoint), Ryan Symington (Lisburn), Conor O’Rourke (Naas/NUIM), Conor McGrogan (Newbridge), Alex McCloy (Ballymena), Aidan Faulkner (Donegal), Lester Moore (City Of Derry), Matt McKnight (LPGA Inter), Geoff Lenehan (Portmarnock), Ronan Burke (Castle), Joe Lyons (Birr), Keagan Cummings (Elm Park), Shaun Doherty (Ballyliffin)

74 Stuart Grehan (Tullamore), Thomas O’Connor (Athlone), Michael McCann (Warrenpoint), Ciaran Dunphy (Killeen Castle), Glenn McAuley (Dunmurry), Darren Close (South Beds), Barry Cashman (Belvoir Park), David Shaw (Belvoir Park), Mark Murphy (Enniscorthy), Noel Crawford (Mourne), David Sutton (Lurgan), Paul Fitzsimons (Downpatrick), Alan Lilley (Ballyclare), Tom Gandy (Rowany)

75 Ryan McKinstry (Cairndhu), James Tisdale (Salina Kansas), Philip Sheldon (Edenmore), David McGeough (North West), Phillip Tanham (Delgany), Matthew Alden (Eaton)

76 Paul O’Kane (Moyola Park), Ryan McCullough (Massereene), Aaron Kearney (Castlerock), Shane McGlynn (Carton House), Simon McConnell (Ballyclare), Conor Curran (Dundalk), Ross McConnell (Belvoir Park)

77 Randal Evans (Moyola Park), Michael Gielty (Grange), James Patterson (Knock), Conor Glynn (Carton House), Andrew Dillon (Carrickfergus)

78 Fraser Thain (West Linton), Lee McMillan (Blessington Lakes), Rory Leonard (Banbridge)

79 Neill Boyd (Donaghadee), Steven Hughes (Killymoon), Barry Daly (Edmondstown), Jr Tobia (Woburn), Jeff Hopkins (Skerries), Jon Baker (Eaton)

80 James Hewitt (Tandragee)

81 Mark Richards (Carton House), Michael McGarry (Ballymena), Chris Johnston (Perranporth)

83 Jonathan Mackay (Ballyclare)

89 Robert Emerson (Lurgan)

90 Stuart McAvoy (Belvoir Park)

NR Michael Rae (Rowany), Mark Murnane (Royal Dublin) 

 

Dunluce Links (Par 72)

71 Colin Wilton (Banbridge), Chris Carroll (Shandon Park)

72 Alan Lowry (Esker Hills), Jonathan Connolly (Massereene), Seamus Cullen (Slieve Russell), Ally Purdy (Ballyclare)

73 Andrew Norrby (Balmoral), Jonathan Webster (Castle), Daryl Callister (Mount Murray), Chris Dunbar (Rathmore), Danny Sweeney (Westmanstown), Liam Mulligan (Stackstown), Joseph Timlin (Dungannon), Shane McCabe (Killeen)

74 Keith Kempton (Galgorm Castle), Gary Hamill (Ardglass), Gareth Lappin (Belvoir Park), Pearse McNickle (Castlerock), Liam Harnett (Milltown), Francis McGinn (Ballycastle), Eanna Griffin (Waterford), Graeme Arthur (Carrickfergus), James Kelly (Elm Park), Rory Houston (Rathmore), Luke O’Dwyer (Forrest Little), Danny Keddie (Belton Park), James Lindsay (City Of Derry)

75 Tiernan Lindsay (Fortwilliam), Cian Geraghty (Laytown & Bettystown), Colin Moffett (Cliftonville), Graeme McQueen (Roganstown), Stuart Winsby (Whitehead), Philip Gibb (Massereene), Glenn Managh (Knock), Ryan Fricker (Yelverton), Timothy Jordan (Dungannon)

76 George Armstrong (Ballyclare), Conor McGurgan (Co. Armagh), Stephen Watts (Cairndhu), Eamonn McDermott (Letterkenny), Ryan Long (Cairndhu), Alan Stevens (Spa), Aaron Taylor (City Of Derry), Adam Doran (Ardee), Neil McKinstry (Cairndhu), Ian Ross (Whitehead), Niall Worth (Island), Stephen Moore (Newbridge), Gary McDowell (Rathmore), Brian Galway (Cairndhu), Eoghan O’Donovan (Craddockstown), Brian O’Reilly (Anry), Graham McDonnell (Mill Ride)

77 Liam Hutchinson (Royal Dublin), Adam Hanley (Corrstown), Alistair McGregor (Cushendall), Barry Stevens (Spa), Sean Quigg (City Of Derry), Jonathan Heaslip (Ballyclare), Ansley Stewart (Portstewart), Steven Quinlan (Killeen), Gary Clarke (Lurgan), Peter Crawley (Carton House), Stephen Boles (Bangor), Gerard Cohen (Beaverstown), Dan Cummins (Co. Meath), Gary McNally (Lurgan), John Robinson (Royal Portrush), Paul McCabrey (Lurgan)

78 Patrick Neville (Anry), Michael O’Donovan (Castlerock), Stuart Bleakley (Balmoral), Daniel Daly (Castle Hume), Christopher Watt (Lurgan), Jim Barbeau (Trillium Wood), Chris Brown (Royal Portrush), Mark Wehrly (Strandhill), Gary Morrow (Lisburn), Robert McNeill (Gracehill), Jonathan Taylor (Shandon Park), Michael Thompson (Scrabo), Jordan Patmore (Lisburn), Gareth Moore (Lurgan), Conor McCaughey (Dungannon)

79 Shane Smyth (Co. Louth), Declan Reidy (Co. Sligo), Mark Murnane (Royal Dublin), Francis Tallon (Lurgan), Joe Crangle (Massereene), Chris Moulds (Lisburn), John McDonald (Delgany), Alan Goodrich (Galgorm Castle), Ryan O’Doherty (Enniscrone), Bryan Martin (Killymoon), Tommy Walker (Bray)

80 Sean O’Connor (Carton House/NUIM), Keith Rooney (Headfort), Thomas Fay (Rush), Stephen Murray (Moyola Park), Mark Timmins (Mount Wolseley), Dean Crawford (Moyola Park), Mark Gaynor (South Carolina), Sean Poucher (Limerick), Colin Hull (Massereene), Stephen Jeffers (Castletown), Simon Lyttle (Royal Portrush), Ryan Gordon (Donaghadee), Mark Hammond (Moyola Park), Daragh Congdon (Clontarf), Michael Dickson (Dunmurry), Stephen Adamson (Royal Belfast), John Gardner (Clandeboye)

81 Pierse Kiernan (Delgany), Mervyn Kelly (Massereene), Colum Kenny (Portmarnock), Gary Flynn (Delgany), Alan Daly (Arklow), Barry Hobson (Shandon Park), John Conroy (Bray), Ciaran Blaney (Co. Meath), Matthew Welsh (Knock), Paul Behan (St. Anne’s), Glenn Baxter (Cairndhu)

82 Jonathan Breen (Knock), James Horan (Lurgan), Byron Campbell (Malone), Ryan McLarnon (Fortwilliam), Tyrone Allan (Brampton Park), Paul McLarnon (Fortwilliam), Johnny Ward (Banbridge)

83 Alan Watt (Holywood), James Pollin (Royal Belfast), Philip Agnew (Clandeboye), Leo Connolly (Wexford), Colin McGarry (Cairndhu), A.J. Crinion (Slade Valley)

84 Nicholas McClay (Cairndhu), Stephen Hamill (Massereene), Eoin McGuinness (East Clare), David Allen (Castlerock), Lord Gort (Castletown)

85 Bruno Lupo (Sutton)

86 Josh McCarthy (Portmarnock), Donald Beggs (Castletown)

88 David O’Halloran (Royal Dublin)

89 Stephen Bateson (Moyola Park)

91 Stephen Pickering (Turnhouse)

NR Richard Moore (Carrickfergus), Rory O’Connor (Castle Dargan), Andrew Coulter (Lisburn)

Matchplay draw