North of Ireland fogged off again - Saturday final

The putting green at Royal Portrush on Wednesday evening. Picture via @KellyprcRoyal Portrush might have ambitions to host the Open Championship again but they had better keep their fingers crossed that they don’t get the kind of sea mist that’s severely disrupted this week’s North of ireland Amateur Open Championship. Here’s hoping the live scoring is a little more efficient too.

Headfort’s Brian Casey claimed the silver medal for the leading qualifier on seven under 135 (67-68), edging out Rathmore’s Ben Best (67-68) by virtue of his better back nine when the fog-delayed second qualifying round was finally completed on Wednesday morning.

The cut fell at five over par 147 with just 10 of the 19 players on that mark surviving. As it turned out, missing the cut might have been a blessing in disguise.

The first round got underway at approximately 12.30 but the fog descended and after several hours of poor visibility, play was suspended at 7.35pm with several first round matches still on the course. As a result, organisers have pushed back the final, which was originally schedule for Friday, until Saturday at 7am.

Matchplay results updated by GUI.ie/ulster at 5.15pm (more than two hours before play was suspended)

There were early wins for Chris Selfridge over Jamie Richardson and by former champion Michael Sinclair of Knock, who beat Castlerock’s Aaron Kearney 3 and 2.

Leading qualifier Casey had an impressive 5 and 4 win over Ardee’s Eugene Smith, Irish Amateur Open winner Robbie Cannon beat Andrew Dillon of Carrickfergus (result unknown) and former West of Ireland champion Harry Diamond had a clearcut win over Shandon Park’s Chris Carroll.

A tweeted picture of the scoreboard with the completed matches would have sufficed but alas….

North of Ireland 2013, Royal Portrush (Sponsored by Cathedral Eye)

First round

Top half

Ryan Symington (Lisburn) bt Ryan Long (Cairndhu) 2/1

Christopher Selfridge (Moyola Park) bt Jamie Richardson (Royal Portrush) 2/1

Graeme Arthur (Carrickfergus) bt Alex McCloy (Ballymena) 3/1

Aaron Kearney (Castlerock) lost to Michael Sinclair (Knock) 3/2

Colin Wilton (Castleblayney) bt Ian Kettyle (Rathmore) 6/4

Gary McDermott (Co. Sligo) lost to Stephen Coulter (Warrenpoint) 3/1

William Russell (Clandeboye) lost to Evan Farrell (Ardee) 3/1

Brian Casey (Headfort) bt Eugene Smith (Ardee) 5/4

Cian Geraghty (Laytown & Bettystown) bt Conor McCaughey (Dungannon) 2/1

David Sutton (Lurgan) bt Gavin O’Connor (Malahide) 7/6

Gareth Bohill (Co. Louth) lost to Francis McGinn (Ballycastle) 19th

Harry Diamond (Belvoir Park) bt Chris Carroll (Shandon Park) 5/4

Ben Best (Rathmore) bt Ally Purdy (Ballyclare) 5/4

Simon Ward (Co. Louth) bt John-Ross Galbraith (Whitehead) 2 holes

Ryan McKinstry (Cairndhu) bt Joseph Timlin (Dungannon) 5/4

Cormac Sharvin (Ardglass) bt Stephen Speirs (Brunston Castle) 1 hole

Bottom half

Robbie Cannon (Balbriggan) bt Andrew Dillon (Carrickfergus) 2/1

Paul Reavey (Warrenpoint) bt Stephen East (Moortown) 6/5

Colm Campbell (Warrenpoint) lost to Stuart Grehan (Tullamore) 4/3

Gerard Dunne (Co. Louth) bt John Turner (Royal Portrush) 4/3

Geoff Lenehan (Portmarnock) bt Daryl Callister (Mount Murray) 3/2

Stephen Watts (Cairndhu) bt Ian Moore (Dunmurry) 4/3

Nicky Grant (Knock) v Stephen Walsh (Portmarnock)

Gary Collins (Rosslare) v Ciaran Lavery (Rossmore)

Dermot McElroy (Ballymena) bt Richard Knightly (Royal Dublin) 6/4

Michael Reid (Galgorm Castle) v Glenn Managh (Knock)

Richard Bridges (Stackstown) v Keith Egan (Carton House)

David Mulholland (Castlerock) v Matt McKnight (LPGA International)

Gary Hurley (West Waterford/NUIM) v Alan Stevens (Spa)

Philip Graham (Galgorm Castle) v Daniel Vaughan (Ardglass)

Tiarnan McLarnon (Massereene) v Shaun Carter (Stackstown)

Simon Miskelly (Knock) v Barry Anderson (Royal Dublin)

36 hole strokeplay qualifying

Qualifiers

135 B Casey (Headfort) 67 68 (Silver medal on better back), B Best (Rathmore) 67 68, T McLarnon (Massereene) 66 69

137 D McElroy (Ballymena) 67 70, C Sharvin (Ardglass) 66 71, A Kearney (Castlerock) 65 72

138 G Dunne (Co. Louth) 69 69, N Grant (Knock) 68 7 0

139 D Mulholland (Castlerock) 70 69, C Wilton (Castleblayney) 69 70, R Bridges (Stackstown) 67 72

140 R Symington (Lisburn) 69 71, S Miskelly (Knock) 69 71, D Sutton (Lurgan) 67 73

141 G Hurley (West Waterford/NUIM) 71 70, G Lenehan (Portm arnock) 70 71, G Collins (Rosslare) 68 73, C Geraghty (Laytown & Bettystown) 68 73, G Bohill (Co. Louth) 67 74

142 S Watts (Cairndhu) 70 72, P Graham (Galgorm Castle) 67 75, G Arthur (Carrickfergus) 66 76

143 W Russell (Clandeboye) 71 72, R Canno n (Balbriggan) 71 72, M Reid (Galgorm Castle) 71 72, P Reavey (Warrenpoint) 71 72, R McKinstry (Cairndhu) 69 74, G McDermott (Co. Sligo) 67 76

144 J Timlin (Dungannon) 74 70, S East (Moortown) 71 73, G Managh (Knock) 71 73, E Farrell (Ardee) 70 74

145 A McCloy (Ballymena) 73 72, D Vaughan (Ardglass) 73 72, I Moore (Dunmurry) 72 73, F McGinn (Ballycastle) 72 73, C McCaughey (Dungannon) 71 74, C Lavery (Rossmore) 70 75, B Anderson (Royal Dublin) 70 75, R Long (Cairndhu) 69 76, I Kettyle (Rathmore) 69 76, M McKnight (LPGA International) 68 77, J Turner (Royal Portrush) 66 79

146 H Diamond (Belvoir Park) 76 70, C Campbell (Warrenpoint) 75 71, A Purdy (Ballyclare) 73 73, J Galbraith (Whitehead) 72 74, S Grehan (Tullamore) 71 75, K Egan (Carton Hous e) 70 76, S Coulter (Warrenpoint) 70 76, J Richardson (Royal Portrush) 69 77, S Carter (Stackstown) 69 77, S Walsh (Portmarnock) 69 77, G O’Connor (Malahide) 68 78

147 C Carroll (Shandon Park) 76 71, D Callister (Mount Murray) 76 71, C Selfridge (Moyo la Park) 76 71, A Stevens (Spa) 76 71, M Sinclair (Knock) 75 72, S Ward (Co. Louth) 74 73, E Smith (Ardee) 74 73, R Knightly (Royal Dublin) 73 74, A Dillon (Carrickfergus) 73 74, S Speirs (Brunston Castle) 73 74,

Non-qualifiers

147 C Johnston (Perranporth) 72 75, S O’Hara (C o. Sligo) 72 75, S Ryan (Royal Dublin) 72 75, T Jordan (Dungannon) 72 75, C Moulds (Lisburn) 71 76, G Clarke (Lurgan) 70 77, G Mungovan (Headfort) 70 77, S Moore (Newbridge) 69 78, T Harris (Castletown) 66 81

148 J Tisdale (Salina GC) 78 70, S Healy ( Claremorris) 74 74, C Wedgeworth (Pollok) 74 74, S Bryan (Delgany) 74 74, A Grant (Dundalk) 73 75, S McGlynn (Carton House) 72 76, S Boles (Bangor) 72 76, S O’Connor (Luttrellstown Castle) 71 77, C Watt (Lurgan) 71 77, J Ashman (Worthing) 71 77

149 J Conroy (Bray) 78 71, B Cashman (Belvoir Park) 76 73, E Long (Monkstown) 76 73, S Cave (Holywood) 74 75, L Hutchinson (Royal Dublin) 74 75, J Breen (Kirkistown Castle) 74 75, G Laird (Clandeboye) 74 75, G McKenna (Fortwilliam) 74 75, K Quigg (City of Derry) 73 76, B Fitzsimons (Downpatrick) 73 76, A Morris (Belvoir Park) 72 77, M Hammond (Moyola Park) 71 78, T Gandy (Rowany) 71 78, A McCully (Spa) 71 78

150 D McGeough (North West) 79 71, J Sutherland (Galgorm Castle) 79 71, I Brennan (Greenore) 77 73, S McShane (Holywood) 76 74, S Crowe (Dunmurry) 76 74, G McAuley (Dunmurry) 75 75, S Alley (Co. Tipperary) 75 75, J Finnegan (Royal Portrush) 72 78, C Murphy (Clandeboye) 71 79, D Byrne (Athenry) 71 79

151 L Thompson (Rookery Park) 76 75, P Sheldon (Ede nmore) 74 77, P McGuigan (Foyle) 73 78, L Stevenson (Rathmore) 73 78, A Lowry (Esker Hills) 73 78, K Lynch (Skibbereen/NUIM) 73 78, C McCann (Lurgan) 72 79, R Kenny (Naas) 72 79, K McDonagh (Athlone) 71 80, S Adamson (Royal Belfast) 71 80, N Cromwell (Co. Armagh) 69 82, G Young (Birr) 69 82

152 W Bamber (Royal Portrush) 78 74, E Griffin (Waterford) 77 75, M McHugh (Castleblayney) 75 77, L Burns (Mourne) 75 77, M McSherry (Lurgan) 74 78, M Judge (Stackstown) 73 79, A Kerr (Clandeboye) 73 79, D McCusker (Moyola Park) 73 79, M McAlpin (Royal Portrush) 72 80, M Dallat (Ballycastle) 72 80, L Mulligan (Stackstown) 71 81, J McMahon (The Carrick) 71 81, M Nolan (Delgany) 70 82, B O’Reilly (Athenry) 69 83

153 M Richards (Roganstown) 78 75, P Delaney (Arklow ) 77 76, G Bradley (Portstewart) 76 77, B Galway (Cairndhu) 76 77, P Fitzsimons (Downpatrick) 76 77, C McGrogan (Newbridge) 75 78, M Rooney (Co. Sligo) 75 78, B Martin (Killymoon) 74 79, M Molloy (Silverwood) 74 79, P McCrudden (Royal Portrush) 74 79, S Ly ttle (Royal Portrush) 72 81, J Gourley (Holywood) 72 81, M Kiernan (Delgany) 72 81

154 C Melvin (Corrstown) 81 73, C McGurgan (City of Derry) 75 79, G Finnegan (Co. Sligo) 75 79, M Zillekens North of Ireland 2013 Royal Portrush Sponsored by Cathedral Eye Monday 8 July to Friday 12 July 2013 AFTER 36 HOLES (Bergisch Land) 74 80, G Mowat (Enniskillen/Ulster) 73 81, P Coughlan (Moate) 72 82, C Dunbar (Rathmore) 72 82, A Owens (Castle Hume) 71 83, E Hannon (Lee Valley) 69 85

155 B Stevens (Spa) 80 75, M Gielty (Grange) 78 77, D Peacock (Bangor) 78 77, G Moore (Lurgan) 77 78, J Heaslip (Ballyclare) 74 81, O Crooks ( Bushfoot) 74 81, M Rae (Rowany) 74 81, C Steele (Ballyclare) 73 82, R McCullough (Massereene) 72 83, S Winsby (Whitehead) 71 84

156 M Abram (Cairndhu) 80 76, G Baxter (Cairndhu) 78 78, S Underwood (Co. Sligo) 77 79, A Gallagher (Shandon Park) 76 80, M Furlong (Arklow) 76 80, T Lindsay (Fortwilliam) 75 81, J Owens (Bangor) 75 81, B Loftus (Lahinch) 75 81, J Maginn (Mourne) 74 82, N McClay (Cairndhu) 74 82, J Yates (Naas) 70 86

157 D Crawford (Moyola Park) 79 78, L Crawford (Clandeboye) 79 78, P Cra wley (Co. Sligo) 78 79, A Threadgold (Charlesland) 76 81, D Holland (Castle) 76 81, M McGarry (Ballymena) 75 82, P McCabrey (Lurgan) 73 84

158 F Tallon (Lurgan) 81 77, S Hamill (Massereene) 81 77, M Timmins (Mount Wolseley) 80 78, G Flynn (Delgany) 78 80, R McLarnon (Fortwilliam) 75 83, J Hopkins (Royal Dublin) 74 84, J Kelly (Elm Park) 73 85

159 G McDowell (Rathmore) 82 77, D Hughes (Fortwilliam) 76 83, C Dullaghan (Greenore) 74 85, D Barber (Portstewart) 73 86

160 M Murphy (Clandeboye) 83 7 7, S Murray (Moyola Park) 79 81, B Lynch (Ballinrobe) 78 82, M McCormick (West Middlesex) 76 84, E Downes (Lucan) 76 84, S Kelly (Lurgan) 75 85, M Crowe (Elm Park) 74 86, P Kiernan (Delgany) 74 86

161 J Fletcher (Warrenpoint) 82 79, E O’Donovan (Cradd ockstown) 81 80, P McLarnon (Fortwilliam) 81 80, S Kinch (Hollystown) 79 82, J Hood (Galgorm Castle) 76 85

162 R Armstrong (Royal Golf Club) 85 77, M O’Donovan (Castlerock) 84 78, C Blaney (Co. Meath) 81 81, J Mackay (Ballyclare) 78 84, L Moore (City of Derry) 76 86, G McNally (Lurgan) 74 88

163 S McCarthy (Killeen/NUIM) 80 83, R Carvill (Warrenpoint) 80 83, A Lilley (Ballyclare) 80 83, A McAteer (Whitehead) 77 86, C Morrison (Spa) 75 88

164 S Bell (Gracehill) 84 80, P Gibb (Massereene) 79 85 , M Dickson (Dunmurry) 76 88

165 M Downes (Lucan) 82 83, P Hennessy (Lahinch) 73 92

166 A Coulter (Lisburn) 82 84, G Morrow (Lisburn) 82 84, P Tanham (Delgany) 81 85, L Connolly (Wexford) 80 86, P Neville (Athenry) 79 87, C McErlane (Fortwilliam) 79 87, L Harnett (Milltown) 73 93

168 J McCarthy (Portmarnock) 76 92

169 E Lynch (Lurgan) 80 89

170 J McClure (Studley Wood) 77 93

171 J O’Sullivan (Co. Louth) 86 85

172 D Senior (Shandon Park) 79 93

173 J Ward (Banbridge) 88 85, S Scott (Baberton) 84 89

175 R Loney (Tandragee) 78 97

176 C Hull (Massereene) 85 91, S Lee (Co. Armagh) 81 95, F Furey (Stackstown) 77 99

NR D Baker (Downpatrick) NR WTD, T Fay (Rush) NR WTD, M McCusker (Holywood) 74 NR, M Cox ( Hindhead) 74 NR, J Feenan (Ardglass) 77 NR, G Dickson (Dunmurry) 81 NR, S Brownlow (Dun Laoghaire) 88 NR DQ N Crawford (Mourne) 72 DQ

WTD S Cullen (Slieve Russell) 71 WTD, R O’Reilly (Headfort) 72 WTD, H Whittle (Woburn) 73 WTD, E O ‘Connor (Elm Park) 75 WTD, S Bleakley (Shandon Park) 75 WTD, A Doran (Ardee) 76 WTD, E Heywood (City of Derry) 76 WTD, C O’Rourke (Naas/NUIM) 76 WTD, W Hanna (Kilkeel) 77 WTD, T Coffey (Slieve Russell) 78 WTD, R McNeill (Gracehill) 78 WTD, A Meharg (Bright Castle) 78 WTD, D Brennan (Shannon) 79 WTD, S Maloney (Dunmurry Springs) 79 WTD, J Greer (Greenisland) 84 WTD