Le Blanc hits the front

Kevin Le Blanc (The Island) driving at the 13th in the first round of the Irish Boys Under 15 Amateur Open Championship at West Waterford GC. Picture by Pat CashmanKevin Le Blanc began his defence of the Irish Boys Under 15 Amateur Open Championship in fine style at West Waterford Golf Club, writes the GUI.

Le Blanc fired a two-under 70 and leads by three shots from Balbriggan’s Tommy Doran, with a host of players a further shot back ahead of what should be a spectacular final round.

Irish Boys Under 15 Amateur Open Championship, West Waterford Golf Club

Round 1 Scores

70 K Le Blanc (The Island)

73 T Doran (Balbriggan)

74 C Denvir (Milltown), T Mulligan (Laytown & Bettystown), M McKinstry (Cairndhu), S Doyle (Athlone), J Gough (England), O Fleming (Bray)

75 P Brennan (Belvoir Park), J Murphy (Kinsale), J O’Neill (Ring Of Kerry), J Johnston (Clandeboye), J Rowe (Tandragee)

76 C Mulholland (Mount Juliet), A Ryan (Thurles), M Kennelly (Athenry), M McGurk (Warrenpoint), D Madden (Dungannon)

77 C Hynds (Ardglass), J Madden (Dungannon), M Travers (Carton House), R McKeown (Rockmount), M Healy (Bandon), R Nelson (Belvoir Park), A Fahy (Bray)

78 A McCabe (Malahide), D Burns (Cushendall), N Hearns (Mountrath), G Manley (East Cork), S McCaw (Royal Belfast), E Rumley (Kinsale), J Ralph (England), O Crooks (Bushfoot), R Murphy (Dun Laoghaire), Z Glynn (Bray)

79 R Corry (Clandeboye), C Raymond (Newlands), H Duggan (Kilkenny), H Gillivan (Westport), M Cooke (Waterford), G Carr (Mullingar), C Slater (Headfort), D List (Australia), D Smith (Stackstown), S Dowling (Beaverstown), B Hannan (Carton House)

80 M O’Farrell (Galway), C Byrne (Woodbrook), L O’Hara (Athenry), C Dawson (Faithlegg), A Murray (The Island), R Murphy-Sweeney (Roscommon), K McDermott (Summerhill), M Shiel (Loughrea), D Hennessy (The Heath), C Moloney (Fota Island), E Doran (Rathsallagh), M Fitzsimons (Ardglass), D Duggan (Highfield), J Hogan (Castletroy)

81 J Logue (Hilton Templepatrick), C Commins (Ardee), J Rafferty (Castle Hume), S Burke (Galway), J McGarry (Rosslare), A Hill (Roscommon), C McCormack (Glasson), P Cummins (Lurgan), C Casey (Castle Barna), L Boore (Lucan)

82 R Black (Cairndhu), C Dean (Blainroe), G Fry (Greystones), M Power (Kilkenny), J Vickers (Balbriggan), D Hourihan (Frankfield), E Kennedy (Black Bush), G Flanagan (Mullingar)

83 P Bird (Co. Sligo), K Power (Kilkenny), M Plukka (Finland), C Slevin (Charleville), J Brady (Rosslare), M Burke (Galway), C McDonnell (Castleblayney), A Hickey (Ballyhaunis), B Murphy (Blarney)

84 J Cronin (Woodbrook), S Kestell (Charlesland), A Mays (Portmarnock), N McCann (Lurgan), B Fehily (Newlands), A Dolan (Loughrea)

85 P Culhane (Galway), G Whitaker (Milltown), C Charlton (Dungannon), D Cunningham (Tandragee), J Carson (Malone), D Molloy (Castle Barna)

86 S Enright (Doneraile), K Cotter (Doneraile), S Mahony (Kilkenny)

87 S Burke (Tramore), G Morgan (Grange), A Brady (Rosslare), G Kilgallon (Cloverhill), C Rice (Athlone), P Kelly (Glasson)

88 J Keyes (Co. Sligo), O Heelan (Muskerry), A Bagnall (Woodlands)

90 J O’Brien (Charleville)

91 M Duggan (Highfield), D Brady (Beaverstown)

93 R Duggan (Kilkenny), T O’Hara (Co. Sligo)

94 S Whelan Barrett (Dungarvan)

RTD M Grehan (Tullamore)

CSS - 71

NS M O’Hare (Warrenpoint), D McNally (Carton House), R Whelan (New Ross)