Murray comes from behind to win Connacht Mid-Am

Pat Murray, pictured at Baltray (above) won the Connacht Mid-Amateur thanks to a sensational final round. Picture: Thos Caffrey / www.golffile.ieLimerick’s Pat Murray came from six shots off the pace to win the Connacht Mid-Amateur by a shot at Roscommon.

The former Irish Close and South of Ireland champion closed with a four under par 68 - the only sub-par score of the final day - to finish on five under par 211.

Holywood’s Tony McClements (73) and overnight leader Eddie McCormack (75) of Galway finished on 212.

McCormack held a two stroke lead over McClements on seven under par with a round to play but closed with a three over 75.

Connacht Mid-Amateur Championship, Roscommon GC (Par 72)

CSS Rd1 – 71, Rd2 – 71, and Rd3 – 73.

211 P Murray (Limerick) 72 71 68 Championship Winner

212 T McClements (Holywood) 69 70 73, E McCormack (Galway) 68 69 75

213 J Crangle (Fortwilliam) 72 68 73

215 J Carvill (Banbridge) 74 69 72, R Leonard (Banbridge) 72 68 75

216 J Lyons (Galway) 73 71 72, A Condren (Greystones) 71 72 73

218 R Connolly (Rathsallagh) 74 68 76

220 N Crawford (Mourne) 75 69 76, P Kirby (Bray) 71 77 72

222 D Coyle (Co. Louth) 73 75 74

223 R Cross (Enniscrone) 79 72 72, D Bruen (Castlerea) 75 75 73, S Underwood (Co. Sligo) 70 77 76

224 P McNeill (Woodbrook) 72 75 77

225 S Heavey (Co. Sligo) 75 74 76

226 A Norrby (Balmoral) 73 76 77

227 B Donlon (Birr) 73 77 77

228 R Williams (Westmanstown) 76 75 77, A Doherty (Corrstown) 75 72 81

229 B Feeley (Roscommon) 75 76 78, M Eaton (Holywood) 74 76 79

231 B Scullion (Lurgan) 72 78 81

233 B O’Riordan (Carrick-on-Shannon) 74 78 81

236 J Cleary (Woodbrook) 77 75 84

NR G Hutchinson (Clandeboye) 74 75 NR

RTD B Forsyth (Corballis Links) 77 75 RTD

WTD K Sheehy (Athlone) 71 79 WTD

No Show - Kevin Canavan (Corballis Links).

Non-Qualifiers

153 M Costelloe (Roscommon) 80 73, A Kelly (Athlone) 79 74, G Eivers (Forrest Little) 77 76

154 J Kavanagh (Galway) 79 75, M Hogan (Westmanstown) 78 76, R Danne (Baltinglass) 75 79, J Hammond (Craddockstown) 75 79, L Walsh (Castlerea) 74 80

155 P Bray (New Forest) 73 82

156 I Smyth (Clandeboye) 79 77

157 L Casey (Roscommon) 80 77, B Daly (Roscommon) 80 77, P Mulry (Belmullet) 79 78, D McKenna (Blainroe) 78 79, I Gannon (Roscommon) 76 81

158 M Connaughton (Roscommon) 80 78

159 W Jones (Youghal) 82 77

160 N Sharkey (Roscommon) 77 83

161 T Hogan (Headfort) 83 78, P Hoare (Roscommon) 79 82

162 D Cullen (Carton House) 80 82, T Grealy (Roscommon) 79 83

164 D O’Brien (Roscommon) 82 82, M McHale (Roscommon) 81 83, P Farnon (Roscommon) 77 87

165 D Curtin (Doneraile) 81 84

166 J Durcan (Co. Sligo) 86 80, P Costello (Athenry) 82 84

167 E Lonergan (Westport) 82 85

171 B Frost (Castlebar) 83 88

176 P O’Brien (Bodenstown) 91 85

NR K Condren (Greystones) 78 NR, S Gethings (Co. Meath) 78 NR, M Cunniffe (Roscommon) 80 NR, P Higgins (Forrest Little) 83 NR

RTD R Timlin (Galway) 79 RTD.