Stephen Browne set for East comeback at Baltray
Stephen Browne with the 2005 Kazakhstan Open trophy.
Former European Tour player Stephen Browne will make his return to competitive action in the CityNorth Hotels sponsored East of Ireland Amateur Open at County Louth — 13 years after finishing fourth behind Ken Kearney at the famed Baltray links.
The two-time Challenge Tour winner and former European Amateur champion from Hermitage, now 40, retired from the professional game after seven years at the end of the 2008 season and is now reinstated as an amateur with a handicap of -0.8.
With some of the leading players in the country opting to skip the Bank Holiday weekend trip to Co Louth, family man Browne may well have a chance of a decent finish though there is a still a top class field with Greystones' Paul Dunne back from the University of Alabama Birmingham to defend the title.
While West of Ireland champion Jack Hume, Close champion Cormac Sharvin, Dermot McElroy and Headfort's Rory McNamara all unavailable, Browne is just one of many quality players in the draw for what promises to be another highly competitive week. The cut off for entry fell at 0.6.
East of Ireland Amateur Open Championship, Co Louth, May 31-June 2
| Time R1 | Match | Tee R1 | Time R2 | Tee R2 | No. | Name | Club |
| 0730 | 1 | 1 | 1227 | 10 | 15 | Colin Fairweather Knock | Knock |
| 11 | Daniel Coyle Co. Louth | Co. Louth | |||||
| 18 | Cian Geraghty Laytown & Bettystown | Laytown & Bettystown | |||||
| 27 | 10 | 1227 | 1 | 8 | Shaun Carter Stackstown | Stackstown | |
| 33 | John McGinn Laytown & Bettystown | Laytown & Bettystown | |||||
| 24 | Thomas Kennedy Woodbrook | Woodbrook | |||||
| 0739 | 2 | 1 | 1236 | 10 | 44 | Karl Purcell Dun Laoghaire | Dun Laoghaire |
| 13 | Connor Doran Banbridge | Banbridge | |||||
| 37 | Thomas Mulligan Laytown & Bettystown | Laytown & Bettystown | |||||
| 28 | 10 | 1236 | 1 | 11 | Keith Crowley Fota Island | Fota Island | |
| 36 | Mark Morrissey Mount Wolseley | Mount Wolseley | |||||
| 7 | Angus Carrick Douglas Park | Douglas Park | |||||
| 0748 | 3 | 1 | 1245 | 10 | 38 | Shaun O'Connor Luttrellstown Castle | Luttrellstown Castle |
| 51 | Stephen Walsh Portmarnock | Portmarnock | |||||
| 3 | Stephen Brady Co. Sligo | Co. Sligo | |||||
| 29 | 10 | 1245 | 1 | 10 | Stephen Coulter Warrenpoint | Warrenpoint | |
| 47 | Edward Ryan Lucan | Lucan | |||||
| 23 | David Hunt Nenagh | Nenagh | |||||
| 0757 | 4 | 1 | 1254 | 10 | 9 | Darragh Coghlan Portmarnock | Portmarnock |
| 29 | Joe Lyons Galway | Galway | |||||
| 16 | Evan Farrell Ardee | Ardee | |||||
| 30 | 10 | 1254 | 1 | 22 | Daniel Holland Castle | Castle | |
| 10 | Paul Coughlan Moate | Moate | |||||
| 39 | Eoghan O'Donovan Craddockstown | Craddockstown | |||||
| 0806 | 5 | 1 | 1303 | 10 | 18 | Niall Gorey Palmerstown Stud | Palmerstown Stud |
| 45 | Paul Reavey Warrenpoint | Warrenpoint | |||||
| 25 | Allan Kiernan Forrest Little. | Forrest Little. | |||||
| 31 | 10 | 1303 | 1 | 1 | Eoin Arthurs Forrest Little. | Forrest Little. | |
| 37 | Greg Mungovan Headfort | Headfort | |||||
| 45 | David Reddan Nenagh | Nenagh | |||||
| 0815 | 6 | 1 | 1312 | 10 | 50 | Alan Thomas Dungarvan | Dungarvan |
| 14 | Gerard Dunne Co. Louth | Co. Louth | |||||
| 41 | Ronan O'Reilly Headfort | Headfort | |||||
| 32 | 10 | 1312 | 1 | 2 | Gareth Bohill Co. Louth | Co. Louth | |
| 16 | Paul Flynn Tramore | Tramore | |||||
| 0824 | 7 | 1 | 1321 | 10 | 9 | Gary Collins Rosslare | Rosslare |
| 48 | Michael Sinclair Knock | Knock | |||||
| 21 | Liam Harnett Milltown | Milltown | |||||
| 33 | 10 | 1321 | 1 | 40 | Steffan O'Hara Co. Sligo | Co. Sligo | |
| 32 | Kelan McDonagh The Royal Dublin | The Royal Dublin | |||||
| 24 | Aidan Kelly The Heritage | The Heritage | |||||
| 0833 | 8 | 1 | 1330 | 10 | 48 | Mark Shanahan Castlemartyr | Castlemartyr |
| 28 | Declan Loftus Castlebar | Castlebar | |||||
| 24 | Matthew Kane Whitehead | Whitehead | |||||
| 34 | 10 | 1330 | 1 | 5 | Colm Campbell Warrenpoint | Warrenpoint | |
| 51 | Alexander Wilson Portmarnock | Portmarnock | |||||
| 46 | Declan Reidy Co. Sligo | Co. Sligo | |||||
| 0842 | 9 | 1 | 1339 | 10 | 48 | Eugene Smith Ardee | Ardee |
| 50 | Ryan Symington Lisburn | Lisburn | |||||
| 27 | Gerard Lawlor Rathsallagh | Rathsallagh | |||||
| 35 | 10 | 1339 | 1 | 27 | Kevin Le Blanc Island | Island | |
| 35 | Sean Moran Carton House | Carton House | |||||
| 12 | Barry Daly Edmondstown | Edmondstown | |||||
| 0851 | 10 | 1 | 1348 | 10 | 27 | Geoff Lenehan Portmarnock | Portmarnock |
| 19 | John Greene Portmarnock | Portmarnock | |||||
| 43 | Jack Pierse Portmarnock | Portmarnock | |||||
| 36 | 10 | 1348 | 1 | 31 | Eddie McCormack Galway | Galway | |
| 20 | William Hanna Kilkeel | Kilkeel | |||||
| 51 | Chris Tormey Corballis Links | Corballis Links | |||||
| 0900 | 11 | 1 | 1357 | 10 | 13 | Harry Diamond Belvoir Park | Belvoir Park |
| 46 | Jamie Richardson Royal Portrush | Royal Portrush | |||||
| 47 | Sean Ryan The Royal Dublin | The Royal Dublin | |||||
| 37 | 10 | 1357 | 1 | 37 | Pat Murray Limerick | Limerick | |
| 34 | Ryan McKinstry Cairndhu | Cairndhu | |||||
| 26 | Michael Lancaster Canada | Canada | |||||
| 0909 | 12 | 1 | 1406 | 10 | 39 | Gary O'Flaherty Cork | Cork |
| 6 | Quentin Carew Edenderry | Edenderry | |||||
| 25 | Ruairi Kennelly Portmarnock | Portmarnock | |||||
| 38 | 10 | 1406 | 1 | 33 | Gavin McKenna Fortwilliam | Fortwilliam | |
| 4 | Stephen Browne Hermitage | Hermitage | |||||
| 41 | John O'Neill Fota Island | Fota Island | |||||
| 0918 | 13 | 1 | 1415 | 10 | 14 | Paul Dunne Greystones | Greystones |
| 28 | Rowan Lester Hermitage | Hermitage | |||||
| 43 | Robbie Pierse Grange | Grange | |||||
| 39 | 10 | 1415 | 1 | 47 | Chris Selfridge Moyola Park | Moyola Park | |
| 26 | Gareth Lappin Belvoir Park | Belvoir Park | |||||
| 52 | Jonathan Yates Naas | Naas | |||||
| 1227 | 14 | 1 | 0730 | 10 | 20 | Eanna Griffin Waterford | Waterford |
| 38 | Eoin O'Connor Elm Park | Elm Park | |||||
| 52 | Matthew Wylie Portugal | Portugal | |||||
| 40 | 10 | 0730 | 1 | 8 | Jim Carvill Banbridge | Banbridge | |
| 31 | Damien McCusker Moyola Park | Moyola Park | |||||
| 1 | Liam Ashby Naas | Naas | |||||
| 1236 | 15 | 1 | 0739 | 10 | 45 | Caolan Rafferty Dundalk | Dundalk |
| 9 | Paraic Connolly Killeen Castle | Killeen Castle | |||||
| 17 | David Foy Laytown & Bettystown | Laytown & Bettystown | |||||
| 41 | 10 | 0739 | 1 | 15 | Stephen Egan Castle Barna | Castle Barna | |
| 40 | Tony O'Leary Wexford | Wexford | |||||
| 30 | Christopher Maclean Balmore Ltd | Balmore Ltd | |||||
| 1245 | 16 | 1 | 0748 | 10 | 10 | Roy Connolly Palmerstown Stud | Palmerstown Stud |
| 36 | Mark Mullen Wexford | Wexford | |||||
| 5 | Paul Burke Mullingar | Mullingar | |||||
| 42 | 10 | 0748 | 1 | 49 | James Sugrue Mallow | Mallow | |
| 12 | Seamus Cullen Slieve Russell | Slieve Russell | |||||
| 12 | Keagan Cummings Elm Park | Elm Park | |||||
| 1254 | 17 | 1 | 0757 | 10 | 17 | John-Ross Galbraith Whitehead | Whitehead |
| 3 | David Brady Co. Sligo | Co. Sligo | |||||
| 29 | Ian Lynch Rosslare | Rosslare | |||||
| 43 | 10 | 0757 | 1 | 31 | Matthew McClean Balmoral | Balmoral | |
| 44 | Phillip Purdy Shandon Park | Shandon Park | |||||
| 43 | Martin O'Toole Lucan | Lucan | |||||
| 1303 | 18 | 1 | 0806 | 10 | 42 | Conor O'Rourke Naas | Naas |
| 25 | Richard Knightly The Royal Dublin | The Royal Dublin | |||||
| 28 | James Lindsay North West | North West | |||||
| 44 | 10 | 0806 | 1 | 22 | Jeff Hopkins The Royal Dublin | The Royal Dublin | |
| 21 | John Hickey Cork | Cork | |||||
| 6 | Greg Carew Edenderry | Edenderry | |||||
| 1312 | 19 | 1 | 0815 | 10 | 1 | Barry Anderson The Royal Dublin | The Royal Dublin |
| 50 | Jamie Sutherland Galgorm Castle | Galgorm Castle | |||||
| 42 | Mark O'Rourke Royal Tara | Royal Tara | |||||
| 45 | 10 | 0815 | 1 | 15 | Keith Egan Carton House | Carton House | |
| 36 | Ronan Mullarney Galway | Galway | |||||
| 3 | Marc Boucher Carton House | Carton House | |||||
| 1321 | 20 | 1 | 0824 | 10 | 17 | James Fox Portmarnock | Portmarnock |
| 30 | Stephen McCarthy Black Bush | Black Bush | |||||
| 23 | Liam Hutchinson The Royal Dublin | The Royal Dublin | |||||
| 46 | 10 | 0824 | 1 | 4 | Richard Bridges Stackstown | Stackstown | |
| 11 | Noel Crawford Mourne | Mourne | |||||
| 40 | Edward O'Keeffe Corrstown | Corrstown | |||||
| 1330 | 21 | 1 | 0833 | 10 | 5 | Simon Bryan Delgany | Delgany |
| 2 | Ben Best Rathmore | Rathmore | |||||
| 29 | Alan Lowry Esker Hills | Esker Hills | |||||
| 47 | 10 | 0833 | 1 | 42 | Ian O'Rourke The Royal Dublin | The Royal Dublin | |
| 46 | William Russell Clandeboye | Clandeboye | |||||
| 16 | Niall Foley Island | Island | |||||
| 1339 | 22 | 1 | 0842 | 10 | 39 | Thomas O'Connor Athlone | Athlone |
| 30 | Sean Maloney Dunmurry Springs | Dunmurry Springs | |||||
| 34 | Lee McMillan Craddockstown | Craddockstown | |||||
| 48 | 10 | 0842 | 1 | 35 | Desmond Morgan Mullingar | Mullingar | |
| 26 | David Lally Mullingar | Mullingar | |||||
| 14 | Chris Drumm The Royal Dublin | The Royal Dublin | |||||
| 1348 | 23 | 1 | 0851 | 10 | 21 | Stephen Healy Claremorris | Claremorris |
| 2 | Sean Barry Fota Island | Fota Island | |||||
| 35 | James Monaghan The Royal Dublin | The Royal Dublin | |||||
| 49 | 10 | 0851 | 1 | 34 | Tiarnan McLarnon Massereene | Massereene | |
| 49 | Neville Steedman Courtown | Courtown | |||||
| 19 | Jonathan Gourley Shandon Park | Shandon Park | |||||
| 1357 | 24 | 1 | 0900 | 10 | 22 | Shane Hogan Nenagh | Nenagh |
| 18 | Alex Gleeson Castle | Castle | |||||
| 13 | Alan Dowling Hermitage | Hermitage | |||||
| 50 | 10 | 0900 | 1 | 33 | Shane McGlynn Carton House | Carton House | |
| 7 | David Carey Carton House | Carton House | |||||
| 32 | Kenny McGarry Castlemartyr | Castlemartyr | |||||
| 1406 | 25 | 1 | 0909 | 10 | 20 | Stuart Grehan Tullamore | Tullamore |
| 8 | Theo Coffey Slieve Russell | Slieve Russell | |||||
| 38 | Padhraic O'Brien Co. Louth | Co. Louth | |||||
| 51 | 10 | 0909 | 1 | 6 | Robert Cannon Balbriggan | Balbriggan | |
| 19 | Aaron Grant Dundalk | Dundalk | |||||
| 44 | Ally Purdy Ballyclare | Ballyclare | |||||
| 1415 | 26 | 1 | 0918 | 10 | 32 | Gary McDermott Carton House | Carton House |
| 7 | Chris Carroll Shandon Park | Shandon Park | |||||
| 49 | Kevin Stack Dungarvan | Dungarvan | |||||
| 52 | 10 | 0918 | 1 | 23 | Gary Hurley West Waterford | West Waterford | |
| 41 | Declan O'Neill Carton House | Carton House | |||||
| 4 | Daniel Brennan Shannon | Shannon |
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