Watch out for Lowry at Esker Hills
Alan Lowry in action at the East of Ireland Amateur Open earlier this month. Picture: Thos Caffrey / www.golffile.ie
Tied second in last year's Irish Youths and a creditable 18th in the East of Ireland on Monday, Esker Hills' Alan Lowry might just be one to watch in next week's Sigma Wireless sponsored Leinster Youths at his home track.
The Offaly man is clearly a player on the rise as he showed with his closing 71 at Baltray.
He certainly won't be lacking for support from June 16-18 though his brother Shane, the European Tour player, won't be there as he plays in the US Open at Pinehurst No 2.
The two-time European Tour winner took time out on Monday to watch his little brother in the third round at County Louth. He shot a 75 in the morning but produced his first sub-par score of the week in the afternoon. Perhaps the absence of big brother is just what he needs.
Lowry in action in last year's Irish Youths at Claremorris. Picture: Thos Caffrey / www.golffile.ie
The list of former winners of the event is a Who's Who of Irish golf from inaugural winner Philip Walton in 1979 to Paul McGinley (1985 & '87), Gary Murphy (1990), Pádraig Harrington (1991), Graeme McDowell (2000) and Gareth Maybin (2001).
Shane Lowry will no doubt be well aware than his close pal Dara Lernihan was the first player to win the title back-to-back in 2006 and 2007. Could a Lowry finally get his name on the trophy?
Leinster Youths Amateur Open 2014, sponsored by Sigma Wireless, Esker Hills GC (June 16-18) Tee-times
| Time R1 | Match | Time R2 | Name | Club |
| 0800 | 1 | 1033 | Liam Harnett Milltown | Milltown |
| Ronan Hall United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | |||
| Jamie Keenan Old Conna | Old Conna | |||
| 0809 | 2 | 1042 | Marc Boucher Carton House | Carton House |
| Keith Murphy Charlesland | Charlesland | |||
| Darragh Fitzgerald Limerick | Limerick | |||
| 0818 | 3 | 1051 | Alan Lowry Esker Hills | Esker Hills |
| Jack McDonnell Forrest Little. | Forrest Little. | |||
| Sean Doyle Athlone | Athlone | |||
| 0827 | 4 | 1100 | Matthew Kane Whitehead | Whitehead |
| Rob Brazill Naas | Naas | |||
| David Travers Carton House | Carton House | |||
| 0836 | 5 | 1109 | Jake Whelan Newlands | Newlands |
| Stephen Kinch Hollystown | Hollystown | |||
| Declan Kelly Hermitage | Hermitage | |||
| 0845 | 6 | 1118 | Daniel Brennan Shannon | Shannon |
| Daire Creavin Killeen Castle | Killeen Castle | |||
| Conor Harte Castle | Castle | |||
| 0854 | 7 | 1127 | Jonathan Yates Naas | Naas |
| Cathal Butler Kinsale | Kinsale | |||
| Luke Donnelly Callan | Callan | |||
| 0903 | 8 | 1136 | Robbie Pierse Grange | Grange |
| Rory Williamson Holywood | Holywood | |||
| Max Thallon Bangor | Bangor | |||
| 0912 | 9 | 1145 | Paul McCarthy Mallow | Mallow |
| Bill Murray Waterford Castle | Waterford Castle | |||
| Daniel O'Connor Athlone | Athlone | |||
| 0921 | 10 | 1154 | Ronan Mullarney Galway | Galway |
| Jack Solan Rathsallagh | Rathsallagh | |||
| Eoghan McKeever Castle | Castle | |||
| 0930 | 11 | 1203 | Stephen McCarthy Black Bush | Black Bush |
| Conor Coyne Youghal | Youghal | |||
| Karl McCormack Portarlington | Portarlington | |||
| 0939 | 12 | 1212 | Jordan Hood Galgorm Castle | Galgorm Castle |
| Michael Ryan New Ross | New Ross | |||
| Dean Cafferty Carton House | Carton House | |||
| 0948 | 13 | 1221 | Eoghan O'Donovan Craddockstown | Craddockstown |
| Peter McKeever Castle | Castle | |||
| Alex Doyle Bray | Bray | |||
| 0957 | 14 | 1230 | Sean Maloney Dunmurry Springs | Dunmurry Springs |
| Conor Purcell Portmarnock | Portmarnock | |||
| Gavin Fitzmaurice Balcarrick | Balcarrick | |||
| 1006 | 15 | 1239 | Alex Gleeson Castle | Castle |
| Neil McKinstry Cairndhu | Cairndhu | |||
| Gerard MacNamara Portmarnock | Portmarnock | |||
| 1015 | 16 | 1248 | Matthew McClean Balmoral | Balmoral |
| Kieran Lynch Skibbereen & West Carbery | Skibbereen & West Carbery | |||
| Jack Howard Fota Island | Fota Island | |||
| 1024 | 17 | 1257 | Johannes Diederichs Germany | Germany |
| Iain Collins Bray | Bray | |||
| Jonathan Greer Greenisland | Greenisland | |||
| 1033 | 18 | 0800 | Stuart Bleakley Shandon Park | Shandon Park |
| Robert Browne Castle | Castle | |||
| Jason Conway Donegal | Donegal | |||
| 1042 | 19 | 0809 | Blane Lynch Ballinrobe | Ballinrobe |
| Colin Woodroofe Blainroe | Blainroe | |||
| Luke Cummins West Waterford | West Waterford | |||
| 1051 | 20 | 0818 | Darragh Hogan Killeen Castle | Killeen Castle |
| Harry Scott Castle | Castle | |||
| Jack Doherty Westmanstown | Westmanstown | |||
| 1100 | 21 | 0827 | Dan Cummins Co. Meath | Co. Meath |
| Daniel Cosgrove Kilcock | Kilcock | |||
| Darragh Conlon Athenry | Athenry | |||
| 1109 | 22 | 0836 | Marc Nolan Delgany | Delgany |
| Luke Robinson Bundoran | Bundoran | |||
| David Brazil Castle Barna | Castle Barna | |||
| 1118 | 23 | 0845 | Cian Dullaghan Greenore | Greenore |
| Ross Dutton Tandragee | Tandragee | |||
| Mark Power Kilkenny | Kilkenny | |||
| 1127 | 24 | 0854 | Tommy O'Driscoll Ring Of Kerry | Ring Of Kerry |
| James O'Meara Slievenamon | Slievenamon | |||
| Dale Jackson Hilton Templepatrick | Hilton Templepatrick | |||
| 1136 | 25 | 0903 | Andrew Magee Powerscourt | Powerscourt |
| Ross McKeever Castle | Castle | |||
| Eric Byrne Birr | Birr | |||
| 1145 | 26 | 0912 | Alec Myles Newlands | Newlands |
| Oisin Devereux Carton House | Carton House | |||
| Lee O'Meara Castle Barna | Castle Barna | |||
| 1154 | 27 | 0921 | Craig Melvin Corrstown | Corrstown |
| Conor Keown Greystones | Greystones | |||
| Gareth Carr Mullingar | Mullingar | |||
| 1203 | 28 | 0930 | David Foy Laytown & Bettystown | Laytown & Bettystown |
| Michael Abram Cairndhu | Cairndhu | |||
| Conor Slevin New Forest | New Forest | |||
| 1212 | 29 | 0939 | Stephen Watts Cairndhu | Cairndhu |
| Sean O'Connor Carton House | Carton House | |||
| Eoin J O'Brien Clontarf | Clontarf | |||
| 1221 | 30 | 0948 | Keagan Cummings Elm Park | Elm Park |
| Marc McKinstry Cairndhu | Cairndhu | |||
| Dan Hinds City of Derry | City of Derry | |||
| 1230 | 31 | 0957 | Ryan McKinstry Cairndhu | Cairndhu |
| Jamie Fletcher Warrenpoint | Warrenpoint | |||
| Eoin Cantwell Kilkenny | Kilkenny | |||
| 1239 | 32 | 1006 | Evan Farrell Ardee | Ardee |
| Matthew McGowan Ballybofey & Stranorlar | Ballybofey & Stranorlar | |||
| Jack Blake Forrest Little. | Forrest Little. | |||
| 1248 | 33 | 1015 | James Lindsay North West | North West |
| Brian Crowdle Kilkenny | Kilkenny | |||
| Christopher Morgan Dunmurry | Dunmurry | |||
| 1257 | 34 | 1024 | Niall Foley The Island | The Island |
| Ryan Long Cairndhu | Cairndhu | |||
| Eoin Kelly Co. Meath | Co. Meath |
