Abernethy cruises to three-shot win in Leinster Under 15s
Kevin McIntyre (Chairman, Leinster Golf, GUI) presenting Robert Abernethy (Dun Laoghaire) with the Leinster Boys Under 15 Close Championship trophy after his victory at Ashbourne Golf Club (07/07/2014). Also in the picture are Jerome Clancy (Leinster Golf) and Tom Mulcahy (Captain, Ashbourne Golf Club). Picture by Pat Cashman
Dun Laoghaire's Robert Abernethy — playing off a handicap of eight — fired a sensational, one-under par 70 to cruise to an emphatic three-shot victory in the Leinster Boys Under 15 Close Championship at Ashbourne Golf Club.
Abernethy start strongly with three birdies in the first four holes and despite a double bogey on fifth, he covered the remaining 13 holes in level par to win by three strokes from Forrest Little's James Temple.
Third prize (on a countback) went to Milltown's Charlie Denvir with two nines of 37 for a three over 74. The Under 14 Category Prize was won by Sean Dowling (Beaverstown) with a round of 74 with the Under 13 prize going to Elm Park's Robert Galligan, who shot 77.
Rosslare's Brendan Rossiter had a hole in one with a seven-iron on the 16th hole.
Leinster Boys Under 15 Close Championship 2014 at Ashbourne Golf Club
Sponsored by Titleist Footjoy
Par 71 SSS 70 CSS 70
Final Results
70 Robert Abernethy (Dun Laoghaire)
73 James Temple (Forrest Little.)
74 Seán Dowling (Beaverstown), Charlie Denvir (Milltown), John Murphy (Esker Hills), John Brady (Rosslare), Cameron Raymond (Newlands)
75 Brendan Rossiter (Rosslare), Connor Mulholland (Mount Juliet)
76 Zachariah Glynn (Bray), Aaron Donnelly (Forrest Little.), Mark Power (Kilkenny), Donie Groome (Edenderry)
77 Robert Galligan (Elm Park), Sean Kestell (Charlesland), Shane Kearney (Esker Hills), Ross McCabe (Roganstown G & CC), Aaron Mee (Royal Tara), George Morgan (Grange), A.J. McCabe (Malahide), Darren Quinn (Edenderry), Mark Travers (Carton House)
78 Jack Small (Elm Park), Lorcan O'Sullivan (The Heritage), Adrian O'Connor (Milltown)
79 Luke Boore (Lucan), Thomas Mulligan (Laytown & Bettystown), Shane Bresnan (Woodbrook), Conor Glennon (Glasson), Barry Howlin (The Heritage)
80 Brian Staunton (Mount Juliet), Luke Merrigan (Bray), Jack McGarry (Rosslare)
81 Cian McCormack (Ashbourne), Richard Duggan (Kilkenny), Stephan Campbell (Ashbourne), Darragh Rochford (Bray), Paul Conroy (Enniscorthy), Luke Lynch (Naas), Jack Doherty (Westmanstown)
82 Patrick Somers (Grange), Harry Kelly (Castle), Tommy Smyth (Castle), David Duggan (Highfield), Evan Hollowed (Newlands)
83 Matthew Crumlish (Ashbourne), Stephen Murphy (Beaverstown), Sean Marks (Kilcock), Stephen Fitzgerald (Tullamore), Annraoi Collins (Laytown & Bettystown), Conor Liston (Black Bush), Daniel Tully (Royal Tara), Ryan Brady (Newbridge)
84 Shane Conroy (Mountrath), Niall Hearns (Mountrath), Niall Mc Cormick (Grange), Tom Kelly (The Heritage)
85 Jack P Walsh (Castle), Shane Cummins (Edenderry), Conor Grant (The Island), Jack Connolly (Portmarnock), Nathan O Brien (Rosslare), Oisin O'Meara (Glasson), Jamie Vard (Foxrock)
86 Joseph Byrne (Baltinglass)
87 James Murphy (The Island), Sean McCaughey (Dundalk), Sean Downes (Beaverstown), Niall Grant (The Island), Evan Dalton (Greystones)
88 Sean Laverty (Dundalk), David O'Reilly (Hollystown), Liam Dunphy (Woodbrook), James Dunne (Beaverstown)
89 Padraig Fallon (Dundalk), Tom Wallace (Killiney), Alex Smith (Co. Louth), Rory McGrath (Grange), Glen Byrne (Glasson), Jack Cullen (Mount Juliet)
90 Mark Duggan (Highfield), Liam Travers (Ardee), Eoin Carey (Milltown)
91 Harry Fanagan (Milltown), James Mc Cormick (Grange), Robert Moran (Castle), Ciaran Gregan (Forrest Little.), Sean Doyle (Black Bush)
92 Mark Clarke (Beaverstown), Stephen Murphy (Westmanstown), Eoghan O'Donnell (Roganstown G & CC)
93 Eric Casserly (Black Bush)
94 Steven Farrell (Beaverstown), Darren Daly (Forrest Little.), Jack Brown (The Heath), Philip Mangan (Beaverstown)
95 Luka Keyes (Glen of the Downs), Tom Laforgue (Beaverstown), Declan Roche (Beaverstown)
96 Finn Sullivan (Forrest Little.)
97 Tim Farrelly (Howth)
98 Simon Purcell (Ashbourne)
103 Jack McCarthy (The Island)
107 Joseph Walsh (Grange)
