Albatross gives Johnston Irish Youths lead
Chris Johnston (Perranporth) on the third tee during round two of the Irish Youths Amateur Close Championship at Ardglass Picture: Thos Caffrey / www.golffile.ie
An albatross two at the ninth hole propelled Perranporth's Chris Johnston into the lead at the Irish Youths Amateur Close Championship at Ardglass, writes the GUI.
In testing afternoon conditions Johnston carded a level-par 70 for a total of 145, one shot clear of Peter Kerr, Ben Graham and Thomas Mulligan, all of whom took advantage of kinder earlier conditions to card rounds of 69, 69 and 70 respectively.
First round leader Sean Flanagan is still in the hunt despite taking nine at the long 15th, finishing with a birdie and two pars for a 76 and a three-shot deficit with 36 holes to play.
Galway's Ronan Mullarney, Carton House's Darragh Flynn and Esker Hills' Alan Lowry are all two shots adrift on seven over, while Flanagan is joined by David Carey a shot further back.
Irish Youths Amateur Close Championship, Ardglass Golf Club, Thursday 28th August
Scores after Round 2
CSS Rd 1 = 73 R/O
CSS Rd 2 = 71
145 Chris Johnston (Perranporth) 75 70
146 Peter Kerr (Royal Portrush) 77 69, Ben Graham (Scrabo) 77 69, Thomas Mulligan (Laytown & Bettystown) 76 70
147 Ronan Mullarney (Galway) 75 72, Darragh Flynn (Carton House) 75 72, Alan Lowry (Esker Hills) 74 73
148 David Carey (Carton House) 74 74, Sean Flanagan (Co. Sligo) 72 76
149 Tommy O'Driscoll (Ring Of Kerry) 79 70, Andrew Mulholland (Castlerock) 74 75, Neil McKinstry (Cairndhu) 74 75
150 Marc Nolan (Delgany) 81 69, Ben Murray (Waterford Castle) 79 71, Michael Burke (Ballinrobe) 78 72, Kyle Mccarron (North West) 76 74
151 Bill Murray (Waterford Castle) 78 73, Matthew McClean (Balmoral) 77 74, Alex Gleeson (Castle) 75 76
152 Ross Steedman (Courtown) 77 75
153 Dan Hinds (City of Derry) 82 71, Jamie Fletcher (Warrenpoint) 80 73, Jamie Stothers (Tandragee) 75 78, Niall Foley (The Island) 74 79
154 Ross McKeever (Castle) 83 71, Mark Kerrigan (Old Conna) 82 72, James McVicker (Knock) 81 73, Mark MacGrath (Limerick) 81 73, Liam Grehan (Mullingar) 80 74
155 Owen Crooks (Bushfoot) 80 75, Stuart Bleakley (Shandon Park) 80 75, Matthew Murphy (Clandeboye) 79 76
Missed Cut
156 Rob Brazill (Naas) 85 71, Ryan O'Doherty (Enniscrone) 83 73, Craig Melvin (Corrstown) 79 77, Eoghan O'Donovan (Craddockstown) 78 78
157 James Lindsay (North West) 84 73, Brian Crowdle (Kilkenny) 83 74, Evan Farrell (Ardee) 82 75, Luke Cummins (West Waterford) 82 75, Jake Whelan (Newlands) 82 75, James Hewitt (Tandragee) 81 76, Dominic Pollock (Belvoir Park) 81 76, Conor Coyne (Youghal) 80 77
158 Gary Ward (Kinsale) 84 74, Dale Jackson (Massereene) 82 76, Peter McKeever (Castle) 81 77, Harry Scott (Castle) 79 79, Rory Williamson (Holywood) 78 80
159 Aaron D'arcy (Ballinrobe) 83 76, Andrew Keenan (Dundalk) 81 78, Adam Mulhall (Ardglass) 80 79, Jack McDonnell (Forrest Little.) 79 80, Liam Harnett (Milltown) 78 81, Ted Collins (Dun Laoghaire) 77 82
163 Alan Fahy (Bray) 85 78, Keith Coyle (Athlone) 84 79
164 Cathal Butler (Kinsale) 86 78, Sean O’Connor (Carton House) 86 78, Alec Myles (Newlands) 86 78, Eoin O'Brien (Clontarf) 83 81, Luke Robinson (Bundoran) 82 82
166 Karl Eccles (Clandeboye) 88 78
167 Darragh Fitzgerald (Limerick) 87 80
168 Devin Morley (Oughterard) 87 81
Draw for Rounds 3 & 4
- 07:30 & 12:30: Matthew Murphy (1) Clandeboye & Stuart Bleakley (1) Shandon Park
- 07:39 & 12:39: Owen Crooks (1) Bushfoot & Liam Grehan (1) Mullingar & Mark MacGrath (2) Limerick
- 07:48 & 12:48: James McVicker (1) Knock & Mark Kerrigan (1) Old Conna & Ross McKeever (3) Castle
- 07:57 & 12:57: Niall Foley (0) The Island & Jamie Stothers (1) Tandragee & Jamie Fletcher (1) Warrenpoint
- 08:06 & 13:06: Dan Hinds (1) City of Derry & Ross Steedman (2) Courtown & Alex Gleeson (-2) Castle
- 08:15 & 13:15: Matthew McClean (-1) Balmoral & Bill Murray (2) Waterford Castle & Kyle Mccarron (0) North West
- 08:24 & 13:24: Michael Burke (2) Ballinrobe & Ben Murray (1) Waterford Castle & Marc Nolan (0) Delgany
- 08:33 & 13:33: Neil McKinstry (1) Cairndhu & Andrew Mulholland (2) Castlerock & Tommy O'Driscoll (0) Ring Of Kerry
- 08:42 & 13:42: Sean Flanagan (-1) Co. Sligo & David Carey (-0) Carton House & Alan Lowry (-1) Esker Hills
- 08:51 & 13:51: Darragh Flynn (1) Carton House & Ronan Mullarney (-1) Galway & Thomas Mulligan (1) Laytown & Bettystown
- 09:00 & 14:00: Ben Graham (3) Scrabo & Peter Kerr (1) Royal Portrush & Chris Johnston (-1) Perranporth
