Knightly five back in Kerry Scratch Cup defence
Tralee Golf Club
When the 2015 Kerry Scratch Cup was launched, we wondered who could beat defending champion Richard Knightly around spectacular Tralee over 54 holes. So far nine players are pulling it off.
The Royal Dublin man, a shock semi-finalist in last year's "South", did the crucial bit by making the cut for the top 21 after 376 holes, carding rounds of 73 and 75 for 11th place on four over 148.
Darren P O'Sullivan (71 72) and the big hitting Castlemartyr left-hander Mark Shanahan (69 74) are tied for the lead on one under 143, one clear of Waterford's Eanna Griffin and former Challenge Tour player Justin Kehoe.
Kerry Scratch Cup, Tralee
After 36 holes - Qualifiers
1 Darren P O'Sullivan 71 72 143
2 Mark Shanahan 69 74 143
3 Eanna Griffin 74 71 145
4 Justin Kehoe 72 73 145
5 Jack Pierse 75 71 146
6 Eugene Smith 73 73 146
7 Dave Reddan 77 70 147
8 Raymond Kelly 74 73 147
9 Jonathan Yates 74 73 147
10 Paul McCarthy 74 73 147
11 Tommy O'Driscoll 75 73 148
12 Richard Knightly 73 75 148
13 John Hickey 72 76 148
14 Fergal O'Sullivan 77 72 149
15 Mark Morrissey 77 72 149
16 Ian Spillane 76 73 149
17 Eoghan O'Donnell 76 73 149
18 Edward Stack 75 74 149
19 Sean Ryan 74 75 149
20 Gerard Dunne 72 77 149
21 Gerard Deegan 72 77 149
Non-qualifiers
22 Jeff Hopkins 80 70 150
23 Declan Reidy 73 78 151
24 David O'Driscoll 74 78 152
25 Jonathan McDonnell 79 74 153
26 Thomas Mulligan 80 74 154
27 Hannes Boch 77 77 154
28 David McMahon 75 79 154
29 Andrew McCormack 81 74 155
30 Daniel Dore 79 76 155
31 Colum Kenny 78 78 156
32 Colm Crowley 77 79 156
33 Rory Hill 75 81 156
34 Mark MacGrath 73 83 156
35 Ruairi Kennelly 81 76 157
36 Robbie Pierse 77 80 157
37 Conor Byrne 80 78 158
38 Peter Sheehan 80 78 158
39 Oisin Fitzgerald 80 78 158
40 Oisin Devereux 77 81 158
41 Anton O'Callaghan 80 79 159
42 Shane McGlynn 78 81 159
43 Senan Carroll 81 80 161
44 Eric Dunlea 80 82 162
45 Declan O' Loughlin 80 82 162
46 Mike Sugrue 80 84 164
47 Tristan O'Rourke 80 86 166
48 Randal Cross 82 85 167
49 Bryan Dore 89 80 169
50 Thomas Healy 86 89 175
51 Aonghus Gannon 87 89 176
52 Darragh Fitzgerald -- 76
53 Garry O'Flaherty 80 --
NR James Cronin 84 NR NR; Keith Egan 76 NR NR; Pat Fitzpatrick 81 NR NR; David Hennebery 73 NR NR; Eoghan O'Loughlin 84 NR NR.
12 June 12 CSS = 74 [Par = 72, SSS = 73].
13 June CSS = 73 [Par = 72, SSS = 73].
