Leinster Youths: Mullarney hits the front at Charlesland
An archive picture of Galway's Ronan Mullarney. Picture: Pat Cashman
Just four players in the 98-strong field broke par as Galway international Ronan Mullarney hit the front at the halfway stage of the Leinster Youths Amateur Open Championship at Charlesland in Wicklow.
The flame-haired Connacht talent made his fourth birdie of the day at the 18th for a second successive 72 and a two stroke lead over Carton House's Sean Walsh on level par.
Overnight leader Peter McKeever, who had three eagles in a first round 68, followed up with an eventful 80 but remains well in touch on four over.
The cut fell at 11 over 155 with five of the 13 players on that mark missing out on count back.
Carton House's Darragh Flynn had a best of the day 70 (12 shots better than his first round) to move up to 21st on eight over while Charlesland's Keith Murphy and Kinsale's John Murphy carded one under 71s to share third on three over 147 with Bushfoot's Owen Crooks (75) and Mullarney's Galway clubmate Colm Hughes (75).
Leinster Youth Amateur Open 2015
Charlesland Golf Club (Par 72) CSS R1 74 R2 73
144 Ronan Mullarney (Galway Golf Club) 72 72
146 Sean Walsh (Carton House) 74 72
147 Keith Murphy (Charlesland) 76 71, John Murphy (Kinsale) 76 71, Owen Crooks (Bushfoot) 72 75, Colm Hughes (Galway Golf Club) 72 75
148 Colin Woodroofe (Blainroe Golf Club) 75 73, Peter McKeever (Castle) 68 80
149 Sean Desmond (Monkstown Golf Club) 78 71, Jamie Dunne (Borris Golf Club) 77 72, David Foy (Laytown & Bettystown) 76 73, Jordan Hood (Galgorm Castle) 74 75
150 Marc Nolan (Delgany) 78 72, Liam Grehan (Mullingar) 76 74, Adam Mulhall (Ardglass Golf Club) 75 75, Jack Walsh (Castle) 72 78
151 Matthew Grehan (Tullamore) 77 74, Paul Tobin (Cork Golf Club) 77 74, Conor Keown (Greystones) 77 74, Ross Mohan (Balcarrick) 72 79
152 Darragh Flynn (Carton House) 82 70, Sam Lewis (Greystones) 79 73, Jack Blake (The Island) 76 76, Ted Collins (Dun Laoghaire) 75 77, Neil McKinstry (Cairndhu) 75 77, Andrew Mulholland (Castlerock Golf Club) 74 78
153 Jack McDonnell (Forrest Little.) 79 74, Mark MacGrath (Limerick Golf Club) 78 75, Shane Mc Dermott (Co. Cavan Golf Club) 76 77, Robbie Hynes (The Royal Dublin) 75 78, John Bolger (Courtown) 75 78
154 Craig Bolger (Carlow Golf Club) 82 72, Matthew Fitzsimons (Ardglass Golf Club) 77 77
155 Michael Ryan (New Ross Golf Club) 82 73, Jason Murphy (Warrenpoint) 80 75, Ryan Corry (Clandeboye) 80 75, Kevin Power (Kilkenny Golf Club) 79 76, Max Thallon (Bangor Golf Club) 79 76, Alastair McQuillan (Cushendall Golf Club) 79 76 , Matthew McGowan (Donegal Golf Club) 78 77
Non Qualifiers
155 Sean Doyle (Athlone) 78 77, Dominic Pollock (Belvoir Park) 78 77, Conor Ryan (Dun Laoghaire) 77 78, Evan Farrell (Ardee) 77 78, Mark Healy (Kinsale) 76 79, Ross Steedman (Balcarrick) 76 79
156 Adam Price (Delgany) 80 76, Dylan Brophy (Castleknock) 79 77, Craig Melvin (Corrstown) 78 78, Rory Murphy (Dun Laoghaire) 77 79, Conor Coyne (Youghal Golf Club) 76 80, Darragh O'Connor (Fota Island) 72 84
157 Eoin O'Hehir (Naas) 82 75, John McCarthy (Stackstown) 81 76, Erik Jonasson (Sweden) 75 82
158 Jamie Foley (Letterkenny Golf Club) 84 74, Jake Whelan (Newlands) 82 76, Robert Williams (Cork Golf Club) 82 76, Brian Murtagh (Gort Golf Club) 81 77, Eoin Conway (West Waterford) 78 80, Oisin Fleming (Bray) 77 81
159 Paul Murphy (Rosslare) 77 82
160 Cameron Raymond (Newlands) 83 77, Mark Power (Kilkenny Golf Club) 83 77, Sean Murphy (Charlesland) 81 79, Brian Doran (Palmerstown Stud) 80 80, William Small (Tandragee Golf Club) 78 82, Conor Rice (Athlone) 77 83, Luke Robinson (Bundoran Golf Club) 76 84, Jack Patton (Letterkenny Golf Club) 74 86
161 Jack Brophy (The Royal Dublin) 85 76, Marc McCormack (Ashbourne) 82 79, Daniel Cosgrove (Kilcock Golf Club) 82 79, John Corbett Jnr (Thurles) 82 79, Charlie Denvir (Milltown) 81 80, Paul Twohig (Fota Island) 80 81
162 Jamie Keenan (Woodbrook) 81 81, Marc Boucher (Carton House) 81 81, Eoin J O'Brien (Clontarf Golf Club) 80 82
163 Darragh Hobbs (Courtown) 87 76, James Temple (Portmarnock) 85 78, Darragh Crawford (Bundoran Golf Club) 84 79, Conor Mooney (Black Bush) 80 83
164 Mark Doogue (Baltinglass Golf Club) 85 79, Oisin Devereux (Carton House) 85 79, Craig Foley (Cork Golf Club) 85 79, Harry Duggan (Kilkenny Golf Club) 83 81, Adam McCormick (Scrabo Golf Club) 83 81, Daniel Brennan (Shannon) 81 83, David Clince (Craddockstown) 79 85, Sean Kestell (Charlesland) 78 86
165 Paul Kelly (Glasson Golf Club) 89 76
166 Luke Cummins (West Waterford) 86 80, Robert Moran (Castle) 83 83
171 Robert Browne (Castle) 84 87
DW/WD Daniel Curry (Coollattin Golf Club) DQ, Gary Lawlor (Beaverstown Golf Club) DQ, Darragh Conlon (Athenry) 78 WD, Rory Williamson (Holywood Golf Club) 79 WD, Jamie Knipe (Royal Portrush) 83 WD, Roy O Neill (Borris Golf Club) WD
