Hood wins Ulster Youths by six
Jordan Hood during last year's Irish Amateur Close Championship at Tramore Golf Club. (20/05/2015). Picture by Pat Cashman
Jordan Hood capitalised on his excellent run of form to cruise to an emphatic six-shot win in the Ulster Youths Championship at Galgorm Castle.
The Galgorm Castle and Maynooth University golfer closed with a one over 71 to finish on three over 283 with Newlands' Jake Whelan, another in-form player, taking second place on 289 after a 71.
Ulster Youths Championship 2016, Galgorm Castle Golf Club (Par 70)
283 Jordan Hood (Galgorm Castle) 72 70 70 71
289 Jake Whelan (Newlands) 71 74 73 71
290 Kyle McCarron (North West) 75 73 69 73, Jason Murphy (Greenore) 68 76 76 70, Jack Walsh (Castle) 68 74 76 72
291 Luke Donnelly (Kilkenny) 76 74 71 70, Adam McCormick (Scrabo) 73 74 72 72
292 Jamie Fletcher (Warrenpoint) 81 72 66 73, Gavin Fitzmaurice (Balcarrick) 69 80 73 70
293 Peter Kerr (Royal Portrush) 73 75 75 70, Jack McDonnell (Forrest Little.) 73 75 70 75
295 Dale Jackson (Massereene) 71 78 76 70
296 Matthew Fitzsimons (Ardglass) 74 76 76 70, Neil McKinstry (Cairndhu) 73 76 75 72, Peter McKeever (Castle) 73 73 76 74, Adam Mulhall (Ardglass) 72 77 70 77
297 Craig Bolger (Carlow) 76 77 71 73, Rory Williamson (Holywood) 71 74 73 79
298 Marc McCormack (Ashbourne) 77 75 74 72, Liam Grehan (Mullingar) 74 79 70 75, Ross Steedman (Courtown) 70 77 71 80
299 Jack Blake (Island) 70 72 81 76
300 Daniel Reilly (Galgorm Castle) 76 76 74 74, Paul Murphy (Rosslare) 75 78 75 72, Alec Myles (Newlands) 72 74 79 75, Dominic Pollock (Belvoir Park) 71 75 76 78
301 Jack Madden (Dungannon) 80 72 76 73, Simon Irwin (Holywood) 74 74 75 78, Marc Norton (Belvoir Park) 73 82 75 71
302 David Cunningham (Tandragee) 81 73 75 73, Jonathan Quinn (Island) 75 74 79 74, Patrick Brennan (Belvoir Park) 74 75 78 75
303 Andrew Clegg (Donaghadee) 73 73 76 81
304 Hugh Foley (The Royal Dublin) 77 73 76 78, Pauraic McNelis (Fintona) 77 71 77 79
305 John Cleary (Elm Park) 78 78 76 73, Eoghan Collins (Laytown & Bettystown) 76 73 81 75, James McVicker (Knock) 71 83 75 76
306 Patrick Cunnane (Malone) 80 73 79 74, Colin Woodroofe (Blainroe) 74 76 80 76, Ryan McNelis (Fintona) 72 81 77 76
307 Ashley Emerson (Ardglass) 76 78 74 79
308 Christopher Morrison (Rockmount) 75 80 72 81
310 D K Scott (Royal Belfast) 79 74 83 74
311 Christopher McLaughlin (Cushendall) 71 83 82 75
314 Conor Glennon (Glasson) 79 74 81 80, Jordan Logue (Hilton Templepatrick) 77 74 79 84
315 Damian Mulhern (Donegal) 78 78 79 80
316 Shane O'connor (Castlebar) 77 76 78 85
317 Thomas Beaumont (Bangor) 76 79 80 82, Deaglan Pollock (Belvoir Park) 75 78 79 85
NR/WD Ronan O'Callaghan (Mannan Castle) 76 77 72 NR, Matthew Bertenshaw (Royal Portrush) 84 NR, Josh Lockhart (Banbridge) NR NR, Darragh Crawford (Bundoran) 81 NR, Jack Mckenna (Downpatrick) 82 NR, Max Thallon (Bangor) 87 NR, Ted Harman (Balmoral) NR, Thomas Stout (Royal Belfast) 77 DQ, Ben Graham (Knock) 78 WD, Peter Cummins (Lurgan) 75 WD, Campbell Rodgers (Royal Portrush) 83 WD
Non-qualifiers
149 William Small (Tandragee) 74 75
156 Mark McKenna (Dun Laoghaire) 81 75, Jason McCann (Lurgan) 76 80
157 Michael McGurk (Warrenpoint) 78 79, Gabriel Gribben (Fortwilliam) 77 80, Jason Conway (Donegal) 77 80, Eamonn McAleer (Omagh) 76 81, Christopher Morgan (Dunmurry) 75 82
158 Henry Clark (Shandon Park) 84 74, Liam Jennings (Balmoral) 82 76, Nathan Kernaghan (Massereene) 82 76, Fergus Bannon (Ardglass) 81 77, Ross Latimer (Knock) 81 77, Sam Sweeney (Ireland) 75 83
159 Stewart McCaw (Royal Belfast) 80 79, Niall Doran (Mourne) 78 81, Andrew Mulholland (Castlerock) 78 81, Chris Black (Dunmurry) 76 83
160 Ryan Thompson (Greenacres) 82 78, David McAleenon (Lisburn) 82 78, James Temple (Portmarnock) 81 79, Ben Beaumont (Bangor) 80 80, Brian Jnr Fehily (Newlands) 78 82, Aaron Lennie (Clandeboye) 76 84
161 Aaron Latus (Mourne) 81 80, Caolan Murphy (Greenore) 78 83, Thomas Dillon (Mourne) 78 83, Dara Gilmore (Clandeboye) 76 85
163 James Mccormick (Grange) 84 79
164 Ciaran Lagan (Kilrea) 84 80, Rhys Goodhall (Hilton Templepatrick) 83 81, Jack Montgomery (Fintona) 82 82
165 Conor Hagan (Clandeboye) 83 82, Ross Murphy (Clandeboye) 79 86
166 Philip O'Sullivan (Malone) 85 81, Louis Anthony (Shandon Park) 83 83, Ian Smith (Island) 82 84, Niall Mccormick (Grange) 81 85, Conor McDonald (Lurgan) 81 85, Toby McCandless (Royal Belfast) 78 88, Ross Winning (Greenisland) 77 89
167 Jake Carson (Ballymena) 79 88
168 Dean Mulligan (Greenore) 86 82, Conor O'mara (Elm Park) 84 84
169 Macauley Toolan (Balmoral) 85 84, Ward Farrell (Shandon Park) 85 84
170 Scott Young (Fintona) 83 87, Danny Madden (Dungannon) 82 88
171 Michael Morgan (Mourne) 90 81, Gary Trotter (Aughnacloy) 85 86
172 Peter Rolston (Shandon Park) 85 87, Thomas Gracey (Dunmurry) 85 87, Gareth Hogan (Island) 85 87
173 Scott Nelson (Banbridge) 85 88, Jack Corr (Portarlington) 85 88
175 Daniel Devlin (Fota Island) 87 88
181 Danny Williamson (Mourne) 94 87, Nathaniel Bailie (Shandon Park) 93 88
77 Sean- Joe Rooney (Fortwilliam) 77
79 Alastair McQuillan (Cushendall) 79, Simon Kerrigan (Old Conna) 79
81 Christopher Mcknight (Lisburn) 81
86 Andrew Glass (Castlerock) 86
88 Jack Johnston (Clandeboye) 88
