Mew leads Irish Seniors by three
Alan Mew (England) driving at the 6th tee during the final round of the 2018 Irish Seniors Amateur Open Championship at Concra Wood Golf. Picture by Pat Cashman
England’s Alan Mew made an eagle and six birdies in a six-under 65 to lead the Irish Amateur Open after the opening round at Belvoir Park.
He leads by three strokes from Wales’ Nigel Evans and Royal Curragh’s Alan Egan with the 2017 champion, Welshman Nick Grimmitt, tied for third on one-under with Hong Kong’s Douglas Williams.
Castlemartyr’s John O’Brien was fifth on level par after a 71 with Royal Dublin’s Noel McGrane, Portstewart’s Ansley Stewart and Westport’s Liam Halpin in an 11-strong group on one-over.
Irish Seniors Amateur Open, Belvoir Park GC (Par 71)
65 A Mew (Eng);
68 N Evans (Wal), A Egan (Royal Curragh);
70 N Grimmitt (Wal), D Williams (HKG);
71 J O'Brien (Castlemartyr);
72 M Stones (Eng), N McGrane (Royal Dublin), A Stewart (Portstewart), S Ostrom (Eng), G Bradley (Eng), I Clarke (Eng), T Foster (Eng), G Rees (Wal), B Florence (Eng), I Attoe (Eng), L Halpin (Westport);
73 N Self (Eng), R Jones (Wal), T Hawkings (Eng), A Brewer (Eng), T McClements (Clandeboye), T Gray (Eng), J Ambridge (Eng);
74 D Nelson (Eng), J Mitchell (Tramore), P Bramall (Eng), M Warren (Royal Cinque Ports);
75 D Hannis (Eng), I Smyth (Clandeboye), L Bruckner (Eng), A Hogan (Eng), M Grimley (Eng), G Wilson (Calcot Park), A Brannock (Newlands), N Gold (Sco), J Coupe (Eng), A Ennis (Bright Castle), T Crawley (Eng);
76 F O'Donoghue (Belvoir Park), R Clark (Eng), J McWilliams (Naas), A Lilley (Ballyclare), D Cameron (Eng), P Cowley (Cork), P Graham (Eng), C Walshe (Dundalk), E Rogers (Dundalk);
77 B O'Leary (Greystones), R Elmes (Eng), P Lyons (Cork), S Graham (Doneraile), S McGarry (Ballymena ), T Whittaker (Eng), D Cromie (Eng), G Jones (Wal), P Wharton (Eng), I Crowther (Eng), C Wilson (Sco);
78 B Donlon (Birr), E Heywood (City of Derry ), B Rigby (Wal), J Gilbert (Malone), S Pond (Eng), M Chambers (Royal Dublin), B Whitaker (Elm Park), H Smyth (Mourne), K Sheehy (Athlone), R Fitzgerald (Tramore), J Johnston (Eng);
79 D Brabazon (Balbriggan), J Browne (Belvoir Park), M Rourke (Ardglass), T Griffin (Corballis Links), C Murphy (Clandeboye), R Timlin (Galway), D Conway (Eng), K Stevenson (Banbridge), M Windebank (Portstewart), N Mannion (Dun Laoghaire), G Davis (USA);
80 E Murphy (Royal Curragh), J McMeekin (Massereene), A Whittaker (Eng), K Knightly (Royal Dublin), J Coey (Clandeboye), A Williams (Wal), G Forrest (Eng), W Doggart (Clandeboye);
81 O O'Herlihy (Eng), P Cunningham (Eng), M O'Neill (Clonmel), P Stevenson (Ballymena), B O'Malley (Royal Dublin), P Morris (Douglas), I Hall (Shandon Park), R Fox (Eng);
82 T Brown (Eng), T Browne (Belvoir Park), J Dowey (Lurgan ), S Bell (Gracehill), M Ahern (Skerries), J Crowley (The Island), S East (Eng), A Wright (Eng), C Mcilroy (Holywood), K Bieschke (USA);
83 T Price (Eng), J Armstrong (Greenisland), J Cassidy (Betchworth Park), M McCormick (West Middlesex);
84 W Todd (Blackwood), T Tyrrell (The Heath), D O'Loughlin (Galway Bay), M Gwyther (Wal), T Byrne (Greystones);
85 N Woods (Bangor), M Bryans (Shandon Park), R McDowell (Royal Belfast), L Loney (Hilton Templepatrick), R Loney (Tandragee), P Houston (Galgorm Castle), D Wilson (Royal Co. Down), J Garvey (Seapoint);
86 V Smyth (Co. Louth), P Christie (Portstewart), B Hobson (Malone);
89 H Purvis (Eng);
91 M Trees (Eng), C Curtis (Newlands);
NR G Alford (Royal Portrush);
WD A Atkinson (Eng).
