Casey closes on Dunne in East
Paul Dunne (73) won the East of Ireland Championship by a stroke from Brian Casey (73) on six under par. Details to follow.
Paul Dunne adds his name to the East of Ireland roll of honour, one shot winner over Brian Casey. Irish Close and British Amateur next up.
Brian Keogh Mr & Mrs Dunne are alive and well despite their son’s best efforts to give them heart attacks on the back 9. #east13
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Paul Dunne shoots 73. Wins the #East13 by one from Brian Casey (72) on -6. pic.twitter.com/3gOeQLNo0j
Make that 25 ft for Dunne for birdie and the win. 2 putts will do…. #east13
Casey in to 6ft. Birdie chance. Dunne has 20 ft downhill right to left. And a 2 shot lead on 18. #east13
Both Casey and Dunne lay up nicely on 18. Dunne 2 clear on -6. #east13
Dunne lays up off tee. Philip Reid of The Irish Times dodges it nicely. He was standing in the left rough. #east13
Casey drives on 18. Fore left!!!!#east13
Dunne misses high. Double bogey. He’s 2 clear of Casey on -6. In rd3 he lost his tee shot on 18 and did well to make 6. Drama. #east13
Bad read by Casey. Makes par to remain -4. Dunne has 14ft uphill for bogey and 3 shot lead going to 18…. #east
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Tough downhill bunker shot for Dunne. He’s 12ft past. Could be a 1,2 or 3 shit swing here. #east13 pic.twitter.com/h0nY573d6D
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Dunne way left. With Casey 15 ft away he plops 2nd into sand. pic.twitter.com/YoH9GCvpSJ
Bogey for Brian Casey. Mysteriously failed to break. Dunne leads by 4 on -8 with 2 to go. #East13
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16. Dunne from 35ft for birdie. Short. He’ll remain -8. Casey has 10ft for par to stay -5. Grehan is +4. #East13 pic.twitter.com/oWkkwnkFTP
Casey catches bunker face with recovery and squirts into right rough. Dunne on the 16th dance floor in two. And he’s 3 clear on -8. #east13
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Dunne sensibly short of bunkers on 16. Brian Casey hits driver….bunker right! #east13 pic.twitter.com/mYRs5cu99r
Dunne stone dead. Remains -8 after 15. Knee trembler from 4ft for Casey to remain -5. Yes. #east13
Casey 4ft past. Eeiiii.
Turns out both Dunne and Casey 20ft just off the back. Casey chipping (-5) Dunne putting (-8). #east13
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Dunne finds back of 15th green 12-15ft. Nice shot of around 170. Casey just off the back. pic.twitter.com/ytHngemBrD
Casey’s ball afraid of the dark. Par to remain -5. Dunne now…. Fat grip putter. Birdie. Three clear again on -8. Four to play. #east13
@hayesronan I did pass geography. Both perhaps?
James Crawford @IrishGolfDesk @ShaneODonoghue US Open Qual Kevin Phelan current leader after 18 - many more to complete R1 http://goo.gl/HQeDb
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What a recovery shot by Dunne, trickles up to 2ft. Casey 12ft. #east13 pic.twitter.com/jxFyl2I01Y
14th Paul Dunne in lion country left, Casey, left semi. Grehan heading for Termonfeckin it appears. #east13 #nearlysqueakybumtime
Stuart Grehan putts on 13. Mourne mountains in the background, Dunne with 10ft for par @ County Louth… http://instagram.com/p/aGmAXChdTy/
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Brian Casey approach to 12. pic.twitter.com/Ur9Oh3MX30
Leaderboard Dunne -7 (after 65) Casey -5 (after 65) Morgan level (after 68) Best +3 (after 65)
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Paul Dunne, leader by 2, drives in 12. #east13 pic.twitter.com/Dlhd99hpQQ
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Paul Dunne, leader by 2, drives on 12. #east13 http://twitpic.com/cv3ly5
11th Dunne bogey -7, Casey par -5. Game on. #East13
Dunne finds the 11th in 3. In fact both Dunne and Casey just off left edge of green. #east13 @ County… http://instagram.com/p/aGhs2CBddW/
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Dunne miles left on 11. Hits 2nd into right rough 100 yards left minimum. Casey has hit a massive drive. #east13 pic.twitter.com/iS23wHN6XX
10th - Tentative 2nd from Dunne, leaves 3rd from apron 12 ft short and wide. Drains par putt. Fist pump. Dunne -8, Casey -5. #East13
Dunne -8 (after 63) Casey -5 (after 63) Morgan -1 (after 64) Best Level (after 63)
9th - Bogey for Casey after bunkering tee shot but Dunne doesn’t take advantage, three putts from 20ft. Dunne -8, Casey -5 #east13
Paul Dunne (-9) watches Brian Casey (-6) pitch to the 9th. #east13 @ County Louth Golf Club http://instagram.com/p/aGdoB4hdYf/
Paul Dunne tees off in the third round at Baltray on Monday. Picture: Thos Caffrey / www.golffile.ieA two-shot swing on the par-five 18th left Headfort’s Brian Casey just two strokes adrift of overnight leader Paul Dunne of Greystones with a round to play in the East of Ireland Amateur Open at a sun-splashed Baltray.
As Dunne made a bogey six for a 72 and the 54-hole lead on seven under par, Casey birdied the closing hole for a 70 to go into the final round with his title chances very much intact.
However, Dunne extended his lead to four shots over Casey on nine under through three holes of the final round on a day of light winds and bright sunshine.
Both men bogeyed the opening hole in the third round, eventually going through the turn in one under par.
Dunne then birdied the 10th to extend his lead to five shots on nine under par but bogeyed the 12th and 13th to see him advantage reduced to just one as Casey parred the 12th and birdied the 13th to get to withing two.
A birdie at the 14th saw Dunne move three ahead again and but while he restored his four-shot lead iwth a par to Casey’s bogey at the 17th, that error at the last gave the Headfort man some hope for the afternoon.
Rathmore’s Ben Best (71) and first round leader Dessie Morgan (69) started five behind on two under par with Irish Amateur Open champion Robbie Cannon carding a second successive 68 to get back to level, seven adrift
East of Ireland Amateur Open
After 54 holes
SSS 74 CSS 74
209 P Dunne (Greystones) 69 68 72
211 B Casey (Headfort) 72 69 70
214 B Best (Rathmore) 71 72 71, D Morgan (Mullingar) 68 77 69
216 R Cannon (Balbriggan) 80 68 68
217 S O’Connor (Luttrellstown Castle) 71 72 74, S Grehan (Tullamore) 71 71 75
218 S Ward (Co. Louth) 71 73 74
219 S Carter (Stackstown) 73 72 74, T McLarnon (Massereene) 71 76 72, S Walsh (Portmarnock) 71 75 73, P McBride (The Island) 70 75 74
220 H Diamond (Belvoir Park) 77 72 71, G Bohill (Co. Louth) 75 71 74, S Healy (Claremorris) 72 72 76, E Smith (Ardee) 72 72 76
221 G McDermott (Co. Sligo) 75 68 78, P Murray (Limerick) 73 74 74
222 C O’Rourke (Naas) 80 70 72, J Galbraith (Whitehead) 76 73 73, J Greene (Portmarnock) 75 75 72, D Carey (Carton House) 75 72 75, B Anderson (The Royal Dublin) 74 75 73, J Sutherland (Galgorm Castle) 74 73 75, G Collins (Rosslare) 73 72 77, J Hume (Rathsallagh) 71 77 74, G Lenehan (Portmarnock) 71 75 76
223 C Melvin (Corrstown) 76 73 74
224 P Reavey (Warrenpoint) 80 67 77, S Flanagan (Co. Sligo) 76 72 76, D Byrne (Greystones) 76 70 78
225 M McAlpin (Royal Portrush) 78 72 75, D Holland (Castle) 78 72 75, S McGlynn (Carton House) 77 73 75, J Walsh (Castle) 73 75 77, M Mullen (Wexford) 72 76 77, K Lynch (Skibbereen) 72 76 77, K Quigg (City of Derry) 71 74 80
226 J Hopkins (The Royal Dublin) 76 74 76, I Brennan (Greenore) 76 72 78, S Bryan (Delgany) 75 74 77, A Kearney (Castlerock) 74 74 78, I O’ Flynn (Cork) 72 76 78
227 M Sinclair (Knock) 76 72 79
228 K Purcell (Dun Laoghaire) 77 73 78, M Brett (Portmarnock) 76 74 78, S Moran (Carton House) 76 73 79
230 A Carrick (Douglas Park Golf Club) 77 73 80, J Yates (Naas) 76 74 80
232 N Foley (The Island) 74 73 85
233 J Fox (Portmarnock) 74 75 84