Eventual champion Kevin Sheehy (Athlone) playing his tee shot at the 16th during the final round of the 2013 Leinster Seniors’ Amateur Open Championship at Knightsbrook Golf Club today. Picture by Pat Cashman/www.cashmanphotography.ieAthlone’s Kevin Sheehy added a 73 to his opening 71 to win the Leinster Senior Amateur Open Championship by two shots at Knightsbrook Golf Club.

Kevin McIntyre (Chairman, Leinster Golf, GUI) presents Kevin Sheehy (Athlone) with the 2013 Leinster Seniors’ Amateur Open trophy. Also pictured, Frank Leonard (Captain, Knightsbrook). Picture: Pat Cashman/www.cashmanphotography.ieThe midlander finished on level par 144 with Tramore’s John Mitchell forced to settle for runner-up honours for the second year in a row following a pair of 73s.

Overnight leader Donal O’Donovan finished third. The Bandon man followed his first round 69 with a 77.Well known singer Ray Lynam (Moate) playing his tee shot at the 16th hole during the final round of the 2013 Leinster Seniors’ Amateur Open Championship at Knightsbrook Golf Club today (Wednesday 28/07/2013). Picture: Pat Cashman/www.cashmanphotography.ie

Ardee’s Liam Doran. Pictiure: Pat Cashman/www.cashmanphotography.ieLeinster Senior Amateur Open Championship

Knightsbrook Golf Club (Par 72)

Final

144 K Sheehy (Athlone) 71 73

146 J Mitchell (Tramore) 73 73, D O’Donovan (Bandon) 69 77

147 M Kelly (Killeen) 73 74

148 J Groome (Arklow) 77 71, T Freeman (K Club) 72 76

149 N Steedman (Courtown) 76 73, R McDowell (Royal Belfast) 76 73, N Duke (Killiney) 74 75, M Eager (Lucan) 73 76, M Coote (Tralee) 72 77

150 M Galvin (Limerick) 75 75

151 N Woods (Bangor) 74 77

152 J McCarthy (Mannan Castle) 79 73, B Donlon (Birr) 75 77, D Morris (Limerick) 75 77, B Edgar (Blackpool North Shore) 74 78, J Dempsey (Curragh) 74 78

153 P Cowley (Cork) 78 75, D Egan (Loughrea) 76 77, L Doran (Ardee) 76 77, T Goode (Lucan) 76 77, D Corcoran (Thurles) 76 77, G Maher (Castletroy) 72 81

154 N Lavin (The Royal Dublin) 78 76, A Morrow (Portmarnock) 77 77, J Fitzpatrick (Balbriggan) 76 78, B Reddan (Co Louth) 76 78, E Rogers (Dundalk) 75 79, D Heather (Sutton) 74 80, K Lapsley (Dunfanaghy) 73 81

155 B McClean (The Royal Dublin) 82 73, B Whitaker (Elm Park) 81 74, P Higgins (Forrest Little) 79 76, M Gaynor (Co. Meath) 78 77, P Rogers (Dundalk) 77 78, T Tyrell (The Heath) 77 78, M Ahern (Skerries) 75 80

156 A Mullen (Laytown & Bettystown) 79 77, E Crawford (Mourne) 79 77, L MacNamara (Rosslare) 78 78

157 G O’Keeffe (Waterford) 82 75, T Lilly (Slade Valley) 82 75, J Noonan (Grange) 82 75, J Gilbert (Druid’s Heath) 78 79, P Cooley (Portstewart) 77 80

158 B McDonnell (K Club) 83 75, V Smyth (Co. Louth) 80 78, R Brooker (Skerries) 80 78, H Donnelly (Craddockstown) 80 78, S Duffy (Westmanstown) 79 79, P Lynch (Slade Valley) 79 79, B Burke (Moate) 78 80

159 P Harrington (Muskerry) 82 77, M Darcy (Oughterard) 81 78, T Hayes (K Club) 80 79, P Smyth (Killiney) 80 79, J Cuffe (Monkstown) 78 81, F Leonard (Knightsbrook) 77 82, H Smyth (Mourne) 77 82

160 R Cotter (Delgany) 83 77, E Price (Highfield) 83 77, L Troy (Thurles) 83 77, P Fogarty (Moate) 78 82, D Coyle (K Club) 74 86

161 M Holohan (Waterford) 82 79, B Sheehan (Courtown) 80 81, E Condren (Greystones) 80 81, N Patterson (Milltown) 79 82, S Ward (Laytown & Bettystown) 78 83, L Horgan (The Heath) 78 83, R Fitzgerald (Tramore) 78 83, J Houlihan (Dooks) 78 83

162 H MacKeown (Portmarnock) 86 76, D Weekes (Dunmurry) 84 78, O McDonagh (Tuam) 82 80, L Treacy (K Club) 82 80, T Griffin (Corballis Links) 81 81, M Donohue (Portumna) 80 82, N Finnegan (Gort) 80 82, R Timlin (Galway) 78 84

163 M Foley (Faithlegg) 83 80, J Gore (Oughterard) 80 83

164 K Murray (Tramore) 82 82, L Wall (Cahir Park) 81 83, D Roberts (Co. Meath) 81 83, G Hutchinson (Old Conna) 79 85, S McParland (Greenore) 77 87, D Noone (Balbriggan) 75 89

165 K Heavin (Moate) 87 78, M Kirby (Naas) 86 79

166 G Phelan (Macreddin) 84 82, G Finn (Cork) 81 85

167 J Gilhooly (K Club) 82 85, L Dunne (The Heath) 82 85, J Gaynor (Slievenamon) 80 87

168 G Murphy (K Club) 86 82, D Sheedy (Lahinch) 86 82, N Mannion (Dun Laoghaire) 78 90

169 A Campbell (Massereene) 83 86

170 D Kelly (Craddockstown) 91 79, P Hautz (Delgany) 90 80, L Cushen (The Heath) 90 80, P Morgan (Co. Sligo) 88 82, S O’Mahony (Galway) 88 82

171 S McCotter (Dunmurry) 88 83

172 J O’Connor (Elm Park) 87 85, M Conroy (Galway) 85 87, D Rayfus (Co. Meath) 85 87, P Rayfus (Co. Meath) 84 88

173 R Lynam (Moate) 87 86, O O’Sullivan (Laytown & Bettystown) 80 93

175 J McGrath (Newcastle West) 86 89

178 B Madden (Edmondstown) 86 92

179 L O’Connor (Stackstown) 90 89

180 J Curtin (Ballinasloe) 93 87, J Kelly (Littlestone Golf Club) 92 88

182 P Carvill (Belvoir Park) 87 95

NR W Leggett (The Island) NR NR, I Smyth (Clandeboye) 80 NR, T McLoughlin (Curragh) 87 NR

WTD S Prendergast (The Royal Dublin) 77 WTD, B O’Malley (The Royal Dublin) 80 WTD, S Fleming (Slade Valley) 87 WTD, J O’Malley (Rathdowney) 87 WTD

Kevin McIntyre (Chairman, Leinster Golf, GUI) presenting John Mitchell (Tramore) with his second prize in the 2013 Leinster Seniors’ Amateur Open Championship at Knightsbrook Golf Club today (Wednesday 28/07/2013). Also in the picture are Gavin Hunt (Director of Golf, Knightsbrook Resort) and Frank Leonard (Captain, Knightsbrook Golf Club). Picture: Pat Cashman/www.cashmanphotography.ie