Morrow wins third Irish Seniors Amateur by two
Champion Adrian Morrow (Portmarnock) pictured with a statue of Payne Stewart after his victory at the 2014 Irish Seniors Amateur Open Championship at Waterville Golf Club. Picture by Pat Cashman cashmanphotography.ie
Portmarnock's Adrian Morrow won a duel in the sun with English pair Alan Mew and Stephen East to claim his third Irish Seniors Amateur Open title at an immaculate Waterville.
Adrian Morrow (Portmarnock) holes his putt on the 18th green to win the 2014 Irish Seniors Amateur Open Championship at Waterville. Picture by Pat Cashman cashmanphotography.ie
The lead swung between the three players for most of the day before Morrow, two behind overnight, emerged with a three-shot lead with three holes to play.
It looked all over but there was a two-shot swing at the 16th as Morrow made bogey to East's birdie to see his lead reduced to one.
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But Morrow held his nerve, finishing in style with a 20-foot putt for birdie at the par-five 18th for a two-under 70 and a three-round total of level par, 216, two better than East (72) and Mew (73).
Woodbrook's John L Hughes was the nearest challenger to the leading trio, carding a 74 to finish on seven over, one ahead of Maurice Kelly (Naas) and Tom Cleary (Cork).
Irish Seniors Amateur Open Championship, Waterville Golf Club (Par 72)
Final
216 Adrian Morrow (Portmarnock) 70 76 70
218 Stephen East (England) 74 72 72, Alan Mew (England) 70 75 73
223 John L Hughes (Woodbrook) 72 77 74
224 Maurice Kelly (Naas) 75 73 76, Tom Cleary (Cork) 74 77 73
227 Ian Brotherston (Scotland) 76 78 73
228 David Lane (England) 73 77 78
229 Michael Quirke (Doneraile) 77 79 73, Andrew Stracey (England) 74 78 77
230 Ian Crowther (England) 82 74 74
231 Chris Hurst (Ireland) 79 81 71, John Mitchell (Tramore) 77 75 79
232 David Conway (Portmarnock) 81 74 77, Richard Partridge (England) 76 76 80
233 Declan Corcoran (Thurles) 83 75 75, Kevin Sheehy (Athlone) 79 75 79, Douglas Cameron (England) 79 79 75, Andrew Carman (England) 79 78 76, Hugh Smyth (Mourne) 76 80 77
234 Frank Jules (USA) 79 76 79, David Mears (England) 77 76 81, Jonathan Wright (England) 77 78 79, Barry Downing (England) 77 76 81, Michael F Galvin (Limerick) 77 79 78, George Walker (USA) 76 81 77
235 Robert Fox (England) 78 79 78, James Johnston (Scotland) 77 79 79, Brendan McDonnell (K Club) 76 80 79
236 Lord Gort (Isle of Man) 84 75 77, Denis Martin (England) 83 75 78, Alan Lilley (Ballyclare) 78 78 80, Trevor Gray (England) 76 83 77
237 Philip Slater (England) 82 77 78, Michael Coote (Tralee) 81 76 80, Mervyn Eager (Lucan) 79 77 81, Nuno Pereira Machado (Portugal) 77 84 76
238 Tony Patterson (Scotland) 78 80 80, John Yuill (England) 76 80 82
239 Mike Ready (England) 82 78 79, Lindsay Gordon (Scotland) 79 78 82
240 Stuart Fawcett (England) 82 78 80, Richard McDowell (Royal Belfast) 81 77 82
241 David Coyle (K Club) 78 78 85, Richard Brooker (Skerries) 77 83 81, Billy Mitchell (Scotland) 74 82 85
242 Tom Tyrrell (The Heath) 82 78 82
243 Stewart King (England) 82 78 83
246 Robbie Messervy (England) 79 78 89
Liam Martin (rPresident, Golfing Union of Ireland) presenting Adrian Morrow (Portmarnock) with the 2014 Irish Seniors Amateur Open Championship trophy after his victory at Waterville Golf Club (30/05/2014) . Also in the picture is Ted Foley (Captain, Waterville Golf Club). Picture by Pat Cashman cashmanphotography.ie