Internationals Jack Hume, Dermot McElroy and Cormac Sharvin have been handed byes into the first matchplay round of the Cathedral Eye sponsored North of Ireland Amateur Open Championship at Royal Portrush.

The Championship will run from Monday 14 July to Friday 18 July  but Hume, McElroy and Sharvin will not have to endure the two strokeplay qualifying rounds on the Valley and Dunluce Links as they are competing for Ireland in the European Amateur Team Championship in Finland from July 8-12, which means that 300 players will be battling for just 61 spots in the first round draw.

The cut fell at 2.9 with only one player at that handicap making the initial field which means that  the top 150 players all have a handicap of 0.8 or better.

Holder Chris Selfridge from Moyola Park will begin his title defence on the Valley Links on Monday 14th with Royal Dublin's Barry Anderson and Knock's Colin Fairweather at 2.42pm.

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North of Ireland Amateur Open 2014

Draw A

Valley / Dunluce 

No. Mon Tues 

1 07:00 11:35 Robert McNeill (Gracehill) Noel Crawford (Mourne) Aaron Taylor (City of Derry) 

2 07:11 11:46 Greg Telfer (Prestwick) Luke Robinson (Bundoran) William Hanna (Warrenpoint) 

3 07:22 11:57 Keith Murphy (Charlesland) Gavin Young (Birr) Sean Ross (Kilkeel) 

4 07:33 12:08 Allan Kiernan (Forrest Little) Ally Purdy (Ballyclare) Damien McCusker (Moyola Park) 

5 07:44 12:19 Jonathan Corke (Castletown) Neill Boyd (Donaghadee) Jack Pierse (Portmarnock) 

6 07:55 12:30 Harry McHugh (Skerries) Matthew Kane (Whitehead) Chris Moulds (Lisburn) 

7 08:06 12:41 Sean Alley (Co. Tipperary) Jack Owens (Bangor) Rory Leonard (Banbridge) 

8 08:17 12:52 Theo Coffey (Slieve Russell) Stephen Barker (Mourne) Kealan Quigg (Foyle) 

9 08:28 13:03 Patrick McCrudden (Royal Portrush) Barry Fitzsimons (St Patrick's) Joseph Timlin (Dungannon) 

10 08:39 13:14 Paddy Delaney (Arklow) John Finnegan (Royal Portrush) Barry Daly (Edmondstown) 

11 08:50 13:25 Dwayne Mallon (Dungannon) Bryan Martin (Killymoon) Daryl Callister (Mount Murray) 

12 09:01 13:36 Jamie Fletcher (Warrenpoint) Shaun Carter (Stackstown) Finlay Mason (Moor Hall) 

13 09:12 13:47 Cameron Mills (Shandon Park) Jamie Sutherland (Galgorm Castle) Garth Boyd (Donaghadee) 

14 09:23 13:58 Ryan McKinstry (Cairndhu) Daniel Brennan (Shannon) Niall Foley (The Island) 

15 09:34 14:09 Cian Geraghty (Laytown/B) Stephen Kinch (Hollystown) Evan Farrell (Ardee) 

16 09:45 14:20 Jake Whelan (Newlands) Chris Watt (Silverwood) Lee McMillan (Craddockstown) 

17 09:56 14:31 Mark Sutton (Castletown) Ryan Long (Cairndhu) David Carvill (Belvoir Park) 

18 10:07 14:42 Leif Svensson (Real Club de Golf) David Williams (St Andrews) Jonathan Gourley (Shandon Park) 

19 10:18 14:53 Brian O'Reilly (Athenry) Keagan Cummings (Elm Park) Chris Carroll (Shandon Park) 

20 10:29 15:04 Marc Nolan (Delgany) Mark Mullen (Wexford) Adam Doran (Ardee) 

21 10:40 15:15 Sean Maloney (Dunmurry Springs) Paul Coughlan (Moate) Chris Tormey (Corballis Links) 

22 10:51 15:26 James Lindsay (North West) Seamus Cullen (Slieve Russell) Greg Mungovan (Headfort) 

23 11:02 15:37 Stephen McCarthy (Black Bush) Chris Morrison (Spa) Andrew Magee (Powerscourt) 

24 11:13 15:48 Jonathan Yates (Naas) Timothy Jordan (Dungannon) Ruairi Kennelly (Portmarnock) 

25 11:24 15:59 Conor Coyne (Youghal) Stephen Walsh (Portmarnock) Robbie Pierse (Grange) 

26 11:35 07:00 Daniel Holland (Castle) Ryan Gribben (Warrenpoint) Conor O'Rourke (Naas) 

27 11:46 07:11 Jamie Richardson (Royal Portrush) Paul Fitzsimons (St Patrick's) Jeff Hopkins (Royal Dublin) 

28 11:57 07:22 Ronan Mullarney (Galway) Alan Lowry (Esker Hills) Daniel Vaughan (Ardglass) 

29 12:08 07:33 Glenn McAuley (Dunmurry) Caolan Rafferty (Dundalk) Alexander Wilson (Portmarnock) 

30 12:19 07:44 Aaron Grant (Dundalk) Richard Knightly (Royal Dublin) Patrick Neville (Bearna) 

31 12:30 07:55 Mark Morrissey (Mount Wolseley) Rowan Lester (Hermitage) Ben Best (Rathmore) 

32 12:41 08:06 Shane McGlynn (Carton House) Paul Reavey (Warrenpoint) Stephen Coulter (Warrenpoint) 

33 12:52 08:17 Eugene Smith (Ardee) Jordan Hood (Galgorm Castle) Declan Loftus (Castlebar) 

34 13:03 08:28 Shane Hogan (Nenagh) Chris Johnston (Perranporth) David Turner (Castlerock) 

35 13:14 08:39 Michael Reid (Galgorm Castle) Ryan Symington (Lisburn) John-Ross Galbraith (Whitehead) 

36 13:25 08:50 Ryan Campbell (Falkirk) Alex Gleeson (Castle) Geoff Lenehan (Portmarnock) 

37 13:36 09:01 Stephen Egan (Castle Barna) James Tisdale (Salina) Stephen Healy (Carton House) 

38 13:47 09:12 Matt McKnight (LPGA International) Paul McBride (The Island) David Sutton (Lurgan) 

39 13:58 09:23 Simon Bryan (Delgany) Reeve Whitson (Mourne) Rory McNamara (Headfort) 

40 14:09 09:34 Richard O'Donovan (Lucan) Conor O'Rourke (Naas) Gary McDermott (Carton House) 

41 14:20 09:45 Gary Collins (Rosslare) Keith Egan (Carton House) Tom Harris (Castletown) 

42 14:31 09:56 Stuart Grehan (Tullamore) Colm Campbell (Warrenpoint) Matthew McClean (Balmoral) 

43 14:42 10:07 Barry Anderson (Royal Dublin) Colin Fairweather (Knock) Chris Selfridge (Moyola Park) 

44 14:53 10:18 Michael Sinclair (Knock) Darragh Coghlan (Portmarnock) Barry Cashman (Belvoir Park) 

45 15:04 10:29 Robert Cannon (Balbriggan) Robin Dawson (Faithlegg) Shaun O'Connor (Luttrellstown Castle) 

46 15:15 10:40 Harry Diamond (Belvoir Park) Gavin McKenna (Fortwilliam) Richard Bridges (Stackstown) 

47 15:26 10:51 Tiarnan McLarnon (Massereene) David Mulholland (Castlerock) Steffan O'Hara (Co. Sligo) 

48 15:37 11:02 Simon Miskelly (Knock) William Russell (Clandeboye) Gareth Lappin (Belvoir Park) 

49 15:48 11:13 Eanna Griffin (Waterford) Declan Reidy (Co. Sligo) Andrew Morris (Belvoir Park) 

50 15:59 11:24 Graeme Laird (Clandeboye) Gary McDowell (Rathmore) Sean Flanagan (Co.Sligo) 

 

Draw B 

Dunluce / Valley

No. Mon Tues

51 07:00 11:35 Daniel O'Connor (Athlone) Ernie Heywood (City of Derry) Paul McGuigan (Foyle) 

52 07:11 11:46 Mark MacGrath (Limerick) Jack McDonnell (Forrest Little) Ross McCormack (Naas) 

53 07:22 11:57 Gareth Moore (Lurgan) Gary Black (Ballymena) Ian Scott (Massereene) 

54 07:33 12:08 William Bamber (Royal Portrush) Jonathan Greer (Greenisland) Stephen Martin (Foyle) 

55 07:44 12:19 Harry Scott (Castle) Marty Monaghan (Killymoon) Dale Jackson (Massereene) 

56 07:55 12:30 Lord Gort (Castletown) Andrew Keenan (Dundalk) Ruairi O'Connor (Co. Sligo) 

57 08:06 12:41 Gary Flynn (Delgany) Colm McIlroy (Holywood) Shane Magee (Lurgan) 

58 08:17 12:52 Jamie Hore (Roganstown) Michael O'Donovan (Castlerock) Stephen Hamill (Massereene) 

59 08:28 13:03 Andrew Mulholland (Castlerock) Eoghan O'Donovan (Craddockstown) Bill McCormack (Thurles) 

60 08:39 13:14 Colin Wilton (Banbridge) Stuart Bleakley (Shandon Park) Conal Cooke (Strabane) 

61 08:50 13:25 Michael McGarry (Ballymena) Alan Stevens (Spa) Jarlath McReynolds (Co. Armagh) 

62 09:01 13:36 Conor McGurgan (Foyle) Richard Ross Alexander (Holywood) Kyle McCarron (North West) 

63 09:12 13:47 Michael Rae (Rowany) Andrew Dillon (Carrickfergus) Gary Clarke (Lurgan) 

64 09:23 13:58 Rory Williamson (Holywood) Gavin O'Connor (Malahide) Stephen Jeffers (Castletown) 

65 09:34 14:09 Darren McCormack (Arklow) John Robinson (Royal Portrush) Glenn Managh (Knock) 

66 09:45 14:20 Jonathan Webb (Royal Co. Down) Jonathan Heaslip (Ballyclare) Nils Conway (Grange) 

67 09:56 14:31 James Pinto Cleary (Belem Novo) Sydney Henry (Royal Portrush) Neil McKinstry (Cairndhu) 

68 10:07 14:42 Glen Mowat (Enniskillen) Andrew Montgomery (Old Conna) Nicholas McClay (Cairndhu) 

69 10:18 14:53 Glenn Baxter (Cairndhu) Brian Dunne (Headfort) Paul Murphy (Rosslare) 

70 10:29 15:04 David Foy (Laytown/B) Craig Melvin (Corrstown) Kieran Lynch (Skibbereen) 

71 10:40 15:15 David Kernohan (Galgorm Castle) Michael Abram (Cairndhu) Dominic Pollock (Belvoir Park) 

72 10:51 15:26 Michael Eaton (Holywood) Garry McGrotty (Portstewart) Aaron D'Arcy (Ballinrobe) 

73 11:02 15:37 Niall McGlynn (Carton House) Jonathan Breen (Knock) Declan Kelly (Hermitage) 

74 11:13 15:48 Karl Murray (Delgany) Liam Mulligan (Stackstown) Mark Timmins (Mount Wolseley) 

75 11:24 15:59 Conor McGrogan (Heritage) Brian Galway (Cairndhu) Derek Turkington (Massereene) 

76 11:35 07:00 Stephen Murray (Moyola Park) Leo Connolly (Wexford) Michael McHugh (Castleblayney) 

77 11:46 07:11 Shane McClean (Foyle) Matthew Fitzsimons (Ardglass) Philip Sheldon (Whitehead) 

78 11:57 07:22 Stuart Winsby (Whitehead) Peter McKeever (Castle) David Barron (Warrenpoint) 

79 12:08 07:33 Tony McClements (Holywood) Gary Hamill (Ardglass) Dan Hinds (City of Derry) 

80 12:19 07:44 Conor Curran (Dundalk) Eoin Lisibach (Castlebar) Ryan O'Doherty (Enniscrone) 

81 12:30 07:55 David McMahon (Tralee) Christopher Blackmore (Dundalk) Mark Rea (Donaghadee) 

82 12:41 08:06 Karl McCormack (Portarlington) Colin Hull (Massereene) Daniel Cosgrove (Kilcock) 

83 12:52 08:17 Philip Gibb (Massereene) Randal Evans (Moyola Park) Darragh Flynn (Carton House) 

84 13:03 08:28 Conor Rankin (Royal Portrush) Sean Quigg (City of Derry) Simon Irwin (Holywood) 

85 13:14 08:39 Ger Cohen (Beaverstown) Christopher Morgan (Dunmurry) Scott Campbell (Greenacres) 

86 13:25 08:50 Jonathan Doherty (Ballina) John McDonald (Druid's Heath) James Clarke (Co. Louth) 

87 13:36 09:01 Stefan Greenberg (Tandragee) Henry Clark (Shandon Park) Steven Kelly (Lurgan) 

88 13:47 09:12 Jason Murphy (Warrenpoint) Ross Dutton (Tandragee) Michael Furlong (Arklow) 

89 13:58 09:23 Sebastien McShane (Holywood) Conor McCaughey (Dungannon) Matthew McGowan (Ballybofey/S) 

90 14:09 09:34 Caolan McCann (Lurgan) Matthew Cochrane (Dunmurry) Michael Gielty (Grange) 

91 14:20 09:45 Jonathan Crawford (Lenzie) Dessie Timbs (Strandhill) Robert Emerson (Lurgan) 

92 14:31 09:56 Steven Hughes (Killymoon) James McVicker (Knock) Ryan McLarnon (Fortwilliam) 

93 14:42 10:07 Lester Moore (City of Derry) Alastair Kerr (Clandeboye) Mark Hammond (Moyola Park) 

94 14:53 10:18 Colin Jenkins (Ballyclare) Kevin Barry (Castlebar) John McCarthy (Stackstown) 

95 15:04 10:29 Colm Crowley (Woodbrook) Michael Molloy (Lurgan) Sean Clancy (Carton House) 

96 15:15 10:40 Darragh Doonan (Slieve Russell) Mark Windebank (Portstewart) Simon McConnell (Ballyclare) 

97 15:26 10:51 Charlie Miller (Clandeboye) Marc McCusker (Holywood) Michael McCormick (West Middlesex) 

98 15:37 11:02 Lee Crawford (Clandeboye) Jack Dempsey (Newbridge) Dean Crawford (Moyola Park) 

99 15:48 11:13 Andrew Clegg (Donaghadee) Simon Lyttle (Royal Portrush) Mathew Murphy (Clandeboye) 

100 15:59 11:24 Liam Doran (Ardee) Blane Lynch (Ballinrobe) Andrew Pigott (Dunmurry)