Fast Eddie McCormack wins Ulster Mid-Am by six
Eddie McCormack, Ulster Mid-Amateur champion 2014. Picture: Thos Caffrey / www.golffile.ie
Eddie McCormack enjoyed a successful return to his native Co Cavan when romped to a six-shot win in the Ulster-Mid Amateur Championship at Farnham Estate.
Eddie McCormack, 2014 Ulster Mid-Amateur champion. Picture: Faceboook/Eddie McCormack
The classy Galway Golf Club striker added a two over 74 to opening rounds of 79 - which included a quíntuple bogey 10 at the 15th and an eagle three at the 18th - and 66 to finish on thee over par 219 and claim a clear win in what was only the third staging of the Over 35s tournament in Ulster.
Ballyclare's George Armstrong (73) and Greystones' Alan Condren (74) tied for second on nine over 225 while Royal Portrush's John Finnegan was fourth on 12 over after a best of the day 72.
Ulster Mid-Amateur Championship, Farnham Estate (Par 72)
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219 Eddie McCormack (Galway) 79 66 74
225 George Armstrong (Ballyclare) 77 75 73, Alan Condren (Greystones) 79 72 74
228 John Finnegan (Royal Portrush) 77 79 72
229 Joe Crangle (Fortwilliam) 78 75 76, Tony McClements (Holywood) 81 72 76
230 Alan Doherty (Corrstown) 75 76 79, Glenn McAuley (Dunmurry) 74 76 80
231 Mark Somers (Luttrellstown Castle) 72 80 79
232 Enda Brady (Headfort) 80 77 75, Ryan Callan (Carton House) 79 76 77
233 Paul Burke (Mullingar) 78 80 75, Ian Smyth (Clandeboye) 81 76 76
237 Noel Crawford (Mourne) 81 80 76, Ronan Maher (Mullingar) 81 79 77
238 Randal Cross (Enniscrone) 83 79 76, Colin Wallace (Dungannon) 77 84 77, Ciaron Mccauley (Slieve Russell) 79 79 80
240 Colm McIlroy (Holywood) 81 77 82
244 Paul Mclarnon (Fortwilliam) 82 83 79, Denis Cullen (Carton House) 78 84 82
245 Frank Flynn (Laytown & Bettystown) 81 81 83
246 Patrick Higgins (Forrest Little.) 80 81 85, Paul Bray (New Forest) 76 80 90
247 Paul Reilly (Co. Louth) 85 80 82, Christopher Slane (Fortwilliam) 80 76 91
253 Wesley Todd (Hilton Templepatrick) 83 85 85
274 Sean Donaghy (New Forest) 93 96 85
NR/WD Patrick Desmond (Island) 89 87 NR, John Healy (Roganstown G & CC) 79 77 WD, Tom Hogan (Headfort) 79 80 WD, Mark Jacob (The Royal Dublin) 78 82 WD, Patrick Dean (Malone) 74 86 WD, Damien Carroll (Co. Louth) 83 83 WD, Francis Tallon (Lurgan) 88 78 WD, Mark Richards (Roganstown G & CC) 79 88 WD, Barry Kretsch (Roganstown G & CC) 84 84 WD, Barry Gormley (USA) 92 90 WD, Dominic Carthy (Ardee) 97 97 WD, Greg Smyth (Mourne) NR 72 WD, Gus Fitzpatrick (Naas) 81 NR WD, Donal Duggan (The Links Portmarnock) WD, Mario Costelloe (Roscommon) WD, Derek Basquill (Enniscrone) 84 WD WD