Brazill leads North of Ireland qualifiers
Robert Brazill (Naas). Picture by Pat Cashman
Naas' Robert Brazill led the qualifiers for the North Ireland Amateur Championship at a rain-spattered Castlerock and Portstewart as Royal Portrush prepares to stage The Open next week.
The senior international panellist followed a four-under 69 at Castlerock with a four-under 68 at Portstewart to edge out Portmarnock's Geoff Lenehan and Athenry's Alan Hill after a countback of their back nine scores at both venues.
Lenehan shot an excellent, five-under 67 at Portstewart in his bid to top the qualifiers for the second time as Hill followed his 67 at Castlerock with a two-under 70.
They finished on eight-under 137, two strokes ahead of Portmarnock Links' veteran Gary Cullen, who shot a best of the day 66 on the Strand Links at Portstewart, and Warrenpoint's Colm Campbell, who posted a bogey-free 67.
Defending champion Ian Lynch from Rosslare qualified in 27th place after two level-par rounds as the cut off for the top 64 who go through to today's matchplay stages at Portstewart fell at four-over 149.
North of Ireland Amateur Open, Castlerock (Par 73), Portstewart (Par 72)
Castlerock scores first
Qualifiers:
137 R Brazill (Naas) 70 67 (leading qualifier), G Lenehan (Portmarnock) 69 68, A Hill (Athenry) 67 70;
139 G Cullen (The Links Portmarnock) 73 66, C Campbell (Warrenpoint) 72 67;
140 M McAlpin (Royal Portrush) 71 69;
141 R Moran (Castle) 72 69, L Grehan (Mullingar) 72 69;
142 A Edwards-Hill (Chelmsford) 73 69, A Kearney (Roe Park) 71 71, D Shaw (Belvoir Park) 70 72;
143 J Black (Lisburn) 74 69, R McNelis (Fintona) 71 72, M Norton (Belvoir Park) 71 72;
144 M McKinstry (Cairndhu) 75 69, J Rowe (Tandragee) 75 69, R Latimer (Knock) 73 71, N McClay (Cairndhu) 71 73, J Lyons (Galway) 71 73, N Simpson (Kirkistown) 69 75;
145 R Williamson (Holywood) 76 69. K Egan (Carton House) 74 71, D McAleenon (Edenmore) 74 71, B Cashman (Belvoir Park) 73 72, P Conroy (Enniscorthy) 73 72, I Lynch (Rosslare) 73 72. P Coughlan (Castleknock) 73 72, L Power (Galway) 72 73, G Dunne (Co Louth) 71 74. K Quigg (Ballyliffin) 68 77;
146 T Mulligan (Laytown & Bettystown) 77 69, A Mulholland (Castlerock) 76 70, M Reid (Galgorm Castle) 74 72, P Buckley (Memorial) 74 72, D Sheehan (Knowle) 74 72, G Collins (Rosslare) 72 74, J Temple (Portmarnock) 71 75;
147 M Murphy (Clandeboye) 78 69, P O'Keeffe (Douglas) 78 69, J Hyland (Omagh) 75 72, J Stothers (Tandragee) 75 72, J McCarthy (Grange) 75 72, M Hayes (Belvoir Park) 74 73, C Barber (Portstewart) 74 73. R Black (Hilton Templepatrick) 74 73, R O'Doherty (Enniscrone) 74 73, S Miskelly (Knock) 73 74, M McClean (Malone) 70 77;
148 J Bolger Jnr (Courtown) 80 68, D Lafferty (Portstewart) 79 69, C Geraghty (Laytown & Bettystown) 79 69, N Doran (Mourne) 78 70, J Hanney (The Island) 78 70, J Madden (Royal Portrush) 77 71, J Walsh (Castle) 76 72, H O'Hare (Fortwilliam) 75 73, N Crawford (Mourne) 74 74, E Collins (Laytown & Bettystown) 73 75, R McCormack (Palmerstown House Estate) 73 75, C Butler (Kinsale) 73 75, K Murphy (Dun Laoghaire) 72 76
149 P Maguire (Mourne) 77 72. H McGeary (Dungannon) 77 72, J Hearn (Tramore) 77 7, R Burgess Ryan (Scrabo) 77 72, E Griffin (Waterford) 76 73, T Coffey (Slieve Russell) 74 75, C Moulds (Lisburn) 74 75, T Dowdall (Woodbrook) 74 75.
Non-qualifiers
149 P McKeever (Castle) 74 75, J Brown (Chelmsford) 74 75, M Nicholson (Antrim) 72 77;
150 H Foley (Royal Dublin) 80 70, B Haq (Royal Wimbledon) 79 71, K Eccles (Clandeboye) 78 72, A Purdy (Ballyclare) 78 72, T Plunkett (Crover House) 77 73, C Byrne (Woodbrook) 77 73, S Lindsay (Ardglass) 76 74, A Naughton ( Grange Castle) 75 75, J Hall (Greenacres) 74 76, T Harman (Balmoral) 74 76, M Naysmith (Dalmahoy) 74 76, H Gillivan (Westport) 73 77;
151 D Hughes (Fortwilliam) 82 69, M Lenihan (Goldcoast) 80 71, M McAvoy (Lurgan) 80 71, J Timlin (Dungannon) 80 71, J Maginn (Mourne) 80 71, J McVicker (Knock) 79 72, P Brennan (Belvoir Park) 78 73, MW Robinson (Clandeboye) 77 74, G McManus (Co. Sligo) 77 74, J Whelan (Newlands) 77 74, E O'Brien (Clontarf) 76 75, J Robinson (Lisburn) 75 76, K Lynch (Skibbereen) 75 76, E Murphy (Dundalk) 75 76, L O'Connor (Edmondstown) 73 78;
152 E Leonard (Wentworth & Killiney) 82 70, B Doran (Baltinglass) 81 71, J McGrath (Dun Laoghaire) 79 73, G McGrotty (Portstewart) 79 73, E McArthur (Royal Portrush) 79 73, S Moore (The Heritage) 78 74, D Flynn (Carton House) 78 74, R McCrudden (Royal Portrush) 78 74, D Crawford (Moyola Park) 77 75, A Lennie (Clandeboye) 77 75, D Donohoe (Slieve Russell) 76 76, TJ Ford (Co. Sligo) 76 76, W Russell (Clandeboye) 76 76, J Murphy (Kinsale) 76 76, P Tobin (Douglas) 75 77, R Galligan (Elm Park) 74 78, J Hewitt (Tandragee) 74 78, R Clarke (The Island) 73 79;
153 N Hearns (Mountrath) 81 72, G Clarke (Lurgan) 80 73, J Cooper (Sittingbourne ) 79 74, T Beaumont (Bangor) 79 74, E Gaughan (Co. Sligo) 79 74, I Scott (Massereene) 79 74, A Dillon (Carrickfergus) 78 75, R Nelson (Belvoir Park) 78 75, J Taylor (Shandon Park) 78 75, M O'Donovan (Castlerock) 77 76, B Smyth (Howth) 77 76, M Fitzsimons (Ardglass) 77 76. O Devereux (Carton House) 77 76, C Ryan (Dun Laoghaire) 77 76;
154 P O'Sullivan (Malone) 80 74, DJ Barber (Portstewart) 80 74, D Leufer (Athenry) 80 74, D Sweeney (Killeen Castle) 79 75, D Mulligan (The Links Portmarnock) 78 76, L O'Sullivan (Malone) 78 76, K Barry (Castlebar) 76 78, J O'Driscoll (Grange) 75 79, G Arthur (Carrickfergus) 75 79;
155 B Best (Rathmore) 84 71, D O'Hara (Malone) 81 74, M McSherry (Lurgan) 80 75, D Barron (Warrenpoint) 80 75, P Murphy (Rosslare) 79 76, AJ Kerr (Clandeboye) 78 77, N Wilson (Enniskillen) 78 77, K Babbage (The Players Club) 78 77, W Byrne (Baltinglass) 77 78, AJ McCabe (The Links Portmarnock) 77 78, T Dillon (Mourne) 75 80, G Wade (Seapoint) 75 80;
156 C Roe (Powerscourt) 82 74, A Cromwell (Co. Armagh) 81 75. G Moore (Lurgan) 80 76, A Cummins (Lurgan) 79 77, K Patton (Lisburn) 79 77, C Tracey (Co Louth) 79 77, D Turner (Rockmount) 79 77, D Jackson (Massereene) 79 77, W Todd (Blackwood) 78 78, B Fitzsimons (St Patrick's) 78 78, C Denvir (Elm Park) 78 78, E Rumley (Kinsale) 77 79, P Clince (Enniscrone) 77 79, A Lilley (Ballyclare) 73 83;
157 R Harbinson (Lurgan) 84 73, S Harding (Faughan Valley) 84 73, M Doogue (Baltinglass) 83 74, T Probst (Strandhill) 82 75, D Kitt (Athenry) 82 75, R Goodall (Royal Portrush) 81 76, A Verner (Portstewart) 81 76, E Farrell (Ardee) 81 76, C McCaughey (Dungannon) 80 77, J Quinn (The Island) 79 78, R O'Connor (Co. Sligo) 79 78, D Turkington (Massereene) 79 78, B McCormack (Thurles) 78 79, G Lalor (Killeen Castle) 77 80, C Gilkinson (Lurgan) 77 80, W Beatty (Greenacres) 76 81, C Hynds (Ardglass) 73 84;
158 S Greenberg (Tandragee) 84 74, W Eickholt (Portmarnock) 82 76, C Martin (Kilkenny) 82 76, A Barr (Ballymena) 80 78, W Farrell (Malone) 79 79, M Morgan (Mourne) 78 80, S McGlynn (Portmarnock) 78 80;
159 S McMahon (St Patrick's) 83 76 K Percy (Lurgan) 82 77, L Moore (City of Derry) 81 78, S Keeling (Roganstown) 81 78, A Flynn (Dun Laoghaire) 81 78, I Witherspoon (Ballyclare) 79 80, C Taylor (Kanturk) 74 85;
160 B Lupo (Malahide) 86 74, J Doherty (Carton House) 85 75, D Winters (Seapoint) 84 76, J Ward (Banbridge) 83 77, C Hickey (Dooks) 83 77, S Taggart (Blackwood) 81 79, N Bermingham (Howth) 79 81, M Burke (Galway) 78 82, K McCormack (Portarlington) 78 82, J Hopley (Clandeboye) 77 83;
161 N Cromwell (Co. Armagh) 84 77, T Clarke (Royal Portrush) 84 77, S Barker (Mourne) 84 77, C Pilkington (Cloverhill) 82 79, P Keeling (Roganstown) 82 79, C Black (Dunmurry) 82 79, M Madden (Silverwood) 81 80, J Greer(Greenisland) 78 83, J Fletcher (Warrenpoint) 77 84;
162 R Berkeley (Dun Laoghaire) 86 76, BA Connolly (Blackwood) 85 77, B Beaumont (Bangor) 85 77, C Fleming (Dunmurry) 84 78, S Kelly (Omagh) 81 81, MP McCormick (West Middlesex) 78 84;
163 M Weatherall (Donaghadee) 79 84
164 A Gaynor (Co. Sligo) 87 77, C Hull (Massereene) 86 78, A McAteer (Carrickfergus) 85 79, C Lawton (Stirling) 85 79, S O'Connor (Castlebar) 85 79, D Shiel (Powerscourt) 84 80, K Spence (Brown Deer) 84 80, FP O'Donoghue (Belvoir Park) 83 81, J McKee (Lurgan) 82 82, P Rouse (Dungannon) 81 83, J Hayden (Royal Dublin) 80 84, A Hickey (Ballyhaunis) 75 89;
165 K Purcell (Slievenamon) 83 82;
166 A Emerson (Ardglass) 83 83, D Burns (Cushendall) 79 87;
167 P Dochartaigh (Gweedore) 89 78, R McCullough (Massereene) 85 82, D Pilkington (Cloverhill) 80 87;
168 T Peters (Rathmore) 88 80, A Harding (Seapoint) 87 81, T Stout (Royal Belfast) 86 82, J Sutherland (Galgorm Castle) 84 84;
169 D Cunningham (Tandragee) 87 82, W Doggart (Clandeboye) 87 82, F Bannon (Ardglass) 83 86;
170 PA Connolly (Portadown) 86 84, C McGoldrick (Enniscrone) 85 85;
173 D Doonan (Slieve Russell) 88 85
175 S Eyres (Loughgall) 82 93
178 J Garvey (Seapoint) 90 88
DNS S Campbell (Greenacres)
NR H Duggan (Kilkenny) 78 NR, J Knipe (Royal Portrush) 76 NR, E Smith (The Links Portmarnock) 75 NR, C Murtagh (Balcarrick) 85 NR, L McMillan (Citywest Resort) NR 73, J Campbell (Warrenpoint) NR 73, E Campbell (Cairndhu) NR 75, L Burns (Mourne) NR 77, A McCormick (Scrabo) NR 78, D Gray (Lucan) NR 79, S McConnell (Ballyclare) NR 80, P Cummins (Lurgan) NR 80, E Lynch (Lurgan) NR 81, O Mullan (Castlerock) NR 84;
NS C McGarry (Larne) 84
RTD J Kane (Dungannon) 88 RTD, J Napier (Scrabo) 88 RTD
WD M Sinclair (Knock) 83 WD, A Fahy (Dun Laoghaire) 82 WD
Matchplay draw (Rd 1)
M McKinstry v Barber,
Shaw v O'Hare,
Coughlan v G Collins,
McClean v K Murphy,
Rowe v Miskelly,
A Kearney v Walsh,
Lynch v Reid,
O'Keeffe v E Collins,
Egan v McCarthy,
Moran v Bolger,
Conroy v M Murphy,
McAlpin v Hanney,
Latimer v O'Doherty,
Norton v McCormack,
Power v Mulholland,
Brazill v Dowdall,
Campbell v Moulds,
Quigg v Sheehan,
J Black v Lafferty,
Lyons v Stothers,
Cullen v Geraghty,
Williamson v Temple,
Grehan v Doran,
Dunne v R Black,
Hill v Hearn,
McAleenon v Mulligan,
McNelis v Madden,
Simpson v Hayes,
Lenehan v Crawford,
Cashman v Buckley,
Edwards-Hill v Butler,
McClay v Hyland.