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South of Ireland 2017

116th South of Ireland Amateur Open, sponsored by Pierse Motors Volkswagen

Final - Sunday, July 30

  1. James Sugrue (Mallow) bt Conor O’Rourke (Naas) 3/2

Semi-finals - Sunday, July 30

  1. Conor O’Rourke (Naas) bt Barry Anderson (The Royal Dublin) 3/2
  2. James Sugrue (Mallow) bt Peter O’Keeffe (Douglas) 2/1

Quarter-finals - Saturday, July 29

  1. Conor O’Rourke (Naas) bt Rowan Lester (Hermitage) 1 hole;
  2. Barry Anderson (The Royal Dublin) bt William Russell (Clandeboye) 1 hole;
  3. Peter O’Keeffe (Douglas) bt Robbie Cannon (Balbriggan) 3/1
  4. James Sugrue (Mallow) bt John Murphy (Kinsale) 2/1.

Round three - Saturday, July 29

  1. Conor O’Rourke (Naas) bt Thomas Mulligan (Laytown & Bettystown) 27th;
  2. Rowan Lester (Hermitage) bt Pat Murray (Clontarf) 2/1;
  3. Barry Anderson (The Royal Dublin) bt Paul Murphy (Rosslare) 1 hole;
  4. William Russell (Clandeboye) bt Rory Williamson (Holywood) 1 hole;
  5. Robbie Cannon (Balbriggan) bt Jake Whelan (Newlands) 3/2;
  6. Peter O’Keeffe (Douglas) bt Cathal Butler (Kinsale) 2/1;
  7. John Murphy (Kinsale) bt Colm Campbell Jnr (Warrenpoint) 19th;
  8. James Sugrue (Mallow) bt Gary O’Flaherty (Cork) 4/2.

Round two - Friday, July 28

  1. Conor O’Rourke (Naas) bt Joe Lyons (Galway) 4/3
  2. Thomas Mulligan (Laytown & Bettystown bt Jonathan Yates (Naas) 2/1
  3. Pat Murray (Clontarf) bt Eugene Smith (Laytown & Bettystown) 1H
  4. Rowan Lester (Hermitage) bt Mark Morrissey (Co Sligo) 7/5
  5. Paul Murphy (Rosslare) bt Thomas O’Connor (Athlone) 19th
  6. Barry Anderson (The Royal Dublin) bt Hugh Foley (The Royal Dublin) 3/2
  7. Rory Williamson (Holywood) bt Paul Coughlan (Castleknock) 3/1
  8. William Russell (Clandeboye) bt Eanna Griffin (Waterford) 1H
  9. Jake Whelan (Newlands) bt Stuart Grehan (Tullamore) 1H
  10. Robert Cannon (Balbriggan) bt Ed Stack (Ballybunion) 3/2
  11. Peter O’Keeffe (Douglas) btSean Poucher (Limerick) 1H
  12. Cathal Butler (Kinsale) bt Robert Brazill (Naas) 1H
  13. Colm Campbell Jnr (Warrenpoint) bt Gary Ward (Kinsale) 4/3
  14. John Murphy (Kinsale) btAndrew McCormack (Castletroy) 2H
  15. Gary O’Flaherty (Cork) bt Stephen Loftuas (Yas Links Golf Club UAE) 5/4
  16. James Sugrue (Mallow) bt Darragh Coghlan (Portmarnock) 2/1

Round one - Friday, July 28

  1. C O’Rourke (Naas) bt S Desmond (Monkstown) 6/5;
  2. J Lyons, (Galway) bt T Clarke (Royal Portrush) 1 hole;
  3. T Mulligan (Laytown & Bettystown) bt T Cleary (Woodstock) 5/4;
  4. J Yates (Naas) bt S Carter (The Royal Dublin) 2 holes;
  5. P Murray (Clontarf) bt T Hackett (The Royal Dublin) 4/3;
  6. E Smith (Laytown & Bettystown) bt J Fletcher (Warrenpoint) 5/4;
  7. M Morrissey (Co. Sligo) bt M Norton (Belvoir Park) 6/5;
  8. R Lester (Hermitage) bt E Long (Monkstown) 5/4;
  9. P Murphy (Rosslare) bt JR Galbraith (Whitehead) 3/2
  10. T O’Connor (Athlone) bt C Woodroofe (Dun Laoghaire) 2/1;
  11. H Foley (The Royal Dublin) bt J McDonnell (Forrest Little) 1 hole;
  12. B Anderson (The Royal Dublin) bt D Murphy (Portarlington) 6/5;
  13. P Coughlan (Castleknock) bt J Pierse (Portmarnock) 19th;
  14. R Williamson (Holywood) bt B Doran (Baltinglass) 4/3;
  15. W Russell (Clandeboye) bt R Mullarney (Galway) 4/3;
  16. E Griffin (Waterford) bt C Purcell (Portmarnock) 2/1;
  17. S Grehan (Tullamore) bt J McVicker (Knock) 2 holes;
  18. J Whelan (Newlands) bt P Kerr (Royal Portrush) 25th;
  19. E Stack (Ballybunion) bt J Ryan (Castletroy) 2 holes;
  20. R Cannon (Balbriggan) bt D Brennan (Shannon) 2/1;
  21. P O’Keeffe (Douglas) bt O O’Brien (Limerick) 2 holes;
  22. S Poucher (Limerick) bt M McKinstry (Cairndhu) 2/1;
  23. R Brazill (Naas) bt M O’Kelly (Limerick) 19th;
  24. C Butler (Kinsale) bt A Gleeson (Castle) 3/1;
  25. C Campbell Jnr (Warrenpoint) bt B Shally (Dromoland) 5/3;
  26. G Ward (Kinsale) bt G Smyth (Clonmel) 2/1;
  27. A McCormack (Castletroy) bt MJ Kennelly (Galway Bay) 6/5;
  28. J Murphy (Kinsale) bt C Fairweather (Knock) 3/2;
  29. G O’Flaherty (Cork) bt K Murphy (Charlesland) 1 hole;
  30. D Loftus (Yas Links Golf Club, UAE) bt G Lenehan (Portmarnock) 3/2;
  31. J Sugrue (Mallow) bt D McMahon (Castletroy) 1 hole;
  32. D Coghlan (Portmarnock) bt R Dawson (Tramore) 4/3.

Strokeplay qualifying, Lahinch GC, July 26-27

Qualifiers 

143 R Lester (Hermitage), 72, 71

147 R Dawson (Tramore), 74, 73

149 R Cannon (Balbriggan), 76, 73

150 A Gleeson  (Castle), 78, 72; E Smith (Laytown & Bettystown), 77, 73

151 G Lenehan (Portmarnock), 77, 74; C O’Rourke (Naas), 76, 75; C Purcell (Portmarnock), 75, 76

152 J Ryan (Castletroy), 76, 76

153 B Doran (Baltinglass), 78, 75; J Mc Donnell (Forrest Little), 77, 76; G O’Flaherty (Cork), 76, 77

154 S Grehan (Tullamore), 78, 76; M McKinstry (Cairndhu), 75, 79

155 M Kennelly (Galway Bay), 78, 77; T Mulligan (Laytown & Bettystown), 77, 78; J Lyons (Galway), 76, 79

156 G Smyth (Clonmel), 82, 74; J Fletcher (Warrenpoint), 82, 74; J Galbraith (Whitehead), 81, 75; T O’Connor (Athlone), 81, 75; D Coghlan (Portmarnock), 80, 76; J Whelan (Newlands), 80, 76; D McMahon (Castletroy), 80, 76; M Norton (Belvoir Park), 80, 76; M Morrissey (Co. Sligo), 79, 77; J Sugrue (Mallow), 79, 77; P Kerr (Royal Portrush), 78, 78; W Russell (Clandeboye), 78, 78; J Yates (Naas), 77, 79

157 C Woodroofe (Dun Laoghaire), 84, 73; B Anderson (The Royal Dublin), 82, 75; R Brazill (Naas), 81, 76; G Ward (Kinsale), 80, 77; T Clarke (Royal Portrush), 80, 77; T Cleary (Woodstock), 78, 79; P Murray (Clontarf), 78, 79

158 A McCormack (Castletroy), 83, 75; S Poucher (Limerick), 83, 75; H Foley (The Royal Dublin), 82, 76; S Loftus (Yas Links Golf Club, UAE), 82, 76; E Stack (Ballybunion), 81, 77; J Pierse (Portmarnock), 81, 77; R Williamson (Holywood), 81, 77; M O’Kelly (Limerick), 80, 78; C Campbell (Warrenpoint), 78, 80; T Hackett (The Royal Dublin), 78, 80; K Murphy (Charlesland), 78, 80; D Brennan (Shannon), 78, 80; P Coughlan (Castleknock), 77, 81; P O'Keeffe (Douglas), 76, 82

159 D Murphy (Portarlington), 82, 77; O O’Brien (Limerick), 81, 78; C Fairweather (Knock), 80, 79; J Murphy (Kinsale), 80, 79; S Carter (The Royal Dublin), 75, 84; S Desmond (Monkstown), 74, 85

160 B Shally (Dromoland), 84, 76; C Butler (Kinsale), 84, 76; P Murphy (Rosslare), 82, 78; E Griffin (Waterford), 80, 80; J McVicker (Knock), 80, 80; R Mullarney (Galway), 80, 80; E Long (Monkstown), 79, 81.

Non-qualifiers

160  T Ford (Co. Sligo), 79, 81; R McKinstry (Cairndhu), 78, 82; B Murray (Waterford Castle), 78, 82

161 M Looby (Greystones), 84, 77; K Bornemann (Douglas), 82, 79; T McLarnon (Massereene), 82, 79; G Lappin (Belvoir Park), 81, 80; M Shiel (Galway Bay), 81, 80; J Walsh (Castle), 80, 81; M Power (Kilkenny), 80, 81; A Mulhall (Ardglass), 79, 82; L Donnelly (Kilkenny), 79, 82

162 R Dutton (Tandragee), 85, 77; R Steedman (Courtown), 85, 77; C Rafferty (Dundalk), 83, 79; D Lowry (Corrstown), 81, 81; J Kehoe (Limerick), 79, 83; M Ryan (New Ross), 78, 84; G Fitzmaurice (Balcarrick), 78, 84

163 S Greenberg (Tandragee), 87, 76; S Walsh (Portmarnock), 85, 78; M Boucher (Carton House), 84, 79; P Kelly (Co. Armagh), 83, 80; L Grehan (Mullingar), 82, 81; M MacGrath (Lahinch), 81, 82; K McCarron (North West), 81, 82; J Sutherland (Galgorm Castle), 81, 82; J Hickey (Cork), 78, 85

164 C Cunningham (Carton House), 86, 78; C Geraghty (Laytown & Bettystown), 86, 78; M Grehan (Tullamore), 83, 81; D Brophy (Castleknock), 82, 82; P O’Hara (Kilkenny), 81, 83; G Nugent (Kilkenny), 79, 85

165 E Leonard (Wentworth/Killiney), 86, 79; R Knightly (The Royal Dublin), 85, 80; J Greene (Portmarnock), 83, 82; J Knipe (Royal Portrush), 81, 84; E Power (Kilkenny), 81, 84

166 M Buggy (Castlecomer), 91, 75; S Ledbury (GC de Louvain La Neuve, Belgium), 88, 78; J Hood (Galgorm Castle), 84, 82; A Fahy (Dun Laoghaire), 83, 83; T Collins (Dun Laoghaire), 82, 84; H O’Hare (Fortwilliam), 81, 85; R Pierse (Grange), 80, 86

167 C Dowling (Mallow), 89, 78; A McDaid (Palmerstown Stud), 89, 78; A Ryan (Thurles), 88, 79; D Mc Inerney (Lahinch), 87, 80; D Morley (Oughterard), 84, 83; D Foy (Laytown & Bettystown), 84, 83; A Lynch (Bray), 83, 84; D Reddan Jnr (Nenagh), 82, 85

168 T Neenan (Lahinch), 86, 82; S Sweeney (Vista Valencia USA), 85, 83; S Ryan (The Royal Dublin), 83, 85; S Hogan (Nenagh), 82, 86

169 S McGlynn (Portmarnock), 88, 81; W Small (Tandragee), 87, 82; G McGrane (The Royal Dublin), 87, 82; P Connolly (Killeen Castle), 86, 83; M Reddan (Limerick), 84, 85; R O’Connor (Co. Sligo), 82, 87

170 J Blake (The Island), 87, 83; J Rackard (Enniscorthy), 85, 85; P Sheehan (Ballybunion), 83, 87

171 P Carey (Nenagh), 86, 85

172 P Fitzpatrick (Kanturk), 91, 81; D Sheedy (California GC USA), 89, 83; G O’Connor-Brooks (Lake Bluff Golf Club, USA), 88, 84; C Ryan (Dun Laoghaire), 86, 86

173 C Kelly (Fort Lauderdale CC, USA), 85, 88; P O’Connor (Macroom), 84, 89

174 B Tolsma (Apple Valley Golf Club, USA), 89, 85

176 C Nolan (Galway), 93, 83; P Flynn (Tramore), 89, 87

178 G Carr (Mullingar), 90, 88

180 P Gribben (Warrenpoint), 89, 91

182 K Connolly (The Heritage), 98, 84

185 D Crawford (Bundoran), 90, 95

NR B McGarry (Nenagh); G Young (Nenagh); M Horan (Birr)

RTD M Nolan (Delgany); S Healy (The Royal Dublin)

 

Round one

72 R Lester (Hermitage)

74 R Dawson (Tramore); S Desmond (Monkstown)

75 M McKinstry (Cairndhu); C Purcell (Portmarnock); S Carter (The Royal Dublin)

76 C O’Rourke (Naas); J Lyons (Galway); G O'Flaherty (Cork); P O' Keeffe (Douglas); R Cannon (Balbriggan); J Ryan (Castletroy)

77 J Yates (Naas); G Lenehan (Portmarnock); J McDonnell (Forrest Little); E Smith (Laytown & Bettystown); T Mulligan (Laytown & Bettystown); P Coughlan (Castleknock)

78 C Campbell (Warrenpoint); J Hickey (Cork); B Murray (Waterford Castle); S Grehan (Tullamore); K Murphy (Charlesland); W Russell (Clandeboye); G Fitzmaurice (Balcarrick); A Gleeson  (Castle); B Doran (Baltinglass); P Kerr (Royal Portrush); D Brennan (Shannon); M Kennelly (Galway Bay); T Hackett (The Royal Dublin); M Ryan (New Ross); R McKinstry (Cairndhu); P Murray (Clontarf); T Cleary (Woodstock)

79 E Long (Monkstown); A Mulhall (Ardglass); J Kehoe (Limerick); M Morrissey (Co. Sligo); J Sugrue (Mallow); T Ford (Co. Sligo); G Nugent (Kilkenny); L Donnelly (Kilkenny)

80 R Pierse (Grange); T Clarke (Royal Portrush); D Coghlan (Portmarnock); D McMahon (Castletroy); J Walsh (Castle); M Norton (Belvoir Park); J Murphy (Kinsale); J Whelan (Newlands); C Fairweather (Knock); M O’Kelly (Limerick); J McVicker (Knock); G Ward (Kinsale); R Mullarney (Galway); E Griffin (Waterford); M Power (Kilkenny)

81 K McCarron (North West); J Knipe (Royal Portrush); M Nolan (Delgany); E Power (Kilkenny); J Sutherland (Galgorm Castle); J Pierse (Portmarnock); R Williamson (Holywood); R Brazill (Naas); O O’Brien (Limerick); H O'Hare (Fortwilliam); P O'Hara (Kilkenny); T O'Connor (Athlone); M MacGrath (Lahinch); D Lowry (Corrstown); J Galbraith (Whitehead); G Lappin (Belvoir Park); M Shiel (Galway Bay); E Stack (Ballybunion)

82 S Loftus (Yas Links Golf Club, UAE); B Anderson (The Royal Dublin); K Bornemann (Douglas); D Brophy (Castleknock); D Reddan Jnr (Nenagh); L Grehan (Mullingar); D Murphy (Portarlington); R O’Connor (Co. Sligo); T Collins (Dun Laoghaire); J Fletcher (Warrenpoint); G Smyth (Clonmel); H Foley (The Royal Dublin); P Murphy (Rosslare); S Hogan (Nenagh); T McLarnon (Massereene)

83 A Fahy (Dun Laoghaire); J Greene (Portmarnock); A McCormack (Castletroy); M Grehan (Tullamore); C Rafferty (Dundalk); P Sheehan (Ballybunion); A Lynch (Bray); S Ryan (The Royal Dublin); S Poucher (Limerick); P Kelly (Co. Armagh); G Young (Nenagh); B McGarry (Nenagh)

84 M Boucher (Carton House); M Horan (Birr); M Looby (Greystones); C Woodroofe (Dun Laoghaire); B Shally (Dromoland); D Foy (Laytown & Bettystown); P O’Connor (Macroom); C Butler (Kinsale); J Hood (Galgorm Castle); M Reddan (Limerick); D Morley (Oughterard)

85 C Kelly (Fort Lauderdale CC, USA); R Dutton (Tandragee); S Sweeney (Vista Valencia USA); S Walsh (Portmarnock); J Rackard (Enniscorthy); R Steedman (Courtown); R Knightly (The Royal Dublin)

86 P Connolly (Killeen Castle); T Neenan (Lahinch); E Leonard (Wentworth/Killiney); C Cunningham (Carton House); P Carey (Nenagh); C Ryan (Dun Laoghaire); C Geraghty (Laytown & Bettystown)

87 S Greenberg (Tandragee); W Small (Tandragee); J Blake (The Island); D McInerney (Lahinch); G McGrane (The Royal Dublin)

88 G O’Connor-Brooks (Lake Bluff Golf Club, USA); S Ledbury (GC de Louvain La Neuve, Belgium); S McGlynn (Portmarnock); A Ryan (Thurles)

89 P Flynn (Tramore); A McDaid (Palmerstown Stud); C Dowling (Mallow); B Tolsma (Apple Valley Golf Club, USA); P Gribben (Warrenpoint); D Sheedy (California GC USA)

90 G Carr (Mullingar); D Crawford (Bundoran)

91 P Fitzpatrick (Kanturk); M Buggy (Castlecomer)

93 C Nolan (Galway)

98 K Connolly (The Heritage)

RTD S Healy (The Royal Dublin)

Tee-times

  1. (07:00/11:20) S Walsh (Portmarnock), M Morrissey (Co. Sligo), P Kelly (Co. Armagh);
  2. (07:10/11:30) P Flynn (Tramore), P Connolly (Killeen Castle), C Cunningham (Carton House);
  3. (07:20/11:40) G Carr (Mullingar), M McKinstry (Cairndhu), J Blake (The Island);
  4. (07:30/11:50) W Small (Tandragee), R McKinstry (Cairndhu), P Gribben (Warrenpoint);
  5. (07:40/12:00) M Grehan (Tullamore), A Lynch (Bray), TJ Ford (Co Sligo);
  6. (07:50/12:10) L Grehan (Mullingar), K Bornemann (Douglas), J Fletcher (Warrenpoint);
  7. (08:00/12:30) H Foley (The Royal Dublin), T Clarke (Royal Portrush), C Nolan (Galway);
  8. (08:10/12:40) J Rackard (Enniscorthy), G Fitzmaurice (Balcarrick), E Smith (Laytown & Bettystown);
  9. (08:20/12:50) M Shiel (Galway Bay), J Kehoe (Limerick), A McDaid (Palmerstown Stud);
  10. (08:30/13:00) S McGlynn (Portmarnock), M MacGrath (Lahinch), P Carey (Nenagh);
  11. (08:50/13:10) D Crawford (Bundoran), M Reddan (Limerick), P O’Hara (Kilkenny);
  12. (09:00/13:20) A Fahy (Dun Laoghaire), T Mulligan (Laytown & Bettystown), G Lappin (Belvoir Park);
  13. (09:10/13:30) J Whelan (Newlands), C Fairweather (Knock), J Pierse (Portmarnock);
  14. (09:20/13:40) E Griffin (Waterford), D Murphy (Portarlington), J McVicker (Knock);
  15. (09:30/13:50) G Collins (Rosslare), P Murray (Clontarf), T McLarnon (Massereene);
  16. (09:40/14:00) M Power (Kilkenny), C Rafferty (Dundalk), J Hood (Galgorm Castle);
  17. (09:50/14:20) R Cannon (Balbriggan), C Campbell (Warrenpoint), G Ward (Kinsale);
  18. (10:00/14:30) C Purcell (Portmarnock), R Mullarney (Galway), G O’Connor-Brooks (Lake Bluff Golf Club, USA);
  19. (10:10/14:40) P Murphy (Rosslare), J Sutherland (Galgorm Castle), S Ryan (The Royal Dublin);
  20. (10:20/14:50) E Power (Kilkenny), K Murphy (Charlesland), S Desmond (Monkstown);
  21. (10:40/15:00) D Brennan (Shannon), T Cleary (Woodstock), M Horan (Birr);
  22. (10:50/15:10) T Collins (Dun Laoghaire), R Steedman (Courtown), A Ryan (Thurles);
  23. (11:00/15:20) H O’Hare (Fortwilliam), G Nugent (Kilkenny), S Carter (The Royal Dublin);
  24. (11:10/15:30) M Ryan Jnr (New Ross), D Brophy (Castleknock), C Ryan (Dun Laoghaire);
  25. (11:20/15:40) B Murray (Waterford Castle), B McGarry (Nenagh), D Foy (Laytown & Bettystown);
  26. (11:30/15:50) G Young (Nenagh), K McCarron (North West), L Donnelly (Kilkenny);
  27. (11:40/07:00) O O’Brien (Limerick), S Loftus (Yas Links, UAE), S Hogan (Nenagh);
  28. (11:50/07:10) B Doran (Baltinglass), K Connolly (The Heritage), J Lyons (Galway);
  29. (12:00/07:20) D McMahon (Castletroy), S Poucher (Limerick), D Reddan Jnr (Nenagh);
  30. (12:10/07:30) M Buggy (Castlecomer), G McGrane (The Royal Dublin), D Coghlan (Portmarnock);
  31. (12:30/07:40) E Long (Monkstown), M Boucher (Carton House), D Lowry (Corrstown);
  32. (12:40/07:50) R Knightly (The Royal Dublin), R Williamson (Holywood), B Shally (Dromoland);
  33. (12:50/08:00) J Greene (Portmarnock), D McInerney (Lahinch), G O’Flaherty (Cork);
  34. (13:00/08:10) S Healy (The Royal Dublin), J Hickey (Cork), S Sweeney (Vista Valencia, USA);
  35. (13:10/08:20) C Butler (Kinsale), B Anderson (The Royal Dublin), J Sugrue (Mallow);
  36. (13:20/08:30) J McDonnell (Forrest Little), R Lester (Hermitage), R Pierse (Grange);
  37. (13:30/08:50) T O’Connor (Athlone), M Kennelly (Galway Bay), J Murphy (Kinsale);
  38. (13:40/09:00) P Coughlan (Castleknock), P O’Keeffe (Douglas), E Leonard (Kentworth/Killiney);
  39. (13:50/09:10) J Yates (Naas), R Dawson (Tramore), JR Galbraith (Whitehead);
  40. (14:00/09:20) S Grehan (Tullamore), A Gleeson (Castle), C O’Rourke (Naas);
  41. (14:20/09:30) R Dutton (Tandragee), P Kerr (Royal Portrush), D Morley (Oughterard);
  42. (14:30/09:40) B Tolsma (Apple Valley, USA), S Greenberg (Tandragee), G Smyth (Clonmel);
  43. (14:40/09:50) M Nolan (Delgany), A McCormack (Castletroy), R Brazill (Naas);
  44. (14:50/10:00) C Woodroofe (Dun Laoghaire), W Russell (Clandeboye), C Kelly (Fort Lauderdale CC, USA);
  45. (15:00/10:10) P Sheehan (Ballybunion), D Sheedy (California GC, USA), T Neenan (Lahinch);
  46. (15:10/10:20) C Geraghty (Laytown & Bettystown), M Looby (Greystones), G Lenehan (Portmarnock);
  47. (15:20/10:40) R O’Connor (Co. Sligo), J Walsh (Castle), M Norton (Belvoir Park);
  48. (15:30/10:50) P Fitzpatrick (Kanturk), J Ryan (Castletroy), J Knipe (Royal Portrush);
  49. (15:40/11:00) C Dowling (Mallow), E Stack (Ballybunion), T Hackett (The Royal Dublin);
  50. (15:50/11:10) A Mulhall (Ardglass), M O’Kelly (Limerick), S Ledbury (GC De Louvain La Neuve, Bel).