Cleary and McGimpsey two back in Irish Seniors Open

Roscommon Golf Club

Englishman Mark Stones made seven birdies in  70 to take a two-shot lead after an opening round of the Irish Seniors Amateur Open Championship at Roscommon.

He leads on two under par from Cork's Tom Cleary and three-time Irish Seniors Close champion Garth McGimpsey while defending champion Adrian Morrow from Portmarnock is four behind after a 74.

Irish Seniors Amateur Open Championship, Roscommon Golf Club

Round 1 (CSS 74) - Detailed scores

70 Mark Stones (England)

72 Tom Cleary (Cork), Garth McGimpsey (Bangor)

73 Mick Ahern (Skerries), Stephen East (England), Gerard O'Sullivan (Tralee), Nigel Evans (Wales)

74 Adrian Morrow (Portmarnock), John Mitchell (Tramore), Alan Mew (England), Maurice Kelly (Naas)

75 Brendan McDonnell (K Club), Michael Darcy (Oughterard), Andrew Carman (England), Richard Partridge (England), Tony Patterson (Scotland), Tyrone Carter (England)

76 Robert Head (England), Michael Quirke (Doneraile), Rory Fitzgerald (Tramore), Brendan O'Malley (The Royal Dublin), Andrew Stracey (England), Philip Graham (England), Declan Corcoran (Thurles)

77 Bert Burke (Moate), David Conway (Portmarnock), Arthur Pierse (Tipperary), David Lane (England), Mike Ready (England), Jack Dempsey (Royal Curragh), Graham Hargreaves (England), Glyn Rees (Wales), Richard McDowell (Royal Belfast), Mick Gaynor (Co. Meath), Muir Townsley (Scotland), Ian Attoe (England)

78 Tony Hayes (Hermitage), George Mellerick (Fota Island), Liam MacNamara (Rosslare), Jeffrey Gauff (Canada), Ian Crowther (England), Donald McCart (Scotland), Adrian Wynne (Strandhill)

79 Steven Bell (Gracehill), Dermot Morris (Limerick), James Ormonde (Tralee), Simon Maisey (England), Stuart Fawcett (England), David Cromie (Royal Liverpool), Ian Brotherston (Scotland), Jonathan Wright (England), Hugh Smyth (Mourne), George Wilson (England), Robert Fox (England), Kevin Sheehy (Athlone)

80 Billy Donlon (Birr), Richard Brooker (Skerries), Jan Gilbert (Malone), Keith Lapsley (Dunfanaghy), Tom Byrne (Greystones), Stuart Pond (England), Matt Donohue (Portumna), Noel Mannion (Dun Laoghaire)

81 Alistair Smith (Blainroe), Peter Adams (England), Hugh MacKeown (Portmarnock), Denis Deasy (Waterford), Douglas Cameron (England), Keith Bruce (Scotland), Patrick Comerford (Corrstown), Mervyn Eager (Lucan), Rory Timlin (Galway), Donal O'Donovan (Bandon), Philip Clifford (Limerick), Val Smyth (Co. Louth)

82 Alan Lilley (Ballyclare), Gerry O Keeffe (Waterford), Frank Leonard (Knightsbrook), G. A. Finn (Cork), Martin Higgins (Claremorris), John Ambridge (England), Brian Bingham (Scotland), Brian Farrell (Balcarrick), John Cuffe (Monkstown), Francesco Basani (Italy), Ian Smyth (Clandeboye), Noel Patterson (Milltown)

83 Tom Tyrrell (The Heath), Andrew Atkinson (England), Ian Jeen (Scotland), Donald Weekes (Dunmurry), Martin Fell (England)

84 Niall Finnegan (Gort), John Baldwin (USA), Seamus Ward (Laytown & Bettystown), Gerard O'Kennedy (Athlone), Terence Brown (England), Dave Roberts (Rathcore)

85 Michael Foley (Faithlegg), Kieran O'Mahony (Galway), Gerard Maher (Castletroy), Greg Murphy (K Club)

86 Des Egan (Loughrea)

87 Larry Cushen (The Heath), Lord Gort (Isle of Man)

89 Michael Jones (England), Jack Maguire (Co. Louth)

90 Shane O'Mahony (Galway)

91 Patrick Harrington (Muskerry), Philip Fulham (Glenlo Abbey)

92 Paul Cooley (Portstewart)

NR Ray Smith (Galway), Tony Hynes (Rosslare)

NS Liam Doran (Ardee)

WD George Rodaks (Scotland)