Mullarney and Walsh claim Irish Students titles
Ronan Mullarney en route to victory at Tralee. Picture/Golffile
Ronan Mullarney secured his second win in two weeks by clinching a one-shot victory at the Irish Students Amateur Open in Tralee.
Fresh from his victory at The R&A Foundation Scholars Tournament in St Andrews, the Galway native carded a final round 71 to win by a stroke from Maynooth University teammate Jack McDonnell on three-under-par as Clodagh Walsh won the women's event by 13 strokes.
Level with Maynooth teammate Alan Fahy at the start of the day thanks to a second round 66, Mullarney picked up three birdies on the front nine to lead by two shots from Fahy.
But it was McDonnell who mounted the biggest challenge, closing with a birdie for a joint best of the day 71 that gave him second place on two-under par.
The Maynooth A side of Mullarney, Fahy and Cathal Butler took the team honours by four shots on a day when Maynooth's Walsh won the ladies event, closing with a 72 to finish on 218.
Irish Students Amateur Open, Tralee Golf Club
Final
Women
218 C Walsh (Maynooth University) 72 74 72
231 S Burke (Ulster University) 72 73 86
234 K Bromley (Ulster University) 75 77 82
235 N Ward (Ulster University) 82 74 79
241 E Corcoran (Dublin City University.) 87 77 77
243 A Ni Thuama (University College Cork) 77 81 85
250 M Doyle (Maynooth University) 86 80 84
RTD R McDonnell (University College Dublin) 79 79
Team
Best two scores out of three, final round qualifiers
428 MU Scholars (a) 148 136 144
440 Stirling (a) 143 149 148
441 MU Alum 148 146 147; Cork IT 144 151 146
443 UCC (a) 146 144 153
447 MU Scholars (c) 147 150 150
448 Ulster University (a) 150 140 158
449 NUIG (a) 149 146 154; MU Scholars (b) 147 146 156
455 Ulster University (b) 147 147 161
457 UCD (a) 156 144 157
458 Ulster University (c) 153 146 159
459 MU Scholars (d) 154 149 156
464 DCU 160 147 157
473 UCC (b) 151 159 163
Men
213 R Mullarney (Maynooth University) 76 66 71
214 J McDonnell (Maynooth University) 73 70 71
215 H Foley (The Royal Dublin) 72 71 72
217 A Fahy (Maynooth University) 72 70 75; S McCaw (University of Stirling) 70 74 73
218 H Duggan (Kilkenny) 75 70 73
219 J Madden (Royal Portrush) 72 71 76
220 G Ward (Cork IT) 73 75 72; D Brady (Maynooth University) 72 75 73; M Kennelly (NUI Galway) 72 72 76
221 J Hickey (Cork IT) 71 76 74
222 J McVicker (Ulster University) 71 72 79
223 R Browne (University College Dublin) 77 73 73; D Flynn (Maynooth University) 73 73 77; A Lennie (Clandeboye) 72 74 77; P Tobin (University College Cork) 72 73 78
224 W Small (Tandragee) 75 76 73; T Ford (Maynooth University) 73 72 79
225 A McDaid (Dublin Business School) 78 75 72; R Nelson (University of Stirling) 73 77 75
226 R Dutton (Ulster University) 79 68 79; C Butler (Maynooth University) 78 75 73; H Gillivan (Maynooth University) 74 75 77
227 M Healy (University College Cork) 79 71 77; D Kelly (Maynooth University) 78 72 77; C Woodroofe (Maynooth University) 75 76 76; A Ryan (Maynooth University) 75 75 77
228 D McAleenon (Edenmore) 77 75 76
229 S McDermott (NUI Galway) 77 74 78; M Shiel (NUI Galway) 77 74 78; A McQuillan (Ulster University) 77 74 78; R McCullough (Ulster University) 76 72 81; G O'Mahony (University College Cork) 74 79 76
230 B O'Connell (University College Cork) 74 78 78
231 S Greenberg (Ulster University) 79 72 80; M Burke (NUI Galway) 78 74 79; E O'Brien (Maynooth University) 77 76 78
232 J Quinn (Dublin City University) 79 73 80; M Fitzsimons (University of Stirling) 75 75 82
234 J McCarthy (University College Dublin) 79 71 84; W Beatty (Greenacres) 76 76 82
RTD K O'Meara (University College Dublin) 76 75
CUT
154 C Ryan (Maynooth University) 80 74; A Riordan (Cork IT) 76 78;
155 W Eickholt (Dublin City University) 81 74; E Rumley (Kinsale) 78 77; J Temple (Portmarnock) 77 78;
156 S Doyle (Maynooth University) 80 76; J Murphy (Greenore) 80 76; A Comerford (NUI Galway) 78 78; N McCulloch (SRUC Elmwood) 76 80;
157 R Steedman (Maynooth University) 82 75; C Vaughan (University of Limerick) 79 78; K Power (University College Dublin) 79 78;
158 C O’Donoghue (University of Limerick) 81 77; S O Neill (IT Carlow) 79 79; M Ryan (New Ross) 78 80; C Feeney (Maynooth University) 75 83;
159 D Diaz (Ulster University) 83 76; C Hughes (NUI Galway) 81 78; J Hayden (University College Dublin) 78 81; R Murphy (Powerscourt) 78 81; C Taylor (University of Limerick) 77 82;
160 C Roche (Cork IT) 85 75; L O’Connor (Maynooth University) 84 76; J Lawlor (Maynooth University) 84 76; C O’Carroll (Cork IT) 82 78; T Coakley (Cork IT) 82 78; J Murphy (Cork IT) 80 80; P Scannell (Colaiste Stiofain Naofa) 78 82;
161 B O’Callaghan (Colaiste Stiofain Naofa) 80 81;
162 G Fitzmaurice (University College Dublin) 84 78; R Dunne (Maynooth University) 80 82;
163 J Heffernan (IT Tralee) 84 79; J McGreevy (NUI Galway) 81 82; G Gribben (Fortwilliam) 80 83; S McGuinness (NUI Galway) 80 83;
164 D Cunningham (Tandragee) 84 80; O O’Loughlin (Maynooth University) 84 80;
165 C Guiller (Ulster University) 89 76; L Flynn (Trinity College Dublin) 83 82; D Hourihan (University College Cork) 82 83; M Benner (NUI Galway) 80 85;
166 S Kestell (IADT Dun Laoghaire) 86 80; J McKenna (University of Stirling) 79 87;
167 C Jackman (SRUC Elmwood) 86 81; L Doyle (NUI Galway) 85 82; C Browne (Colaiste Stiofain Naofa) 82 85;
168 J Kelly (Ardee) 86 82; D Mealia(Maynooth University) 82 86; A Cody (Colaiste Stiofain Naofa) 82 86;
169 C Harte (University College Dublin) 86 83; J Hogan (Cork IT) 83 86;
172 E Campbell (University of Stirling) 88 84; D O’ Brien (IT Carlow) 88 84; D O’Sullivan (Cork IT) 86 86;
174 F Bannon (Ardglass) 90 84;
175 C McCormack (Trinity College Dublin) 91 84;
179 S Donaghy (Maynooth University) 91 88.
