Purdy motors to seven-shot win in Leinster Seniors
Philip Purdy (Shandon Park) won the 2019 Leinster Seniors Amateur Open Championship at Carlow Golf Club. (09/05/2019). Picture by Pat Cashman
Shandon Park’s Philip Purdy birdied his last two holes to claim an impressive seven-stroke victory in the Leinster Seniors Amateur Open at Carlow.
Leading by one stroke from Greystones’ 2017 Irish Mid-Amateur champion Alan Condren after an opening 70, he added a two-under 68 in the second round to finish on two-under par 138.
Tuam’s Alan Moran, who also shot a fine 68 on the second day, edged out Carlow’s Tommy Lennon on a countback for second place with Condren fourth on six-over after a 75.
Greystones’ Barry O'Leary won the veterans’ prize with a score of 149.
Leinster Seniors Amateur Open Championship, Carlow GC (Par 70)
Rd 1 SSS 71, CSS, 73; Rd 2 SSS 71, CSS 73
138 P Purdy (Shandon Park) 70 68;
145 A Moran (Tuam) 77 68, T Lennon (Carlow) 73 72;
146 A Condren (Greystones) 71 75;
148 C Murphy (Clandeboye) 77 71;
149 B O'Leary (Greystones) 75 74, D Moran (Island) 73 76;
150 P Sheehan (Ballybunion) 79 71, A Lilley (Ballyclare) 76 74, D Lowans (Dun Laoghaire) 75 75, P Madigan (Waterford Castle) 75 75, S Graham (Doneraile) 74 76, A Egan (Royal Curragh) 74 76, T Cleary (Woodstock) 73 77;
151 J Hughes (Woodbrook) 76 75, E Heywood (City of Derry) 75 76, S Carter (Mountrath) 75 76, J Mitchell (Tramore) 75 76;
152 D Shearer (Malone) 80 72, J Morris LS (Balbriggan) 75 77, P Lewis (Woodbrook) 74 78;
153 B Hobson (Malone) 79 74, D O'Donovan (Bandon) 78 75, T Tyrrell (Heath) 78 75, J McWilliams (Naas) 77 76, B Donlon (Birr) 74 79, J O’Sullivan (Fota Island) 74 79;
154 J O'Brien (Castlemartyr) 80 74, J Crangle (Fortwilliam) 78 76, S Alley (Tipperary) 77 77, D O'Neill (Links Portmarnock) 77 77, I Smyth (Clandeboye) 76 78, B Daish (Dun Laoghaire) 76 78;
155 A Brown (The Heritage) 81 74, M McMurray (Royal Portrush) 79 76, D Foley (Royal Dublin) 78 77, D Brabazon (Balbriggan) 78 77, S Underwood (Co. Sligo) 77 78, A Brannock (Newlands) 76 79, P Reilly (County Louth) 76 79, T Kelly (Balcarrick) 76 79, P Lyons (Cork) 76 79;
156 P Early (Royal Dublin) 81 75, D Varian (Dun Laoghaire) 80 76, T McClements (Clandeboye) 79 77, L MacNamara (Rosslare) 79 77, K Bornemann (Douglas) 78 78, M Crowley (Naas) 76 80, K Kidd (Portstewart) 75 81;
157 G O'Sullivan (Tralee) 81 76, P O'Hagan (Wicklow) 79 78, B Whitaker (Elm Park) 78 79 158 K Sheehy (Athlone) 79 79, K Lawlor (Beaverstown) 77 81;
159 J O'Malley (Rathdowney) 82 77, C O'Connor (Corrstown) 82 77, C Walshe (Dundalk) 79 80;
160 M Ahern (Skerries) 82 78, H Smyth (Mourne) 82 78, N Mannion (Dun Laoghaire) 81 79, L Halpin (Westport) 80 80, M Darcy (Tullamore) 78 82, M Scott (Hollystown) 77 83, K Breen (Beaverstown) 75 85;
161 F Harrold (Castletroy) 84 77, J Hughes (Balcarrick) 82 79, N Duke (Killiney) 80 81, P Murphy (Carlow) 79 82, F Flynn (Laytown & Bettystown) 77 84;
162 J Cullimore (Rosslare) 84 78, R Timlin (Galway) 82 80, L Quinn (Tuxedo Club, NY, USA) 81 81, J McDowell (Royal Belfast) 81 81, V Smyth (Co. Louth) 81 81, P Higgins (Naas) 79 83, P Murphy (Cork) 79 83;
163 P Cowley (Cork) 81 82, D Harmon (Palmerstown House Estate) 81 82, T Heenan (Doneraile) 79 84, C McIlroy (Holywood) 79 84, L Doran (Co. Louth) 79 84, P Callery (Rosslare) 79 84;
164 E Rogers (Dundalk) 85 79;165 C Abernethy (Dun Laoghaire) 85 80, J Crowley (Athy) 82 83;166 J Kelly Jnr (The Heath) 86 80, D O'Loughlin (Galway Bay) 84 82, J Grant (The Island) 83 83;
167 M Higgins (Connemara) 84 83, T Byrne (Greystones) 84 83, T Kendellen (Beaverstown) 84 83, A Smith (Blainroe) 83 84, T Griffin (Corballis Links) 83 84;
168 P Comerford (Corrstown) 86 82, K Lapsley (Dunfanaghy) 85 83;
169 K McGrath (Lahinch) 87 82;
170 J Carroll (Co. Louth) 86 84;
171 J Hutchinson (Royal Dublin) 84 87, G Hutchinson (Royal Belfast) 83 88;
172 C Muldowney (Grange) 87 85;
175 F Leonard (Knightsbrook) 91 84;
177 M O'Shea (Co. Louth) 88 89;
182 T Mannion (Athlone) 89 93;202 M Burke (Cahir Park) 98 104;
RTD W Doggart (Clandeboye), P Murphy (Killarney);
WD B O'Malley (Royal Dublin), A Pierse Snr (Tipperary), A Morrow (Portmarnock);
NR R Deering (Nenagh), K Knightly (Royal Dublin), T Hayes (Co. Louth), P Bevins (Mount Wolseley), B Cunningham (Carton House);
RTD J Hutton (Island), A Bell (Greencastle);
DQ J Gilbert (Enniscorthy);
NS J Dempsey (Royal Curragh), R Fitzgerald (Tramore).
