Walsh wins Munster Youths in play-off
Castle’s Jack Walsh claimed the Munster Youths title after a play-off with Daniel Brennan at Ennis. Picture Jenny Matthews/www.golffile.ieCastle’s Jack Walsh beat Shannon’s Daniel Brennan after a three-hole aggregate play-off to lift the Munster Youths Amateur Open at Ennis.
Joint overnight leader Walsh closed with a solid 71 as Brennan hit a superb, two under 68 to leave them four strokes clear of Carton House’s David Carey on eight over 218.
Jack Walsh and Danny Brennan at the finish. Picture Jenny Matthews/www.golffile.ieIn the play-off, scratch handicapper Walsh went par-birdie-bogey to plus two handicapper Brennan’s par-par-bogey to join the likes of Brendan McDaid (twice), Eoghan O’Connell, Leslie Walker, Paddy Gibben, David Higgins and Colm Moriarty on the list of champions.
After 54 holes - Final. CSS 71
FIRST Jack Walsh (Castle) 218 (won after three-hole aggregate playpoff)
RUNNER UP Daniel Brennan (Shannon) 218
THIRD David Carey (Carton House) 222
FOURTH Caolan Rafferty (Greenore) 224
FIFTH Jordan Patmore (Lisburn) 224
SIXTH Mark MacGrath (Limerick) 225
SEVENTH James Lindsay (City of Derry)Ulster) 226
BEST U18 James Sugrue (Mallow) 225
Munster Youths champion Jack Walsh, flanked by his grandfather and father, at Ennis Golf Club. Picture Jenny Matthews/www.golffile.ie
218 J Walsh (Castle) 75 72 71, D Brennan (Shannon) 74 76 68
222 D Carey (Carton House) 73 78 71
224 C Rafferty (Greenore) 77 76 71, J Patmore (Lisburn) 74 77 73
225 J Sugrue (Mallow) 77 74 74, M MacGrath (Limerick) 75 78 72
226 J Lindsay (City of Derry/Ulster) 78 76 72, C Geraghty (Laytown & Bettystown) 76 78 72, B McCormack (Castle Barna) 76 75 75, E Cradock (Gort) 76 73 77, G MacNamara (Woodbrook) 73 80 73
227 E Farrell (Ardee) 77 75 75
228 C Melvin (Corrstown) 75 76 77, A Myles (Newlands) 72 83 73
229 J Fletcher (Warrenpoint) 79 76 74, J Keenan (Old Conna) 77 79 73, A Connolly (Massereene) 76 77 76, E Griffin (Waterford) 74 78 77, J Whelan (Newlands) 74 76 79, D Fitzgerald (Limerick) 72 75 82
230 D Reddan (Nenagh) 80 75 75, C O’Sullivan (Fota Island) 78 77 75, D Flynn (Carton House) 76 77 77
231 J Hopkins (Skerries) 80 75 76, K Lynch (Skibbereen) 79 76 76, C Woodroofe (Blainroe) 79 76 76, G Collins (Rosslare) 77 76 78
232 S Walsh (Carton House) 80 78 74, M Nolan (Delgany) 77 78 77, C Coyne (Youghal) 77 75 80, R Murry (Castle) 75 80 77, J O’Shea (Shannon) 73 83 76
234 S Maloney (Dunmurry Springs) 78 77 79, S Kinch (Roganstown/Hermitage) 77 79 78, D Byrne (Athenry) 76 78 80
235 T Conway (West Waterford) 80 77 78
236 J Corbett (Ballinasloe) 80 76 80
237 K McCarron (North West) 80 77 80, J O’Leary (Dromoland) 77 78 82
240 D O’Connor (Athlone) 82 75 83, T Mulligan (Laytown & Bettystown) 79 77 84, E McGuinness (East Clare) 77 80 83
243 K Murphy (Charlesland) 84 73 86
NR R Kelly (Tipperary) 79 77 NR
RESULTS ROUND 2 AFTER 36 HOLES CSS 73 REDUCTION ONLY
BEST 45 MADE CUT FOR FINAL ROUND 3 ON 4 APRIL
147 J Walsh (Castle) 75 72, D Fitzgerald (Limerick) 72 75
149 E Cradock (Gort) 76 73
150 J Whelan (Newlands) 74 76, D Brennan (Shannon) 74 76
151 J Sugrue (Mallow) 77 74, B McCormack (Castle Barna) 76 75, C Melvin (Corrstown) 75 76, J Patmore (Lisburn) 74 77, D Carey (Carton House) 73 78
152 E Farrell (Ardee) 77 75, C Coyne (Youghal) 77 75, E Griffin (Waterford) 74 78
153 C Rafferty (Greenore) 77 76, G Collins (Rosslare) 77 76, A Connolly (Massereene) 76 77, D Flynn (Carton House) 76 77, M MacGrath (Limerick) 75 78, G MacNamara (Woodbrook) 73 80
154 J Lindsay (City of Derry/Ulster) 78 76, D Byrne (Athenry) 76 78, C Geraghty (Laytown & Bettystown) 76 78
155 J Hopkins (Skerries) 80 75, D Reddan (Nenagh) 80 75, C Woodroofe (Blainroe) 79 76, K Lynch (Skibbereen) 79 76, J Fletcher (Warrenpoint) 79 76, C O’Sullivan (Fota Island) 78 77, S Maloney (Dunmurry Springs) 78 77, J O’Leary (Dromoland) 77 78, M Nolan (Delgany) 77 78, R Murry (Castle) 75 80, A Myles (Newlands) 72 83
156 J Corbett (Ballinasloe) 80 76, T Mulligan (Laytown & Bettystown) 79 77, R Kelly (Tipperary) 79 77, J Keenan (Old Conna) 77 79, S Kinch (Roganstown/Hermitage) 77 79, J O’Shea (Shannon) 73 83
157 K Murphy (Charlesland) 84 73, D O’Connor (Athlone) 82 75, K McCarron (North West) 80 77, T Conway (West Waterford) 80 77, E McGuinness (East Clare) 77 80
158 S Walsh (Carton House) 80 78, B Lynch (Ballinrobe) 79 79, G Leacy (Dungarvan) 76 82
159 A Butler (Ennis) 85 74, C Gorevan (Carton House) 81 78, R Pierse (Grange) 80 79, J Breen (Kirkistown Castle) 79 80, M Culhane (Limerick) 79 80, P Tobin (Mahon) 77 82, N Worth (The Island) 77 82
160 A Kiernan (Forrest Little) 81 79
161 G Young (Birr) 84 77, R McCullough (Massereene) 81 80, E O’Donovan (Craddockstown) 79 82
162 A Whelan (Ennis) 83 79, M Thallon (Bangor) 81 81, J Kerrisk (Killarney) 81 81, L O’Dwyer (Forrest Little) 80 82, S Cannon (Loughrea) 79 83
163 J Hickey (Cork) 84 79, J McVicker (Knock) 80 83, B Niland (Athenry) 80 83, D Hinds (City of Derry) 78 85
164 S Myatt (Dromoland) 84 80, J Molyneaux (Ballybunion) 83 81, S Long (Tipperary) 78 86
165 J Doyle (Forrest Little) 87 78, E Kelly (Co. Meath) 84 81, A Moore (Adare Manor) 83 82, B Cassidy (Dromoland) 80 85
166 J Healy (Westport) 82 84
167 N Kennedy (Tramore) 88 79, B O’Reilly (Athenry) 87 80, A D’Arcy (Ballinrobe) 85 82, K McCormack (Portarlington) 83 84, I Flanagan (Moate) 82 85
169 C Twomey (Fermoy) 85 84
171 E Conway (West Waterford) 88 83, A Kerr (Loughgall) 80 91
172 G Ward (Kinsale) 87 85
173 B Guinan (Moate) 94 79
174 K Tobin (Cahir Park) 86 88
175 E Quinlan (Castletroy) 94 81
180 D Masterson (Charlesland) 97 83
184 N Mann (Adare Manor) 104 80
RESULTS FOR 18 HOLES
CSS 73 REDUCTION ONLY
72 D Fitzgerald (Limerick), A Myles (Newlands)
73 D Carey (Carton House), G MacNamara (Woodbrook), J O’Shea (Shannon)
74 J Whelan (Newlands), D Brennan (Shannon), J Patmore (Lisburn), E Griffin (Waterford)
75 M MacGrath (Limerick), R Murry (Castle), J Walsh (Castle), C Melvin (Corrstown)
76 D Byrne (Athenry), D Flynn (Carton House), G Leacy (Dungarvan), B McCormack (Castle Barna), C Geraghty (Laytown & Bettystown), E Cradock (Gort), A Connolly (Massereene)
77 C Coyne (Youghal), J O’Leary (Dromoland), J Sugrue (Mallow), E Farrell (Ardee), G Collins (Rosslare), C Rafferty (Greenore), P Tobin (Mahon), M Nolan (Delgany), S Kinch (Roganstown/Hermitage), J Keenan (Old Conna), N Worth (The Island), E McGuinness (East Clare)
78 D Hinds (City of Derry), J Lindsay (City of Derry/Ulster), S Maloney (Dunmurry Springs), S Long (Tipperary), C O’Sullivan (Fota Island)
79 T Mulligan (Laytown & Bettystown), K Lynch (Skibbereen), J Fletcher (Warrenpoint), S Cannon (Loughrea), M Culhane (Limerick), B Lynch (Ballinrobe), C Woodroofe (Blainroe), J Breen (Kirkistown Castle), R Kelly (Tipperary), E O’Donovan (Craddockstown)
80 J Corbett (Ballinasloe), K McCarron (North West), T Conway (West Waterford), A Kerr (Loughgall), J Hopkins (Skerries), J McVicker (Knock), S Walsh (Carton House), B Niland (Athenry), B Cassidy (Dromoland), D Reddan (Nenagh), R Pierse (Grange), L O’Dwyer (Forrest Little)
81 C Gorevan (Carton House), R McCullough (Massereene), M Thallon (Bangor), J Kerrisk (Killarney), A Kiernan (Forrest Little)
82 J Healy (Westport), D O’Connor (Athlone), I Flanagan (Moate)
83 A Moore (Adare Manor), K McCormack (Portarlington), A Whelan (Ennis), J Molyneaux (Ballybunion)
84 J Hickey (Cork), S Myatt (Dromoland), G Young (Birr), K Murphy (Charlesland), E Kelly (Co. Meath)
85 A D’Arcy (Ballinrobe), A Butler (Ennis), C Twomey (Fermoy)
86 K Tobin (Cahir Park)
87 G Ward (Kinsale), J Doyle (Forrest Little), B O’Reilly (Athenry)
88 N Kennedy (Tramore), E Conway (West Waterford)
94 E Quinlan (Castletroy), B Guinan (Moate)
97 D Masterson (Charlesland)
104 N Mann (Adare Manor)
NR M Burke (Ballinrobe)