Quirke wins Irish Seniors after play-off
Michael Quirke is the 2013 Irish Seniors Amateur Open champion. Doneraile’s Michael Quirke came out on top in a three-hole playoff with American Bev Hargraves to win the Irish Seniors Amateur Open at Malone.
Quirke shot a 76 but was caught on 222 as Hargreaves closed with a fine 72.
The Heath’s Tom Tyrell finished third, two shots off the pace with defending champion Adrian Morrow tied for ninth after a closing 76.
Irish Seniors Amateur Open Championship, Malone Golf Club
222 B Hargraves (USA) 75 75 72, M Quirke (Doneraile) 70 76 76 (Quirke won after three-hole play-off)
224 T Tyrrell (The Heath) 74 75 75
226 R McDowell (Royal Belfast) 78 74 74
228 A Stracey (England) 77 75 76, R Sharp (Mourne) 76 75 77, M Kelly (Killeen) 76 74 78, T Patterson (England) 75 80 73
229 A Morrow (Portmarnock) 80 73 76, D Lane (England) 78 77 74
230 T Hayes (K Club) 82 72 76, M Ahern (Skerries) 81 76 73
231 D Cameron (England) 79 77 75, M Coote (Tralee) 79 75 77, J Sutton (Isle of Man) 79 74
78, K Bruce (Scotland) 73 76 82
232 A Carman (England) 80 75 77, T Goode (Lucan) 78 82 72, D O’Donovan (Bandon) 78 75 79, A Pierse (Tipperary) 76 81 75
233 B O’Malley (The Royal Dublin) 79 77 77, T Gray (Jersey) 78 79 76, B Stewart (Scotland) 77 75 81, R Brooker (Skerries) 76 79 78, A Lilley (Ballyclare) 76 78 79
234 D Murphy (Scotland) 78 78 78, G McGimpsey (Bangor) 76 82 76, M Eager (Lucan) 76 77 81, B Donlon (Birr) 74 84 76
235 H Smyth (Mourne) 81 79 75, J Ambridge (England) 81 77 77, E McMenamin (Ballybofey & Stranorlar) 79 78 78, B Brennan (Malone) 78 82 75, H Mackeown (Portmarnock) 78 80 77, J Carroll (Bandon) 77 82 76
236 G MacDonald (Scotland) 82 74 80, R Berry (Rossmore) 74 83 79
237 E Crawford (Mourne) 82 79 76, I Southgate (England) 80 76 81, A McLure (England) 78 81 78
238 T Cleary (Cork) 78 78 82, D Conway (Portmarnock) 77 81 80
239 N Patterson (Milltown) 79 78 82
240 J Kinloch (Scotland) 82 78 80, D Morris (Limerick) 78 82 80, B Campbell (England) 76 81 83
241 B Mills
(Clandeboye) 84 77 80, B Kissock (Bangor) 81 79 81, S Fawcett (England) 78 82 81
242 D Kempner (USA) 83 77 82, J Johnston (USA) 80 80 82