McCarthy is champion of Munster
Kieran McCarthy in action during the second round of the West of Ireland at Easter. Photo Jenny Matthews/www.golffile.ieKinsale’s Kieran McCarthy recovered from a third round 77 to win the Munster Strokeplay Championship by the narrowest of margins.
The championship veteran closed with a solid 72 to finish a shot clear of Dungarvan’s Alan Thomas and halfway leader Ian O’Flynn on four over par 292 at historic Cork Golf Club.
Three-time winner Niall Gorey was nine strokes adrift of McCarthy on 301 after an accidented final day. The West of Ireland runner up admitted that he was “frazzled” as he signed for a third round 81, when he in fact shot 80, and then closed with a 75.
The lowest round of the event was a four under 68 by Cork’s Eoghan Murphy in the second round while only McCarthy and Stephen Healy managed 69s on one of Alister MacKenzie’s classic designs.
Munster Amateur Strokeplay Championship, Cork Golf Club (Par 72, 6700 yards)
1 Kieran McCarthy Kinsale 74 69 77 72 292
2 Alan Thomas Dungarvan 76 71 72 74 293
3 Ian O’Flynn Cork 71 70 76 76 293
4 Matthew McAlpin Royal Portrush 75 71 74 74 294
5 Shane Hogan Nenagh 77 73 73 72 295
6 Jonathan Yates Naas 73 74 76 72 295
7 Shane McGlynn Carton House 76 72 74 74 296
8 Mark Shanahan Castlemartyr 73 74 74 75 296
9 Mark Collins Killeen Castle 71 73 77 75 296
10 Eoghan Long Monkstown 74 76 74 73 297
11 Gary O’Flaherty Cork 75 77 70 76 298
12 Pat Murray Limerick 74 77 75 72 298
13 Keith Crowley Fota Island 75 74 73 76 298
14 Sean Barry Muskerry 75 70 74 79 298
15 Aaron Kearney Castlerock 78 74 73 74 299
16 Stephen Healy Claremorris 80 72 69 78 299
17 James Fox Portmarnock 76 75 73 75 299
18 David Barry Mahon 75 75 72 77 299
19 Geoff Lenehan Portmarnock 76 73 75 75 299
20 Simon Ward Co.Louth 75 73 77 75 300
21 Ciaran McKenna Mallow 72 76 77 75 300
22 Eoghan Murphy Cork 74 68 76 82 300
23 Richard Bridges Stackstown 75 75 78 73 301
24 Shaun Carter Stackstown/NUIM 76 72 79 74 301
25 Dave O’Donovan Muskerry 72 75 76 78 301
26 Niall Gorey Muskerry 73 72 81 75 301
27 Padraic Connolly Clontarf 77 76 77 72 302
28 Eanna Griffin Waterford 73 79 77 73 302
29 Eugene Smith Ardee 71 77 79 75 302
30 Ger Tobin Bandon 76 73 80 74 303
31 Paul Tobin Mahon 74 77 75 79 305
32 Derek Burns Lee Valley 79 73 77 77 306
33 Mark Ford Cork 75 76 76 79 306
34 Simon Bryan Delgany 76 73 76 81 306
35 David O’Driscoll Ballybunion 71 75 80 81 307
36 Jack O’Flynn Cork 73 72 82 80 307
37 Mark Richards Roganstown 78 74 78 78 308
38 Kieran Lynch Skib./NUIM 78 74 80 77 309
39 Rory Leonard 76 77 78 — 231
40 Colm O’Sullivan 72 81 — — 153
41 Fergal Deasy 74 80 — — 154
42 Jeff Hopkins 75 80 — — 155
42 Stephen Walsh 77 78 — — 155
44 Stephen Brady 82 74 — — 156
45 Gabriel Leacy 76 80 — — 156
46 David Carey 82 74 — — 156
46 Adam Hanley 80 76 — — 156
48 Colum Kenny 79 78 — — 157
49 Steffan O’Hara 79 78 — — 157
50 Eoin McGuinness 77 80 — — 157
50 Ewan Smith 81 76 — — 157
52 John Hickey 77 81 — — 158
53 Donal O’Donovan 79 79 — — 158
54 Ronan Maher 77 81 — — 158
55 Enda Cradock 77 81 — — 158
56 Mark McGrath 81 77 — — 158
56 Niall Morrison 77 81 — — 158
58 Kieran Murphy 83 76 — — 159
59 Jon Foran 74 85 — — 159
59 Greg O’Mahony 78 81 — — 159
61 Niall McGlynn 80 80 — — 160
62 Conor Coyne 81 79 — — 160
62 Daniel Hallissey 80 80 — — 160
64 Gavin O’Connor 77 84 — — 161
65 Patrick Neville 85 78 — — 163
66 David McMahon 85 79 — — 164
67 Richard Knightly 83 84 — — 167
- David Byrne 84 NR — — NR
- Tom Cleary 73 NR — — NR
- Tony Cleary 80 NR — — NR
- Evan Farrell 72 NR — — NR
- Kieran Kennedy 76 NR — — NR
- Paul O’Neill 72 NR — — NR
- Fergal O’Sullivan 72 NR — — NR
- Ronan Twomey 80 NR — — NR