Tallent leaves Irish 10 adrift in Newcastle; McSweeney and Condren brothers lead at Grange
Patrick Tallent wins the Seniors Amateur Championship at Royal County Down. (7 August 2015) Credit: The R&A
American Patrick Tallent completed the perfect double with a gritty final round of 75 in the Seniors Amateur Championship at Royal County Down.
Winner of the US Senior Amateur Championship in California last September, he came from one shot behind with two to play to finally end a run of close finishes and land his first Seniors Amateur Championship crown.
The 61-year-old finished on five-over-par 218, just one shot ahead of fellow Virginian, Matthew Sughrue, who shot a 74 on Friday for 219. Another American, Chip Lutz, the champion in 2011 and 2012, was third on 225 after a fine closing 72.
Adrian Portmarnock's Adrian Morrow closed with an 80 to slip back to tied 11th with John Mitchell (73) and Arthur Pierse (74) on 15 over.
Maurice Kelly ((76) was a shot further back in tied 14th with John Hughes (74) tied 21st, Nigel Duke (74) tied 24th, Garth McGimpsey (77) tied 44th with Pat Lyons (75) and Tom Cleary (82) in 61st.
Leinster Mid-Am — Royal Dublin's Bryan McSweeney and the Condren brothers Kevin and Alan are tied for the lead heading into the final round of the Leinster Mid-Amateur Championship at Grange.
The lead by one stroke on two over par 140 from Ashbourne's Peter Kane
Leinster Mid Amateur Championship, Grange (Par 68 CSS Rnd 1 & 2 – 70 SSS 69)
After 36 holes qualifying (45 players qualify for final round tomorrow)
Qualifiers
140 Bryan McSweeney (The Royal Dublin) 71 69 , Kevin Condren (Greystones) 70 70 , Alan Condren (Greystones) 68 72
141 Peter Kane (Ashbourne) 68 73
142 Joe Crangle (Cliftonville Golf Club) 72 70 , Simon Miskelly (Knock) 70 72
143 John (jnr) Finnegan (Royal Portrush) 74 69 , Tony McClements (Holywood Golf Club) 74 69 , Rob Fitzpatrick (Naas) 70 73
144 Michael Buggy (Castlecomer Golf Club) 76 68 , Declan O'Neill (Carton House) 73 71 , Derek Ronan (New Ross Golf Club) 71 73 , Alan Dowling (Hermitage) 71 73
145 Barry Forsyth (Corballis Links) 75 70
146 David Kelleher (Portmarnock) 76 70 , Warren Kelly (Naas) 75 71 , Christopher O'Connor (Corrstown) 74 72 , Declan Mc Inerney (Lahinch Golf Club) 73 73 , David Carroll (Grange) 72 74
147 David McCarthy (Bandon Golf Club) 74 73 , Peter McNeill (Woodbrook) 71 76
148 Neville Steedman (Balcarrick) 74 74 , Randal Cross (Enniscrone Golf Club) 71 77
149 Aidan Horgan (Grange) 75 74 , Richard Williams (Naas) 73 76
150 Peter Kirby (Dun Laoghaire) 77 73 , Alan Moran (Tuam Golf Club) 74 76 , Shane O'Connor (Greystones) 71 79
151 Trevor Dooley (Forrest Little.) 78 73 , Gus J. Fitzpatrick (Naas) 74 77
152 Fergal Kennedy (The Island) 76 76 , Craig McEvoy (Lucan) 76 76
153 Anthony Feicks (Waterford) 78 75 , Michael Burke (Galway Golf Club) 76 77 , Paul Flynn (Tramore) 76 77
154 Shane O'Sullivan (Roganstown G & CC Golf Club) 77 77 , Patrick Bevins (Carlow Golf Club) 77 77 , Fergal Harrington (Carton House) 77 77
155 Peter Meaney (Cahir Park Golf Club) 80 75
157 Ciaran Campbell (Carton House) 79 78 , Paul Reilly (Co. Louth) 77 80
159 Dermot McKenna (Blainroe Golf Club) 81 78 , Damien Coyne (Tuam Golf Club) 79 80
160 Noel Mannion (Dun Laoghaire) 82 78; Rory Hudson (Druid's Heath) 79 81
Note - 147 Leo Connolly (Wexford) 69 78 (WD from Rnd 3)
Non-Qualifiers
162 Damien O'Driscoll (Newlands) 84 78
163 Evan Thomas (Arklow Golf Club) 84 79, Ian Smyth (Clandeboye) 83 80, Tony Frew (Grange) 76 87
164 Tom Hogan (Headfort) 86 78 , Daniel McGrath (Tuam Golf Club) 83 81 , Gordon Hutchinson (Royal Belfast Golf Club) 83 81
168 Brian Murphy (Delgany) 85 83
170 Paul Hautz (Delgany) 78 92
172 Noel Butterly (Rush) 84 88
NR Patrick Higgins (Forrest Little.) 76 NR , Philip Evans (Lisheen Springs) 83 NR , Ryan Callan (Carton House) NR ,
DW Barry Stevens (Spa) DQ , Eric Murphy (Curragh Golf Club) DQ , Eoin Mithen (Bray) DQ , Edward Ryan (Lucan) DQ
WD Michael Barrett (Slievenamon Golf Club) 74, WD Mark Somers (Smurfit) 80, WD.
