Amateur golfBrian KeoghDublin Scratch Foursomes, Grange Golf Club, Jake Whelan, Sean O'Connor, Stephen Cinch, Luke Brannigan

Whelan and O'Connor snatch Dublin Scratch Foursomes after a countback at Grange

Amateur golfBrian KeoghDublin Scratch Foursomes, Grange Golf Club, Jake Whelan, Sean O'Connor, Stephen Cinch, Luke Brannigan
Whelan and O'Connor snatch Dublin Scratch Foursomes after a countback at Grange

Left to right, Sponsor John Williams from Keegan, Meredith and Williams Insurances Ltd with winners Sean O’Connor and Jake Whelan (Grange) and Grange GC Captain, John Moriarty.

Local knowledge proved crucial as Jake Whelan and Sean O’Connor teamed up to win the 36-hole Dublin Scratch Foursomes after a countback at Grange on Sunday.

O’Connor and reigning Mullingar Scratch Trophy holder Whelan followed an opening 77 on the par-71 Sheahan Course with a one-under 70 to edge out Hermitage’s Stephen Kinch and Luke Brannigan by virtue of their superior second round on five-over 147.

Powerscourt’’s David Joyce and Brian Jackson also shot 147 to finish third while the best first-round gross went to former West of Ireland championship runner-up Jack Pierse and Dylan Harbourne with a 73.

Dun Laoghaire’s Robert Abernethy and Richard Sykes took the afternoon gross with a 73 while the nett prizes went to some familiar names in Lucan’s Eoin Field and Pio O’Leary in round one and Banbridge’s Jim Carvill and Gordon Haire in round two, both with two-over 73s.

There was a high-quality entry for the Keegan, Meredith and Williams Insurances Ltd sponsored event with 54 pairs entered and players as Carvill, Alex Gleeson, Dan Holland, Paul O’Hanlon, Paul Flynn, Des Morgan, Marc Nolan and Mark Ryan all making the trip to Rathfarnham.

Dublin Scratch Foursomes, Grange (Sheahan Course, Par 71)

Sunday, 10 April, 36 Holes

Overall

  1. Jake Whelan (Grange) & Sean O'Connor (Grange) 147 118

  2. Stephen Kinch (Hermitage) & Luke Brannigan (Hermitage) 147 L18

  3. David Joyce (Powerscourt) & Brian Jackson (Powerscourt) 147

  4. Eoin Marsden (Castleknock) & Matthew Grehan (Tullamore) 148

  5. Dan Holland (Castle) & Alex Gleeson (Castle) 149

Nett 

Eoin Field (Lucan) & Pio O'Leary (Lucan) 147

1st Round

Gross

Jack Pierse (Grange) & Dylan Harbourne (Grange) 73

Nett

Oisin O'Reilly (Grange) & Charlie Hendrick (Grange) 73

2nd Round

Gross

Robert Abernethy & Richard Sykes (Dun Laoghaire) 73 (L9)

Nett

Jim Carvill & Gordon Haire (Banbridge) 73

2022 Dublin Scratch Foursomes, Grange Golf Club, 10 April 2022
PLAYER 1CLUBPLAYER 2CLUBTEAM H/C1st Rd Gross1st Rd Nett2nd Rd Gross2nd Rd Nett36 Hole Gross36 Hole NettPrizes
1JAKE WHELANGRANGESEAN O'CONNORGRANGE-277797072147151WinnerL18
2STEPHEN KINCHHERMITAGELUKE BRANNIGANHERMITAGE275737270147143Runner UpL18
3DAVID JOYCEPOWERSCOURTBRIAN JACKSONPOWERSCOURT072727575147147Third
4EOIN MARSDENCASTLEKNOCKMATTHEW GREHANTULLAMORE-273757577148152Forth
5DAN HOLLANDCASTLEALEX GLEESONCASTLE-373767679149155Fifth
6JIM CARVILLBANBRIDGEGORDON HAIREBANBRIDGE0777773731501502nd Rd Nett
7MARK RYANGRANGEDAVID RYANGRANGE076767474150150
8ROBERT ABERNATHYDUN LAOGHAIRERICHARD SYKESDUN LAOGHAIRE-2777973751501542nd Rd GrossL9
9OISIN O'REILLYGRANGECHARLIE HENDRICKGRANGE1747376751501481st Rd Nett
10LIAM ABOMEDMONDSTOWNTHOMAS ABOMEDMONDSTOWN-175767576150152
11EOIN FIELDLUCANPIO O'LEARYLUCAN27775747215114736 Hole Nett
12JACK PIERSEGRANGEDYLAN HARBOURNEGRANGE-3737678811511571st Rd Gross
13MARK MCKENNADUN LAOGHAIREALEX FLYNNDUN LAOGHAIRE077777575152152
14ALAN FAHYBRAYCONOR RYANBRAY-478827478152160
15EOGHAN COLLINSLAYTOWNDAVID FOYLAYTOWN-175767778152154
16MARC NOLANDUN LAOGHAIREBRIAN BEGLEYDUN LAOGHAIRE-179807475153155
17CONOR BYRNEWOODBROOKJAMES HEATHERINGWOODBROOK-1*78797576153155
18COLIN CUNNINGHAMCARTON HOUSEJOHN CUNNINGHAMCARTON HOUSE-274767981153157
19DANIEL MAHONYCORRSTOWNANDREW BARKERCORRSTOWN177767776154152
20DAVID MCDONALDOLD CONNAPAUL O SULLIVANARKLOW178777776155153
21JACK OLINCASTLEALEX BOLGERCASTLE177767877155153
22TOMMY SMITHCASTLEGAVIN HERLIHYCASTLE078787878156156
23ROY O'RIORDANFERMOYDEAN O'RIORDANFERMOY-278807880156160
24RYAN GRIBBENWARRENPOINTPAUL FLYNNTRAMORE-476808084156164
25JACK MCGRATHDUN LAOGHAIREKEVIN GIBLINDUN LAOGHAIRE-179807879157159
26JOHN WILLIAMSSPONSOR / CASTLEJIM MULREADYSPONSOR / CASTLE280787876158154
27MARK RUDDYEDMONDSTOWNJOHN CLEARYELM PARK080807878158158
28ALEX DOYLEBRAYTOMMY WALKERBRAY177768180158156
29ROB BROWNCASTLEROSS MCKEEVERCASTLE-277798183158162
30JOHN MCCARTHYGRANGEJONATHAN O'DRISCOLLGRANGE-179808081159161
31RICHARD TIGHEELM PARKAIDAN CARROLLELM PARK2*83817775160156
32PAUL O'HANLONCARTON HOUSEDECLAN O'NIELLGRANGE-378818285160166
33PAUL MCNIFFEGRANGEA.J. CRINIONGRANGE-185867677161163
34MICHAEL DOWNESLUCANENDA DOWNESLUCAN282807977161157
35DAVID LOWRYCORRSTOWNPAUL KEOGHCORRSTOWN081818080161161
36EOIN MCKEEVERCASTLENICK ARMSTRONGCASTLE185847776162160
37ENDA BRADYCORRSTOWNJASON DAVISCORRSTOWN180798382163161
38JONATHON GNASHCORRSTOWNALAN DOHERTYCORRSTOWN179788483163161
39CHARLIE MCDONNELLCONCRA WOODJACK MCDONNELLCONCRA WOOD184838079164162
40CONOR ROEPOWERSCOURTJAMES MCCORMICKGRANGE284828179165161
41NIALL MCCORMICKGRANGEJONATHON HAYDENGRANGE079798686165165
42GRAEME BROPHYSTACKSTOWNMARK MORIARTYHERMITAGE581768580166156
43LIAM MCGAVISKRUSHTHOMAS FAYRUSH280788684166162
44DES MORGANCARTON HOUSEEOIN SULLIVANCARTON HOUSE-382858487166172
45ANTHONY MURPHYRUSHJAMIE QUINNRUSH284828583169165
46DOMINIC CRIBBENROYAL CURRAGHDAMIEN ANDERSONROYAL CURRAGH38683NRNRNRNR
47STEPHEN DWYERLISHEEN SPRINGSALAN DUNNINGHERMITAGE28280NRNRNRNR
48RICHARD O'DONNELLELM PARKCATHAL FRENCHELM PARK07979NRNRNRNR
49JACK BLAKETHE ISLANDJOSEPH HANNEYTHE ISLAND-37679NRNRNRNR
50JOE MCDONALDBRAYPAUL MCDONALDHERMITAGE28179NRNRNRNR
51DONAL DUNLOPGRANGEKILLIAN DUFFYGRANGE08282NRNRNRNR
52JUSTIN NOONANGRANGEJEROME COUNIHANDUN LAOGHAIRE38683NRNRNRNR
53EOIN MITHENBRAYBRENDAN FITZPATRICKBRAY08686NRNRNRNR
54GRAHAM DUNNINGNEWLANDSCHARLIE CONNELLNEWLANDSW/DW/DW/DW/DW/D