Athlone’s Thomas O’Connor takes a two-shot lead into round two of the South of Ireland Amateur Open in Lahinch after firing a blistering nine-under par round of 63 on a day of low-scoring on the Clare course.
O’Connor’s round was bookended with birdies; the Athlone golfer recording eight birdies, an eagle and a bogey across a fine opening effort.
2020 Irish Boys Champion Sam Murphy lies two shots behind O’Connor. The Portumna golfer also recorded eight birdies to lie on -7. There is a three-way tie for third place with Royal Dublin’s Max Kennedy, Elm Park’s Robert Galligan and Naas’ David Marshall Jnr on -6.
2019 champion Sean Desmond began the defence of his title with a +3 round of 75, and is in danger of missing Thursday’s cut ahead of the Matchplay. All 150 players return on Thursday for their second rounds, with the top-64 advancing to Friday’s Matchplay, before a winner is crowned on Sunday evening at the Co. Clare venue.
Round 1 Results
| 63 | T O’Connor (Athlone Golf Club) |
| 65 | S Murphy (Portumna Golf Club) |
| 66 | M Kennedy (Royal Dublin Golf Club); R Galligan (Elm Park Golf Club); D Marshall (Naas Golf Club) |
| 67 | R Moran (Castle Golf Club); M McClean (Malone Golf Club) |
| 68 | S Walker (Roscommon Golf Club); H O’Hare (Fortwilliam Golf Club); A Marshall (Lisburn Golf Club); C Geraghty (Laytown & Bettystown GC); A Maguire (Laytown & Bettystown GC) |
| 69 | R Walsh Jnr (Douglas Golf Club); S Carroll (Ballybunion Golf Club); K McCarron (North West Golf Club); M Boucher (Carton House Golf Club); D O’Sullivan (Tralee Golf Club); E Shipp (Headfort Golf Club); J Hill (Galgorm Castle Golf Club); D Flynn (Carton House Golf Club) |
| 70 | S Carter (Royal Dublin Golf Club); C Hickey (Dooks Golf Club); R Cannon (Balbriggan Golf Club); A Hill (Athenry Golf Club); S Loftus (Lahinch Golf Club); D Kitt (Athenry Golf Club); A Hickey (Galway Bay Golf Club); K Egan (Carton House Golf Club); K Murphy (Arklow Golf Club); J Hood (Galgorm Castle Golf Club); A Kiernan (Forrest Little Golf Club); G Collins (Rosslare Golf Club) |
| 71 | E Sullivan (Carton House Golf Club); C Cunningham (Carton House Golf Club); R Latimer (Knock Golf Club); A Mulholland (Castlerock Golf Club); P McGrath (Galway Bay Golf Club); S Ryan (Royal Dublin Golf Club); S Flanagan (Portmarnock Golf Club); P Conroy (Enniscorthy Golf Club); M Mullen (Rosslare Golf Club); J McDonnell (Forrest Little Golf Club) |
| 72 | G Rochford (Bray Golf Club); R Knightly (Royal Dublin Golf Club); C Byrne (Strabane Golf Club); J Rackard (Enniscorthy Golf Club); A Smith (Mullingar Golf Club); K Bornemann (Douglas Golf Club); J Sutherland (Galgorm Castle Golf Club); B Smyth (Howth Golf Club); L O’Connor (Edmondstown Golf Club); A Ryan (Thurles Golf Club); R McNelis (Fintona Golf Club); J Whelan (Grange Golf Club); H Foley (Royal Dublin Golf Club); C Nolan (Portmarnock Golf Club); A O’Callaghan (Tralee Golf Club) |
| 73 | S Mc Dermott (Slieve Russell Golf Club); R McCrory (Lurgan Golf Club); R Griffin (Ballybofey & Stranorlar GC); P Buckley (Cork Golf Club); D McMahon (Castletroy Golf Club); O O’Brien (Limerick Golf Club); J Hanney (The Island Golf Club); P Coughlan (Castleknock Golf Club); T McLarnon (Massereene Golf Club); F Kennedy (The Island Golf Club); L Cunningham (Galway Bay Golf Club); R Abernethy (Dun Laoghaire Golf Club); J Blake (The Island Golf Club); C Butler (Kinsale Golf Club); M Buggy (Castlecomer Golf Club); P O’Keeffe (Douglas Golf Club); G Lappin (Belvoir Park Golf Club); L Nolan (Galway Golf Club); J Rowe (Belvoir Park Golf Club); J Greene (Portmarnock Golf Club); J Doherty (Carton House Golf Club); J Robinson (Lisburn Golf Club) |
| 74 | E O’Donnell (Tralee Golf Club); D Reddan Jnr (Nenagh Golf Club); A Fahy (Dun Laoghaire Golf Club); J Mackin (Dundalk Golf Club); J Lyons (Galway Golf Club); D O’Riordan (Fermoy Golf Club); S Hogan (Nenagh Golf Club); E Farrell (Ardee Golf Club); I Lynch (Rosslare Golf Club); J Hewitt (Tandragee Golf Club); T Ford (Co. Sligo Golf Club); G Ward (Kinsale Golf Club); L O’Neill (Connemara Golf Club); F O’Sullivan (Tralee Golf Club); R McCrudden (Royal Portrush Golf Club); P Sheehan (Ballybunion Golf Club); S O’Neill (Co. Cavan Golf Club); R O’Doherty (Enniscrone Golf Club); P Murray (Clontarf Golf Club); D Shiel (Powerscourt Golf Club) |
| 75 | P Flynn (Tramore Golf Club); T Dowdall (Woodbrook Golf Club); K Crowley (Fota Island Golf Club); T Finnegan (Co. Sligo Golf Club); C Denvir (Elm Park Golf Club); N McCann (Lurgan Golf Club); C Rafferty (Dundalk Golf Club); S Kenneally (Kinsale Golf Club); J Law (East Cork Golf Club); D Byrne (The Els Club Dubai); A Kelly (The Heritage Golf Club); S Downes (Royal Dublin Golf Club); S Desmond (Monkstown Golf Club) |
| 76 | C Vaughan (Limerick Golf Club); J McCabe (Roganstown Golf Club); J Cleary (Elm Park Golf Club); E Murphy (Dundalk Golf Club); N O’Loughlin (Druids Glen Golf Club); M Norton (Belvoir Park Golf Club); P Carey (Nenagh Golf Club); A McCormack (Castletroy Golf Club); R Kennelly (Portmarnock Golf Club); J Foley (Elm Park Golf Club); C Cooley (Belvoir Park Golf Club); S O’Connell (Athenry Golf Club) |
| 77 | G Bohill (Co. Louth Golf Club); C Rabbette (Esker Hills Golf Club); J O’Riordan (Dungarvan Golf Club); T Plunkett (Crover House Golf Club); J Cunningham (Carton House Golf Club); J Egan (Muskerry Golf Club) |
| 78 | C Plower (Galway Bay Golf Club); C Campbell (Warrenpoint Golf Club); C Kelly (Athlone Golf Club); G O’Mahony (Fota Island Golf Club) |
| 79 | G Lenehan (Portmarnock Golf Club); T O’Leary (Rosslare Golf Club); D Keating (Seapoint Golf Club); P O’Hara (Kilkenny Golf Club); E Magill (East Clare Golf Club); P Tobin (Douglas Golf Club); G O’Flaherty (Cork Golf Club); N Hearns (Mountrath Golf Club) |
| 80 | D Kelleher (Blarney Golf Club); H Gillivan (Westport Golf Club); L Abom (Edmondstown Golf Club) |
| 81 | D Leufer (Athenry Golf Club); M O’Kelly (Limerick Golf Club); B Murray (Waterford Castle Golf Club) |
| 83 | R Ward (Nenagh Golf Club) |
| 84 | S McDermott (Esker Hills Golf Club) |
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