The Irish U18 Boys’ Open Championship began in Athenry Golf Club on Tuesday where 132 players tackled the Co. Galway course with Ross Campbell leading the way after round one.
Campbell made the turn in two-under par before adding a further two birdies to his card on 10 and 11. A double-bogey 6 on the par 4 16th brought him back to the field but his score was enough to hold the overnight lead by a single shot from the trio of Mark Gazi (Tralee), David Lally (Blainroe) and James Walsh (Douglas).
One player hoping to chase Campbell is reigning Irish U16 Boys’ Champion Gavin O’Neill (Malahide). On 2-over, O’Neill is within distance of the lead and, with an early tee time on Wednesday, will be hoping to put pressure on the leaders.
Played over four rounds, the winner will be decided by Friday evening, with the top 50 players and ties after three rounds making the cut.
Round 1 scoring:
| 69 | R Campbell (Lisburn Golf Club) |
| 70 | M Gazi (Tralee Golf Club); D Lally (Blainroe Golf Club); J Walsh (Douglas Golf Club) |
| 71 | J Murphy (Douglas Golf Club); A Le Lu (Cork Golf Club); L Cunningham (Galway Bay Golf Club); R Halpin (Dun Laoghaire Golf Club); M Cain (Cork Golf Club); E Freeman (Naas Golf Club) |
| 72 | A O’Carroll (Elm Park Golf Club); P McGrath (Galway Bay Golf Club); G O’Neill (Malahide Golf Club); L Kelly (Belvoir Park Golf Club); S Deasy (Douglas Golf Club) |
| 73 | A Buchanan (Malone Golf Club); B St.John (Portmarnock Golf Club); R Shire (Newcastle West Golf Club); C O’Connor (Roscommon Golf Club); J Adler (Nenagh Golf Club); A King (Faithlegg Golf Club) |
| 74 | C O’Sullivan (Killiney Golf Club); A Dineen (Cork Golf Club); D McDonogh (Oughterard Golf Club); P Quill (Cork Golf Club); F Dobbin (Malone Golf Club); J Byrne (Baltinglass Golf Club); E Cassidy (Kinsale Golf Club); J Foley (Elm Park Golf Club); C Flavin (Cork Golf Club) |
| 75 | A Kelly (New Forest Golf Club); T Higgins (Roscommon Golf Club); J Mitten (Westmanstown Golf Club); A Challoner (Galway Bay Golf Club); D Behan (Naas Golf Club); J Stevenson (Portadown Golf Club); E Rowe (Belvoir Park Golf Club); T Cafferky (Ballinasloe Golf Club); S Varian (Dun Laoghaire Golf Club); D Hogg (Belvoir Park Golf Club); M Giles (Greenore Golf Club); C O’Riordan (Grange Golf Club); G Healy (Bray Golf Club) |
| 76 | D McCartin (Athenry Golf Club); L Giblin (Carton House Golf Club); A Gilligan (Athenry Golf Club); D Cleary (Tipperary Golf Club); B Wilson (Warrenpoint Golf Club); C Murphy (Grange Golf Club); K Connaughton (Roscommon Golf Club); K Anderson (Galgorm Castle Golf Club); B Bracken (Portmarnock Golf Club); G Rochford (Bray Golf Club); S Hogan (Fota Island Golf Club); M Wilson (Massereene Golf Club); E Burke (Athenry Golf Club); P Gogarty (Laytown & Bettystown GC); Z Collins (Muskerry Golf Club); T Abom (Edmondstown Golf Club); D Finn (Loughrea Golf Club) |
| 77 | L McKeen (Co. Louth Golf Club); C Mooney (Ballinasloe Golf Club); E Colley (Grange Golf Club); T Lanigan (Carton House Golf Club); R Fives (Faithlegg Golf Club); L ABOM (Edmondstown Golf Club); T Jago Byrne (Palmerstown House Estate Golf Club); P McNeela (Oughterard Golf Club); L Lyons (Limerick Golf Club); S Gammell (Naas Golf Club); M O Sullivan (Ballyneety Golf Club); E Magill (East Clare Golf Club); M CARSON (Royal Belfast Golf Club); C Courtney (Killarney Golf Club) |
| 78 | L Galvin (Kinsale Golf Club); J Cunningham (Carton House Golf Club); E Garvey (Elm Park Golf Club); D McNicholl (Westmanstown Golf Club); L Boyce (Oughterard Golf Club); D O’Brien (Bray Golf Club); N Bickerstaff (Massereene Golf Club); C Rice (Doneraile Golf Club); I Winn (Ballyneety Golf Club); C Ward (Carton House Golf Club); M Deasy (Douglas Golf Club); R O’Keeffe (Monkstown Golf Club); A Allabachani (Powerscourt Golf Club) |
| 79 | J Donaldson (Portadown Golf Club); S Calvert (Ballykisteen Golf Club); J Flanagan (Co. Sligo Golf Club); N McCormack (Palmerstown House Estate Golf Club); P Walsh (Killarney Golf Club); B Hanratty (Donabate Golf Club); J Sweeney (Dunfanaghy Golf Club); Z Alderdice (Dundalk Golf Club); J McNulty (Headfort Golf Club); C Feeney (Enniscrone Golf Club) |
| 80 | M Kelleher (Fota Island Golf Club); R Govan (The Island Golf Club); D O’Keeffe (Mallow Golf Club); M Ball (Rathmore Golf Club); D Browne (Blarney Golf Club); A Murray (Roganstown Golf Club) |
| 81 | D O’Brien (Athlone Golf Club); B Hanratty (Donabate Golf Club); S Harty (Elm Park Golf Club); A Brady (Co. Sligo Golf Club); C Scullion (Moyola Park Golf Club); R O’Shea (Elm Park Golf Club); M O’Brien (Elm Park Golf Club); D Nevin (Loughrea Golf Club); O McCready (Loughrea Golf Club) |
| 82 | J Heavey (Carton House Golf Club); O Reilly (Newlands Golf Club); C Penney (Athenry Golf Club); L Mulveen (Athenry Golf Club); N Patterson (Baltinglass Golf Club); R Ford (Oughterard Golf Club) |
| 83 | E Doyle (Grange Golf Club); J Stenson (The Island Golf Club); M McKeown (Dun Laoghaire Golf Club); C Lawless (Athenry Golf Club) |
| 84 | C O’Farrell (Westport Golf Club); B Lupton-Smith (Bray Golf Club); A Quigley (Castlebar Golf Club) |
| 85 | C Parke (Knock Golf Club); N McGowan (Woodbrook Golf Club); C Higgins (Athenry Golf Club); S McLoughlin (Co. Sligo Golf Club) |
| 87 | D McGrath (Athlone Golf Club); E MacIndoe (Killarney Golf Club) |
| 88 | E McArthur (Royal Portrush Golf Club) |
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