KING JOINT THIRD AT END OF FIRST DAY

IRISH OPEN STROKE-PLAY AT PORTMARNOCK 

 

Glasgow Golf Club member Jonathan King shot a one-under-par 71 round the testing Portmarnock links to share the clubhouse lead until the closing stages of a long first day in the AIB Irish men’s open amateur stroke-play golf championship over 72 holes.

Irishman Jim Caldwell (Clandeboy) took over the pole position with a three-under-par 69 on ahead of England’s Adam Wainwright.

Stockbroker King’s effort left him in joint third place at the end of the day.

John Gallagher (Swanston), Scott Jamieson (Cathkin Braes) and Bryan Fotheringham from Forres were the next best placed of the 11 Scots in the field. Both were on the 74 mark.

Former Scottish match-play champion George Murray (Earlsferry Thistle), beaten in a play-off for the Lytham Trophy last Sunday, was on 75 – the same mark as the Saltman brothers from Craigielaw, Elliott and youngster Zack.

Paul O’Hara (Colville Park), Scott Henry (Cardross) and Euan McIntosh (Newmachar) had 76s.

Walker Cup player Richie Ramsay (Royal Aberdeen) is not defending the title which helped to get him into the GB&I team last year. He was playing for Stirling University in the British universities team match-play championship at Woodhall Spa instead. Stirling retained the title.

 

    AIB IRISH OPEN AMATEUR STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP

    Portmarnock Golf Club. Par 72, CSS 74.
    FIRST-ROUND LEADERS

    69 J Caldwell (Clandeboye).
    70 A Wainwright (Eng).
    71 R Harris (Eng), J Savolampi (Fin), H Leon (Chile), J King (Glasgow), A Ahokas (Fin).
    72 J Pernaa (Fin), R Leonard (Banbridge), D Belch (Eng), A Ulvio     (Fin), P Maddy (England), J Morris (Mullingar), T Dykes (Wal),     D Antonelli (Fra), J Lyons (Galway), G Mallon (North West)
    73 S Lowry (Esker Hills), B Westgate (Eng), K Bornemann (Douglas),     D Morgan (Mullingar), T Sistonen (Fin), M Salminen (Fin), P McGibney (Elm Park), A Rosado (Por), T Remkes (Net), G Bowden (Hermitage), R McIlroy (Holywood).
74 A McCormick (Scrabo), D Houlihan (K Club), M Gaynor (US), J Gallagher (Swanston), C Hughes (Royal Portrush), J Carvill (Warrenpoint), B Fotheringham (Forres), D Van Doren (Bel), S Jamieson (Cathkin Braes)
75 Z Gould (Wal), H Mantyla (Fin), D Carroll (Grange), C Doran (Banbridge), N Edwards (Wal), A McAllister (Portmarnock), S Ward (Co Louth), G Murray (Earlsferry Th), L Collins (Eng), M Campbell (Stackstown), J Van Hoof (Net), J Smedley (Eng), C Mills (Wal), E Saltman (Craigielaw), Z Saltman (Craigielaw).
Other Scottish scores:

76 P O'Hara (Colville Park), S Henry (Cardross), E McIntosh (Newmachar).