Syme top Scots finisher in jt seventh at Royal 

Dublin where Irish finish 1st and 2nd

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Drumoig's Connor Syme finished tied seventh in the Irish men's open amateur stroke-play championship at Royal Dublin where home players Colm Campbell (Warrenpoint) and Jack Hume (Naas) filled the first two places, and a German the third.

Syme, pictured, was unable to post a last round challenge from fifth place overnight. A 73 after rounds of 74, 68 and 67 gave him a total of 282 - 10 shots behind the front-running winner Campbell  (68-68-66-70).
Jamie Savage (Cawder), a former winner of the Irish title, was the second highest placed Scot with rounds of 74, 73, 70 and 71 for 288 and a share of 25th place.
Liam Johnston (Dumfries and County) finished T35 on 290 and Craig Ross (Kirkhill), the only other Scot to make it through to the last round, tied for 41st place on 291.
Fraser Davren (Williamwood) 233, Nick Macandrew (Royal Aberdeen) 234, Calum Fyfe (Cawder) 238 and Ben Kinsley (St Andrews) did not survive the third-round cut.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
272 Colm Campbell (Ireland) 68 68 66 70
273 Jack Hume (Ireland) 67 72 65 69
276 Max Boegel (Germany) 73 69 65 69
279 Marco Penge (England) 74 64 69 72, Matthew Jordan (England) 70 70 71 68.

SCOTS' TOTALS
282 Connor Syme 74 68 67 73 (T7)
288 Jamie Savage 74 73 70 71 (T25)
290 Liam Johnston 73 75 71 71 (T35)
291 Craig Ross 73 73 74 71.

MISSED THE THIRD ROUND CUT
233 Fraser Davren 77 77 79
234 Nick Macandrew 76 81 77
238 Calum Fyfe 78 79 81
246 Ben Kinsley 77 83 86