EUROPRO TOUR

Galbraith goes three clear with a round to go in Irish Masters

Northern Ireland’s J R Galbraith will take a three-shot cushion into the final round of the HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour’s PREM Group Irish Masters at Tulfarris Hotel and Golf Resort, Wicklow.

 

Galbraith (Whitehead Golf Club) carded a blemish-free second round of 66 (-6), following up from a similarly impressive opening round of 68 (-4). Three birdies either side of the turn put the Northern Irishman in control as he goes in the hunt of his maiden EuroPro Tour title.

 

“It couldn’t have gone much better for me out there today, I had a solid start collecting hitting a few pars in a row waiting for the birdie opportunities to come which I took on the par fives.

 

“I started the season off really strongly, grabbing two top ten finishes in the first two events and have since stumbled through the season; looking back I think I was trying too hard to make things happen. But the last couple of weeks I’ve played some nice golf and I’m really looking forward to the final round tomorrow and the remainder of the season.

 

“I’m going for a win in these last few events to set me up for a great week at the Tour Championship. I belong at the top of the leaderboard and I feel comfortable there so it is great to be back where I want this week.”

Ireland’s Niall Kearney (Royal Dublin Golf Club) equalled the course record (65) on day two to sit in joint second alongside Scotland’s Paul McKecknie (Braid Hills Golf Centre) and Marco Penge (Golf at Goodwood) on seven-under par.

 

And sitting just a shot back on an overall score of six-under par is two-time EuroPro Tour Champion Mark Young, who could move to within one of the coveted £250,000 four-win bonus on offer if he were to claim the title tomorrow.

 

Elsewhere, tournament host and former European Tour player Simon Thornton (Tulfarris Hotel and Golf Resort) followed up an even opening round with a three-under second.

 

And Lancaster Golf Club’s Adam Stone bounced back from a four-over par opening round with a course record-equalling score of 65 (-7) to join Thornton on three-under for the Championship.

 

A cut to the leading 50 professionals and ties has now been made, with those one-under par or better advancing to the final round to battle it out for £10,000 and the trophy.

 

 Highlights of the PREM Group Irish Masters will air on Sky Sports Golf on 11^th September.

 

1	John-Ross Galbraith   Whitehead Golf Club	-6	F *	-10	68	66		134
T2	Niall Kearney   The Royal Dublin Golf Club	-7	F *	-7	72	65		137
T2	Marco Penge   Golf at Goodwood	-7	F	-7	72	65		137
T2	Paul McKechnie   Braid Hills Golf Centre	-6	F	-7	71	66		137
T5	Mark YoungM. Young   Longridge Golf Club	-6	F *	-6	72	66		138
T5	Tomasz AndersonT. Anderson   Centurion Club	-5	F *	-6	71	67		138
T5	Ashley MansellA. Mansell   Clevedon Golf Club	-2	F *	-6	68	70		138
T5	Will EneferW. Enefer   Retail Furniture Ltd	-2	F	-6	68	70		138
T5	Nick WatsonN. Watson   Stoke Rochford Golf Club	-1	F	-6	67	71		138
T10	Joe BriceJ. Brice   Ashton Under Lyne Golf Club	-2	F *	-5	69	70		139
T10	Ashton TurnerA. Turner   Kenwick Park Golf Club	-1	F	-5	68	71		139
T10	Liam Murray   GNK Golf and The LM Club	+2	F	-5	65	74		139
T10	John Henry   Clydebank and District Golf Club	E	F *	-5	67	72		139
T10	Dave CouplandD. Coupland   Woodhall Spa Golf Club	-2	F *	-5	69	70		139
T15	Billy SpoonerB. Spooner   Boston West Golf Club	-3	F	-4	71	69		140
T15	Conor O'Neil   Mearns Castle Golf Academy	-3	F *	-4	71	69		140
T15	Scott FallonS. Fallon   North Middlesex	-3	F	-4	71	69		140
T15	Craig Lawrie   Paul Lawrie Golf Centre	E	F	-4	68	72		140
T15	Brian McElhinneyB. McElhinney   North West Golf Club	-2	F	-4	70	70		140
T15	Ryan Campbell   Falkirk Golf Club	-4	F *	-4	72	68		140
T15	Steve RobinsS. Robins   Hull Golf Club	-3	F	-4	71	69		140
T15	Matthew HoggM. Hogg   Rushcliffe Golf Club	-2	F	-4	70	70		140
T15	Jordan WrisdaleJ. Wrisdale   Boston	-2	F *	-4	70	70		140
T15	Tom GandyT. Gandy   Rowany Golf Club	-5	F *	-4	73	67		140
T25	Adam RuncieA. Runcie   Abergele Golf Club	+2	F *	-3	67	74		141
T25	Simon ThorntonS. Thornton   Tulfarris Hotel and Golf Resort	-3	F *	-3	72	69		141
T25	Craig FarrellyC. Farrelly   TPS	+1	F	-3	68	73		141
T25	Adam StoneA. Stone   Lancaster Golf Club	-7	F	-3	76	65		141
T25	Oliver ClarkeO. Clarke   White Rose Sport Management	-1	F *	-3	70	71		141
T25	Craig Ross   Kirkhill Golf Club/ G4L	E	F *	-3	69	72		141
T25	Stuart GrehanS. Grehan   Unattached	+1	F *	-3	68	73		141
T25	Luke DonnellyL. Donnelly   Mount Juliet Golf Club	-3	F *	-3	72	69		141
T25	Oscar Granstrom LiveseyGranstrom Livesey   Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club	-1	F *	-3	70	71		141
T25	Chris SelfridgeC. Selfridge   Moyola Park Golf Club	-3	F	-3	72	69		141
T25	Kealan LoweK. Lowe   The Wheatley Golf Club	-1	F *	-3	70	71		141
T36	Jason TimmisJ. Timmis   Greenway Hall Golf Club	+2	F *	-2	68	74		142
T36	Kevin PhelanK. Phelan   Waterford Castle	-2	F *	-2	72	70		142
T36	Alan Sutherland   The Dukes St Andrews	-2	F *	-2	72	70		142
T36	Michael Stewart   Troon Welbeck Golf Club	-2	F	-2	72	70		142
T36	Darren WalkleyD. Walkley   Hayling Golf Club	E	F	-2	70	72		142
T36	Chris GaneC. Gane   Lefthandedgolf at Silvermere	-3	F *	-2	73	69		142
T36	Jack YuleJ. Yule   King’s Lynn Golf Club	-4	F	-2	74	68		142
T36	Liam O'NeillL. O'Neill   Strike Sports	-2	F	-2	72	70		142
T36	Niall TurnerN. Turner   N/A	-1	F *	-2	71	71		142
T36	Matthew CortM. Cort   Beedles Lake Golf Club	-1	F *	-2	71	71		142
T46	Ben HallB. Hall   Spurk Golf	-1	F	-1	72	71		143
T46	Sam Kiloh   Paul Lawrie Golf Centre	+1	F	-1	70	73		143
T46	Daniel Whitby-SmithD. Whitby-Smith   Whittington Heath Golf Club	-1	F *	-1	72	71		143
T46	Mark StauntonM. Staunton   Delgany Golf Club	+4	F *	-1	67	76		143
T46	Mark LaskeyM. Laskey   Brocket Hall Golf Club/HLBS	+1	F	-1	70	73		143
T46	Gareth EvansG. Evans   Wrexham Golf Club	-1	F *	-1	72	71		143
T46	James FreemanJ. Freeman   Retford Golf Club	-2	F *	-1	73	70		143
T46	Will BrownW. Brown   Cumberwell Park Golf Club	-3	F *	-1	74	69		143
T46	Will WhiteoakW. Whiteoak   Shipley Golf Club	-1	F *	-1	72	71		143
T46	Joe DillonJ. Dillon   Headfort Golf Club	+1	F	-1	70	73		143
T46	James WalkerJ. Walker   The Oaks Golf Club	+2	F	-1	69	74		143
T46	David BooteD. Boote   Walton Heath Golf Club	-3	F *	-1	74	69		143
T46	James SimpsonJ. Simpson   Whickham Golf Club	-2	F *	-1	73	70		143
T46	Jeroen KrietemeijerJ. Krietemeijer   The Netherlands	-2	F *	-1	73	70		143
MISSED THE CUT
MC	Neil HendersonN. Henderson   The Renaissance Club	+2	F	E	70	74		144
MC	Sam ForganS. Forgan   Stowmarket Golf Club/ ISEKI	-3	F *	E	75	69		144
MC	Daniel GavinsD. Gavins   Howley Hall Golf Club	-2	F *	E	74	70		144
MC	Jack ColegateJ. Colegate   Rochester & Cobham Park GC	-2	F	E	74	70		144
MC	Tom Sloman (a)T. Sloman (a)   GOLFING4LIFE	-1	F	E	73	71		144
MC	Richard MansellR. Mansell   Beau Desert Golf Club	+6	F *	E	66	78		144
MC	Colm CrowleyC. Crowley   Pinergy	-2	F *	E	74	70		144
MC	Daniel YoungD. Young   Kingsbarns Pro Academy	-4	F	E	76	68		144
MC	Thomas RobsonT. Robson   Parkstone Golf Club	-2	F	E	74	70		144
MC	Christopher EvansC. Evans   Hatchford Brook Golf Club	E	F	E	72	72		144
MC	Callum DavisonC. Davison   Cowichan Golf & Country Club	+1	F *	E	71	73		144
MC	George MullinsG. Mullins   Langley Park / Lewis Access	+2	F *	E	70	74		144
MC	Harry KonigH. Konig   Tiverton GC/Snugs Earphones	+3	F	E	69	75		144
MC	Greg PayneG. Payne   Camberley Heath Golf Club/WRSM	-1	F	+1	74	71		145
MC	Miles CollinsM. Collins   Stoke by Nayland Golf Club	+4	F *	+1	69	76		145
MC	Neil RaymondN. Raymond   Corhampton Golf Club	+1	F *	+1	72	73		145
MC	Cameron RaymondC. Raymond   Unattached	-1	F *	+1	74	71		145
MC	Luke JacksonL. Jackson   Lindrick Golf Club	+2	F	+1	71	74		145
MC	Tim RiceT. Rice   Limerick Golf Club	+1	F	+1	72	73		145
MC	Owen EdwardsO. Edwards   The Kendleshire	+2	F *	+1	71	74		145
MC	Connor WorsdallC. Worsdall   The Essex Golf & Country Club	-5	F	+1	78	67		145
MC	Luke TurbuttL. Turbutt   Kings Norton Golf Club	-1	F *	+1	74	71		145
MC	Owen Crooks (a)O. Crooks (a)   Bushfoot Golf Club	+1	F *	+2	73	73		146
MC	Kamran ZeynalovK. Zeynalov   Portlethen Golf Club	+1	F	+2	73	73		146
MC	Mark MurphyM. Murphy   Mount Wolseley Golf Resort	-1	F	+2	75	71		146
MC	Sandeep GrewalS. Grewal   Global Baggage Solutions	E	F	+2	74	72		146
MC	Jake AyresJ. Ayres   Stoke Park Golf Club	E	F *	+2	74	72		146
MC	Robbie BusherR. Busher   Salisbury and South Wilts	E	F *	+2	74	72		146
MC	Jack SouthJ. South   Hagley GC / Taymar Homes	+2	F	+2	72	74		146
MC	Delon HauD. Hau   Unattatched	+2	F *	+2	72	74		146
MC	Mike BedfordM. Bedford   Bramhall Park Golf Club	+3	F *	+2	71	75		146
MC	Jack DavidsonJ. Davidson   Llanwern Golf Club	+3	F	+2	71	75		146
MC	Stephen CroninS. Cronin   Burhill Golf Club	-1	F	+2	75	71		146
MC	Steven QuinlanS. Quinlan   Halpenny Golf	+1	F	+2	73	73		146
MC	Michael SaundersM. Saunders   Dartford Golf Club	+1	F	+2	73	73		146
MC	Sean LawrieS. Lawrie   Paul Lawrie Golf Centre	+3	F	+2	71	75		146
MC	James MawJ. Maw   Rockliffe Hall	E	F	+2	74	72		146
MC	Alan DunbarA. Dunbar   Elm Rock Golf Club	E	F *	+2	74	72		146
MC	Warren HarmstonW. Harmston   Wentworth Golf Club	+3	F *	+3	72	75		147
MC	Stiggy HodgsonS. Hodgson   The Wisley Golf Club	-3	F	+3	78	69		147
MC	James WebberJ. Webber   The Rayleigh Club	+5	F *	+3	70	77		147
MC	Freddie PriceF. Price   Elite Golf Academy/RBGC	-1	F *	+3	76	71		147
MC	Jamie DickJ. Dick   Sherdons Golf	+4	F	+3	71	76		147
MC	Ryan O'NeillR. O'Neill   Penwortham Golf Club	-1	F	+3	76	71		147
MC	Peter FinchP. Finch   P2 putters	E	F *	+3	75	72		147
MC	Mitchel SarlingM. Sarling   Boyce Hill Golf Club	E	F *	+3	75	72		147
MC	Paul ShieldsP. Shields   Paul Lawrie Golf Centre	+1	F *	+4	75	73		148
MC	Mark RamsdaleM. Ramsdale   Formby Golf Club	+2	F *	+4	74	74		148
MC	Sam WhiteheadS. Whitehead   Woburn Golf Club	+3	F *	+4	73	75		148
MC	Sean TowndrowS. Towndrow   S & A GC Golfing4Life	-2	F *	+4	78	70		148
MC	Ben RobinsonB. Robinson   Worcester GCC	+2	F	+4	74	74		148
MC	Brian CaseyB. Casey   Team Ireland	+4	F	+4	72	76		148
MC	Lawrence AllanL. Allan   Alva Golf Club	+4	F *	+4	72	76		148
MC	Max SmithM. Smith   Foxhills Club & Resort	+4	F	+4	72	76		148
MC	James FrazerJ. Frazer   Pennard Golf Club	+3	F	+4	73	75		148
MC	James TavernerJ. Taverner   Hendon Golf Club	+2	F	+5	75	74		149
MC	Douglas-Roux JefferyD. Jeffery   PGA Namibia	+6	F	+5	71	78		149
MC	John Brady (a)J. Brady (a)   Tulfarris Hotel & Golf Resort	E	F	+5	77	72		149
MC	Joe KellyJ. Kelly   Unattached	+2	F *	+5	75	74		149
MC	Paul McFerranP. McFerran   Warrington Golf Club	+4	F *	+5	73	76		149
MC	Andrew CheeseA. Cheese   Sutton Coldfield Golf Club	E	F	+5	77	72		149
MC	Rocco SanjustR. Sanjust   Fattoria Petrolo	+1	F	+6	77	73		150
MC	Joe HeratyJ. Heraty   Strike Sports	+1	F	+6	77	73		150
MC	Brendan McCarrollB. McCarroll   West Cliffs Golf Links	+4	F	+6	74	76		150
MC	Alex LodgeA. Lodge   Azego: The Component People	+4	F	+6	74	76		150
MC	Sam DayS. Day   Unattached	+3	F *	+6	75	75		150
MC	Brian DohenyB. Doheny   Callan Golf Club	+2	F	+6	76	74		150
MC	John DuffJ. Duff   Newmachar Golf Club	+1	F	+6	77	73		150
MC	Liam HancockL. Hancock   Leek Golf Club	+5	F	+6	73	77		150
MC	James AllanJ. Allan   Chelmsford Golf Club	E	F *	+6	78	72		150
MC	Nial KearnsN. Kearns   Omagh Golf Club	+6	F	+7	73	78		151
MC	Ben BrewsterB. Brewster   Wheatley Golf Club	+4	F	+7	75	76		151
MC	Lloyd SaltmanL. Saltman   Renaissance Club	+3	F *	+7	76	75		151
MC	James RooneyJ. Rooney   West Lancashire Golf Club	+5	F	+7	74	77		151
MC	Morgan JacksonM. Jackson   Welcombe Golf Club Hotel & Spa	+3	F	+8	77	75		152
MC	James WilkinsonJ. Wilkinson   Penrith Golf & FootGolf / PBM	+4	F *	+9	77	76		153
MC	Enda McLoughlinE. McLoughlin   P2 Putter Grips	+5	F *	+9	76	77		153
MC	Sam McCarthyS. McCarthy   Lifestyle Financial	+6	F	+9	75	78		153
MC	Reeve WhitsonR. Whitson   Royal County Down Golf Club	+7	F	+10	75	79		154
MC	Matthew TotteyM. Tottey   North Wales Golf Club	+6	F *	+10	76	78		154
MC	Peter RedmondP. Redmond   Unattached	+2	F	+10	80	74		154
MC	Josh HilleardJ. Hilleard   Farrington Park/G4L	+5	F	+10	77	77		154
MC	Jamie BowerJ. Bower   Meltham Golf Club	+5	F *	+10	77	77		154
MC	Stephen McCarthyS. McCarthy   Black Bush Golf Club	+9	F *	+11	74	81		155
MC	Mark WhelanM. Whelan   Allied Pension Trustees	+5	F	+12	79	77		156
MC	Jake HamiltonJ. Hamilton   Huddersfield Golf Club	+7	F	+12	77	79		156
MC	Scott HoughtonS. Houghton   First Class Motors LTD	+6	F *	+12	78	78		156
MC	Asa PhillipsA. Phillips   Badgemore Park	+6	F	+13	79	78		157
MC	Adam KerrA. Kerr   County Armagh Golf Club	E	F *	+15	87	72		159
MC	Thomas O neillT. O neill   Tulfarris golf club	+2	F *	+15	85	74		159
RTD	Sam ConnorS. Connor   Alsager Golf & Country Club			+4	76			76
RTD	Sam RobertshaweS. Robertshawe   The Army GC/Puttenham Constr.			+6	54			54
RTD	Patrick BluntP. Blunt   Buckinghamshire Golf Club			+8	55			55

* denotes a 10th hole start

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