John Henry two off the pace with a 67, Craig Lawrie 68
Murray sets course-record 65 to lead by one in EuroPro Tour's Irish Masters
Liam Murray carded a blemish free opening round of 65 (-7) to lead by one heading into the second round of the HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour’s PREM Group Irish Masters at Tulfarris Hotel and Golf Resort, Wicklow.
Murray (GNK Golf and The LM Club) went out in 33 (-3) collecting an eagle and one birdie along the way, but really ramped up the scoring with a superb run of four consecutive birdies on his back nine.
The course record had already been set earlier in the day when in-form rookie Richard Mansell (Beau Desert Golf Club) shot an excellent 66 (-6) round, stringing five consecutive birdies together on the back nine to assume control early in the day.
However, Murray had other plans, and almost took a two-shot lead into the second round had his 12-foot birdie putt not lipped out on the 9th, what was his final hole of the day.
Reflecting on his round he said: “It’s been a long time coming, but I it’s great to have played as well as I did today. My driving was great today, I only missed one fairway with driver which is key round a course like this if you want to have plenty of birdie opportunities.
“Making four birdies in a row is always nice, especially on the back nine. It was slightly annoying to lip out for birdie on the 9th (last hole) but I can’t complain with that score.”
It’s the lowest round of Murray’s season on the EuroPro Tour, one that couldn’t have come at a better time with him sitting 77th in the Race To Desert Springs and just two events left in the season.
“I’m aware of where I am in the standings, and I spoke to my coach yesterday who said I really need to step it up, this is a great start in that direction but there is still a lot of golf left to play this week. I’m glad to be playing on such a good course, I heard a lot of good things from the Irish guys on tour; it’s up there with the best we’ve played on all season.”
The second round of the PREM Group Irish Masters continues tomorrow (Thursday, 30th August), after which a cut to the leading 50 professionals and ties will be made.
Highlights of will air on Sky Sports Golf on Tuesday, 11th September. Spectator entry is free throughout the week and live scoring can be found at europrotour.com.
ALL THE FIRST-ROUND SCORES
ALL THE FIRST-ROUND SCORES
1 | ![]() GNK Golf and The LM Club | -7 | F * | -7 | 65 | 65 | |||
2 | ![]() Beau Desert Golf Club | -6 | F | -6 | 66 | 66 | |||
T3 | ![]() Stoke Rochford Golf Club | -5 | F * | -5 | 67 | 67 | |||
T3 | ![]() Delgany Golf Club | -5 | F | -5 | 67 | 67 | |||
T3 | ![]() Abergele Golf Club | -5 | F | -5 | 67 | 67 | |||
T3 | ![]() Clydebank and District Golf Club | -5 | F | -5 | 67 | 67 | |||
T7 | ![]() Retail Furniture Ltd | -4 | F * | -4 | 68 | 68 | |||
T7 | ![]() Unattached | -4 | F | -4 | 68 | 68 | |||
T7 | ![]() Greenway Hall Golf Club | -4 | F | -4 | 68 | 68 | |||
T7 | ![]() Kenwick Park Golf Club | -4 | F * | -4 | 68 | 68 | |||
T7 | ![]() Paul Lawrie Golf Centre | -4 | F * | -4 | 68 | 68 | |||
T7 | ![]() TPS | -4 | F * | -4 | 68 | 68 | |||
T7 | ![]() Clevedon Golf Club | -4 | F | -4 | 68 | 68 | |||
T7 | ![]() Whitehead Golf Club | -4 | F | -4 | 68 | 68 | |||
T15 | ![]() Kirkhill Golf Club/ G4L | -3 | F | -3 | 69 | 69 | |||
T15 | ![]() The Oaks Golf Club | -3 | F * | -3 | 69 | 69 | |||
T15 | ![]() Woodhall Spa Golf Club | -3 | F | -3 | 69 | 69 | |||
T15 | ![]() Tiverton GC/Snugs Earphones | -3 | F * | -3 | 69 | 69 | |||
T15 | ![]() Stoke by Nayland Golf Club | -3 | F | -3 | 69 | 69 | |||
T15 | ![]() Ashton Under Lyne Golf Club | -3 | F | -3 | 69 | 69 | |||
T21 | ![]() Rushcliffe Golf Club | -2 | F * | -2 | 70 | 70 | |||
T21 | ![]() Boston | -2 | F | -2 | 70 | 70 | |||
T21 | ![]() Headfort Golf Club | -2 | F * | -2 | 70 | 70 | |||
T21 | ![]() Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club | -2 | F | -2 | 70 | 70 | |||
T21 | ![]() Langley Park / Lewis Access | -2 | F | -2 | 70 | 70 | |||
T21 | ![]() The Wheatley Golf Club | -2 | F | -2 | 70 | 70 | |||
T21 | ![]() The Renaissance Club | -2 | F * | -2 | 70 | 70 | |||
T21 | ![]() Paul Lawrie Golf Centre | -2 | F * | -2 | 70 | 70 | |||
T21 | ![]() North West Golf Club | -2 | F * | -2 | 70 | 70 | |||
T21 | ![]() The Rayleigh Club | -2 | F | -2 | 70 | 70 | |||
T21 | ![]() Brocket Hall Golf Club/HLBS | -2 | F * | -2 | 70 | 70 | |||
T21 | ![]() Hayling Golf Club | -2 | F * | -2 | 70 | 70 | |||
T21 | ![]() White Rose Sport Management | -2 | F | -2 | 70 | 70 | |||
T34 | ![]() The Kendleshire | -1 | F | -1 | 71 | 71 | |||
T34 | ![]() Sherdons Golf | -1 | F * | -1 | 71 | 71 | |||
T34 | ![]() Bramhall Park Golf Club | -1 | F | -1 | 71 | 71 | |||
T34 | ![]() N/A | -1 | F | -1 | 71 | 71 | |||
T34 | ![]() Beedles Lake Golf Club | -1 | F | -1 | 71 | 71 | |||
T34 | ![]() Llanwern Golf Club | -1 | F * | -1 | 71 | 71 | |||
T34 | ![]() Cowichan Golf & Country Club | -1 | F | -1 | 71 | 71 | |||
T34 | ![]() Paul Lawrie Golf Centre | -1 | F * | -1 | 71 | 71 | |||
T34 | ![]() Braid Hills Golf Centre | -1 | F * | -1 | 71 | 71 | |||
T34 | ![]() Boston West Golf Club | -1 | F * | -1 | 71 | 71 | |||
T34 | ![]() Mearns Castle Golf Academy | -1 | F | -1 | 71 | 71 | |||
T34 | ![]() Centurion Club | -1 | F | -1 | 71 | 71 | |||
T34 | ![]() North Middlesex | -1 | F * | -1 | 71 | 71 | |||
T34 | ![]() Lindrick Golf Club | -1 | F * | -1 | 71 | 71 | |||
T34 | ![]() PGA Namibia | -1 | F * | -1 | 71 | 71 | |||
T34 | ![]() Hull Golf Club | -1 | F * | -1 | 71 | 71 | |||
T50 | ![]() Shipley Golf Club | E | F | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | ![]() Unattatched | E | F | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | ![]() Hagley GC / Taymar Homes | E | F * | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | ![]() Strike Sports | E | F * | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | ![]() Mount Juliet Golf Club | E | F | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | ![]() Alva Golf Club | E | F | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | ![]() Team Ireland | E | F * | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | ![]() Foxhills Club & Resort | E | F * | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | ![]() Hatchford Brook Golf Club | E | F * | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | ![]() Moyola Park Golf Club | E | F * | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | ![]() Golf at Goodwood | E | F * | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | ![]() Spurk Golf | E | F * | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | ![]() Wentworth Golf Club | E | F | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | ![]() Corhampton Golf Club | E | F | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | ![]() Longridge Golf Club | E | F | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | ![]() Whittington Heath Golf Club | E | F | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | ![]() Tulfarris Hotel & Golf Resort | E | F | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | ![]() Waterford Castle | E | F | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | ![]() The Royal Dublin Golf Club | E | F | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | ![]() The Dukes St Andrews | E | F | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | ![]() Falkirk Golf Club | E | F | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | ![]() Troon Welbeck Golf Club | E | F * | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | ![]() Limerick Golf Club | E | F * | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | ![]() Wrexham Golf Club | E | F | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T74 | ![]() GOLFING4LIFE | +1 | F * | +1 | 73 | 73 | |||
T74 | ![]() Lefthandedgolf at Silvermere | +1 | F | +1 | 73 | 73 | |||
T74 | ![]() Leek Golf Club | +1 | F * | +1 | 73 | 73 | |||
T74 | ![]() Rowany Golf Club | +1 | F | +1 | 73 | 73 | |||
T74 | ![]() Halpenny Golf | +1 | F * | +1 | 73 | 73 | |||
T74 | ![]() Dartford Golf Club | +1 | F * | +1 | 73 | 73 | |||
T74 | ![]() Warrington Golf Club | +1 | F | +1 | 73 | 73 | |||
T74 | ![]() Whickham Golf Club | +1 | F | +1 | 73 | 73 | |||
T74 | ![]() Pennard Golf Club | +1 | F * | +1 | 73 | 73 | |||
T74 | ![]() The Netherlands | +1 | F | +1 | 73 | 73 | |||
T74 | ![]() Bushfoot Golf Club | +1 | F | +1 | 73 | 73 | |||
T74 | ![]() Omagh Golf Club | +1 | F * | +1 | 73 | 73 | |||
T74 | ![]() Portlethen Golf Club | +1 | F * | +1 | 73 | 73 | |||
T74 | ![]() Woburn Golf Club | +1 | F | +1 | 73 | 73 | |||
T74 | ![]() Retford Golf Club | +1 | F | +1 | 73 | 73 | |||
T89 | ![]() Salisbury and South Wilts | +2 | F | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | ![]() West Lancashire Golf Club | +2 | F * | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | ![]() Rochester & Cobham Park GC | +2 | F * | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | ![]() Worcester GCC | +2 | F * | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | ![]() Pinergy | +2 | F | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | ![]() King’s Lynn Golf Club | +2 | F * | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | ![]() Parkstone Golf Club | +2 | F * | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | ![]() Walton Heath Golf Club | +2 | F | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | ![]() Rockliffe Hall | +2 | F * | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | ![]() Elm Rock Golf Club | +2 | F | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | ![]() Kings Norton Golf Club | +2 | F | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | ![]() Camberley Heath Golf Club/WRSM | +2 | F * | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | ![]() Black Bush Golf Club | +2 | F | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | ![]() West Cliffs Golf Links | +2 | F * | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | ![]() Azego: The Component People | +2 | F * | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | ![]() Formby Golf Club | +2 | F | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | ![]() Unattached | +2 | F | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | ![]() Global Baggage Solutions | +2 | F * | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | ![]() Stoke Park Golf Club | +2 | F | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | ![]() Howley Hall Golf Club | +2 | F | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | ![]() Cumberwell Park Golf Club | +2 | F | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T110 | ![]() P2 putters | +3 | F | +3 | 75 | 75 | |||
T110 | ![]() Burhill Golf Club | +3 | F * | +3 | 75 | 75 | |||
T110 | ![]() Unattached | +3 | F | +3 | 75 | 75 | |||
T110 | ![]() Boyce Hill Golf Club | +3 | F | +3 | 75 | 75 | |||
T110 | ![]() Lifestyle Financial | +3 | F * | +3 | 75 | 75 | |||
T110 | ![]() Paul Lawrie Golf Centre | +3 | F | +3 | 75 | 75 | |||
T110 | ![]() Royal County Down Golf Club | +3 | F * | +3 | 75 | 75 | |||
T110 | ![]() Wheatley Golf Club | +3 | F * | +3 | 75 | 75 | |||
T110 | ![]() Unattached | +3 | F | +3 | 75 | 75 | |||
T110 | ![]() Stowmarket Golf Club/ ISEKI | +3 | F | +3 | 75 | 75 | |||
T110 | ![]() Mount Wolseley Golf Resort | +3 | F * | +3 | 75 | 75 | |||
T110 | ![]() Hendon Golf Club | +3 | F * | +3 | 75 | 75 | |||
T122 | ![]() Elite Golf Academy/RBGC | +4 | F | +4 | 76 | 76 | |||
T122 | ![]() P2 Putter Grips | +4 | F | +4 | 76 | 76 | |||
T122 | ![]() Callan Golf Club | +4 | F * | +4 | 76 | 76 | |||
T122 | ![]() Alsager Golf & Country Club | +4 | F | +4 | 76 | 76 | |||
T122 | ![]() Penwortham Golf Club | +4 | F * | +4 | 76 | 76 | |||
T122 | ![]() Kingsbarns Pro Academy | +4 | F * | +4 | 76 | 76 | |||
T122 | ![]() North Wales Golf Club | +4 | F | +4 | 76 | 76 | |||
T122 | ![]() Renaissance Club | +4 | F | +4 | 76 | 76 | |||
T122 | ![]() Lancaster Golf Club | +4 | F * | +4 | 76 | 76 | |||
T131 | ![]() Tulfarris Hotel & Golf Resort | +5 | F * | +5 | 77 | 77 | |||
T131 | ![]() Welcombe Golf Club Hotel & Spa | +5 | F * | +5 | 77 | 77 | |||
T131 | ![]() Newmachar Golf Club | +5 | F * | +5 | 77 | 77 | |||
T131 | ![]() Farrington Park/G4L | +5 | F * | +5 | 77 | 77 | |||
T131 | ![]() Meltham Golf Club | +5 | F | +5 | 77 | 77 | |||
T131 | ![]() Sutton Coldfield Golf Club | +5 | F * | +5 | 77 | 77 | |||
T131 | ![]() Fattoria Petrolo | +5 | F * | +5 | 77 | 77 | |||
T131 | ![]() Strike Sports | +5 | F * | +5 | 77 | 77 | |||
T131 | ![]() Huddersfield Golf Club | +5 | F * | +5 | 77 | 77 | |||
T131 | ![]() Penrith Golf & FootGolf / PBM | +5 | F | +5 | 77 | 77 | |||
T141 | ![]() S and A GC Golfing4Life | +6 | F | +6 | 78 | 78 | |||
T141 | ![]() The Essex Golf and Country Club | +6 | F * | +6 | 78 | 78 | |||
T141 | ![]() Chelmsford Golf Club | +6 | F | +6 | 78 | 78 | |||
T141 | ![]() First Class Motors LTD | +6 | F | +6 | 78 | 78 | |||
T141 | ![]() The Wisley Golf Club | +6 | F * | +6 | 78 | 78 | |||
T146 | ![]() Allied Pension Trustees | +7 | F * | +7 | 79 | 79 | |||
T146 | ![]() Badgemore Park | +7 | F * | +7 | 79 | 79 | |||
148 | ![]() Unattached | +8 | F * | +8 | 80 | 80 | |||
149 | ![]() Tulfarris golf club | +13 | F | +13 | 85 | 85 | |||
150 | ![]() County Armagh Golf Club | +15 | F | +15 | 87 | 87 | |||
MISSED THE CUT | |||||||||
RTD | ![]() The Army GC/Puttenham Constr. | +6 | 12 * | +6 | 54 | 54 | |||
RTD | ![]() Buckinghamshire Golf Club | +8 | 12 | +8 | 55 | 55 |
* denotes a 10th hole start
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