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 | Liam Murray GNK Golf and The LM Club | -7 | F * | -7 | 65 | 65 | |||
2 | Richard Mansell Beau Desert Golf Club | -6 | F | -6 | 66 | 66 | |||
T3 | Nick Watson Stoke Rochford Golf Club | -5 | F * | -5 | 67 | 67 | |||
T3 | Mark Staunton Delgany Golf Club | -5 | F | -5 | 67 | 67 | |||
T3 | Adam Runcie Abergele Golf Club | -5 | F | -5 | 67 | 67 | |||
T3 | John Henry Clydebank and District Golf Club | -5 | F | -5 | 67 | 67 | |||
T7 | Will Enefer Retail Furniture Ltd | -4 | F * | -4 | 68 | 68 | |||
T7 | Stuart Grehan Unattached | -4 | F | -4 | 68 | 68 | |||
T7 | Jason Timmis Greenway Hall Golf Club | -4 | F | -4 | 68 | 68 | |||
T7 | Ashton Turner Kenwick Park Golf Club | -4 | F * | -4 | 68 | 68 | |||
T7 | Craig Lawrie Paul Lawrie Golf Centre | -4 | F * | -4 | 68 | 68 | |||
T7 | Craig Farrelly TPS | -4 | F * | -4 | 68 | 68 | |||
T7 | Ashley Mansell Clevedon Golf Club | -4 | F | -4 | 68 | 68 | |||
T7 | John-Ross Galbraith Whitehead Golf Club | -4 | F | -4 | 68 | 68 | |||
T15 | Craig Ross Kirkhill Golf Club/ G4L | -3 | F | -3 | 69 | 69 | |||
T15 | James WalkerJ. Walker The Oaks Golf Club | -3 | F * | -3 | 69 | 69 | |||
T15 | Dave CouplandD. Coupland Woodhall Spa Golf Club | -3 | F | -3 | 69 | 69 | |||
T15 | Harry KonigH. Konig Tiverton GC/Snugs Earphones | -3 | F * | -3 | 69 | 69 | |||
T15 | Miles CollinsM. Collins Stoke by Nayland Golf Club | -3 | F | -3 | 69 | 69 | |||
T15 | Joe Brice Ashton Under Lyne Golf Club | -3 | F | -3 | 69 | 69 | |||
T21 | Matthew Hogg Rushcliffe Golf Club | -2 | F * | -2 | 70 | 70 | |||
T21 | Jordan Wrisdale Boston | -2 | F | -2 | 70 | 70 | |||
T21 | Joe DillonJ. Dillon Headfort Golf Club | -2 | F * | -2 | 70 | 70 | |||
T21 | Oscar Granstrom Livesey Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club | -2 | F | -2 | 70 | 70 | |||
T21 | George MullinsG. Mullins Langley Park / Lewis Access | -2 | F | -2 | 70 | 70 | |||
T21 | Kealan LoweK. Lowe The Wheatley Golf Club | -2 | F | -2 | 70 | 70 | |||
T21 | Neil Henderson The Renaissance Club | -2 | F * | -2 | 70 | 70 | |||
T21 | Sam Kiloh Paul Lawrie Golf Centre | -2 | F * | -2 | 70 | 70 | |||
T21 | Brian McElhinney North West Golf Club | -2 | F * | -2 | 70 | 70 | |||
T21 | James WebberJ. Webber The Rayleigh Club | -2 | F | -2 | 70 | 70 | |||
T21 | Mark LaskeyM. Laskey Brocket Hall Golf Club/HLBS | -2 | F * | -2 | 70 | 70 | |||
T21 | Darren WalkleyD. Walkley Hayling Golf Club | -2 | F * | -2 | 70 | 70 | |||
T21 | Oliver ClarkeO. Clarke White Rose Sport Management | -2 | F | -2 | 70 | 70 | |||
T34 | Owen EdwardsO. Edwards The Kendleshire | -1 | F | -1 | 71 | 71 | |||
T34 | Jamie DickJ. Dick Sherdons Golf | -1 | F * | -1 | 71 | 71 | |||
T34 | Mike BedfordM. Bedford Bramhall Park Golf Club | -1 | F | -1 | 71 | 71 | |||
T34 | Niall TurnerN. Turner N/A | -1 | F | -1 | 71 | 71 | |||
T34 | Matthew CortM. Cort Beedles Lake Golf Club | -1 | F | -1 | 71 | 71 | |||
T34 | Jack DavidsonJ. Davidson Llanwern Golf Club | -1 | F * | -1 | 71 | 71 | |||
T34 | Callum DavisonC. Davison Cowichan Golf & Country Club | -1 | F | -1 | 71 | 71 | |||
T34 | Sean LawrieS. Lawrie Paul Lawrie Golf Centre | -1 | F * | -1 | 71 | 71 | |||
T34 | Paul McKechnieP. McKechnie Braid Hills Golf Centre | -1 | F * | -1 | 71 | 71 | |||
T34 | Billy SpoonerB. Spooner Boston West Golf Club | -1 | F * | -1 | 71 | 71 | |||
T34 | Conor O'NeilC. O'Neil Mearns Castle Golf Academy | -1 | F | -1 | 71 | 71 | |||
T34 | Tomasz AndersonT. Anderson Centurion Club | -1 | F | -1 | 71 | 71 | |||
T34 | Scott FallonS. Fallon North Middlesex | -1 | F * | -1 | 71 | 71 | |||
T34 | Luke JacksonL. Jackson Lindrick Golf Club | -1 | F * | -1 | 71 | 71 | |||
T34 | Douglas-Roux JefferyD. Jeffery PGA Namibia | -1 | F * | -1 | 71 | 71 | |||
T34 | Steve RobinsS. Robins Hull Golf Club | -1 | F * | -1 | 71 | 71 | |||
T50 | Will WhiteoakW. Whiteoak Shipley Golf Club | E | F | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | Delon HauD. Hau Unattatched | E | F | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | Jack SouthJ. South Hagley GC / Taymar Homes | E | F * | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | Liam O'NeillL. O'Neill Strike Sports | E | F * | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | Luke DonnellyL. Donnelly Mount Juliet Golf Club | E | F | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | Lawrence AllanL. Allan Alva Golf Club | E | F | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | Brian CaseyB. Casey Team Ireland | E | F * | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | Max SmithM. Smith Foxhills Club & Resort | E | F * | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | Christopher EvansC. Evans Hatchford Brook Golf Club | E | F * | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | Chris SelfridgeC. Selfridge Moyola Park Golf Club | E | F * | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | Marco PengeM. Penge Golf at Goodwood | E | F * | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | Ben HallB. Hall Spurk Golf | E | F * | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | Warren HarmstonW. Harmston Wentworth Golf Club | E | F | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | Neil RaymondN. Raymond Corhampton Golf Club | E | F | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | Mark YoungM. Young Longridge Golf Club | E | F | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | Daniel Whitby-SmithD. Whitby-Smith Whittington Heath Golf Club | E | F | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | Simon ThorntonS. Thornton Tulfarris Hotel & Golf Resort | E | F | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | Kevin PhelanK. Phelan Waterford Castle | E | F | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | Niall KearneyN. Kearney The Royal Dublin Golf Club | E | F | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | Alan SutherlandA. Sutherland The Dukes St Andrews | E | F | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | Ryan CampbellR. Campbell Falkirk Golf Club | E | F | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | Michael StewartM. Stewart Troon Welbeck Golf Club | E | F * | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | Tim RiceT. Rice Limerick Golf Club | E | F * | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T50 | Gareth EvansG. Evans Wrexham Golf Club | E | F | E | 72 | 72 | |||
T74 | Tom Sloman (a)T. Sloman (a) GOLFING4LIFE | +1 | F * | +1 | 73 | 73 | |||
T74 | Chris GaneC. Gane Lefthandedgolf at Silvermere | +1 | F | +1 | 73 | 73 | |||
T74 | Liam HancockL. Hancock Leek Golf Club | +1 | F * | +1 | 73 | 73 | |||
T74 | Tom GandyT. Gandy Rowany Golf Club | +1 | F | +1 | 73 | 73 | |||
T74 | Steven QuinlanS. Quinlan Halpenny Golf | +1 | F * | +1 | 73 | 73 | |||
T74 | Michael SaundersM. Saunders Dartford Golf Club | +1 | F * | +1 | 73 | 73 | |||
T74 | Paul McFerranP. McFerran Warrington Golf Club | +1 | F | +1 | 73 | 73 | |||
T74 | James SimpsonJ. Simpson Whickham Golf Club | +1 | F | +1 | 73 | 73 | |||
T74 | James FrazerJ. Frazer Pennard Golf Club | +1 | F * | +1 | 73 | 73 | |||
T74 | Jeroen KrietemeijerJ. Krietemeijer The Netherlands | +1 | F | +1 | 73 | 73 | |||
T74 | Owen Crooks (a)O. Crooks (a) Bushfoot Golf Club | +1 | F | +1 | 73 | 73 | |||
T74 | Nial KearnsN. Kearns Omagh Golf Club | +1 | F * | +1 | 73 | 73 | |||
T74 | Kamran ZeynalovK. Zeynalov Portlethen Golf Club | +1 | F * | +1 | 73 | 73 | |||
T74 | Sam WhiteheadS. Whitehead Woburn Golf Club | +1 | F | +1 | 73 | 73 | |||
T74 | James FreemanJ. Freeman Retford Golf Club | +1 | F | +1 | 73 | 73 | |||
T89 | Robbie BusherR. Busher Salisbury and South Wilts | +2 | F | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | James RooneyJ. Rooney West Lancashire Golf Club | +2 | F * | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | Jack ColegateJ. Colegate Rochester & Cobham Park GC | +2 | F * | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | Ben RobinsonB. Robinson Worcester GCC | +2 | F * | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | Colm CrowleyC. Crowley Pinergy | +2 | F | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | Jack YuleJ. Yule King’s Lynn Golf Club | +2 | F * | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | Thomas RobsonT. Robson Parkstone Golf Club | +2 | F * | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | David BooteD. Boote Walton Heath Golf Club | +2 | F | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | James MawJ. Maw Rockliffe Hall | +2 | F * | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | Alan DunbarA. Dunbar Elm Rock Golf Club | +2 | F | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | Luke TurbuttL. Turbutt Kings Norton Golf Club | +2 | F | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | Greg PayneG. Payne Camberley Heath Golf Club/WRSM | +2 | F * | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | Stephen McCarthyS. McCarthy Black Bush Golf Club | +2 | F | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | Brendan McCarrollB. McCarroll West Cliffs Golf Links | +2 | F * | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | Alex LodgeA. Lodge Azego: The Component People | +2 | F * | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | Mark RamsdaleM. Ramsdale Formby Golf Club | +2 | F | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | Cameron RaymondC. Raymond Unattached | +2 | F | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | Sandeep GrewalS. Grewal Global Baggage Solutions | +2 | F * | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | Jake AyresJ. Ayres Stoke Park Golf Club | +2 | F | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | Daniel GavinsD. Gavins Howley Hall Golf Club | +2 | F | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T89 | Will BrownW. Brown Cumberwell Park Golf Club | +2 | F | +2 | 74 | 74 | |||
T110 | Peter FinchP. Finch P2 putters | +3 | F | +3 | 75 | 75 | |||
T110 | Stephen CroninS. Cronin Burhill Golf Club | +3 | F * | +3 | 75 | 75 | |||
T110 | Joe KellyJ. Kelly Unattached | +3 | F | +3 | 75 | 75 | |||
T110 | Mitchel SarlingM. Sarling Boyce Hill Golf Club | +3 | F | +3 | 75 | 75 | |||
T110 | Sam McCarthyS. McCarthy Lifestyle Financial | +3 | F * | +3 | 75 | 75 | |||
T110 | Paul ShieldsP. Shields Paul Lawrie Golf Centre | +3 | F | +3 | 75 | 75 | |||
T110 | Reeve WhitsonR. Whitson Royal County Down Golf Club | +3 | F * | +3 | 75 | 75 | |||
T110 | Ben BrewsterB. Brewster Wheatley Golf Club | +3 | F * | +3 | 75 | 75 | |||
T110 | Sam DayS. Day Unattached | +3 | F | +3 | 75 | 75 | |||
T110 | Sam ForganS. Forgan Stowmarket Golf Club/ ISEKI | +3 | F | +3 | 75 | 75 | |||
T110 | Mark MurphyM. Murphy Mount Wolseley Golf Resort | +3 | F * | +3 | 75 | 75 | |||
T110 | James TavernerJ. Taverner Hendon Golf Club | +3 | F * | +3 | 75 | 75 | |||
T122 | Freddie PriceF. Price Elite Golf Academy/RBGC | +4 | F | +4 | 76 | 76 | |||
T122 | Enda McLoughlinE. McLoughlin P2 Putter Grips | +4 | F | +4 | 76 | 76 | |||
T122 | Brian Doheny Callan Golf Club | +4 | F * | +4 | 76 | 76 | |||
T122 | Sam Connor Alsager Golf & Country Club | +4 | F | +4 | 76 | 76 | |||
T122 | Ryan O'Neill Penwortham Golf Club | +4 | F * | +4 | 76 | 76 | |||
T122 | Daniel Young Kingsbarns Pro Academy | +4 | F * | +4 | 76 | 76 | |||
T122 | Matthew Tottey North Wales Golf Club | +4 | F | +4 | 76 | 76 | |||
T122 | Lloyd Saltman Renaissance Club | +4 | F | +4 | 76 | 76 | |||
T122 | Adam StoneA. Stone Lancaster Golf Club | +4 | F * | +4 | 76 | 76 | |||
T131 | John Brady (a)J. Brady (a) Tulfarris Hotel & Golf Resort | +5 | F * | +5 | 77 | 77 | |||
T131 | Morgan JacksonM. Jackson Welcombe Golf Club Hotel & Spa | +5 | F * | +5 | 77 | 77 | |||
T131 | John Duff Newmachar Golf Club | +5 | F * | +5 | 77 | 77 | |||
T131 | Josh HilleardJ. Hilleard Farrington Park/G4L | +5 | F * | +5 | 77 | 77 | |||
T131 | Jamie BowerJ. Bower Meltham Golf Club | +5 | F | +5 | 77 | 77 | |||
T131 | Andrew CheeseA. Cheese Sutton Coldfield Golf Club | +5 | F * | +5 | 77 | 77 | |||
T131 | Rocco SanjustR. Sanjust Fattoria Petrolo | +5 | F * | +5 | 77 | 77 | |||
T131 | Joe HeratyJ. Heraty Strike Sports | +5 | F * | +5 | 77 | 77 | |||
T131 | Jake HamiltonJ. Hamilton Huddersfield Golf Club | +5 | F * | +5 | 77 | 77 | |||
T131 | James WilkinsonJ. Wilkinson Penrith Golf & FootGolf / PBM | +5 | F | +5 | 77 | 77 | |||
T141 | Sean Towndrow S and A GC Golfing4Life | +6 | F | +6 | 78 | 78 | |||
T141 | Connor Worsdall The Essex Golf and Country Club | +6 | F * | +6 | 78 | 78 | |||
T141 | James AllanJ. Allan Chelmsford Golf Club | +6 | F | +6 | 78 | 78 | |||
T141 | Scott Houghton First Class Motors LTD | +6 | F | +6 | 78 | 78 | |||
T141 | Stiggy Hodgson The Wisley Golf Club | +6 | F * | +6 | 78 | 78 | |||
T146 | Mark Whelan Allied Pension Trustees | +7 | F * | +7 | 79 | 79 | |||
T146 | Asa PhillipsA. Phillips Badgemore Park | +7 | F * | +7 | 79 | 79 | |||
148 | Peter RedmondP. Redmond Unattached | +8 | F * | +8 | 80 | 80 | |||
149 | Thomas O'Neill Tulfarris golf club | +13 | F | +13 | 85 | 85 | |||
150 | Adam Kerr County Armagh Golf Club | +15 | F | +15 | 87 | 87 | |||
MISSED THE CUT | |||||||||
RTD | Sam RobertshaweS. Robertshawe The Army GC/Puttenham Constr. | +6 | 12 * | +6 | 54 | 54 | |||
RTD | Patrick BluntP. Blunt Buckinghamshire Golf Club | +8 | 12 | +8 | 55 | 55 |
* denotes a 10th hole start
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