Paul out of amateur championship

Defending champion Stuart Paul was one of four senior internationals who were pushed out of the Ireland Amateur Open Championship today.

Paul lost on the home green to Gareth Maybin (Ballyclare) while Noel Crawford (Moujrne) dismissed both Mark Campbell and Tim Rice. The otehr international to fall was Michael mcDermot who was beaten in the third round by Chris Moriarty.

Third Round - M McDermott (Stackstown) bt G McAuley (Dunmurry) 4&2; C Moriarty (Clandeboye) bt G McGimpsey (Bangor) 5&3; N Crawford (Mourne) bt M Campbell (Stackstown) 2&1; T Rice (Limerick) bt N Cunningham (Belvoir Pk) 3&1; S Paul (Tandragee) bt P McDonald (UCD/Woodbrook) 2&1; G Maybin (Ballyclare) bt R Kane (Bangor) 9&7; M O'Sullivan (Galway) bt R Forsythe (Hilton) at 19th; C Montgomery (Malone) bt R Evans (Moyola Pk) at 19th.

Quarter-finals - Moriarty bt McDermott 2&1; Crawford bt Rice 6&4; Maybin bt Paul one hole; O'Sullivan bt Montgomery 4&3.

First Trust Ulster Boys' Championship at Co Armagh

Third Round - C O'Malley (Westport) bt M Hoey (Lurgan) at 22nd; A O'Callaghan (Douglas) bt I Hall (Enniscrone) 4&3; H Diamond (Holywood) bt R O'Connor (The Island) 6&5; G Carew (Edenderry) bt N Brennan (Dunmurry) 2holes; M McHugh (Ballinasloe) bt D Beattie (Whitehead) 6&5; C McNamara

(Limerick) bt G Stevenson (Co Armagh) 3&1; K McGarry (Bandon) bt J McSherry (Cork) 2&1; I Kearney (Ballyliffin) bt P mcGibney (Elm Pk) 4&2;

Quarter-finals - O'Callaghan bt O'Malley 2&1; Diamond bt Carew 2&1; McNamara bt McHugh 2&1; Kearney bt bt McGarry at 21st.