Matchplay takes place at North of Ireland Open

The first and second round of matchplay took place in the Magners North of Ireland Amateur Open Championship at Royal Portrush.

First Round – D Crowe (Dunmurry) bt M Smyth (Ballymena) at 20th; B McCarroll (north West) bt A McCloy (Ballymena) 4&3; T Coulter (Massereene) bt W Telford (Rathmore) one hole; D Carroll (Grange) bt G Macintosh (Westwood, USA) 5&4; T McClements (Holywood) bt M McCormick (West Middlesex) 5&4; S McMonagle (Dunfanaghy) bt A Meharg (Bright Castle) at 22nd; K McGarry (Bandon) bt D McCusker (Moyola Pk) 4&2; M Hammond (Moyola Pk) bt A McKinley (Shandon Pk) 2&1.

M O’Sullivan (Galway) bt J McIntyre (City of Derry) 5&4; L Reilly (Galgorm Castle) bt R Doran (Banbridge) 3&1; B Cashman (Belvoir Pk) bt M Rowe (Athlone) 2&1; R Kilpatrick (Banbridge) bt C McCormick (Holywood) 5&4; C Doran (Banbridge) bt D Morgan (Mullingar) one hole; B Fitzsimons (Downpatrick) bt E McAnoy (Knock) 2&1; N Boyd (Donaghadee) bt P O’Keefe (Douglas) 4&2; B McElhinney (North West) bt A Eagle (Tandragee) 4&3.

B Galway (Cairndhu) bt G Maybin (Ballyclare) one hole; T Spence (Clandeboye) bt M McGarry (Ballymena) 5&4; C Murphy n(Clandeboye) bt S McGarry (Ballymena) at 25th; R Leonard (Banbridge) bt P Higgins (Mullingar) 8&6; R Forsythe (Ballyclare) bt G Forbes (Newtownstewart) 6&5; R Boal (Scrabo) bt C Clancy (Stackstown) 3&2; J Turner (Royal Portrush) bt B Kilgallon (Ballina) one hole; J Foster (Ballyclare) bt R Evans (Moyola Pk) one hole.

J Crangle (Fortwilliam) bt M Sinclair (Knock) 2&1; G McDermott (Co Sligo) bt M Lavelle (Belmullet) 8&6; B Trainor (Warrenpoint) bt G Black (Ballymena) 6&4; J Caldwell (Clandeboye) bt S Paul (Tandragee) one hole; G Reynolds (Rothesay) bt D Coyle (Co Louth) 6&5; T Kearney (Ballyliffin) bt F O’Donaghue (Belvoir Pk) at 20th; J Finnegan (Royal Portrush) bt R McDowell (Royal Belfast) 3&2; M Campbell (Stackstown) bt S Miskelly (Knock) one hole.

Second Round – Crowe bt McCarroll 7&6; Coulter bt Carroll one hole; McClements bt McMonagle at 20th; K McGarry bt Hammond 7&6; O’Sullivan bt Reilly 4&3; Kilpatrick bt Cashman 5&4; Fitzsimons bt C Doran 4&2; McElhinney bt Boyd 2&1.Spence bt Galway one hole; Leonard bt Murphy 5&4; Forsythe bt Boal one hole; Turner bt Foster at 22nd; Crangle bt McDermott 2&1; Caldwell bt Trainor 3&2; Kearney bt Reynolds 4&3; Campbell bt Finnegan 2&1.