Ferguson leads Irish Amateur Open

England's Joe Ferguson is the overnight leader after the first day of the AIB Irish Amateur Open Championship at Carton House Golf Club.

Ferguson leads from Darren Crowe of Dunmurry.

First Round Scores:

67: J Ferguson (England)

68: D Crowe (Dunmurry)

69: S Power (West Waterford)

72: T Dykes (Wales), C Smith (U.S.A.), G Hall (Edenderry), A Lehtinen (Finland), P Purdy (Shandon Park)

73: R Williams (Baltinglass), M Campbell (Stackstown), M McGeady (North West), G Murray (Scotland), S Crowe (Dunmurry), N Edwards (Wales), M Merilainen (Finland), A Gee (England), T Cruz (Portugal), J Ruth (England), J King (Scotland), D Finn (Mallow), C Doran (Banbridge), N Grant (Clandeboye), R Ramsay (Scotland), A McArthur (Scotland)

74: R McCarthy (The Island), A O'Callaghan (Douglas), B McElhinney (North West), B Trainor (Warrenpoint), M Reardon (U.S.A.), H Diamond (Holywood), G Wright (Wales)

75: N Drane (England), L Corfield (England), S Benson (England), L Saltman (Scotland), M Collins (Sutton), E Kennedy (Strabane), P Devine (The Island), F Praegant (Austria), C Martin (Nenagh), E Richardson (England)

76: G Slater (England), D Morgan (Mullingar), G Massey (Hermitage), A Barth (Germany), M Shanahan (West Waterford), A Rosado (Portugal), D Belch (England), A McCormick (Scrabo), N Kearney (Royal Dublin), B McCarroll (Ballyliffin), P Murray (Limerick), R Harris (England), P Lepitschnik (Austria), C Trunzer (Germany), K O'Neill (Strandhill), M O'Sullivan (Galway), A Glynn (England)

77: J Granberg (Finland), S McTernan (Co Sligo), A Meharg (Bright Castle), R Santos (Portugal), A Ulvio (Finland), P Errity (Delgany), K McGarry (Bandon), N Gorey (Killeen), P Hendriksen (England), R McIlroy (Holywood), J Williams (Wales)

78: K Harper (England), J Morris (Mullingar), M Poucher (Castle), F O'Donoghue (Belvoir Park), E Ramsay (Scotland), S Hartman (U.S.A.), G O'Neill (Jersey), J Kaske (Finland), D Richards (England), C Smith (Wales), D O'Brien (Laytown & Bettystown), R Svoboda (Czech Republic), S Miskelly (Knock), P Meurer (U.S.A.), J Hovila (Finland), K Crowley (Lee Valley)

79: A Ahokas (Finland), T O'Mahony (Mallow), S Grant (Birr), M Lavelle (Belmullet), K Bornemann (Douglas), R Leonard (Banbridge)

80: M Brett (Portmarnock), R Boal (Scrabo), D Carroll (Grange), P Pierson (U.S.A.), R Kilpatrick (Banbridge), S McMonagle (Sutton), P McDonald (Woodbrook/UCD), A McCloy (Ballymena)

81: S Archibald (England), M Thistleton (England), S Cormerais (France), M Sinclair (Knock), F Flynn (Laytown & Bettystown), T Coulter (Massereene), G Brown (Scotland), M Buggy (Castlecomer), R Maunder (England)

82: E McAnoy (Knock), A Small (U.S.A.), K Moore (Isle of Man), J McGinn (L'town & B'town), H Mantyla (Finland)

83: T Yellin (U.S.A.), A Schwartzel (South Africa)

84: R Steiner (Austria), M Horan (Birr)

86: S Ward (Co Louth)

90: J Lyons (Galway)