McIlroy cruises into last 16

Defending champion Rory McIlroy cruised into the last 16 of the Golfsure Irish Amateur Close at The European Club.

Mon, 12 Jun, 2006 - 23:53

Defending champion Rory McIlroy cruised into the last 16 of the Golfsure Irish Amateur Close at The European Club.

But the Holywood ace faces a massive task today when he takes on leading qualifier Andrew Pitcher in the third round.

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Courts Golf Heathrow Place: European Club Place: Royal Portrush Place: Brittas Bay Links Place: east of Ireland Place: Newlands Place: Citywest Place: Woodbrook Place: Muskerry Place: L’town & B ’town Place: Banbridge Place: Holywood Place: Ballymena Place: Strandhill Place: Limerick Place: L’town & B’town Place: Ballyliffin Place: Dunmurry Place: Shandon Park Place: Waterford Place: Lahinch Place: Co. Louth Place: Portmarnock Place: Athenry Place: Hermitage Place: Galway Place: Esker Hills Place: Moyola Park Place: Porter’s Park Place: Ballybunion Place: L’town Place: Dungarvan Place: Co Louth Person: McIlroy Person: Rory McIlroy Person: Andrew Pitcher Person: Pitcher Person: Rory Person: Adrian Morrow Person: Stephen Grant Person: Andrew Person: Darren Crowe Person: Robert McCarthy Person: Cian Daly Person: Crowe Person: Robert Cannon Person: Brendan McCarroll Person: J Caldwell Person: S Person: G Lawlor Person: D Person: D Coyne Person: Tuam Person: R Boal Person: Scrabo Person: N Turner Person: J Somers Person: C Doran Person: H Diamond Person: A McCloy Person: P Hughes Person: N Gorey Person: Killeen Person: K O’Neill Person: J Turner Person: K Stack Person: C Daly Person: D Moran Person: D Crowe Person: R McCarthy Person: A Pitcher Person: S Crowe Person: P Sheehy Person: M Campbell Person: S Grant Person: Birr Person: A McKinley Person: N Grant Person: S Power Person: R O’Connor Person: C McAleavey Person: D McInerney Person: S Loftus Person: Ennis Person: S Ward Person: K Lewis Person: D Finn Person: Mallow Person: McAllister Person: M King Person: O’Connor Person: M Sinclair Person: Knock Person: J Toner Person: S Lowry Person: R Leonard Person: Bowden Person: P O’Kane Person: Curley Person: Glynn Person: Sheehan Person: D Morgan Person: Mullingar Person: O’Callaghan Person: P O’Hanlon Person: Curragh Person: McCormick Person: Briain Person: E O’Sullivan Person: Rafferty Person: Donaghadee Person: D Rawluk Person: Murray Person: Muskerry Person: McCloy Person: C McNamara Person: Gorey Person: R McIlroy Person: Lahinch Person: O’Kane Person: P Person: O’Hanlon Person: O Person: Rawluk Event: North of Ireland Championship Event: Golfsure Irish Amateur Close Championship Organisation: Shamrock Rovers Organisation: Shelbourne Organisation: Dunmurry Organisation: Laytown Organisation: Royal Portrush Organisation: Dungarvan Organisation: UCC Organisation: The Organisation: Dungannon Organisation: The Island Organisation: Clandeboye

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