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Ward leading at West of Ireland Open

Defending champion Rory McIlroy struggled to a four-over par 75 as Co Louth's Simon Ward led the qualifiers in the Radisson-SAS West of Ireland Amateur Open.

Ward leading at West of Ireland Open

Sat, 07 Apr, 2007 - 21:14

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Defending champion Rory McIlroy struggled to a four-over par 75 as Co Louth's Simon Ward led the qualifiers in the Radisson-SAS West of Ireland Amateur Open.

Bidding for a hat-trick of titles at Rosses Point, McIlroy carded two birdies, two bogeys and two doubles bogeys but qualified for the matchplay stages with three shots to spare as the cut for the top 64 fell at five over-par 147.

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Courts Golf Heathrow Place: Rosses Point Place: Co Louth Place: North Middlesex, UK Place: Esker Hills Place: Moyola Park Place: Royal Dublin Place: Ballymena Place: Banbridge Place: Strandhill Place: Limerick Place: Dunmurry Place: Co Sligo Place: Belvoir Pk.Place: Newlands Place: Shaw Hill Place: Galway Place: Elm Park Place: Lockerbie, UK Place: Castle Place: Holywood Place: The Island Place: Rathmore Place: Clontarf Place: Donaghadee Place: Sudbury, UK Place: Lee Valley Place: Petersfield, UK Place: Strabane Place: Laytown Place: Bettystown Place: East Sussex National, UK Place: Mullingar Place: Hayling, UK Place: Cruit Island Place: UK Place: Galgorm Castle Place: Spain Place: Hayling Person: Ward Person: Rory McIlroy Person: Louth Person: Simon Ward Person: McIlroy Person: Andrew Johnston Person: Esker Hills'Person: Shane Lowry Person: Stephen Grant Person: Eddie McCormack Person: Johnston Person: S Lowry Person: S Grant Person: L Lennox Person: N Kearney Person: A McCloy Person: R Leonard Person: Kilpatrick Person: C O'Connor Person: T McGowan Person: R Boal Person: R McNamara Person: P Sheehy Person: D Crowe Person: A Condren Person: D Kelleher Person: G McDermott Person: B Cashman Person: K O'Neill Person: C Curley Person: J Hurst Person: D Downie Person: Sutton Person: P Murray Person: C Doran Person: M Crowe Person: D Sutton Person: D Lernihan Person: H Diamond Person: J Lyons Person: D Vaughan Person: D Scully Person: W McCully Person: R McIlroy Person: A Hogan Person: P McGrath Person: E O'Sullivan Person: A Dunbar Person: M Hammond Person: P Cutler Person: P Connolly Person: G Boyd Person: D Coyle Person: D Kneafsey Person: C Hughes Person: N Gorey Person: E Saxel Person: D Morgan Person: D Finn Person: Mallow Person: G O'Flaherty Person: R McCarthy Person: G O'Connor Person: Malahide Person: G Hall Person: N Grant Person: E Kennedy Person: M Lavelle Person: D Coyne Person: J Hughes Person: Douglas Person: T Walsh Person: J Moore Person: B Walton Person: P Higgins Person: R Durnin Person: S Crowe Person: S Doherty Person: Malone Person: K McCarthy Person: B Reddan Person: M Thistleton Person: G Carew Person: A McCormick Person: Scrabo Person: D McNeill Person: P O'Hanlon Person: Curragh Person: D Carroll Person: Grange Person: D McInerney Person: Lahinch Person: R Branigan Person: J Toner Person: Woodbrook Person: S Loftus Person: Ennis Person: D Lally Person: Tuam Person: A Wilson Person: Cairndhu Person: A Dowling Person: D O'Brien Person: M Sinclair Person: Knock Person: S Healy Person: Claremorris Person: D Boyle Person: S Paul Person: S Courtney Person: O'Kane Person: M Buggy Person: I Keane Person: G Managh Person: S Dwyer Person: G Nugent Person: P Graham Person: R McGee Person: M Rowe Person: Glasson Person: N O'Connor Person: M McGinley Jnr Person: R Maher Person: Nenagh Person: D McNamara Person: T Burden Person: J Waldron Person: Muskerry Person: D Leathem Person: D King Person: Tramore Person: J Patterson Person: A Dooley Person: M Horan Event: West of Ireland Open Event: Radisson-SAS West of Ireland Amateur Open Event: of Ireland Event: West of Ireland Amateur Championship Qualifiers Organisation: Radisson Organisation: UCD Organisation: Royal

<p>PATIENCE: Rory McIlroy had to be patient during his play-off to claim the Amgen Irish Open. Pic: ©INPHO/Bryan Keane</p>

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