Murray's 69 enough to take lead

Limerick's Pat Murray fired a three under par 69 to share the first round lead in the East of Ireland Amateur Championship at Baltray.

Sat, 02 Jun, 2007 - 21:05

Limerick's Pat Murray fired a three under par 69 to share the first round lead in the East of Ireland Amateur Championship at Baltray.

Fresh from making the cut in the Irish Open at Adare Manor two weeks ago, the Tipperary-man finished the day tied at the top with Mallow jeweller David Finn, a former West of Ireland finalist.

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Courts Golf Heathrow Place: Baltray Place: Adare Manor Place: Tipperary Place: West of Ireland Place: Offaly Place: Banbridge Place: Co Louth Place: Limerick Place: Elm Park Place: Dunmurry Place: Porters Park Place: Royal Dublin Place: Citywest Place: Lockerbie Place: Island Place: Spa Place: Gorey Place: Lee Valley Place: Ballyclare Place: Curragh Place: Ballybofey Place: Moyola Park Place: Co Place: Newlands Person: Murray Person: Pat Murray Person: Mallow Person: David Finn Person: Scrabo Person: Andrew McCormick Person: Eddie McCormack Person: Shane Lowry Person: Nicky Grant Person: Richard Kilpatrick Person: Simon Ward Person: Jonathan Caldwell Person: Kilpatrick Person: S Ward Person: S Lowry Person: Hills Person: E McCormack Person: N Grant Person: Knock Person: O'Connor Person: S Crowe Person: Lernihan Person: G Carew Person: Edenderry Person: J Caldwell Person: C Martin Person: Kearney Person: D O'Donovan Person: Muskerry Person: G Lawlor Person: G Hamill Person: D Sutton Person: A Pitcher Person: McGrath Person: B Walton Person: D Rawluk Person: M Brett Person: R Branigan Person: D McInerney Person: J Toner Person: E O'Sullivan Person: C Curley Person: A McCloy Person: J McGinn Person: J Waldron Person: G Reid Person: D Coyne Person: Bohill Person: J Lyons Person: R Boal Person: C Doran Person: Banbridge Person: A Dunbar Person: Rathmore Person: S Grant Person: Birr Person: R Cannon Person: A O'Callaghan Person: Douglas Person: D Beattie Person: Whitehead Person: R Forsythe Person: R McCarthy Person: G Nugent Person: N O'Briain Person: C Drumm Person: M Sinclair Person: The Knock Person: M Shanahan Person: O'Flaherty Person: N Goulding Person: G Dunne Person: D Joyce Person: S Shaw Person: M McGinley Person: Grange Person: B Hobson Person: Shandon Park Person: R McNamara Person: Headfort Person: T O'Mahony Person: R Leonard Person: G McGrane Person: K Bornemann Person: T Cleary Person: C O'Malley Person: P O'Hanlon Person: T Kelly Person: Balcarrick Person: G McDermott Person: C McLaughlin Person: M Lavelle Person: J Carvill Person: T O'Neill Person: C Person: Hughes Person: M O'Rourke Person: M Windebank Person: D McNamara Person: Connemara Person: S O'Flaherty Person: D McNeill Person: D Vaughan Person: D Downie Person: D Morgan Person: Mullingar Person: G Kelly Person: J Mulready Person: E Kennedy Person: D O'Brien Person: M Rowe Person: Glasson Person: E Arthurs Person: Forrest Little Person: A Hogan Person: S Smyth Person: H Diamond Person: P Connolly Person: D Lewis Person: G O'Connor Person: Malahide Person: D Leathem Person: Lisburn Person: R Dunne Person: A McKinley Person: E McAnoy Person: D Kelleher Person: H Mackeown Person: P Person: D Crowe Person: D Lally Person: Tuam Person: J Gannon Person: D Ruddy Person: Thurles Person: G Mallon Person: -Person: K Metcalfe Person: P O'Keeffe Person: K McCarthy Person: Kinsale Person: D Coyle Person: Louth Person: A Dooley Person: S Loftus Person: Ennis Person: F Rafferty Person: J Moore Person: S Dwyer Person: B O'Connor Person: N Boyd Person: Donaghadee Person: C Finn Person: K Stack Person: J Somers Person: J Monaghan Person: W McCully Person: J Fox Person: M Buggy Person: Castlecomer Person: R Behan Person: A McAuley Person: Ardee Person: M Poucher Person: J Foran Person: R Durnin Person: V Smyth Person: A Dowling Person: A Daly Person: Delgany Person: T Conran Person: K Canty Person: K Crowley Person: Lee Valley Person: T O'Flynn Person: Island Person: R We Event: East of Ireland Amateur Championship Event: Irish Open Event: Irish Amateur Open Event: Walker Cup Organisation: Limerick Organisation: Baltray Organisation: Clandeboye Organisation: Banbridge Organisation: UCD Organisation: Portmarnock Organisation: The Organisation: Newlands Organisation: The Island Organisation: Kilkenny Organisation: Royal Dublin Organisation: West Organisation: Cork Organisation: Westport Organisation: Royal Jersey Organisation: Royal Portrush Organisation: Royal Tara Organisation: Charlesland Organisation: NUIG Organisation: Dungarvan Organisation: UCC Organisation: Laytown Organisation: Bettystown Organisation: St Anne's

<p>EXPERICNCE: The 2007 Irish Open winner did not make the impact on the tournament leaderboard he would have hoped for on Thursday as he got his 30th consecutive appearance in his national Open underway in the morning calm before persistent showers returned to the former Ryder Cup venue. Yet his experience in shooting a two-over-par 74, eight shots off the first-round lead. </p>

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