Dundalk’s Caolan Rafferty took a large step in direction of turning into the primary man to finish the provincial profession Grand Slam when he opened with a three-under 68 to say a share of the lead within the North of Eire Championship at Portstewart.
Whereas Raymie Burns (1989) and Jack Hume (2010) gained the Boys Provincial Calendar Grand Slam, even finishing the Profession Slam within the males’s provincial championships has proved mission unimaginable for Irish golf’s historic figures.
Of the gamers to win three of the 4 titles, Rafferty can change into the primary to finish the set because the introduction of the ‘North’ in 1947.
He is one in all 9 males to say three of the 4 legs. However simply because it was for Joe Carr, Barry Reddan and Mark Gannon, the ‘North’ has proved elusive, simply because the ‘South’ eluded Garth McGimpsey, David Lengthy and Arthur Pierse, the ‘West’ Darren Clarke and the ‘East’ Hugh Foley.
Rafferty’s 68 left him tied with Carton Home’s Cathal MacCanna, a shot away from Athenry’s David Kitt with the highest 36 and ties after Thursday’s second spherical set to contest the ultimate 36 holes on Friday.
Simply 16 gamers broke par whereas the provisional minimize mark was three-over, leaving gamers like Keith Egan (75) and defending champion Thomas Abom (78) with work to do in spherical two.
Q-College reaches midway
On the First Stage of the DP World Tour Q-College, David Carey’s three-under 69 pushed him into the essential prime 17 and ties at Donnington Grove at midway.
He was tied tenth on four-under with Tom Dowdall (71) fifteenth on three-under whereas Paul McBride (69) and Cormac Sharvin (72) have been two pictures exterior the mark on one underneath.
Mark Boucher (1-over), Niall Kearney (2-over) and Michael Younger (5-over) have work to do, as does John Murphy, who was fiftieth on 5 over at Arlandastad in Sweden.
North of Eire Beginner Open Championship, Portstewart (Strand, Par 71)
Detailed scores
68 T1: Cathal MacCanna (Carton Home), Caolan Rafferty (Dundalk);
69 3: David Kitt (Athenry);
70 T4: David Shiel (Enniscrone), Ryan Griffin (Ballybofey/Stranorlar & Royal Dublin), Andrew Mulholland (Castlerock), Padraig O Dochartaigh (Gweedore), David O’Malley (Black Bush);
71 T9: Geoff Lenehan (Portmarnock), Ollie McEvoy (Ballycastle), Dylan Shaw-Radford (Huddersfield), James Hewitt (Tandragee), Michael Reid (Galgorm Fortress), Paddy Quill (Cork), Harris Fleming (Galgorm Fortress), Ryan Symington (Lisburn);
72 17: Lewis Gowdy (Bangor);
73 T18: Jonathan Keane (Lahinch), Sam Murphy (Portumna), Ross McCormack (Palmerstown Home Property), Adam Christie (Castlerock), Harry Fanagan (Milltown), Cormac Ó Muirithe (Belmullet), Conor Byers (Langley Park), Charlie Smyth (PGA Nationwide Slieve Russell), David Howard (Fota Island), Dylan Holmes (Greystones), Dwayne Mallon (Dungannon), James Marriott (West Surrey), Adam Barr (Ballymena), Conor McCarthy (Headfort);
74 T32: Conor Madigan (Kanturk), Mark Cadden (Roganstown), Luka Rogers (Royal Portrush), Harry O’Hara (Clandeboye), Edward Farr (Monkstown), James Temple (Portmarnock), Dylan Keating (Seapoint), David Reddan (Castleknock), Jack McIlhatton (Massereene), Sean Reddy (Douglas Golf), Ted Harman (Balmoral);
75 T43: Ross King (Castlerock), John William Burke (Ballyhaunis), Kevin Robinson (Castlewarden), Niklas Scharbauer (Am Habsberg e.V.), Keith Egan (Carton Home), Freddie Bracken (Portmarnock), James O’Rourke (Naas), Brendan McKenna (Pollok), Ryan Murray (Balmoral), Patrick Martin (Carrick-On-Shannon), William Walshe (Delgany);
76 T54: Allan Kiernan (Forrest Little), Jordan Boles (Charleville), Liam Abom (Edmondstown), Bruce MacDonald (Lisburn), William O’Riordan (Greystones), Patrick Burke (Foxrock), Barry O’Connell (Douglas), Eoin Sullivan (Portmarnock), Isaac Oliver (Glasson), Thomas Beaumont (Bangor), Andrew Gavin (Black Bush), Fergal Coyle (Athenry);
77 T66: Johnny Heaslip (Ballyclare), Patrick Jordan (Lurgan), Sean Sweeney (Gweedore), David Brady (Straffan), Matthew Dodd (St Anne’s), AJ McCabe (Malahide), Felix Haubenschild (AM Habsberg), Ben Willis (Hunstanton), Sean Downes (Royal Dublin), Brendan Mulgrew (Galgorm Fortress), Mark Muldoon (Royal Dublin), Ben Greatest (Rathmore), Harry Morgan (Donabate), William Small (Tandragee), Ross Latimer (Knock), Sean Murphy (Grange);
78 T82: Conor Hickey (Dooks), Lee Carew (Chelsfield Lakes), Conor Clarke (Balmoral), Thomas Abom (Edmondstown), Adam Fahey (Portmarnock), Florian Dittrich (AM Habsberg), Matthew Kane (Larne), Ross Nelson (Belvoir Park), Daniel McKenna (Co. Louth), Conor McErlane (Fortwilliam), Cian Harkin (Letterkenny), Conor O’Reilly (Athenry);
79 T94: Gareth Pressure (Loughgall), Conor Stapleton (Westport), Jamie Anderson (Greystones), Eanna Mulhare (Birr), Cormac Pearson (Faithlegg), Jonny Corridor (Galgorm Fortress), Glenn McAuley (Dunmurry);
80 T101: Alex Kerins (Carton Home), Barra Lupton Smith (Bray), Darragh Grehan (Carton Home Golf), Samuel Gammell (Naas);
81 T105: Eoin Rogers (Ardee), Owen Tweed (Willesley Park), Shea Dorman (Bangor), Gavin Duffy (Edenderry);
82 T109: Aaron Marshall (Lisburn), Lorcan O’Connor (Edmondstown), Benn Napier (Castlerock), Timothy Jordan (Dungannon), James McMaster (Holywood);
83 114: Sean Rooney (Fortwilliam);
84 T115: Ben Cahill (Dundalk), Oscar Murphy (Royal Portrush), William Beatty (Royal Portrush);
86 118: Sam Kelly (The Island);
88 119: James Park (County Sligo);
NS: Ronan O’Reilly (Co Louth).
