Bangor's McGimpsey wins Irish Seniors Amateur Close Championship
24th July2011

Garth McGimpsey (Bangor) coasted home to take the Irish Seniors Amateur Close title in Thurles by six shots after carding a final round of level-par 72.

The former Walker Cup captain had led by four shots going into the final round and after a front nine of one-under 35, he never looked back.

Defending champion Maurice Kelly (Killeen) made a spirited defence of his title, and a birdie at the final hole saw him take the runner-up spot by a shot from Portmarnock's Adrian Morrow.

Connacht Seniors champion Nigel Duke clinched the over-60s prize with a final round 75, while Tipperary's John O'Donoghue won the O-65 category and Blainroe's Alistair Smith was the victor in the O-70 category.

IRISH SENIORS AMATEUR CLOSE

THURLES GC

FRIDAY JULY 8 2011

215 G McGimpsey (Bangor) 74 69 72 (WINNER)

221 M Kelly (Killeen) 75 74 72

222 A Morrow (Portmarnock) 74 76 72

225 A Smith (The Island) 74 76 75

226 N Duke (Killiney) 74 77 75 (WINNER O-60)

227 N Lavin (The Royal Dublin) 78 75 74, H Smyth

(Mourne) 75 75 77, B Donlon (Birr) 73 75 79

228 S Mc Parland (Greenore) 72 79 77, D Corcoran (Thurles) 72 75 81 230 A Pierse (Tipperary) 72 81 77

231 J Carroll (Bandon) 77 73 81

233 M Quirke (Doneraile) 82 74 77

234 B Cashell (Portmarnock) 79 76 79, J O'Donoghue (Tipperary) 79 75 80 (WINNER O-65)

235 H Mackeown (Portmarnock) 81 76 78, D Morris (Limerick) 79 75 81, M Ahern (Skerries) 77 79 79

236 B OLeary (Greystones) 82 76 78, A Smith (Blainroe) 80 78 78 (WINNER 0-70), P O'Rourke (Kilkenny) 79 75 82

237 L Mac Namara (Woodbrook) 79 78 80, T Hayes (K Club) 78 79 80, P Murphy (Carlow) 76 81 80

239 B Burke (Moate) 82 78 79

240 T Goode (Lucan) 79 80 81, T Tyrrell (The Heath) 78 80 82

241 M Coote (Tralee) 80 78 83, J Dempsey (Craddockstown) 78 82 81, M Brown (Rosapenna) 78 82 81, M Galvin (Limerick) 78 79 84

242 W Mernagh (Kanturk) 81 80 81, G O'Keeffe (Waterford) 81 77 84, B O'Connor (Hermitage) 80 76 86

243 E Condren (Greystones) 77 76 90

244 W O Brien (Tipperary) 87 77 80, P Harrington

(Muskerry) 86 79 79

246 S Troy (Thurles) 80 81 85

247 B Mccarroll (Ballyliffin) 84 76 87

248 L Cushen (The Heath) 82 82 84, R Timlin (Galway) 81 83 84

249 B O.Malley (The Royal Dublin) 82 81 86 250 J Buckley (Douglas) 80 84 86

254 G O'Kennedy (Athlone) 83 80 91, T O Driscoll (Ring Of Kerry) 78 85 91

256 E Connolly (Blainroe) 81 82 93

NR J Gilbert (Druid's Glen) 80 84 NR

RTD V Smyth (Co. Louth) 80 79 RTD

WTD P Cowley (Cork) 83 73 RTD

NS P Brennan (The Heritage) 81 83 NS

Non-Qualifiers:

165 J McDonnell (Castletroy) 85 80, J McVeigh (Carlow) 85 80

166 B Mcdonnell (K Club) 88 78, J Cuffe (Monkstown) 86 80, I Smyth (Holywood) 84 82, D McHugh (Douglas) 78 88

167 G Eagleton (Virginia) 90 77, N Patterson (Milltown) 86 81, L Weir (Athenry) 85 82, K Heavin (Moate) 85 82, N Mannion (Dun Laoghaire) 80 87

168 R Fitzgerald (Tramore) 86 82, D Cash (Rosslare) 86 82, J Mcgrath (Newcastle West) 85 83

169 A McGlynn (Woodlands) 86 83

170 L Treacy (K Club) 84 86

171 T Campion (Athlone) 87 84, B Madden

(Edmondstown) 85 86, D Sheedy (Lahinch) 84 87, A Williams (Sutton) 81 90

172 G Ryan (Nenagh) 84 88

173 M O'Sullivan (Gowran Park) 91 82, A Bell (Greencastle) 90 83, R Cotter (Delgany) 89 84, B O'Donnell (Douglas) 88 85, F Caine (Co. Louth) 88 85

174 W Leggett (The Island) 88 86

177 M Marshall (Mahee Island) 89 88

178 T Ledwidge (The Heritage) 87 91

181 P Fulham (Glenlo Abbey) 93 88, M Kearney (North West) 86 95

182 L Murray (Mourne) 86 96

184 P Ruddy (European) 94 90, D Lindsay (Strandhill) 89 95

187 J Scullion (Lurgan) 92 95

NR D Harte (Fota Island) 80 NR, P O Boyle (Athlone) 84 NR, P Broderick (Thurles) 85 NR RTD P Smyth (Killiney) 80 RTD WTD S Hosty (Galway) 85 WTD, J O'Malley (Rathdowney) 87 WTD, F Cronin (Muskerry) 88 WTD, R Smyth (Laytown & Bettystown) 88 WTD, J Corless (Galway) 88 WTD, R Mason (Old Conna) 81 WTD, M Stafford (Bandon) NR WTD, D O'Herlihy (Douglas) NR WTD

CSS

Round 1 - 73

Round 2 - 72

Round 3 - 74