Madden leads East of Ireland with impressive 67 at blustery Baltray & More News Here

Just 13 gamers broke par with 22-year previous former Ulster Boys interprovincial Madden at the top of affairs after his morning spherical. The Dungannon native has simply accomplished his Junior 12 months at Arkansas State University, and he was understandably delighted with his rating. “I played nicely all day, my short game was sharp, and my speed putting was on,” he stated. “I had my good friend Jack Kane as caddie, committed to my shots and really enjoyed the round with my playing partners.”

He began with a bogey at the tenth however birdied the brief fifteenth and eagled the downwind 18th after a seven iron to twenty toes to show in 33. He then picked up one other eagle three at the second, working in a hybrid to 5 toes, earlier than choosing up one other shot at the par-three fourth. He leads by two strokes from Belvoir Park’s Darcy Hogg, who was two-over after eight holes however performed his remaining 10 holes in five-under, choosing up birdies at the 18th, second, third, fifth and ninth.

Scotland’s Sean Hedger, Athenry’s Sean O’Connell and former South and West of Ireland champion Caolan Rafferty from Dundalk are tied for third after two-under-par 70s.

The northeast wind makes Baltray a troublesome because the par-three all play downwind whereas many of the longer and tougher par-fours are performed into the wind or with a testing cross-breeze.

Eight gamers are tied for sixth after one-under 71s, together with Tramore’s Jack Hearn, who gained the Ulster Men’s Stroke Play title at Belvoir Park on Monday, and former West of Ireland winner Robert Brazill, who was runner-up in Belfast.

University of South Alabama participant Hearn birdied the primary three holes however then dropped 5 photographs in 5 holes from the eighth earlier than following a birdie two from seven toes at the downwind fifteenth with an eagle three from 60 toes at the par-five 18th after hitting an eight-iron to the entrance edge.

After Sunday’s second spherical, the highest 42 and ties will qualify for the ultimate 36 holes on Bank Holiday Monday.

East of Ireland Amateur Open, sponsored by the D Hotel, County Louth GC (Par 72) First spherical:

67 J Madden (Royal Portrush); 69 D Hogg (Belvoir Park); 70 S Hedger (West Kilbride), S O’Connell (Athenry), C Rafferty (Dundalk); 71 J Hearn (Tramore), S McGlynn (Portmarnock), P Connolly (The Links Portmarnock), G Collins (Rosslare), A Smith (Mullingar), A Hill (Roscommon), J Hood (Galgorm Castle), R Brazill (Naas); 72 R Griffin (Ballybofey & Stranorlar), J Butler (Killeen), E Farrell (Ardee), G Callaghan (Co. Louth), J Whelan (Grange), L O’Neill (Connemara), C Hickey (Dooks), M Kennedy (Royal Dublin); 73 J Fox (Portmarnock), J Doherty (Carton House), C MacCanna (Carton House), G Dunne (Co. Louth); 74 P O Dochartaigh (Gweedore), S Walker (Roscommon), M McKinstry (Cairndhu), R Carvill (Warrenpoint), G Lenehan (Portmarnock), L Abom (Edmondstown), S Jones (Belvoir Park), L Lynch (Naas), J Mc Donnell (Forrest Little), A Hickey (Ballyhaunis), P O’Keeffe (Douglas), M Shiel (Galway Bay), S Ward (Belvoir Park); 75 A McCann (Co. Louth), M Deasy (Douglas), C Tracey (Co. Louth), C Harkin (Letterkenny), C Moulds (Lisburn), B Ronan (Co. Louth), Ok Murphy (Arklow), J Claridge (Enville), J O’Leary (Golf Club at Terra Lago), G Cullen (The Links Portmarnock), C Denvir (Elm Park Golf & Sports Club), H Gillivan (Westport), G Tiernan (Co. Louth), A Maguire (Laytown & Bettystown), D Flynn (Carton House), A Mulholland (Castlerock), C (*67*) (Warrenpoint), R Knightly (Royal Dublin), D Foy (Laytown & Bettystown), R Latimer (Clandeboye); 76 C Ryan (Bray), P Buckley (Cork), J Boles (Charleville), A Grant (Dundalk), J Hewitt (Tandragee), S Flanagan (Portmarnock), P O’Hanlon (Carton House), C Byrne (Woodbrook), J Hyland (Omagh), C Byrne (Strabane), M O’Sullivan (Laytown & Bettystown); 77 E Sullivan (Carton House), A Doran (Co. Louth), M Feenan (Mourne), Q Carew (Castleknock), E Murphy (Dundalk), M Cain (Cork), I O’Rourke (Cork), I O’Connell (Castleknock), C Woodroofe (Dun Laoghaire), A Dooley (Carton House), R Hynes (Royal Dublin), S Desmond (Monkstown), A Claridge; (Enville), R Williamson (Holywood), D Keating (Seapoint), F Dobbin (Malone) 78 G Bohill (Co. Louth), M Grehan (Tullamore), J Hanney (The Island), Ok Patton (Lisburn), R Cannon (Balbriggan), W Beatty (Greenacres), J Byrne (Baltinglass), A Brady (Co. Sligo), J Lyons (Galway), L Curran (Castleknock); 79 J Blake (The Island), R McNelis (Fintona), J Pierse (Portmarnock), D Reddan Jnr (Nenagh), S Mc Dermott (Slieve Russell), A Marshall (Lisburn), J O’Neill (Tralee), S McLoughlin (Co. Sligo), S Miskelly (Knock), S O’Connor (Castlebar), T Dowdall (Woodbrook); 80 D Marshall (Naas), C O’Connor (Corrstown), J Kelly (Ardee), C Clarke (Balmoral), M O Sullivan (Ballyneety), S Carroll (Ballybunion), R Kennelly (Castleknock); 81 R McCrory (Lurgan), M Nolan (Dun Laoghaire), J Murphy (Dundalk) 82 J Rowe (Belvoir Park), Ok Connolly (Donegal), D O’Riordan (Fermoy), C Cassidy (Tullamore); 83 C Dullaghan (Greenore), D Murray (Co. Louth), M McKenna (Dun Laoghaire); 84 D Shiel (Powerscourt), C Dean (Dun Laoghaire), S Whelan (Royal Tara); 85 C Rabbette (Esker Hills), S O’Rourke (Tulfarris), E Lisibach (Glasgow) 91 A Cassells (Tandragee); RTD H Duggan (Kilkenny); AJ McCabe 84 (The Links Portmarnock).

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