2017 National Inter-County Championships: Day One

First Day at Ryston Concluded

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2017 NATIONAL INTER-COUNTY LADIES

2017 NATIONAL INTER-COUNTY GENTS ‘B’

2017 NATIONAL INTER-COUNTY GENTS ‘A’

Gents A: Cork & Louth share lead overnight on 60 under par. Limerick are third on -59 with Kerry fourth on -56. 

Ladies: Kildare with a 10 shot lead over Dublin overnight on -32. Cork third on -12. 

Gents B: Defending Champions Waterford lead Longford by one stroke overnight on -19. Carlow third on -11. 

 

ORDER OF PLAY SUNDAY

 

GENTS B

8am Monaghan & Kilkenny

8.18am Clare & Carlow

8.36am Longford & Waterford

 

LADIES

8.53am Offaly & Louth

9.23am Tipperary & Cork

9.53am Dublin & Kildare

 

GENTS A

11.55am Offaly & Westmeath

12.13pm Down & Tipperary

12.31pm Meath & Kildare

12.49pm Dublin & Wexford

1.07pm Kerry & Limerick

1.25pm Louth & Cork 

7.10pm 

One shot between Waterford & Longford overnight at the defending champions end the day on 19 under par. Carlow are third on -11. Running order to follow. 

6.45pm

Carlow finish the Gents B on -11 for the first day with Clare on -3 meanwhile. Waterford and Longford scores to follow. 

6.20pm 

Kilkenny finish the day in the Gents B on -2 while Monaghan finish on +41. 

5.45pm 

Kildare end the day in the lead of the Ladies on -32 with a score of 10 under par for Chrissie Byrne and Margaret Keogh in the Singles the difference between themselves and defending champions Dublin overnight as the latter finished on 22 under. 

5.25pm 

Cork finish the day in the Ladies on 12 under par while Louth finish the day on +15. 

5.10pm 

Tipperary end the day four over par for the Ladies tournament with Offaly +20 for their day. 

4.50pm 

Waterford lead the Gents B on -13 with Longford joining Carlow on -11 under par as Kilkenny are second on 12 under. 

4.35pm 

Carlow join Kilkenny on -11 after their Scotch Foursomes rounds while Clare have brought in -7. 

4.10pm 

After their Scotch Foursomes rounds in the Gents B, Kilkenny are on a total of 12 under par while Monaghan are on 12 over par. 

3.50pm 

After the first 18 holes of the Ladies, Kildare are a combined total of 11 under par with Dublin on 10 under just behind them. 

3.30pm 

Ladies: Cork are -8 after the Scotch Foursomes as Louth find themselves on +9. 

3.20pm 

Ladies: Tipperary +1 for the tournament after their Scotch Foursomes rounds, Offaly +12 meanwhile. 

2.30pm 

Defending champions Dublin finish on -49 while host county Kildare finish on -46. Dublin lie sixth and Kildare seventh in the standings overall after the first day. 

1.55pm 

Wexford finish on -51 to lie fifth at present while Down finish on -37. Only Dublin and Kildare to report now from the opening day of the Anchor Cup. Ladies updates now available from scoressheet from that event. 

1.30pm 

Westmeath finsh the day on -33 with Offaly scoring -25 for their 36 holes today. 

1pm 

Kerry finish the day on -56 to lie fourth four off the joint lead at present. Tipperary end their day on -37. 

12.30pm 

Cork join Louth in a share of the lead on -60 after their 36 holes today. Meath finish the opening day on -42. 

12.05pm 

Louth finish ahead of Limerick after the Singles on a combined total of -60 for their first day with the Treaty County finishing just one behind on -59. 

12pm 

Please switch over to the scoresheet for scoring for the present time, further blog posts will follow later in the day. 

11.40am 

18 Holes: Dublin- Stephen Murray & Junior Smith -9 and JR Crangle & George McGreal -8 Total of -29. Kildare: Darren Keogh & Ian Dillon -9 with Joe Ronan & William Fitzgerald -8. Total -28. 

6 Holes: Robert Bissett, Niall Winters Jnr & Michael Conneely all -2 for Meath with Eamon & Anthony Gibney both -1 and David Campbell Level Par. For Cork: John Cahill & Bryan Delaney both -4, Declan Freeman -3, Frank Dineen -2, Ray Murphy -1 & Darren Collins Level Par. 

11.25am 

18 Holes: Dublin's Chris Gallagher & Gary Healy -12 with Kildare's Cathal Dunne & Declan Mulpeter Snr -11 

12 Holes: Limerick: Both Thomas Hanley & Kieran Earls -6, Conor Fahy -3 & Che Maher -1. Louth: Both Barry Thornton & Gerry Breen Jnr -5 with Ian Donnelly & David O'Brien -4. 

11.20am 

18 Holes: Down's Colin Sommers & Michael Green finish -8, Mark Flynn & Niall Quigley -7 with Michael Concannon & Liam McMahon -6 giving them a total of -21. Wexford's Graham Donohoe & John Hudson -11, Richard Grannell & William Hudson -7 with Dean Grannell & Ruairi Fortune -6 giving them a total of -24. 

11.10am 

18 Holes: Offaly's Aoghus Coughlan & Dylan Melia finish -5 with Jimmy Scanlon & Joe McGrath Jnr -2. Total -14. Westmeath's Alan Hanlon & John Browne finish -6 with Gary Middleton & Pat Malone -4. Total -18

12 Holes: Kildare's Darren Keogh & Ian Dillon -8 with Dublin's JR Crangle & George McGreal -4 

6 Holes: Cork's John Cahill & Bryan Delaney both -4 with Meath's Robert Bissett & Niall Winters Jnr both -2. 

11.05am 

18 Holes: Offaly's Darren O'Connell & Patrick Murphy -7 with Westmeath's John McDonald & Stephen Ruane -8 

12 Holes: Kildare's Cathal Dunne & Declan Mulpeter Snr -9 with Dublin's Chris Gallagher & Gary Healy -7. 

6 Holes: Louth: David O'Brien & Sean Goggin both -4 and George Beardsley +1. Limerick: Kieran Earls -3, Liam O'Donovan Level Par & Pacelli Darcy +1

10.55am

18 Holes: Damien Fleming & James Dignan of Kerry finish -11 with Tipp's Mick Fennell & Stephen Shoer -7. Kerry -26 in total, Tipperary -18 Total. 

12 Holes: Wexford's Graham Donohoe & John Hudson -6 with Down's Michael Green & Liam McMahon -5. 

6 Holes: Louth's Barry Thornton & Gerry Breen Jnr both -2 with Conor Fahy -2 for Limerick and Che Maher Level Par. 

10.45am 

18 Holes: Kerry's Jason O'Regan & Declan McCarron finish -7 with Tipp's Michael Bourke & Stephen O'Reilly scoring -3. 

12 Holes: Wexford's Richard Grannell & William Hudson -7 and Down's Colin Sommers & Liam McMahon -6. 

6 Holes: Starting the Singles, Tommy Hanley of Limerick is -4 with Louth's Ian Donnelly -3. 

10.40am 

12 Holes: Down's Mark Flynn & Niall Quigley -8 with Wexford's Dean Grannell & Ruairi Fortune -4.  

10.35am 

18 Holes: Tipperary's James Ryan & Michael Kennedy finish -8 with Kerry's John McGrath & Aidan O'Connor also -8. 

12 Holes: Offaly's Dylan Melia & Aonghus Coughlan -3 with Westmeath's Gary Middleton & Pat Malone -2 

10.30am 

18 Holes: Cork's Ray Murphy & Declan Freeman -11 with Meath's Eamon & Anthony Gibney -5 . Cork Total -28 with Meath -18 in total. 

12 Holes: Westmeath's John Browne & Alan Hanlon -3 with Jimmy Scanlon & Joe McGrath Jnr -2. 

6 Holes: Kildare's Ian Dillon & Darren Keogh -3 with Dublin's John Ross Crangle & George McGreal -1. 

10.25am 

12 Holes: Offaly's Darren O'Connell & Patrick Murphy -5 with Westmeath's John McDonald & Stephen Ruane -4. 

10.20am 

6 Holes: Dublin's Stephen Murray & Junior Smith -4 with Kildare's Joe Ronan & William Fitzgerald -3. 

10.15am 

18 Holes: Cork's Frank Dineen & Darren Collins finish -7 with Meath's Michael Conneely & David Campbell scoring -2. 

12 Holes: Kerry's Damien Fleming & James Dignan -8 with Tipperary's Mick Fennell & Stephen Shoer -3. 

6 Holes: Dublin's Chris Gallagher & Gary Healy -3 with Kildare's Declan Mulpeter Snr & Cathal Dunne -5. 

10.10am 

18 Holes: Meath's Robert Bissett & Niall Winters Jnr finish -11 with Cork's John Cahill & Bryan Delaney shooting -10. 

12 Holes: Kerry's Declan McCarron & Jason O'Regan -5 with Tipperary's  Michael Bourke & Stephen O'Reilly -3. 

6 Holes: Down's Michael Green & Liam McMahon -4 with Wexford's John Hudson & Graham Donohoe -2. 

10.05am 

18 Holes: Limerick's Pacelli Darcy & Liam O'Donovan -10 with Louth's Sean Goggin & george Beardsley also -10. Limerick Total -30, Louth Total -25

12 Holes: Kerry's John McGrath & Aidan O'Connor -6 with Tipperary's Michael Kennedy & James Ryan -5 

6 Holes: Wexford's Richard Grannell & William Hudson -4 with Down's Michael Concannon & Colin Sommers -2 

9.55am 

18 Holes: Limerick's Kieran Earls & Pacelli Darcy finish -10 with Louth's Barry Thornton & David O'Brien also finishing -10. 

12 Holes: Cork's Ray Murphy & Declan Freeman -6 with Meath's Anthony & Eamon Gibney -4. 

6 Holes:  Down's Mark Flynn & Niall Quigley -5 with Wexford's Dean Grannell & Ruairi Fortune -3. 

9.50am

6 Holes: Westmeath's John Browne & Alan Hanlon -2 with Jimmy Scanlon & Joe McGrath Jnr of Offaly Level Par while Gary Middleton & Pat Malone of Westmeath -1 with Dylan Melia & Aonghus Coughlan of Offaly -2. 

9.45am 

12 Holes: Meath's Michael Conneely & David Campbell along with Cork's Frank Dineen & Darren Collins both -3. 

6 Holes: Kerry's James Dignan & Damien Fleming -4 with Tipp's Mick Fennell & Stephen Shoer -2. Offaly's Darren O'Connell & Patrick Murphy -3 with Westmeath's John McDonald & Stephen Ruane -1. 

9.40am 

18 Holes: Limerick's Thomas Hanley & Che Maher finish -10 with Ian Donnelly & Gerry Breen Jnr of Louth finishing on -5. 

12 Holes: Meath's Robert Bissett & Niall Winters Jnr -7 with Cork's John Cahill & Bryan Delaney both -5. 

9.30am 

12 Holes: Louth's George Beardsley & Sean Goggin -10 with Limerick's Pacelli Darcy & Liam O'Donovan -7. 

6 Holes: Both Kerry's Declan McCarron & Jason O'Regan along with Michael Burke & Stephen O'Reilly of Tipperary both -2. 

9.25am 

6 Holes: Tipperary's Michael Kennedy & James Ryan along with Kerry's John McGrath & Aidan O'Connor both -3. 

9.20am 

12 Holes: Louth's Barry Thornton & David O'Brien -9 with Limerick's Conor Fahy & Kieran Earls -8. 

6 Holes: Cork's Ray Murphy & Declan Freeman -3 with Meath's Anthony & Eamon Gibney -2

9.10am 

12 Holes: Louth's Ian Donnelly & Gerry Breen Jnr -2 with Thomas Hanley & Che Maher of Limerick -5. 

6 Holes: Meath's Michael Conneely & David Campbell -2 with Darren Collins & Frank Dineen of Cork -1. 

9am 

6 Holes: Meath's Robert Bissett & Niall Winters Jnr -5 with Cork's Bryan Delaney & John Cahill -3 

8.55am 

6 Holes: Louth's George Beardsley & Sean Goggin -5 with Limerick's Liam O'Donovan & Pacelli Darcy -3 

8.45am 

6 Holes: Louth's Barry Thornton & David O'Brien -5 with Limerick's Conor Fahy & Kieran Earls -4. 

8.35am 

6 Holes: Limerick's Che Maher & Tommy Hanley -4 with Ian Donnelly & Gerry Breen Jnr of Louth -1. 

8.20am

Underway since 8am here in Ryston. We had a lovely address from Ryston President Andy Dempsey and playing of Amhrain na bhFainn by Charlie O'Neill as part of the flag raising ceremony prior to the start of play. Limerick and Louth have officially got us underway. Updates to follow.