Shipp sails home at Ashbourne

Talented young Headfort golfer Evan Shipp was today crowned Leinster u-16 Close Champion at Ashbourne Golf Club where he produced a fine performance to win the title ahead of a strong field.

Another junior member of the Headfort club, Conor Gaffney, finished in T11 place in a competition that attracted 78 players.

However, Shipp took the laurels with a round of 67, one ahead of Alex Maguire from the Laytown & Bettystown club who finished clear in the runner-up position.

Final Results (Meath finishers highlighted)

1, E Shipp (Headfort) - winner 67

2, A Maguire (Laytown & Bettystown) runner-up 68

71 J Fleming (Elm Park); D Keating (Seapoint)
72 S Irwin (Killeen); A Collins (Laytown & Bettystown)
74 C Rabbette (Esker Hills); S Doyle (The Island); M Kennedy (The Royal Dublin); D Marshall (Naas)
75 C Gaffney (Headfort); M McGilligan (Woodbrook); B Hynes (Greystones); A Smith (Mullingar)
76 J Mackin (Dundalk); C Connell (Newlands)
77 J Hever (Kilcock); G Rochford (Bray); S Downes (The Royal Dublin)
78 G Herlihy (Castle); S Casey (Hermitage); J Brown (The Heath); M Lynch Jnr (Moate); L Keyes (Dun Laoghaire); F O'Reilly (Naas); H Masterson (Killeen); P O'Shea (Kilkenny)
79 E Sullivan (Carton House); A Fraher (Black Bush); R Whitaker (Milltown); M Duggan (Highfield); S Lacey (Newlands)
80 L Kane (Mullingar); R Gibson (Malahide); S McDermott (Highfield); C Ffrench (Carton House); S Carpenter (Forrest Little); J Walsh (Kilkenny)
81 A Wallace (Dun Laoghaire); M McCormack (Mullingar); R Reid (Greystones); B Kelly (Donabate); S Murtagh (Mullingar); S O'Neill (Malahide); J Butler (Naas)
82 S Rennick (Royal Curragh); E Hayes (Woodenbridge); F Sullivan (Forrest Little); D Mulligan (Laytown & Bettystown)
83 K Rafferty (Dundalk); N O'Callaghan (Greenore); S Windsor (Hermitage); A Carroll (Citywest Resort)
84 T Kelly (Royal Dublin); J Nolan (Birr); W Mathews (Balbriggan)
85 E Kendrick (Killiney); M Liston (Malahide); D Halpin (Donabate); M Crumlish (The Island); K Honer (Roganstown)
86 R Cowhey (Elm Park)
87 P Burke (Delgany); E McGarry (Skerries); M Mina Ronayne (Mullingar); J Baily (Killiney ); D Muldowney (Carton House); M Duignan (Howth); B Kidd (Enniscorthy)
88 T Browne (Naas)
90 D O'Malley (Black Bush)
92 T Kearns (Foxrock); T Harte (Castle); C Walsh (Waterford)
93 L Walsh (Highfield)
95 A Tyrrell (Clontarf)
96 S Purcell (Ashbourne)
97 D Flanagan (Naas)