Golfing Union Ireland

Gareth Lappin (Belvoir Park) - Irish Boys Amateur Open Champion

29 June 2012

Lappin Wins Boys In Style

Belvoir Park's Gareth Lappin put his name on the Irish Boys title in style at Hermitage Golf Club in Dublin today, as he ran out winner by eight shots.

Having opened his acccount on Wednesday with a 69, solid rounds of 73, 70 and 75 followed to give him a winning score of 3 over par.

Ronan Mullarney (Galway) was runner up and also the winner of the Under 17 trophy, while Kevin Le Blanc from The Island took the Under 16 trophy.

Gavin Moynihan, the Irish Amateur Open Champion, carded a 4 under par third round of 67 to charge right back into contention but a poor final round of 77 saw the Dubliner finish in fourth place, some 10 shots behind Lappin.

Final Scores: click here.