Paul Cutler
Four players were selected by the Golfing Union of Ireland to compete in the Portuguese Amateur Open Championship at Montado Golf Club last weekend and included Paul Cutler (Portstewart), Alan Dunbar (Rathmore), Eddie McCormack (Galway) and Jeff Hopkins (Skerries).
Paul Cutler won the Lytham Trophy in 2010 and was also a member of the European Amateur and Home Internationals Teams.
Alan Dunbar won the Irish Amateur Open Championship in 2010 and was also a member of the European Amateur and Home Internationals Teams.
Jeff Hopkins finished runner-up in the 2010 Irish Youths Amateur Close Championship while Eddie McCormack finished runner-up in the 2010 West of Ireland Amateur Open Championship.
The Championship was reduced to 54 holes due to inclement weather
Results
209: Eddie Pepperrell (England) 68 69 72
210: Jean-Pierre Verselin (France) 70 73 67
211: Domenico Geminiani (Italy) 71 73 67; Daan Huizing (Netherlands) 72 70 69; Edouard Espana (France) 74 73 64
212: Levy Alexander (France) 71 70 71; Craig Hinton (England) 69 70 73; Xavi Puig (Spain) 72 70 70
213: Tyrrell Hatton (England) 74 68 71; Julien Brun (France) 72 72 69; Robin Kind (Netherlands) 70 73 70
214: Antonio Hortal (Spain) 69 75 70
215: Jonathan Bell (England) 69 73 73; Marcel Schneider (Germany) 71 72 72; Gary Stal (France) 73 70 72
216: Carlos Pigem (Spain) 70 74 72; Adrian Otaegui (Spain) 76 68 72; Oscar Lengden (Sweden) 71 73 72; Florian Loutre (France) 73 72 71
217: Fraser McKenna (Scotland) 71 71 75; Clement Sordet (France) 70 71 76; Antoine Schwartz (France) 74 70 73; Andrew Cooley (England) 72 68 77
218: Paul Cutler (Ireland) 73 73 72; Dermot McElroy (Ireland) 72 72 74; Goncalo Pinto (Portugal) 74 74 70
219: Reeve Whitson (Ireland) 70 78 71; Mathieu Decottignies-Lafon (France) 72 76 71; Clement Berardo (France) 75 71 73; Filippo Berganaschi (Italy) 74 74 71; Pierre Tillement (France) 74 71 74; Laurie Canter (England) 71 73 75
220: James Frazer (Wales) 73 74 73; Christian Gloet (Denmark) 80 70 70
Other Irish Scores:
221: Alan Dunbar 72 77 72
225: Wayne Telford 78 70 77
231: Eddie McCormack 76 74 81
Missed Cut: Andrew Hogan 79 79; Jeff Hopkins (Disqualified)
