Victory at the German Boys Championship has moved
Luke O’Neill (Connemara) clear at the head of the Bridgestone Boys
International Order of Merit.
O’Neill showed his mettle to hold out for a one
stroke win at GC St Leon-Rot on Saturday. His success pushed him above Tom
McKibbin (Holywood) atop the Bridgestone table.
After a strong start to the season, which included
an impressive fourth at the Peter McEvoy Trophy in April, O’Neill had already
climbed inside the top three on the Bridgestone Boys International Order of
Merit. Lying third before the German Boys, the fifth of 10 events in the
Bridgestone series, O’Neill now leads the table.
McKibbin, who did not play in Germany, drops to
second while Aaron Marshall (Lisburn) slips back to third. The next event in
the Bridgestone series is the Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters at Nizels from 21
to 23 June. The top three players from the Bridgestone Boys International Order
of Merit earn automatic selection with Ireland for the Boys Home Internationals
(6-8 August) at Ashburnham.
BRIDGESTONE
BOYS INTERNATIONAL ORDER OF MERIT
1 L O'Neill (Connemara) 160
2 T McKibbin (Holywood) 110
3 A Marshall (Lisburn) 78
4 J McCabe (Roganstown) 76
5 M Kennedy (Royal Dublin) 48
6 D Keating (Seapoint) 38
T7 J Byrne (Baltinglass), R Galligan (Elm Park) 20
T9 J Black (Hilton Templepatrick), S Doyle (Black
Bush) 14
11 K Morrison (Greenacres) 10
12 O Maguire (Slieve Russell) 5
