Five of last month’s Irish Masters Open title winners – Dave Lalor, Michael Conlon, Tanya Scullion, Maureen Duke and Aisling McArdle – won titles at this weekend’s Ulster Masters Open. The 15-event, 88-player tournament took place over two days at Belfast Boat Club.
The other nine men’s title winners were Mark Gilliland, Dermot MacNamara, Patrick Morrissey, Alan Megaw, David Ayerst, Adrian Leeson, Patrick Barclay, Gerry Callanan and David Gotto.
Lynda Dunlop, meanwhile, picked up the other women’s title on offer.
Ulster Masters Open finals
MO35 (four players): Mark Gilliland [1] of Ballyearl won all three round-robin matches to finish ahead of Rory Canavan [3] of ABC
WO35/40 (seven players): Tanya Scullion [1] of Cookstown won 3-0 v Aoileann Ni Chomhrai [3] of Sutton
MO40 (eight players): Dermot MacNamara [4] of Fitzwilliam won 3-0 v Donnagh Crowley [6] of Gleneagle
MO45 (eight players): Patrick Morrissey [2] of Freshford won 3-2 v Kevin Moore [1] of Fitzwilliam
MO40/45B (six players): Alan Megaw [3] of Belfast won 3-1 v William Nicholson [5] of Mid-Ulster
MO50 (eight players): David Ayerst [1] of Civil Service won 3-0 v Vincent Pippet [3] of Belvedere
WO50 (three players): Aisling McArdle of Fitzwilliam won her two round-robin matches to finish ahead of Suzanne O’Shaughnessy of Westwood
MO55 (eight players): Adrian Leeson [1] of Ballynafeigh won 3-1 v Tom Crowe [2] of Belvedere
MO55B (three players): Peter Barclay [2] of ABC won his two round-robin matches to finish ahead of John McCartney [1] of Belfast
WO55 (three players): Lynda Dunlop of Ballynafeigh won her two round-robin matches to finish ahead of Beverley Scott of Ballynafeigh
MO60 (eight players): Gerry Callanan [4] of Fitzwilliam won 3-0 v Teddy Reinecke [2] of Belvedere
MO65 (seven players): Dave Lalor [4] of Fitzwilliam won 3-0 v Nicky Rusk [6] of ABC
WO60/65 (four players): Maureen Duke of Thurles won all three of her round-robin games to finish ahead of Rose Hynes of Fitzwilliam
MO70 (eight players): Martin Conlon [1] of Ennis won 3-0 v Robert Garvin [7] of Barnt Green
MO75 (three players): David Gotto of Windsor won his two round-robin matches to finish ahead of Paddy Butler of South Down