Conlon leads hom Gold medal qualifers

​Vincent Conlon led home a field of 269 and edged out Ross Kehoe on countback to be the leading qualifier in the Gold Medal competition.
The top 64 players qualified for the matchplay stages of the competition with the cut falling at 74/37.5/21.
Conlon, playing off 11, produced a superb round of 65 nett that included two birdies, 10 pars and, most importantly, no double bogeys as he went out in 39 gross and came home in 37 gross.  
He parred the opening three holes before bogeying the index one fourth and then parred the fifth,  sixth and eighth as he turned in 33 nett. He then birdied the 10th and 12th holes before reeling off four more pars at the 13th, 14th, 16th and 18th to complete the back nine in 32 nett.
Kehoe, who was off 16, got the perfect start with a birdie at the first followed by two pars. He then parred the fifth and sixth but dropped a shot when he double-bogeyed the index three seventh. A par at the eighth and a bogey at the ninth saw him complete the front nine in 40 gross which was 32 nett.
He recorded two more pars at the 10th and 12th before double-bogeying the par three 13th and then recorded pars at the 16th and 18th for a gross score of 41which was 33 nett.
That left him tied with Conlon on 65 nette but his back nine nett score was one shot more and so he had to settle for second place as Conlon took the honour of being leading qualifier.
Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27 – Gold Medal Qualifier – Vincent Conlon (11) 65/31.5, Ross Kehoe (16) 65/33.