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Cork's Sugrue through to prestigious Amateur Open final at Portmarnock

The 22-year-old will be the home favourite in Saturday’s 36-hole decider.

AN IRISHMAN HAS qualified for the final of the prestigious Amateur Open Championship, which is being staged at Portmarnock Golf Club this weekend.

Cork native James Sugrue enjoyed a memorable day on the famous north Dublin links today, as he won his quarter-final and then came through a high-quality semi-final against Australian David Micheluzzi, the highest ranked player in the field.

The 22-year-old recorded a 3 and 1 victory over Micheluzzi earlier and will face Scotland’s Euan Walker in the 36-hole decider at Portmarnock tomorrow. 

Sugrue is bidding to become the first Irishman since Brian McElhinney in 2005 to win the Amateur Open, with a victory also guaranteeing him a place at next month’s Open in Portrush. 

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    Aug 2nd 2013, 8:58 PM

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    Aug 2nd 2013, 10:45 PM

    How are Arsenal a better team that they were last year?or the year b4 that or the year b4 that?
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    Aug 2nd 2013, 8:33 PM

    Wenger is a serious scam artist how is he still in a job?? No trophy since an undeserved FA cup in 2005….

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    Aug 2nd 2013, 8:52 PM

    What as opposed to staying at Liverpool :-O ???!!!

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    Aug 2nd 2013, 8:52 PM

    Wenger is a seriously deluded man that should have been sacked four years ago.

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    Aug 2nd 2013, 9:18 PM

    The Board is holding the purse strings, not Wenger

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    Aug 2nd 2013, 10:29 PM

    Gazidis has said that Wenger has always had money to spend. It’s wengers fault for failing to attract quality players. Same old tired excuses from him every year. The Arsene knows best brigade is getting smaller at the emirates

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