West of Ireland Open: Jonathan Yates Lifts Trophy

March 29, 2016 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Jonathan Yates with West of Ireland trophy <br>(Photo Courtesy of Golffile)</br>

Jonathan Yates wins the West of Ireland after victory over Daniel Holland

COUNTY SLIGO, IRELAND (March 29, 2016)--On the strength of a 2&1 victory Jonathan Yates has claimed the West of Ireland trophy. On a windy, cold and sometimes rainy day at The County Sligo Golf Club the 22-year-old was able to handle everything that the elements and Daniel Holland threw his way. “I felt I had a lot of momentum with me the whole way,” said Yates speaking to Golfnet following the round. Yates did lose the first hole but he was able to take the lead by the time the match had reached the sixth tee. Despite the tough conditions Yates struck the ball beautifully all day long. The eventual champion created some breathing room with a nine-foot birdie on the 12th to increase his lead to two. Holland was able to draw within a hole after winning No. 16 but Yates was just too much as he closed out the match on the par-four 17th. Yates hit a fantastic 3-iron up the hill on his second shot that just landed on the fringe. From there Yates was able to get up and down to win the hole and the title. “It was nice to hole a putt on the last, there was something nice about going out and winning it rather than Dan doing something to lose,” said Yates. Yates reached the finals by defeating defending champion Dermot McElroy in a tight match 1 up. Holland won his semifinal match in dominate fashion 5&4 over Colm Campbell. -Golfnet contributed to this story

Results: West of Ireland Open Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts
Win	Jonathan Yates	, Ireland	400
Runner-up	Daniel Holland	, Ireland	300
Semifinals	Colm Campbell	, Northern Ireland	200
Semifinals	Dermot McElroy	, Northern Ireland	200
Quarterfinals	Sean Flanagan	, Ireland	100

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About the West of Ireland Open Amateur

West of Ireland Open: Jonathan Yates Lifts Trophy

From 1923 through 2018, the West of Ireland was a match play tournament but the format was switched to 72 holes of stroke play in 2019 before reverting to match play in 2022. Originally held in July, it was moved to coincide with Easter but now it is...