Royal Dublin’s Hugh Foley was third on three-under after a closing 69 with Ballybofey and Stranolar’s Ryan Griffin fourth after a closing 66.
It remains to be seen now who gets to join Max Kennedy, our leading player on WAGR, in the Amgen Irish Open at Royal County Down.
The other spot will go to the leading WAGR points winner from a mini order of merit comprising the St Andrews Links Trophy, the Amateur Championship, the European Individual Amateur and the AIG Irish Close.
The place appears to be between Foley and Keeling with the difference between the two almost negligible.
AIG Irish Men’s Amateur Close Championship, Dun Laoghaire GC (Par 72)
Final
282 Richard Sykes (Dun Laoghaire) 68 73 70 71, Thomas Abom (Edmondstown) 66 73 71 72
Abom won with a birdie at the 2nd tie hole
285 Hugh Foley (Royal Dublin) 70 71 75 69;
287 Ryan Griffin (Ballybofey & Stranorlar) 75 73 73 66, Sean Keeling (Roganstown) 66 69 79 73;
288 Luke O’Neill (Connemara) 72 76 71 69, Gavin O’Neill (Malahide) 68 75 71 74;
289 Brian Doran (Millicent) 69 70 78 72;
290 Calum Ward (Carton House) 73 75 69 73, TJ Ford (Co. Sligo) 73 69 76 72, Colm Campbell (Warrenpoint) 73 69 73 75;
291 Seán McLoughlin (Co. Sligo) 74 73 71 73, Gerard Dunne (Co. Louth) 69 72 77 73;
292 Harry McArdle (Warrenpoint) 74 73 72 73, Kevin LeBlanc (The Island) 71 75 75 71, Quentin Carew (Castleknock) 71 74 74 73;
294 Lewis Gowdy (Bangor) 73 72 74 75, Jonathan Keane (Lahinch) 69 78 76 71;
295 Jack McDonnell (Royal Dublin) 72 73 79 71, Alan Fah (Dun Laoghaire) 72 71 76 76;
296 Kevin Robinson (Castlewarden) 72 74 74 76, Paul Coughlan (Castleknock) 72 73 78 73, Jake Whelan (Grange) 71 75 79 71;
297 Allan Kiernan (Forrest Little) 75 71 80 71, Shane McDermott (Slieve Russell) 67 73 79 78;
298 David Kitt (Athenry) 76 71 76 75, David Shiel (Enniscrone) 71 72 80 75, Aaron Marshall (Lisburn) 69 79 76 74;
299 Jack Blake (The Island) 74 74 75 76, Darren McCormack (Corrstown) 73 74 79 73;
300 Brendan Smyth (Howth) 73 72 75 80, Colin Woodroofe (Dun Laoghaire) 72 75 77 76, Graham Donohoe (Enniscorthy) 70 75 77 78;
301 David Lally (Blainroe) 74 74 76 77, Conor Hickey (Dooks) 72 76 82 71;
302 Louis Goodman (Co. Louth) 74 74 77 77, James Walsh (Douglas) 73 74 81 74;
303 Charlie Smyth (Slieve Russell) 76 71 79 77;
305 James McMaster (Holywood) 71 77 81 76;
312 Adam McCormick (Scrabo) 74 74 82 82.