<p>Stuart Grehan is the reigning Irish Golf Writers’ Association Amateur of the Year</p>
Warrenpoint’s Stephen Coulter made nine birdies in an eight-under 64 to lead the Flogas Irish Amateur Open at Seapoint.
He was a shot clear of Edmondstown’s Liam Abom with defending champion Stuart Grehan just three behind after a 67
The top 50 and ties after three rounds will make the cut.
Flogas Irish Amateur Open, Seapoint Golf Links (Par 72)
First round
64 Stephen Coulter (Warrenpoint)
65 Liam Abom (Edmondstown)
67 Stuart Grehan (Co. Louth)
69 Mark Muldoon (Royal Dublin), Gerard Dunne (Co. Louth), Thomas Abom (Edmondstown), John Doyle (Fota Island), Tom Hughes (Formby)
70 Charlie McDonnell (Concra Wood), Jack McDonnell (Royal Dublin), Barry O’Connell (Douglas), Chris Somers (Murcar Links), Conor Stapleton (Westport), Conor Clarke (Balmoral), Matthew McClean (Malone), David Howard (Fota Island), Cian Harkin (The Island), John William Burke (Ballyhaunis)
71 Bryn Thomas (Cardigan), Lewis Gowdy (Bangor), Darragh Flynn (Carton House), Ryan Griffin (The Royal Dublin), Isaac Oliver (Glasson), David Reddan (Castleknock), Padraig O Dochartaigh (Gweedore), Alex Kerins (Carton House), Sean Keeling (Roganstown), Adam Fahey (Portmarnock), Dylan Holmes (Greystones)
72 Ryan Murray (Balmoral), Patrick Keeling (Roganstown), Jordan Boles (Carton House), Jamie Anderson (Greystones), Gary Collins (Rosslare), Eoin Murphy (Dundalk), Oscar Murphy (Royal Portrush), Alexander Brand (Bern), Paul Coughlan (Castleknock), Dylan Shaw-Radford (Huddersfield), Ethan Roos (Thorndon Park), Mark Cadden (Roganstown), Kai Laing (Broomieknowe), Finlay Galloway (The St Andrews), Paul O’Hanlon (Carton House), Harry O Hara (Clandeboye), Robert Abernethy (Dun Laoghaire)
73 Aaron Ryan (Thurles), Harris Fleming (Galgorm Castle), Andrew Mulholland (Castlerock), Ewen Farquhar (New St Andrews), William O’Riordan (Greystones), Quentin Carew (The Heritage), Charlie Rusbridge (Colne Valley), Ian Lynch (Rosslare), Eoin Sullivan (Portmarnock), Aodhagan Brady (Co Sligo)
74 James Fox (Portmarnock), Kyle McCarron (North West), James Maginn (Mourne), Tadhg Murphy (Millicent), Joe O’Neill (Berehaven), Ellis Kinnaird (Mississippi), Harry Gillivan (Portmarnock), Thomas Beaumont (Bangor), Daniel O'Brien (County Louth), Dylan Keating (Seapoint), Bruce MacDonald (Lisburn), James Walsh (Douglas), Jonathan Keane (Lahinch), Ben Cahill (Dundalk)
75 Danny Lyne (Lahinch), Robbie Cannon (Balbriggan), Patrick Martin (Carrick-On-Shannon), Luke Kelly (Dunfanaghy), Brian Doran (Millicent), Michael Roche (Harpenden Common), William Walshe (Delgany), James O’Rourke (Naas), William Beatty (Royal Portrush), Rory Gallagher (Galway Bay), Harry Thomas (Eaton), Patrick Curran (Edmondstown), Conor Hickey (Dooks), Greg Holmes (Royal Birkdale), Sean Barry (Fota Island), Paddy Quill (Cork)
76 Neil Patterson (Baltinglass), Sean Reddy (Douglas), Evan Farrell (Co. Louth), Louis Goodman (Co. Louth), Patrick Tuffy (Strandhill), Fergal Coyle (Athenry), James Hewitt (Tandragee), Luke Cunningham (Galway Bay), Kiron Gribble (Dunbar)
77 Sean David (Pyle and Kenfig), Conor McCarthy (Headfort), Anthony Nadal (Biarritz Le Phare), David Shiel (Enniscrone), Ciaran Murphy (Grange), George Holland (Southport and Ainsdale), Keith Egan (Carton House), Conor Crudden (Newbridge)
78 Michael Green (Greenore), Edward Reed (Royal Birkdale), Mikkel Bergum Johansen (Drøbak), Shane McDermott (PGA National Slieve Russell), Lorenzo Fior (Asiago), Shane McGlynn (Portmarnock), David Kitt (Athenry), Lorcan O'Connor (Edmondstown), John Moran (Portmarnock)
79 Kevin Robinson (Castlewarden), Aaron Naughton (Hermitage), Mikie Grealy (Galway Bay), Caelan Coleman (Galway Bay), Colm Campbell (Warrenpoint), Luke Furlong (Wexford), Harley Phipps (Co. Louth)
80 Ross Latimer (Knock), Seán McLoughlin (County Sligo), David O'Malley (Black Bush), Cole Henderson (Galgorm Castle), Robert Walsh (Douglas)
81 Harry Watkins (Royal Porthcawl), Finn Jolly (Dun Laoghaire), James Everard (Kilkenny), Matthew Dodd (St. Anne’s)
82 Stephen Barker (Mourne), Cian Poland (Elm Park)
85 Eoin Magill (East Clare)
DNF James Temple (Portmarnock)
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