Greystones’ Dylan Holmes will have a chance to go one better than last year’s runner-up finish when he takes a five-stroke lead into the final two rounds of the Mullingar Scratch Trophy.
Rounds of 66 and 68 left him on 10-under, five clear of Holywood’s Rafael Poli and Roganstown’s Sean Keeling in the Sherry Fitzgerald, Davitt & Davitt and Pinergy-sponsored classic.
Mullingar Scratch Trophy, Mullingar GC (Par 72)
After 36 holes
Detailed scores
134 Dylan Holmes (Greystones) 66 68;
139 Rafael Poli (Holywood) 69 70, Sean Keeling (Roganstown) 73 66;
140 Patrick Curran (Edmondstown) 69 71, Harry McArdle (Warrenpoint) 66 74;
141 Graham Donohoe (Enniscorthy) 71 70, Morgan Cain (Fota) 71 70, Adam Smith (Mullingar) 72 69, Mark Gazi (Tralee) 72 69;
142 Jonathan Keane (Lahinch) 69 73, Caelan Coleman (Galway Bay) 70 72, Alex King (Faithlegg) 75 67, Bruce MacDonald (Lisburn) 70 72, Conor McCarthy (Headfort) 76 66;
143 Jonathan Yates (Kilkenny) 72 71, Jack McDonnell (Royal Dublin) 76 67, Paraic McGrath (Galway Bay) 70 73, Jake Foley (Elm Park) 73 70, Brendan Farrell (The Standard Club, Georgia) 71 72, Cian O’Connor (Roscommon) 72 71, Jordan Boles (Carton House) 70 73, Mark Muldoon (Royal Dublin) 77 66, Harris Fleming (Galgorm Castle) 74 69, Ross Latimer (Clandeboye) 72 71;
144 Aaron McNulty (Lahinch) 75 69, Lorcan O'Connor (Edmondstown) 74 70, Paul O'Hanlon (Carton House) 72 72, Barry Howlin (The Heritage) 68 76, Darragh Flynn (Carton House) 72 72, Ross McKeever (Castle) 70 74, Robert Walsh (Kinsale) 72 72;
145 Sam Kelly (The Island) 73 72, Darren McCormack (Corrstown) 75 70, Liam Abom (Edmondstown) 73 72, Cian Harkin (The Island) 71 74, Colum Kenny (Portmarnock) 73 72, Neil Patterson (Baltinglass) 74 71, Barry O’Connell (Douglas) 75 70, Aaron Ryan (Thurles) 71 74, Shane McDermott (PGA National Slieve Russell) 77 68;
Missed the cut
146 Matthew Giles (Greenore) 75 71, Adam Allahbachani (Powerscourt) 72 74, Thomas Abom (Edmondstown) 73 73, Eoin Sullivan (Portmarnock) 74 72, William O’Riordan (Greystones) 73 73, James Mitten (Castleknock) 76 70, Jack McIlhatton (Massereene) 75 71, David Shiel (Enniscrone) 70 76, Jack Murphy (Douglas) 73 73;
147 David Reddan (Castleknock) 72 75, Corey Scullion (Moyola Park) 75 72, Cathal Penney (Athenry) 76 71;
148 Ian Lynch (Rosslare) 75 73, Charlie McDonnell (Concra Wood) 77 71, Jamie Larkin (Naas) 72 76, William Josh Nicholl (Galgorm Castle) 78 70;
149 Evan Monaghan (Tullamore) 76 73, Evan Hogg (Belvoir Park) 74 75, James Walsh (Kinsale) 77 72, Conor Hickey (Dooks) 74 75;
150 Ross Dutton (Tandragee) 75 75, Gavin Duffy (Edenderry) 74 76, Benjamin Oberholzer (Clandeboye) 78 72, Dylan Harbourne (Grange) 79 71, Cormac Ó Muirithe (Belmullet) 77 73, Ben Cahill (Dundalk) 73 77, Kevin Robinson (Castlewarden) 78 72;
151 Michael Wilson (Massereene) 75 76, Ryan Lyons (Blarney) 80 71, Eoin O'Carroll (St Annes) 73 78, Fergal Coyle (Athenry) 74 77;
152 Tadhg Connell (Newforest) 77 75;
153 Jamie Anderson (Greystones) 79 74, James O’Rourke (Naas) 76 77, Ross Healion (Newforest) 80 73;
154 Matthew Grehan (Tullamore) 74 80, Andrew Barker (Corrstown) 78 76;
155 Samuel Gammell (Naas) 80 75, Conor Clarke (Balmoral) 79 76, Harry Morgan (Donabate) 77 78;
156 Evan Shipp (Headfort) 78 78, Tadhg Burns (Headfort) 80 76;
157 Mark Cadden (Roganstown) 80 77;
158 David O'Malley (Black Bush) 76 82, Harley Phipps (Co. Louth) 84 74;
161 David Tynan (Mullingar) 83 78;
WD – Kieran Morris (Rosslare / Portmarnock)
NS – Robert Abernethy (Dun Laoghaire)
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