Kennedy and McDonnell head Rafferty and Farrell by two heading into final round at Baltray

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        <p>Max Kennedy.  Picture: Niall Flynn</p>

Max Kennedy brilliantly birdied his last three holes to shoot a five-under 67 and share the lead with his Royal Dublin clubmate Jack McDonnell heading into this afternoon’s final round of the Kingspan-sponsored East of Ireland Amateur Open at Baltray.

The former University of Louisville star claimed the clubhouse lead on 10-under-par and was joined at the top by overnight leader McDonnell, who recovered from bogeys at the 15th and 16th with a great par save at the 17th and a closing birdie four.

McDonnell, who was four clear after a birdie at he 10th, shot 69 to remain in front and while Blainroe’s David Lally opened with a double bogey six and shot 77 to fall back to one-under, the third member of the final threeball, County Louth’s Evan Farrell, also shot 69 to share third place with Caolan Rafferty (68) on eight-under.

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Total
Gross		 Player R1 R2 R3
206 Max Kennedy
Royal Dublin		 68 71 67
206 Jack McDonnell
The Royal Dublin		 66 71 69
208 Caolan Rafferty
Dundalk		 71 69 68
208 Evan Farrell
Co. Louth		 70 69 69
211 Adam Smith
Mullingar		 72 70 69
212 Matthew McClean
Malone		 70 71 71
212 Mark Gazi (U21)
Tralee		 73 69 70
213 Jake Whelan
Grange		 70 72 71
213 Sean McAufield
Ardee		 73 68 72
213 Simon Walker
Roscommon		 67 74 72
213 David Howard
Fota island		 73 67 73
213 Brian Doran
Millicent		 71 69 73
213 Dylan Keating
Seapoint		 69 75 69
214 Stephen Grant
Birr		 71 71 72
214 Aaron Marshall
Lisburn		 73 71 70
215 Hugh Foley
Royal Dublin		 71 71 73
215 Gerard Dunne
Co. Louth		 77 68 70
215 TJ Ford
County Sligo		 71 70 74
215 David Lally (U21)
Blainroe		 68 70 77
215 Shane Mcdermott
Slieve Russell		 73 72 70
217 Cian O’Connor (U21)
Roscommon		 71 73 73
216 Gavin O Neill (U21)
Malahide		 70 74 72
216 Adam Buchanan (U21)
Royal Portrush		 74 71 71
216 David Kitt
Athenry		 73 71 72
218 David Shiel
Enniscrone		 75 71 72
217 Thomas Abom (U21)
Edmondstown		 74 70 73
217 Morgan Cain (U21)
Cork		 72 74 71
217 Harry Gillivan
Portmarnock		 72 73 72
217 Eoin Murphy
Dundalk		 72 68 77
217 Adam Fahey (U21)
Portmarnock		 72 73 72
218 Marc McKinstry
Cairndhu		 71 73 74
219 Ian Lynch
Rosslare		 72 74 73
218 Rory Gallagher
Galway Bay		 74 72 72
218 Jordan Boles
Charleville		 74 72 72
218 Luke O'Neill
Connemara Golf Links		 72 74 72
219 David Reddan
Nenagh G.C		 75 70 74
219 Paul O Hanlon
Carton House		 72 68 79
218 Peter Okeeffe
Douglas		 71 75 72
220 Eoin Sullivan
Portmarnock		 70 74 76
220 Colm Campbell
Warrenpoint		 69 73 78
220 John Cleary
Elm Park		 72 74 74
220 Darcy Hogg (U21)
Belvoir Park		 74 71 75
221 David Foy
Laytown & Bettystown		 71 73 77
221 Seamus Cullen
Slieve Russell		 71 74 76
221 Jamie Butler
Naas		 74 71 76
222 Geoff Lenehan
Portmarnock		 67 75 80
222 Ross Latimer
Clandeboye		 75 71 76
223 Ryan McNelis
Fintona		 74 72 77
223 Matthew Grehan
Tullamore		 71 74 78
223 Jack Blake
The Island		 71 74 78
224 Conor Hickey
Dooks		 71 75 78
225 Darragh Flynn
Carton House		 71 75 79
225 Seán Desmond
Monkstown		 73 73 79
226 Stephen Walsh
Baltusrol		 73 72 81

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