Miskelly leads Leinster Mid-Am at Grange
Simon Miskelly (Knock) on the fifth green during round one of the Leinster Mid Amateur Open at Grange Golf Club, 9th August 2013 Picture: Thos Caffrey / www.golffile.ie
Three birdies in his last seven holes helped Knock's Simon Miskelly fire a level par 71 to take a one stroke lead into the final round of the Leinster Mid Amateur Championship at a rain-lashed Grange.
The Ulsterman improved on his morning 72 to lead on one over 143 from Greystones' Alan Condren (73-71) and by two from the inaugural Irish Mid-Amateur champion Gary O'Flaherty from Cork, whose second round 70 was the only sub-par score of the day.
Rory McIlroy's uncle Colm made the 159 cut with two shots to spare but Pádraig Harrington's brother Fergal missed out by four.
Leinster Mid Amateur Championship at Grange Golf Club
Par 71 CSS R1 73 CSS R2 73
After 36 of 54 holes
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143 Simon Miskelly (Knock) 72 71
144 Alan Condren (Greystones) 73 71
145 Gary O'Flaherty (Cork) 75 70
147 Randal Cross (Enniscrone) 73 74, Alan Dowling (Hermitage) 72 75
149 Peter Kirby (Dun Laoghaire) 75 74, Leo Connolly (Wexford) 75 74, Bryan McSweeney (The Royal Dublin) 75 74
151 Joe Crangle (Fortwilliam) 78 73, Paul Sullivan (Roganstown G & CC) 74 77, Mark Collins (Killeen Castle) 72 79
152 Daniel McGrath (Tuam) 80 72
153 Martin O'Toole (Lucan) 78 75, Aidan Horgan (Grange) 78 75, Edward Ryan (Lucan) 78 75, Rob Fitzpatrick (Dunmurry Springs) 77 76
154 Declan Toal (Dundalk) 80 74, Roy Connolly (Palmerstown Stud) 80 74, Edward Higgins (Newlands) 76 78, Craig McEvoy (Lucan) 76 78
155 Michael Kirby (Naas) 81 74, Dermot McKenna (Blainroe) 80 75, Tony McClements (Holywood) 79 76, Graham Smith (Corballis Links) 79 76, Ciaran Campbell (Carton House) 79 76, Michael Eaton (Holywood) 78 77, Barry Kretsch (Roganstown G & CC) 75 80,
156 Mark Somers (Luttrellstown Castle) 81 75, Trevor Dooley (Forrest Little.) 79 77, Declan O'Neill (Carton House) 79 77, Andrew Thompson (St. Margarets) 76 80, Brendan Keating (Clonmel) 74 82
157 Des Hinchin (Bray) 81 76, Colm McIlroy (Holywood) 81 76, Christian Leonard (Beaverstown) 72 85
158 Paul Bray (New Forest) 79 79, Gordon Hutchinson (Royal Belfast) 78 80, Stephen Adamson (Royal Belfast) 78 80, Gareth Dunphy (Skerries) 77 81, Derek Ronan (New Ross) 77 81
159 Niall O'Carroll (Powerscourt) 83 76, Mark Richards (Roganstown G & CC) 83 76, Nick O'Hare (Skerries) 80 79, David Gray (Dun Laoghaire) 80 79, Liam Canning (Woodenbridge) 79 80
Non Qualifiers
160 Trevor Thornton (Moyvalley) 84 76, Shane O'Sullivan (Roganstown G & CC) 84 76, Brian Scullion (Lurgan) 82 78, Anthony Feicks (Waterford) 77 83, Kevin Canavan (Corballis Links) 75 85
161 Gavin Moran (Woodenbridge) 81 80, Vincent Sweeney (Lisheen Springs) 78 83
162 David McCarthy (Bandon) 82 80, David Geraghty (Blainroe) 80 82, Richard Williams (Naas) 80 82, Dara Bruen (Castlerea) 79 83, Paul Reilly (Co. Louth) 79 83, Andrew Curry (Corballis Links) 78 84
163 Colin Rayfus (Knightsbrook) 83 80, Donal Duggan (The Links Portmarnock) 79 84, Chris Fitzgerald (Lucan) 79 84, Fergal Harrington (Carton House) 78 85
164 Conn Buckley (Grange) 85 79, David Kelleher (Portmarnock) 84 80, Mark McAuley (Corballis Links) 78 86
165 Marcus Taglienti (Ballymoney) 79 86
166 Patrick Higgins (Forrest Little.) 86 80
167 Francis Chaney (Clontarf) 82 85, Craig Scott (Roganstown G & CC) 82 85
169 Andrew Norrby (Balmoral) 86 83, Chris Collins (Milltown) 85 84
172 Denis Cullen (Carton House) 86 86
177 Sean Donaghy (New Forest) 92 85, Keith Cooney (Castleknock) 85 92
NR Darragh Smith (Malahide) 82 NR, Barry Connell (Newlands) NR, Nigel Cosgrave (Donabate) NR, Barry Dunne (Millicent) NR, Paul O'Connor (Malahide) 79 WD, Robert Branigan (Royal Tara) 84 WD, Barry Forsyth (Corballis Links) WD
