Reigning champion Suzanne Corcoran (Portumna) is T26 and has some ground to make up heading into the penultimate round tomorrow.
Holder, Alan Condren (Greystones), leads the way in the Irish Senior Men’s Close Amateur Championship after he was the only player to remain under par on the day.
Condren opened his account with an excellent round of 71, which included an eagle on the fourth and a crucial birdie on 17 to put some daylight at the top of the leaderboard.
Five players shot 74 for +2, with David Mulholland (Castlerock), Patrick Madigan (Tramore), Noel Crawford (Mourne), Alan Duffy (Royal Tara) and Karl Fitzsimons (Killeen) all T2.
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