Pat Murray, pictured at Baltray earlier this year. Picture: Thos Caffrey / www.golffile.ieHome favourite Pat Murray is on course to win the Munster Mid-Amateur Championship for the fourth time in six years after he added a 70 to his morning 74 to take a one stroke lead over Killeen Castle’s Mark Collins into Sunday’s final round at Limerick.

The former Irish Close and South of Ireland champion leads on level par 144 with Collins following his opening 71 with a 74 to finish on one-over.

Dungarvan’s Alan Thomas and Greystones’ Alan Condren are lurking three shots off the pace with former West of Ireland champion Joe Lyons of Galway a shot further back.

Munster Mid-Amateur Championship, Limerick GC (Par 72)

Qualifiers

144 P Murray (Limerick) 74 70

145 M Collins (Killeen Castle) 71 74

147 A Thomas (Dungarvan) 76 71, A Condren (Greystones) 73 74

148 J Lyons (Galway) 72 76

149 S Moloney (Castletroy) 74 75

150 G O’Flaherty (Cork) 75 75, T Cleary (Dromoland) 74 76

151 D McCarthy (Bandon) 75 76, C Walsh (Limerick) 74 77, D Kelleher (Portmarnock) 72 79

152 J Carvill (Banbridge) 77 75, G Vaughan (Limerick) 75 77

153 S Underwood (Co. Sligo) 77 76, P Flynn (Tramore) 76 77, T McClements (Holywood) 76 77, J Crangle (FortWilliam) 76 77

154 M Whelan (East Clare) 79 75, K Canavan (Corballis Links) 78 76, J Fitzgerald (Limerick) 78 76, P Sheehan (Ballybunion) 76 78

155 R Connolly (Rathsallagh) 80 75, J Reynolds (Dungarvan) 78 77, B Forsyth (Corballis Links) 77 78, P Hennessy (Lahinch) 76 79, K Condren (Greystones) 75 80

156 P Bevins (Carlow) 81 75, A Norrby (Balmoral) 81 75, F O’Mahony (Limerick) 78 78, D Morris (Limerick) 76 80

157 D O’Donovan (Charleville) 77 80, M Hogan (Westmanstown) 76 81

158 L Halpin (Shannon) 82 76, A Brown (The Heath) 78 80, J O’Brien (Castlemartyr) 75 83

159 D Lally (Mullingar) 82 77, R Williams (Westmanstown) 78 81, G Hutchinson (Clandeboye) 78 81, T Hogan (Headfort) 76 83

160 D O’Donovan (Muskerry) 81 79, R Cross (Enniscrone) 80 80, N O’Carroll (Powerscourt) 80 80, C McIlroy (Holywood) 80 80, T Healy (Muskerry) 80 80, G Reeves (Limerick) 80 80, A Lonergan (Cahir Park) 78 82, J Tuohy (Limerick) 76 84

161 A Purcell (Adare) 84 77, S Murray (Tipperary) 78 83, D Duggan (The Links Portmarnock) 75 86

Non-qualifiers

162 F Harrold (Castletroy) 82 80, I Smyth (Clandeboye) 81 81, D Cullen (Carton House) 81 81, N O’Riordan (East Cork) 80 82, N Duggan (Dromoland) 79 83, M Coleman (Limerick) 79 83

163 B Harte (Muskerry) 82 81, D McGrath (Tuam) 79 84

164 M Galvin (Limerick) 83 81, A Murphy (Limerick) 81 83, M Eaton (Holywood) 81 83, R Cotter (East Cork) 81 83, C O’Driscoll (Cahir Park) 79 85

165 F Costelloe (Castletroy) 84 81, J O’Riordan (Mitchelstown) 83 82

166 M Jacob (The Royal Dublin) 85 81

167 M Burke (Galway) 83 84, E Costelloe (Rathbane) 79 88

168 B O’Riordan (Carrick-on-Shannon) 86 82, W O’Brien (East Clare) 85 83, A Walsh (Limerick) 83 85

169 B O’Donoghue (Castletroy) 86 83

170 D Curtin (Doneraile) 86 84, E Dorney (Monkstown) 86 84

172 D Gleeson (Limerick) 88 84

174 M Fitzgerald (Limerick) 90 84, R Cummins (Limerick) 87 87, D O’Brien (Limerick) 84 90

176 B Quirke (Cobh) 86 90

NR J Kavanagh (Castletroy) 79 NR, D Gallagher (Limerick) 81 NR, L Harte (Muskerry) 84 NR, K Maher (Limerick) 84 NR, J Hayes (Limerick) 85 NR

Today’s tee times
(Shotgun 9.30)
1A Condren, Lyons, Moloney;
1B P Murray, Collins, Thomas;
3A Walsh, Kelleher, Carvill;
3B O’Flaherty, Cleary, D McCarthy;
17A Vaughan, Underwood, Flynn;
17B McClements, Crangle, Whelan;
5A Bevins, O’Mahony, Norrby;
7 Morris, O’Donovan, Hogan;
8 Hutchinson, T Hogan, O’Donovan;
10 A Canavan, Fitzgerald, Sheehan;
10 B Connolly, Hennessy, Condren
15 Cross, O’Carroll, McIlroy;
4 Brown O’Brien, Lally;
9 Healy, Reeves, Lonergan;
11 Tuohy, Purcell, S Murray.