Former Shamrock Rovers star Neville Steedman fired a one under par 69 to take a two stroke lead into the third and final round of the Tourism Malaysia sponsored Irish Seniors Close Championship at Tullamore.

The Courtown golfer leads on one under 139 from Naas' Maurice Kelly (69) wth Portmarnock's David Conway seven shots behind the pacesetter on six over after a 74.

Detailed scoreboard

Leinster champion John Hughes of Woodbrook, Clontart's Turlough Considine and Irish Seniors Open champion Adrian Morrow are a further shot back on seven over.

Irish Seniors Close Championship, Tullamore Golf Club

Sponsored by Tourism Malaysia

Final Round Draw - Friday 11th July

1. 08:00am G Reeves, Limerick; T Lilly, Slade Valley
2. 08:11 J Cuffe, Monkstown; L Doran, Ardee
3. 08:22 M Gaynor, Co. Meath; E McMenamin, Ballybofey & Stranorlar; P Murphy, Carlow
4. 08:33 M F Galvin, Limerick; P Clifford, Kilrush; D Corcoran, Thurles
5. 08:44 A Wynne, Strandhill; D Walpole, Milltown; G Murphy, K Club
6. 08:55 M Darcy, Oughterard; I Smyth, Clandeboye; P Rogers, Dundalk
7. 09:06 J McVeigh, Carlow; B Burke, Moate; T Cleary, Cork
8. 09:17 K Sheehy, Athlone; J Mitchell, Tramore; R McDowell, Royal Belfast
9. 09:28 S Magee, Lurgan; P Cowley, Cork; N Duke, Killiney
10. 09:39 B Donlon, Birr; R Brooker, Skerries; J Carroll, Bandon
11. 09:50 E Condren, Scarke; V Smyth, Co. Louth; D O'Donovan, Bandon
12. 10:01 B O'Leary, Greystones; A Lilley, Ballyclare; M Quirke, Doneraile
13. 10:12 A Morrow, Portmarnock; T Considine, Clontarf; JL Hughes, Woodbrook
14. 10:23 D Conway, Portmarnock; M Kelly, Naas; N Steedman, Courtown

After 36 holes

139 Neville Steedman (Courtown) 70 69 

141 Maurice Kelly (Naas) 72 69

146 David Conway (Portmarnock) 72 74

147 John L Hughes (Woodbrook) 73 74, Turlough Considine (Clontarf) 71 76, Adrian Morrow (Portmarnock) 70 77

148 Michael Quirke (Doneraile) 76 72, Alan Lilley (Ballyclare) 75 73

149 Barry O'Leary (Greystones) 75 74, Donal O'Donovan (Bandon) 73 76, Val Smyth (Co. Louth) 69 80

150 Eddie Condren (Scarke) 77 73, John Carroll (Bandon) 77 73, Richard Brooker (Skerries) 76 74

151 Billy Donlon (Birr) 77 74, Nigel Duke (Killiney) 75 76, Peter Cowley (Cork) 73 78

152 Shane Magee (Lurgan) 74 78, Richard McDowell (Royal Belfast) 74 78, John Mitchell (Tramore) 72 80

153 Kevin Sheehy (Athlone) 78 75, Tom Cleary (Cork) 77 76, Bert Burke (Moate) 74 79, Jim McVeigh (Carlow) 73 80, Peter Rogers (Dundalk) 73 80

154 Ian Smyth (Clandeboye) 79 75, Michael Darcy (Oughterard) 79 75, Greg Murphy (K Club) 76 78, David Walpole (Milltown) 76 78, Adrian Wynne (Strandhill) 75 79, Declan Corcoran (Thurles) 75 79

155 Phillip Clifford (Kilrush) 83 72

156 Michael F Galvin (Limerick) 84 72, Peter Murphy (Carlow) 79 77, Enda McMenamin (Ballybofey & Stranorlar) 79 77, Mick Gaynor (Co. Meath) 78 78, Liam Horgan (The Heath) 77 79, Liam Doran (Ardee) 76 80

157 John Cuffe (Monkstown) 82 75, Terry Lilly (Slade Valley) 79 78, Liam MacNamara (Rosslare) 77 80, Gerry Reeves (Limerick) 76 81

NON QUALIFIERS

158 Hugh Smyth (Mourne) 84 74, Rory Timlin (Galway) 80 78, Paul Cooley (Portstewart) 77 81, Sean Hosty (Galway) 77 81

159 Brendan O'Malley (The Royal Dublin) 82 77, Mick Ahern (Skerries) 81 78, Jimmy Mccarthy (Mannan Castle) 80 79, Dermot Morris (Limerick) 80 79

160 Michael Foley (Faithlegg) 85 75, Seamus Doherty (Ballyliffin) 84 76, Noel Mannion (Dun Laoghaire) 80 80, Marcus Conroy (Galway) 78 82, Jack Dempsey (Royal Curragh) 78 82

161 Patrick Harrington (Muskerry) 87 74

162 Gerry O Keeffe (Waterford) 84 78, Paul Hautz (Delgany) 84 78, Kevin Murray (Tramore) 76 86

163 Alistair Campbell (Massereene) 84 79, Gerry Phelan (Macreddin) 84 79, Michael O Brien (Co. Louth) 80 83, Niall Finnegan (Gort) 80 83

164 Des Egan (Loughrea) 87 77, Paul Fogarty (Moate) 83 81

165 Martin Higgins (Claremorris) 85 80, David Sheedy (Lahinch) 83 82, Larry Cushen (The Heath) 82 83, Tony Hayes (K Club) 81 84, Mervyn Eager (Lucan) 80 85

166 Matt Donohue (Portumna) 84 82, Richard Cotter (Delgany) 83 83, Brendan McDonnell (K Club) 81 85, Garry Campbell (Greystones) 79 87

167 Pat Lynch (Slade Valley) 86 81, Jan Gilbert (Malone) 86 81, Keith Lapsley (Dunfanaghy) 84 83

168 Rory Fitzgerald (Tramore) 82 86

169 John Houlihan (Dooks) 88 81, Tony Goode (Lucan) 86 83

170 Jody Gilhooly (Edmondstown) 88 82

171 Kieran O'Mahony (Galway) 92 79

172 Robert Ryland (Birr) 87 85

177 John Cullen (Esker Hills) 85 92