Gleeson four clear in Boyd Quaich at the Old Course
Alex Gleeson (Castle)during May's East of Ireland Championship at County Louth. Picture by Pat Cashman
Paul Dunne may not have won The Open but UCD's Alex Gleeson has a four-stroke lead entering the final round of the Boyd Quaich on the Old Course at St Andrews.
The Castle player, who is fancied to be named in the Irish team for next month's Home Internationals at Royal Portrush, shot a third round 67 to lead on eight under from fellow UCD team mate Jonathan Yates (68).
Co Sligo's Declan Reidy from IT Sligo is 10th on three over after a 71 with Maynooth's Ronan Mullarney 16th on six over after a third round 76 with Maynooth's Sean Flanagan 22nd on nine over after a 77.
Boyd Quaich Memorial, St Andrews (Old, Par 72)
After 54 holes - Live scoring
1st Alex Gleeson University College Dublin 70 69 67 206 -8
2nd Jonathan Yates University College Dublin 71 71 68 210 -4
3rd Calum Hill University of Louisiana Monroe USA 69 74 68 211 -3
4th Craig Howie Stirling University 71 72 68 211 -3
5th Liam Johnson Tennessee Chattanooga 68 74 71 213 -1
6th Craig Chalmers Strathclyde University 70 70 73 213 -1
7th Marco Loubser University of Pretoria 69 75 70 214 LEVEL
8th George Burns University of St Andrews 70 72 72 214 LEVEL
9th Mike Howard Edinburgh University 67 77 71 215 +1
10th Declan Reidy Institute of Technology Sligo 70 76 71 217 +3
11th Craig Hughes Strathclyde University 68 77 72 217 +3
12th Steven Anderson Texas Wesleyan 70 74 73 217 +3
13th Tom Beasley University of St Andrews 73 74 71 218 +4
14th David Wilson New Mexico State University 72 74 72 218 +4
15th Andrew Weathers Tennessee Chattanooga 76 74 69 219 +5
16th Ronan Mullarney Maynooth University 72 72 76 220 +6
17th George Duncan Lincoln Memorial University 72 78 72 222 +8
18th Kirk Thomas II University of Louisiana Monroe USA 72 77 74 223 +9
19th Greg Telfer Glasgow University 74 75 74 223 +9
20th Charles Elfick University of Cape Town 73 75 75 223 +9
21st Ross White Western New Mexico USA 71 75 77 223 +9
22nd Sean Flanagan Maynooth University 73 73 77 223 +9
23rd George Williams Long Island University of Brooklyn USA 70 73 80 223 +9
24th Grant Price Durham University 68 75 80 223 +9
25th Rhys Thompson University of Central Lancashire 73 74 77 224 +10
26th Christiaan Rossouw Stellenbosch University 72 74 78 224 +10
27th John Luke Williams Queens University of Charlotte 76 74 75 225 +11
28th Blair Murphy Heriot Watt University 73 77 75 225 +11
29th Luis Hernandez Queens University of Charlotte USA 73 76 77 226 +12
30th Daniel Gordon Durham University 73 76 77 226 +12
