Delgany's Marc Nolan and Royal Dublin's Stephen Healy held a one-stroke lead entering Sunday's final two rounds of the Munster Strokeplay Championship at Cork Golf Club.

Both men shot rounds of 73 and 75 to lead by the minimum from Douglas' Peter O'Keeffe (74-75_ on 148.

West of Ireland champion Barry Anderson was tied fourth on 151 with fellow Royal Dublin man Ian O'Rourke with Lee Valley Scratch Cup winner Gary O'Flaherty, Galway's Ronan Mullarney and Massereene's Tiarnan McLarnon just four adrift on 152.

Munster Stroke Play Championship, Cork Golf Club

CSS R1 75 R/O   CSS R1 75 R/O

148 M Nolan (Delgany), 73, 75; S Healy (The Royal Dublin), 73, 75

149 P O'Keeffe (Douglas), 74, 75

151 B Anderson (The Royal Dublin), 77, 74; I O'Rourke (The Royal Dublin), 72, 79

152 G O'Flaherty (Cork), 78, 74; R Mullarney (Galway), 77, 75; T McLarnon (Massereene), 76, 76

153 S Carter (The Royal Dublin), 78, 75; M Ford (Cork), 75, 78; L Donnelly (Kilkenny), 74, 79; E Griffin (Waterford), 74, 79; J Murphy (Kinsale), 74, 79; I O'Flynn (Cork), 73, 80

154 R Symington (Lisburn), 75, 79; S Barry (Fota Island), 75, 79

155 R Brazill (Naas), 80, 75; M Morrissey (Co. Sligo), 78, 77

156 J Hickey (Cork), 81, 75

157 C Geraghty (Laytown & Bettystown), 78, 79

158 B Murray (Waterford Castle), 78, 80; T O'Connor (Athlone), 74, 84

159 S Bleakley (Shandon Park), 79, 80; H Foley (The Royal Dublin), 78, 81; P Flynn (Tramore), 77, 82

160 P Murray (Clontarf), 79, 81; J Fletcher (Warrenpoint), 78, 82; E Farrell (Ardee), 78, 82; S Desmond (Monkstown), 77, 83

161 A McCormack (Castletroy), 81, 80; J Logue (Hilton Templepatrick), 79, 82

162 R Knightly (The Royal Dublin), 84, 78; D Reidy (Co. Sligo), 82, 80; D Reddan Jnr (Nenagh), 81, 81; J Sugrue (Mallow), 80, 82; E Leahy (Cahir Park), 77, 85

163 K Crowley (Fota Island), 80, 83; P Tobin (Cork), 80, 83; M Power (Kilkenny), 78, 85

CUT

164 C Dowling (Mallow), 86, 78; C Butler (Kinsale), 84, 80; M Shanahan (Castlemartyr), 78, 86; T Ford (Co. Sligo), 78, 86; D Foy (Laytown & Bettystown), 76, 88; 

165 D O'Donovan (Muskerry), 86, 79; S Hogan (Nenagh), 81, 84;

166 T Neenan (Lahinch), 87, 79; J Howard (Fota Island), 86, 80; R Pierse (Grange), 82, 84; R Hynes (The Royal Dublin), 81, 85; E O'Brien (Clontarf), 78, 88;

167 R Berkeley (Dun Laoghaire), 83, 84; W Small (Tandragee), 81, 86; T Cleary (Woodstock), 79, 88;

168 A McDaid (Palmerstown Stud), 83, 85; H O'Hare (Fortwilliam), 81, 87;

169 M Collins (Killeen Castle), 88, 81; A Mulhall (Waterford Castle), 83, 86; S Brady (Galway), 80, 89; J O'Brien (Castlemartyr), 83, 88

DQ G Ward (Kinsale)

NR C Nolan (Galway); K McCarthy (Kinsale); B McGarry (Nenagh); D McMahon (Castletroy); J ryan (Castletroy); K Fitzpatrick (Kinsale); J Mc Donnell (Forrest Little); S McGlynn (Portmarnock); M O'Sullivan (The International); R O'Connor (Co. Sligo); S O'HARA (Co. Sligo)

DQ J Murphy (Greenore)

WD P Neville (Bearna); G YOUNG (Nenagh)