Mitchell tied for lead as tight finish beckons at Co Tipperary

Tramore’s John Mitchell remained at the top of the pile as a second round 76 gave him a share of the lead heading int the final round of the Irish Seniors Amateur Open at Co Tipperary.

Mitchell shares the lead with England's Andrew Carman (74) on four-over-par 148.

No fewer than five players are within a shot of the leader on five-over — Ireland's Hugh Smyth, Wales' Nigel Evans, Scotland's Tony Patterson and England's Ian Clarke and Richard Elmes.

The cut fell at 164.

Irish Seniors Amateur Open. Co Tipperary GC

Round 3 Tee Times

1. 08:00 (10) Stuart Robson (England) Donald McCart (England) Oscar O'Herlihy (England)
2. 08:11 (10) Mark Stones (England) Philip Bramall (England) Maurice Kelly (Naas)
3. 08:22 (10) Nigel Duke (Killiney) Liam Halpin (Westport) Declan Corcoran (Thurles)
4. 08:33 (10) Jerry Crean (Kinsale) David Wilson (Royal Co. Down) Bob Florence (England)
5. 08:44 (10) Jonathan Wright (England) Andrew Williams (Wales) Don Weekes (Malone)
6. 08:55 (10) Alan Mew (England) Tadg Heenan (Doneraile) Craig Pates (England)
7. 09:06 (10) Graham Forrest (England) Barry O'Leary (Greystones) Peter Rogers (Dundalk)
8. 09:17 (10) Mick Ahern (Skerries) Colin Jones (England) Tommy Lennon (Carlow)
9. 08:00 (1) Andrew Atkinson (England) Richard Partridge (England) George Wilson (England)
10. 08:11 (1) Stephen East (England) Ernie Heywood (City of Derry) Denis Deasy (Waterford)
11. 08:22 (1) Tom Cleary (Cork) Robin Clark (England) Ian Smyth (Clandeboye)
12. 08:33 (1) John Ambridge (England) John L Hughes (Woodbrook) Michael Quirke (Doneraile)
13. 08:44 (1) Joseph McWilliams (Naas) Ian Attoe (England) Nicholas Grimmitt (Wales)
14. 08:55 (1) Martin Cooper (England) Michael Gaynor (Co. Meath) Tom Tyrrell (The Heath)
15. 09:06 (1) Mike Ready (England) Douglas Cameron (England) Richard Elmes (England)
16. 09:17 (1) Ian Clarke (England) Hugh B Smyth (Mourne) Tony Patterson (Scotland)
17. 09:28 (1) Nigel Evans (Wales) Andrew Carman (England) John Mitchell (Tramore) 

Scores after Round 2

148 A Carman (England) 74 74; J Mitchell (Tramore) 72 76

149 N Evans (Wales) 78 71; T Patterson (Scotland) 74 75; H Smyth (Mourne) 74 75; I Clarke (England) 72 77; R Elmes (England) 72 77

150 D Cameron (England) 74 76

151 M Ready (England) 78 73; T Tyrrell (The Heath) 77 74; M Gaynor (Co. Meath) 76 75; M Cooper (England) 75 76

152 N Grimmitt (Wales) 78 74; I Attoe (England) 77 75; J McWilliams (Naas) 76 76; M Quirke (Doneraile) 73 79

153 J Hughes (Woodbrook) 77 76; J Ambridge (England) 76 77

154 R Clark (England) 81 73; I Smyth (Clandeboye) 78 76; T Cleary (Cork) 78 76; D Deasy (Waterford) 76 78; E Heywood (City of Derry) 74 80; S East (England) 73 81

155 R Partridge (England) 79 76; A Atkinson (England) 79 76; G Wilson (England) 79 76; M Ahern (Skerries) 78 77; C Jones (England) 78 77

156 T Lennon (Carlow) 79 77; P Rogers (Dundalk) 79 77; B O'Leary (Greystones) 77 79; G Forrest (England) 74 82; C Pates (England) 74 82

157 T Heenan (Doneraile) 81 76; A Mew (England) 81 76; A Williams (Wales) 79 78; J Wright (England) 79 78; D Weekes (Malone) 78 79; D Wilson (Royal Co. Down) 78 79; J Crean (Kinsale) 77 80; B Florence (England) 77 80; D Corcoran (Thurles) 76 81

158 N Duke (Killiney) 82 76; L Halpin (Westport) 81 77; M Kelly (Naas) 79 79; M Stones (England) 79 79; P Bramall (England) 79 79; O O'Herlihy (England) 75 83

159 B McDonnell (K Club) 84 75; T Whittaker (England) 83 76; G McGimpsey (Royal Portrush) 78 81; A Egan (Royal Curragh) 78 81; J Johnston (Scotland) 75 84

160 K Morris (England) 84 76; B Donlon (Birr) 80 80

161 S Robson (England) 83 78; D Cromie (England) 82 79; K Sheehy (Athlone) 82 79; D Brabazon (Balbriggan) 82 79; A Lilley (Ballyclare) 81 80

162 K Bruce (Scotland) 83 79; P Lyons (Cork) 81 81; M Eager (Lucan) 81 81; J Morris (Holywood Lakes) 80 82

163 B Whitaker (Elm Park) 83 80

164 J Johnston (England) 84 80; M Higgins (Claremorris) 83 81; D Morris (Limerick) 83 81; D McCart (England) 81 83; G Maher (Castletroy) 81 83

CUT

165 R Timlin (Galway) 85 80; N Atkinson (Woodbrook) 85 80; N Lavin (The Royal Dublin) 81 84; V Smyth (Co. Louth) 77 88

166 N Mannion (Dun Laoghaire) 84 82; B O'Malley (The Royal Dublin) 83 83

167 J Noonan (Grange) 86 81; G O'Sullivan (Tralee) 82 85; R Reese (Ballybunion) 80 87

168 M O'Neill (Clonmel) 86 82

169 E Murphy (Royal Curragh) 89 80; P Cunningham (England) 88 81

170 R Fitzgerald (Tramore) 88 82

171 J Houlihan (Dooks) 88 83; K Lapsley (Dunfanaghy) 85 86; C Angel (USA) 83 88

172 C Muldowney (Grange) 86 86; K Knightly (The Royal Dublin) 85 87

175 T Griffin (Corballis Links) 86 89

176 P Fulham (Glenlo Abbey) 90 86; T Byrne (Greystones) 88 88

177 D Sheedy (Lahinch) 84 93

178 S Joseph (Wales) 81 97

179 P Clifford (Limerick) 90 89; B Mernagh (Kanturk) 89 90

180 P Phelan (Cahir Park) 95 85; M D'arcy (Oughterard) 86 94

185 M O'Shea (Co. Louth) 88 97

WD D Lane (England) 79 WD; M Fell (England) 85 WD; I Jeen (Scotland) 79 WD

NR D O'Donovan (Bandon); J Dempsey (Royal Curragh)

RTD A Brewer (England); A Morrow (Portmarnock); D Roberts (Rathcore); J Hutchinson (The Royal Dublin); G Mellerick (Fota Island)