Josh Black is on track for a wire-to-wire win in the Irish U16 Boys Amateur Open Championship at Castle Dargan.

The Lisburn talent added a joint best of the day 71 to his opening 70 to lead by four strokes on three-under-par from Seapoint’s Dylan Keating at the Sligo venue.

Limerick’s Patrick Naughton had an eagle and four birdies in a 74 to sit alone in third on two-over, just five strokes off the lead.

Bantry Bay’s Mel Deasy and Co Sligo’s Daniel Ford are seven back on four-over with Germany’s Wolfgang Glawe and Roganstown’s Joshua McCabe a shot further back in a tie for sixth.

The cut for the top 50 and ties fell at 15-over 159 with 56 players qualifying for Friday’s final round.

Irish Boys U16 Open Championship, Castle Dargan (Par 72)

Detailed scores

141 J Black (Lisburn) 70 71

145 D Keating (Seapoint) 72 73

146 P Naughton (Limerick) 72 74

148 M Deasy (Bantry Bay) 76 72; D Ford (Co. Sligo) 74 74

149 T Higgins (Roscommon) 78 71; W Glawe (Germany) 77 72; J McCabe (Roganstown) 76 73

150 S Murphy (Portumna) 77 73; A Valery (France) 74 76

151 R Milne (Faithlegg) 79 72; A Bolger (Foxrock) 78 73; J Byrne (Baltinglass) 71 80

152 N O'Callaghan (Greenore) 76 76

153 R Feerick (Mallow) 79 74; C Connell (Newlands) 78 75; S Calvert (Ballykisteen) 77 76; E Cassidy (Kinsale) 76 77; P Costello (Cregmore Park) 76 77; C Byrne (Strabane) 76 77; M Lieberherr (Germany) 75 78; O Reilly (Newlands) 73 80

154 J Fleming (Elm Park) 82 72; C Owen (Wales) 79 75; L Abom (Edmondstown) 77 77; M Sandoz (Wales) 75 79

155 K Morrison (Greenacres) 80 75; R Fives (Faithlegg) 80 75; M Hayes (Galgorm Castle) 79 76; E Rowe (Tandragee) 78 77; E Shipp (Headfort) 77 78; J Hill (Galgorm Castle ) 76 79

156 M Fitzgibbon (Portmarnock) 80 76; F Hickey (Muskerry) 79 77; N McDermott (Co. Sligo) 79 77; A Blair (Scrabo) 77 79; S McDermott (Highfield) 77 79; J Brown (The Heath) 76 80

157 B St John (Portmarnock) 81 76; G Keogh (Galway) 81 76; C Ruddy (Enniscrone) 79 78

158 E McArthur (Massereene) 82 76; M Holohan (Seapoint) 82 76; R Campbell (Greenacres) 79 79

159 R Walsh (Kinsale) 84 75; D Marshall (Naas) 83 76; M O'Brien (Elm Park) 83 76; C Cooley (Belvoir Park) 83 76; E Freeman (Naas) 82 77; E Prendergast (Claremorris) 82 77; C McFadden (Headfort) 82 77; C Feeney (Enniscrone) 81 78; M Cain (Cork) 81 78; R Galligan (Elm Park) 80 79; D Harbourne (Newlands) 80 79; D Cunningham (Tuam) 80 79; L Kelly (Belvoir Park) 79 80

Non-Qualifiers

160 M Duggan (Highfield) 83 77; F Hoare (Roscommon) 81 79; B McCarthy (Kinsale) 76 84

161 J Butler (Naas) 84 77; D Mulligan (Laytown & Bettystown) 82 79; D Muldowney (Carton House) 78 83

162 S McLoughlin (Co. Sligo) 87 75; C O'Connor (Roscommon) 85 77; T Flanagan (Co. Sligo) 82 80; M Duignan (Royal Dublin) 80 82; H Williams (Holywood) 80 82; A Darrah (Ballyclare) 78 84

163 P Ó Dochartaigh (Gweedore) 85 78; M O Sullivan (Ballyneety) 84 79; L Walsh (Highfield) 83 80; J O'Callaghan (Ballybunion) 80 83; D Behan (Naas) 80 83

164 Z Collins (Douglas) 88 76; J Surgeoner (Galgorm Castle) 81 83; J Davin (Tuam) 81 83; E McGrath (Athlone) 80 84

165 R Davidson (Knock) 84 81; K Honer (Roganstown) 83 82; A Fleming (Royal Portrush) 82 83; T Crinion (Howth) 79 86

166 M Corcoran (Roscommon) 87 79

167 P Keeling (Roganstown) 87 80; B Wilson (Warrenpoint) 86 81; L Freeman (Ballaghaderreen) 81 86

168 L McKeen (County Louth) 82 86

169 A Dineen (Cork) 85 84; C Connolly (Lahinch) 83 86

170 M Whelan (Ennis) 90 80; L Kane (Mullingar) 89 81; T Abom (Edmondstown) 86 84; A Brady (Co. Sligo) 85 85; H Masterson (Killeen) 81 89

172 J Nolan (Birr) 87 85; C MacCanna (Carton House) 84 88

173 J McNulty (Headfort) 89 84; O Cloonan (Enniscrone) 88 85

175 R Reid (Greystones) 84 91

176 C Kelly (Athlone ) 91 85; J Hughes (Slieve Russell) 88 88

177 S Varian (Dun Laoghaire) 91 86

178 F Gunne (Elm Park) 84 94

179 D O'Malley (Black Bush) 95 84; F Sullivan (Forrest Little) 87 92; D Foy (Roganstown) 84 95

180 M Pippet (Blainroe) 93 87; C Cleere (Gowran Park) 90 90

182 K Connaughton (Roscommon) 100 82; M Dodd (St. Anne's) 92 90

190 W Sandoz (Wales) 99 91; T Smyth (Mourne) 92 98

192 T McMenamin (Ballybofey & Stranorlar ) 98 94; A Murray (Roganstown) 94 98

195 L Feeney (Enniscrone) 97 96; J Dolan (Roganstown ) 105 90

NS J Hales (Co. Tipperary)

RTD R Gibson (Malahide)

Round 3 Draw - Friday 22 June

• 0800 (9) Luke Kelly (Belvoir Park), Darragh Cunningham (Tuam), Dylan Harbourne (Newlands)
• 0810 (9) Robert Galligan (Elm Park), Morgan Cain (Cork), Cormac Feeney (Enniscrone)
• 0820 (9) Cian McFadden (Headfort), Eoin Prendergast (Claremorris), Eoin Freeman (Naas)
• 0830 (9) Charlie Cooley (Belvoir Park), Matthew O'Brien (Elm Park), David Jnr Marshall (Naas)
• 0840 (9) Robert Walsh (Kinsale), Ross Campbell (Greenacres), Mark Holohan (Seapoint)
• 0850 (9) Ewan McArthur (Massereene), Connor Ruddy (Enniscrone), Gavan Keogh (Galway)
• 0900 (9) Brandon St John (Portmarnock), Jack Brown (The Heath), Stephen McDermott (Highfield)
• 0910 (9) Aaron Blair (Scrabo), Niall McDermott (Co. Sligo), Fionn Hickey (Muskerry)
• 0800 (1) Michael Fitzgibbon (Portmarnock), Joshua Hill (Galgorm Castle), Evan Shipp (Headfort)
• 0810 (1) Edward Rowe (Tandragee), Mark Hayes (Galgorm Castle), Rory Fives (Faithlegg)
• 0820 (1) Keaton Morrison (Greenacres), Matthew Sandoz (Wales), Liam Abom (Edmondstown)
• 0830 (1) Connor Owen (Wales), James Fleming (Elm Park), Oisin Reilly (Newlands)
• 0840 (1) Marc Lieberherr (Germany), Conor Byrne (Strabane), Paul Costello (Cregmore Park)
• 0850 (1) Eoghan Cassidy (Kinsale), Sean Calvert (Ballykisteen), Charlie Connell (Newlands)
• 0900 (1) Ronan Feerick (Mallow), Niall O'Callaghan (Greenore), Joseph Byrne (Baltinglass)
• 0910 (1) Alexander Bolger (Foxrock), Rory Milne (Faithlegg), Augustin Valery (France)
• 0920 (1) Sam Murphy (Portumna), Joshua McCabe (Roganstown), Wolfgang Glawe (Germany)
• 0930 (1) Thomas Higgins (Roscommon), Daniel Ford (Co. Sligo), Mel Deasy (Bantry Bay)
• 0940 (1) Patrick Naughton (Limerick), Dylan Keating (Seapoint), Josh Black (Lisburn)
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