Roganstown's Joshua McCabe, Baltinglass' Joseph Byrne, Castle's Gavin Herlihy and Bantry Bay's Mel opened with one-under 70s to lead the Munster Boys U16 Amateur Open Championship at Newcastle West.

They were one clear of Elm Park's Robert Galligan heading into Thursday's final round with Craddockstown's Charlie Sheridan and Portmarnock's Brandon St John tied for sixth on one-over after 72s.

Munster Boys U16 Amateur Open Championship, Newcastle West (Par 71)

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Detailed scores

70 J McCabe (Roganstown); J Byrne (Baltinglass); M Deasy (Bantry Bay); G Herlihy (Castle)

71 R Galligan (Elm Park)

72 C Sheridan (Craddockstown); B St.John (Portmarnock)

73 C Ruddy (Enniscrone); R Walsh Jnr (Kinsale); S Murphy (Portumna)

74 K Kilcullen (Stuttgart Golf Club Solitude); E Shipp (Headfort); D Behan (Naas); J Butler (Naas); L Curran (Westmanstown); R Milne (Faithlegg)

75 P McGrath (Cregmore Park); P Naughton (Limerick); J O’Callaghan (Ballybunion); K Morrison (Greenacres)

76 L Cunningham (Mountbellew ); D Ford (County Sligo); J Quinn (Castle); D Muldowney (Carton House); B McCarthy (Kinsale); C Cooley (Belvoir Park); R Campbell (Greenacres)

77 T Andrew (Blainroe); H Masterson (Killeen); C Connell (Newlands); T Flanagan (Co. Sligo); O Reilly (Newlands); E Prendergast (Claremorris); J Murphy (Douglas); M O Sullivan (Ballyneety); M Cully (Royal Tara); S Casey (Hermitage); M Whelan (Ennis); D Keating (Seapoint)

78 C O'Connor (Roscommon); D McNicholl (Westmanstown); L McKeen (County Louth); N McDermott (Co. Sligo); E Freeman (Naas); P Keeling (Roganstown); M Fitzgibbon (Portmarnock); S Riordan (Muskerry); R Reid (Greystones); A Blair (Scrabo); S McDermott (Highfield); A Bolger (Castle)

CUT

79 T Comerford (Craddockstown); R Fives (Faithlegg); J Dolan (Roganstown ); M O’Brien (Elm Park); J McMaster (Holywood); M Duggan (Highfield); A Fraher (Black Bush); T Abom (Edmondstown); M Cain (Fota Island); M Dodd (St. Anne’s); 

80 N O’Callaghan (Greenore); P Curran (Edmondstown); E Fitzpatrick (Co. Sligo); K Connaughton (Roscommon); 

81 D Harbourne (Newlands); F Sullivan (Forrest Little); C Cleere (Gowran Park); S Calvert (Ballykisteen); L Walsh (Highfield); G Keogh (Galway); C Gleeson (Limerick);

82 A Dineen (Cork); G Rochford (Bray); K Honer (Roganstown); H O’Connell (Royal Dublin); 

83 D O’Malley (Black Bush); J Lundy (Stackstown); L Flaherty (Roganstown ); P White (Elm Park); J Nolan (Birr); D Cronin (Co. Sligo); P O’Mahony (Muskerry); D Marshall (Naas); L Kane (Mullingar); S Lacey (Newlands); 

84 S Murphy (Grange); C Purcell (Kilkenny); A Luddy (Mitchelstown); C McFadden (Headfort); 

85 M McKeown (Dun Laoghaire); R Whitaker (Milltown); P Kennedy (Tipperary); L Danaher (Newcastle West); L Abom (Edmondstown); D Casey (Shannon); M Holohan (Seapoint); A Darrah (Ballyclare); D Mahon (Waterford Castle); 

86 S Williams (Douglas); 

87 S Deasy (Bantry Bay); C Joynson (Dunmurry); C Mulcahy/OConnor (Mahon); C Roper (The Berkshire); N Flynn (Shannon); 

89 R Davidson (Knock); E Magill (East Clare); C MacCanna (Carton House); 

91 J Maguire (Elm Park);

92 A Tyrrell (Clontarf); 

93 C Flynn (Shannon); 

95 C Quinn (Castle); N Majury (Newlands); 

97 J Murtagh (Seapoint)

DQ J Hales (Co. Tipperary)

NR P Elwood (Douglas)

NS M Sharvin (Ardglass)

RTD R O’Sullivan (Castletroy Golf club ); P Costello (Cregmore Park); F O’Reilly (Naas)

NS A Papadias (Dunmurry)