England’s Alan Mew is on course for a wire to wire win in the Irish Seniors Amateur Open at Belvoir Park.

He added a two-over 73 to his opening 65 to lead by four strokes on five-under par from Welshman Nigel Evans, who also shot 73 on Friday.

England’s Trevor Foster and Wales’ Richard Jones are third on one-over with Westport’s Liam Halpin and Royal Curragh’s Alan Egan the leading home players, tied for fifth on two-over.

Just four players broke par in the second round and an exciting finale lies in prospect with Evans leading the 60-64 age bracket, Mew the 12-shot leader among the 65-69 year olds and Welshman Glynn Rhys set to claim the 70-75s ahead of Cork’s Peter Cowley.

Irish Seniors Amateur Open, Belvoir Park GC (Par 71)

Detailed scores

Qualifiers

138 A Mew (Eng) 65 73; 

141 N Evans (Wal) 68 73; 

143 R Jones (Wal) 73 70, T Foster (Eng) 72 71;

144 L Halpin (Westport) 72 72, I Attoe (Eng) 72 72, B Florence (Eng) 72 72, A Egan (Royal Curragh) 68 76;

145 D Hannis (Eng) 75 70, G Wilson (Calcot Park) 75 70, N Self (Eng) 73 72, G Bradley (Eng) 72 73;

146 J O'Brien (Castlemartyr) 71 75, N Grimmitt (Wal) 70 76;

147 P Bramall (Eng) 74 73, T Gray (Eng) 73 74;

148 B Rigby (Wal) 78 70, I Crowther (Eng) 77 71, S Graham (Doneraile) 77 71, D Nelson (Eng) 74 74, T Hawkings (Eng) 73 75, A Brewer (Eng) 73 75, J Ambridge (Eng) 73 75, D Williams (Hong Kong) 70 78;

149 J Coupe (Eng) 75 74, M Stones (Eng) 72 77, G Rees (Wal) 72 77; 

150 P Wharton (Eng) 77 73, B O'Leary (Greystones) 77 73, G Jones (Wal) 77 73, J Mitchell (Tramore) 74 76, T McClements (Clandeboye) 73 77; 

151 E Heywood (City of Derry) 78 73, A Lilley (Ballyclare) 76 75, F O'Donoghue (Belvoir Park) 76 75, A Hogan (Eng) 75 76, M Warren (Royal Cinque Ports) 74 77; 

152 G Forrest (Eng) 80 72, D Cameron (Eng) 76 76, J McWilliams (Naas) 76 76, M Grimley (Eng) 75 77, N Gold (Sco) 75 77, T Crawley (Eng) 75 77, I Smyth (Clandeboye) 75 77, I Clarke (Eng) 72 80, A Stewart (Portstewart) 72 80; 

153 M Windebank (Portstewart) 79 74, K Sheehy (Athlone) 78 75, R Clark (Eng) 76 77, L Bruckner (Eng) 75 78, A Brannock (Newlands) 75 78, S Ostrom (Eng) 72 81; 

154 O O'Herlihy (Eng) 81 73, A Williams (Wal) 80 74, D Conway (Eng) 79 75, P Lyons (Cork) 77 77; 

155 H Smyth (Mourne) 78 77; 

159 P Cowley (Cork) 76 83 (70+ cat).

Non-qualifiers

155 S East (Eng) 82 73, J Coey (Clandeboye) 80 75, C Walshe (Dundalk) 76 79, E Rogers (Dundalk) 76 79;

156 M Ahern (Skerries) 82 74, D Brabazon (Balbriggan) 79 77, B Whitaker (Elm Park) 78 78, D Cromie (Eng) 77 79;

157 M McCormick (West Middlesex) 83 74, A Whittaker (Eng) 80 77, R Timlin (Galway) 79 78, T Whittaker (Eng) 77 80, C Wilson (Sco) 77 80, P Graham (Eng) 76 81, A Ennis (Bright Castle) 75 82,

158 C McIlroy (Holywood) 82 76, E Murphy (Royal Curragh) 80 78, W Doggart (Clandeboye) 80 78, M Rourke (Ardglass) 79 79, R Elmes (Eng) 77 81;

159 B Hobson (Malone) 86 73, P Stevenson (Ballymena) 81 78, J McMeekin (Massereene) 80 79, K Knightly (Royal Dublin) 80 79, B Donlon (Birr) 78 81, R Fitzgerald (Tramore) 78 81, J Johnston (Eng) 78 81;

160 T Brown (Eng) 82 78, J Gilbert (Malone) 78 82, S McGarry (Ballymena) 77 83;

161 W Todd (Blackwood) 84 77, A Wright (Eng) 82 79, M O'Neill (Clonmel) 81 80, P Morris (Douglas) 81 80;

162 N Woods (Bangor) 85 77, D Wilson (Royal Co. Down) 85 77, D O'Loughlin (Galway Bay) 84 78, B O'Malley (Royal Dublin) 81 81, J Browne (Belvoir Park) 79 83, S Pond (Eng) 78 84;

163 J Dowey (Lurgan) 82 81, P Cunningham (Eng) 81 82;

165 T Tyrrell (The Heath) 84 81, J Cassidy (Betchworth Park) 83 82, R Fox (Eng) 81 84;

166 V Smyth (Co. Louth) 86 80, R McDowell (Royal Belfast) 85 81, T Browne (Belvoir Park) 82 84, J Crowley (The Island) 82 84;

167 J Garvey (Seapoint) 85 82, S Bell (Gracehill) 82 85, N Mannion (Dun Laoghaire) 79 88;

168 T Griffin (Corballis Links) 79 89;

169 P Houston (Galgorm Castle) 85 84;

170 H Purvis (Eng) 89 81, M Bryans (Shandon Park) 85 85, M Gwyther (Wal) 84 86, T Byrne (Greystones) 84 86, J Armstrong (Greenisland) 83 87, I Hall (Shandon Park) 81 89;

171 R Loney (Tandragee) 85 86, L Loney (Hilton Templepatrick) 85 86, T Price (Eng) 83 88;

174 K Bieschke (USA) 82 92

176 M Trees (Eng) 91 85;

180 C Curtis (Newlands) 91 89 

WD G Davis (USA) 79 WD, M Chambers (Royal Dublin) 78 WD, N McGrane (Royal Dublin) 72 WD, K Stevenson (Banbridge) 79 WD; NR P Christie (Portstewart); RTD C Murphy (Clandeboye)
NR G Alford (Royal Portrush); WD A Atkinson (Eng).