Chilean takes clubhouse lead at Baltray

Chile's Hugo Leon carded a brilliant five-under-par 67 to grab the clubhouse lead in the East of Ireland Amateur Open at Baltray.

Sun, 04 Jun, 2006 - 12:45

Chile's Hugo Leon carded a brilliant five-under-par 67 to grab the clubhouse lead in the East of Ireland Amateur Open at Baltray.

The US-based Latin American went to the turn in a five-under-par 32 after following birdies at the second and third with an eagle at the sixth and another birdie at the seventh.

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Courts Golf Heathrow Place: Baltray Place: Chile Place: Portmarnock Place: Warrenpoint Place: Porter's Park Place: Dunmurry Place: Porters Park Place: Quailridge, USA Place: Shandon Park Place: Stonebridge, USA Place: Co. Louth Place: Belmullet Place: West Waterford Place: L'town & B'town Place: Newlands Place: The Island Place: Moyola Park Place: Pheasant Run, USA Place: Limerick Place: North West Place: Cairndhu Place: Ballybofey Place: Edenderry Place: L'town Place: Stackstown Person: Hugo Leon Person: Jim Carvill Person: Darren Crowe Person: Jonny Caldwell Person: Leon Person: Paul O'Hanlon Person: Alan Glynn Person: Barry Reddan Person: J Caldwell Person: Glynn Person: P O'Hanlon Person: Lawlor Person: J Fox Person: J Timoney Person: G Hall Person: K Ritchie Person: A McKinley Person: L Morris Person: B Reddan Person: S Grant Person: Birr Person: Lavelle Person: B McCarroll Person: Ballyliffin Person: J Hughes Person: Douglas Person: R Branigan Person: B O'Connor Person: G Bowden Person: S Power Person: J Somers Person: C Curley Person: McAllister Person: J McGinn Person: R Evans Person: P McGibney Person: P Murray Person: G Mallon Person: J McKinstry Person: McNeill Person: Ruddy Person: N Heather Person: G Carew Person: D O'Brien Person: M King Person: Athenry Person: N Grant Person: Knock Person: B Walton Person: G Nugent Person: A Harty Person: S Crowe Person: R McCarthy Person: M Poucher Person: Castle Person: K Stack Person: A Dowling Person: J Waldron Person: Muskerry Person: C Martin Person: A Condren Person: GREYSTONES Person: S O'Flaherty Person: Hermitage Person: J Carvill Person: Warrenpoint Person: C McAleavey Person: D Boyle Person: Cruit Island Person: S Doherty Person: M Reck Person: Lucan Person: K Purcell Person: Dun Laoghaire Person: C O'Connor Person: Corrstown Person: A O'Callaghan Person: N Armstrong Person: J McCarthy Person: R. Waterloo Person: D Scully Person: M Campbell Person: T Kelly Person: J Heaslip Person: P O'Brien Person: N O'Briain Person: O'Donnell Person: A McCormick Person: Scrabo Person: Connolly Person: Clontarf Person: B McSweeney Person: Woodbrook Person: M Rowe Person: J McDermott Person: McAuley Person: Cowley Person: O'Reilly Person: Headfort Event: East of Ireland Amateur Open Event: Irish Amateur Open Event: East of Ireland Championship Organisation: West of Ireland Organisation: Curragh Organisation: Co Louth Organisation: Clandeboye Organisation: ENG Organisation: CityWest Organisation: Portmarnock Organisation: Kilkenny Organisation: West Organisation: BELG Organisation: Galway Organisation: Royal Dublin Organisation: Ardee Organisation: Cork

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