Kilpatrick surge puts him into halfway lead in Louth

Banbridge's Richard Kilpatrick fired a sensational six-under par 66 to scorch into an impressive six-stroke lead at the halfway stage of the East of Ireland Amateur Open Championship at Co Louth.

Sun, 03 Jun, 2007 - 21:29

Banbridge's Richard Kilpatrick fired a sensational six-under par 66 to scorch into an impressive six-stroke lead at the halfway stage of the East of Ireland Amateur Open Championship at Co Louth.

The 25-year-old had seven birdies and just one bogey on his card to lead on eight under par 136 from Limerick's Pat Murray and Esker Hills' Shane Lowry.

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