Murphy and Egan share halfway lead in Cork

The leading pair sit one clear of Aaron Ryan from Thurles and Newland’s Jake Whelan in the Munster Stroke Play Championship at Cork GC

Keith Egan (Carton House) on the fourth hole of the Munster Stroke Play Championship at Cork Golf Club  on Saturday.

Dundalk’s Eoin Murphy and Keith Egan from Carton House are joint halfway leaders at the Munster Stroke Play Championship at Cork GC on eight-under par.

Murphy, who opened with a six-under 66 Saturday morning, carded a solid second round of 70 in the afternoon. Egan carded the round of the day, a seven-under par 65 after lunch following a modest round of 71 in the morning.