Charleville's Boles rolls along to top qualifiers for West of Ireland

Cork golfer finishes top of the pile with a stroke to spare as 22 progress to weekend action at Co. Sligo.

Eyeing the prize: Douglas Golf Club's Peter O'Keeffe  will be among the hopefuls at Co. Sligo this weekend. Picture: Golffile/Fran Caffrey

Charleville's Jordan Boles took advantage of perfect scoring conditions to top the qualifiers for the Connolly's Audi-sponsored West of Ireland Amateur Championship at County Sligo.

The Cork golfer made six birdies and three bogeys in a three-under-par 68 to finish a shot clear of Co Sligo's David Brady and Gerard Finnegan, Naas' David Marshall Jnr, Portmarnock's Brandon St John, Edmondstown's Thomas Abom and Bundoran's Michael McCaughey.