Seapoint’s Dylan Keating and Roscommon’s Simon Walker turned on the jets on the back nine to take a two-stroke lead into the final round of the Leinster Boys Amateur Open at Waterford.

Keating turned in two-over but then reeled off five birdies before finishing with a bogey at the last, covering the back in 33 for a two-under 69, which was the low round of the day.

He finished the day tied on three-under with Walker, who also came home in three-under my 34 for an excellent 70.

They head the field by two-strokes on three-under from Dundalk’s Josh Mackin with Co Armagh’s Joe Rooney alone in fourth, five behind the leaders on two-under after a tremendous back nine of 32.

After turning in 39 following a triple bogey eight at the eighth, Rooney birdied the 10th and 11th, then eagled the par-five 12th and 15th before also dropping a shot at the 18th to come home in five-under 32 for his 71.

Exactly 39 players made the cut, which fell at 11-over 153.

Leinster Boys Amateur Open Championship, Waterford GC (Par 71)

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Qualifiers

139 D Keating (Seapoint) 70 69, S Walker (Roscommon) 69 70;

141 J Mackin (Dundalk) 69 72;

144 J Rooney (Co. Armagh) 73 71;

145 K Morrison (Holywood) 73 72, F Hickey (Muskerry) 71 74, S Irwin (Killeen) 70 75;

146 S Doyle (Black Bush) 73 73, J Shellard (Lisburn) 71 75, A Quigley (Woodbrook) 70 76, S Downes (Royal Dublin) 68 78;

147 R Walsh Jnr (Kinsale) 74 73, K McCarthy (Lee Valley) 74 73, M Deasy (Lee Valley) 74 73;

148 M O Sullivan (Ballyneety) 76 72, C O'Sullivan (Killiney) 73 75, R Carvill (Warrenpoint) 73 75, R Fives (Faithlegg) 72 76, L Keyes (Dun Laoghaire) 70 78;

149 A Maguire (Laytown & Bettystown) 78 71, L Walsh (Tralee) 76 73, D Marshall (Naas) 73 76;

150 O Maguire (Slieve Russell) 76 74, J Butler (Naas) 75 75, A Collins (Laytown & Bettystown) 73 77, E Shipp (Headfort) 73 77, A Byrne (Waterford) 72 78;

151 A Smith (Mullingar) 78 73, D Muldowney (Carton House) 76 75, S Clince (Craddockstown) 75 76, L Abom (Edmondstown) 71 80;

152 J Keane (Carrick-on-suir) 77 75, D Connolly (Castle Dargan) 73 79;

153 P Byrne (Ballybunion) 79 74, N O'Callaghan (Greenore) 79 74, C Feeney (Enniscrone) 76 77, A King (Faithlegg) 76 77, O Reilly (Newlands) 74 79, D O Sullivan (Mallow) 73 80.

Non-qualifiers

154 J Boles (Charleville) 78 76, A Blair (Scrabo) 77 77, N McDermott (Co. Sligo) 77 77, S Calvert (Ballyneety) 75 79, S Casey (Hermitage) 74 80;

155 S Miller (Clandeboye) 80 75, C Walsh (Clandeboye) 79 76, J Egan (Muskerry) 78 77, P Naughton (Limerick) 78 77, S Murphy (Portumna) 77 78, S Nohilly (Galway) 77 78, L Kane (Mullingar) 76 79;

156 S McDermott (Highfield) 80 76, K Collins (Douglas) 79 77, A Bolger (Castle) 78 78, P McGrath (Cregmore Park) 76 80, D Mahon (Waterford Castle) 74 82, B St.John (Portmarnock) 73 83;

157 M Troy (Dungarvan) 78 79, M Gibson (Knock) 78 79, T Jago Byrne (Palmerstown House Estate) 75 82;

158 S Murtagh (Mullingar) 81 77, M Whelan (Ennis) 81 77, C Connell (Newlands) 78 80, F Marshall (Royal Belfast) 77 81, J Foley (Elm Park) 74 84;

159 L McKeen (Co. Louth) 77 82;

160 M Hill (Douglas) 81 79, C Rabbette (Esker Hills) 81 79;

161 D Behan (Naas) 83 78, S Whelan (Royal Tara) 82 79, T Browne (Naas) 82 79, M Leahy (Tralee) 81 80, R Feerick (Mallow) 80 81, P O'Shea (Kilkenny) 79 82, J Quinn (Castle) 78 83, K Rafferty (Dundalk) 77 84;

162 M O'Brien (Elm Park) 81 81, C Cunningham (Galway Bay) 81 81, M Shivnan (Athenry) 79 83;

163 E Freeman (Naas) 86 77, S Williams (Douglas) 85 78, G Herlihy (Castle) 83 80, T Flanagan (Co. Sligo) 83 80, R Higgins (Douglas) 80 83;

164 L Flaherty (Roganstown) 83 81, C Connell (Co. Armagh) 80 84;

165 K Graham (Woodenbridge ) 86 79, S Lacey (Newlands) 83 82;

166 L Mitchell (Knock) 82 84;

167 J Nolan (Birr) 86 81, B Scully (Portarlington) 82 85;

168 R O'Sullivan (Royal Tara) 81 87;

169 A Doyle (Woodbrook) 80 89, C MacCanna (Carton House) 80 89;

171 N Griffin (Rosslare) 83 88;

172 T Canavan (Galway Bay) 88 84;

174 L Millar (Portstewart) 91 83, E McGrath (Athlone) 87 87;

175 D O'Malley (Black Bush) 84 91;

180 M Mina Ronayne (Mullingar) 86 94;

182 B Morrissey Jnr (Dungarvan) 91 91;

NR D Blennerhassett (Dooks);

RTD B Crawford (Greenacres).