Neil Manchip of the GUI Golf Academy is the breakaway leader of the Ladbrokes.com 100th Irish PGA Championship at Seapoint Golf Club in County Louth - on four under par midway through round one – holding a two shot lead from John Kelly of St Margaret’s Golf and Country Club.
Shane Lowry shares third place with a group of ten other players on one under par that includes Mark Staunton of FORE Ireland.
Tournament favourite, Damien McGrane, is currently level par in a group of twelve players at the half way stage that features Darren McWilliams, Barrie Trainor of Team Ireland Golf along with Michael Collins of FORE Ireland.
Philip Walton is one over par after nine holes in a group of nine that also includes FORE Ireland team mate, David Mortimer.
