Ireland’s Shane Lowry closed in on a first individual title since 2022 after shooting a five-under-par 65 at Trump International Golf Links and Hotel in Doonbeg.
Shane Lowry has finally nailed a great day with the putter and made the most of it by setting a course record 62 at Trump International Ireland to build a three-shot lead going into the weekend at the Irish Open.
Rory McIlroy battled 35mph gusts and a stop-start pace of play to card a one-under 71 at the Irish Open, sitting four shots off Joaquin Niemann’s course-record 65. “I hung in there,” McIlroy said, as Daniel Hillier led the Australian charge in tough conditions at Doonbeg.
At the Irish Open, Rory McIlroy’s first victory worldwide since his rollercoaster Masters triumph in April also required extra holes after he made a 28-footer for eagle on the 72nd hole that sent the home fans into a frenzy.
Inevitability finally gave way to reality for Leona Maguire of Ireland on Saturday, when she won the LPGA Drive On Championship for the first victory of her LPGA career and likely not her last.
Eighteen course architects from around the world were given a patch of prime real estate on the iconic Glenelg Beach in Adelaide and did exactly what you would expect.
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