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.
Here is a compilation of all the various videos and social media reaction to Rory McIlroy’s eagle on the 18th hole in regulation before he won the DP World Tour’s Irish Open in a playoff.
On Thursday, in the opening round, McIlroy got a sour taste in his mouth when his group – along with Thriston Lawrence and Kristoffer Reitan – was put on the clock for slow play twice, once early and again late.
Rory McIlroy says the back injury that ruined his chances of winning the Tour Championship won’t be an issue with a busy month ahead that includes two DP World Tour events, a bachelor party and, of course, the Ryder Cup in Rome.
On Wednesday at the Irish Horizon Open, Padraig Harrington tee’d it up with his two dogs instead, walking the fairways of The K Club with his pair of Bernese Mountain Dogs bounding alongside him. Fire up those feel-good engines and give it a watch.
Ryder Cup captain’s pick Shane Lowry is realistic about his results this year. They’ve not been terrible by any means, but they have been disappointing when compared to his win at the DP World Tour’s prestigious BMW PGA at Wentworth one year ago.
Australian Golf Digest
