Low scoring was the order of the day as the players enjoyed perfect conditions at The K Club
As Lowry put it, in recalling that news of Sharma’s remarkable front nine of a mere 28 strokes came to him while travelling to Straffan, “I was driving down the M50 and I’m 10 shots behind ... but, I know, there’s no finishing post [on a Friday evening].”
On a gloriously sunny day, Mark Power marked his debut as a professional by shooting a 71 to lie alongside McIlroy on 139. And both Pádraig Harrington and Tom McKibbin finished their work in the searing heat and each hung on through an eternity of an afternoon for what transpired to be a cutline of two-under 142.
“I’m in a lovely position going into the weekend, kind of right where you want to be. I’m happy where I’m at. I’ve a huge weekend ahead of me. I’ve obviously been very fortunate to win this tournament before but I’d love nothing more than to win it again,” said Lowry, who added that even playing in his 15th Irish Open, the weight of expectations still play on him.
But, rather than provide the catalyst to kick on, instead, he got bitten at the very next hole with a double bogey from nowhere.
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