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Lowry's course-record 62 opens three-shot Irish Open lead as McIlroy struggles
September 11, 2026 at 08:29 PM
Shane Lowry carded a course-record 8-under 62 to take a three-shot lead at the Irish Open, while defending champion Rory McIlroy fell further back.
- Lowry's 62 put him at 11-under 129, three shots clear of Li Haotong (63) and Danish pair Jacob Skov Olesen and Niklas Norgaard (64).
- McIlroy shot a second consecutive 69, three-putting from 4 feet on the 18th for a bogey, leaving him nine shots off the lead.
- McIlroy said he struggled to read the greens over two days, while Lowry said he "felt like I was in control out there."