Shane Lowry and Padraig Harrington tee times for round 3 of The Open
Shane Lowry is halfway leader after two fabulous rounds of golf.
Five years on from his glorious success at Royal Portrush, Shane Lowry once again finds himself firmly in the hunt at the Open Championship.
Lowry holds a two-shot lead from Justin Rose at the halfway stage at Royal Troon, having followed up his an excellent opening 66 with a solid 69 in his second round to leave himself perched at the top of the leaderboard on nine-under par.
The Offaly man holds a two-shot lead from both Rose and surprise package Daniel Brown, and Lowry will tee-off alongside Brown on Saturday, getting his third round under way at 3.45pm.
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Lowry was in flying form after his second round, and when asked whether he excelled as a front-runner in tournaments, the 2019 Champion Golfer of the year replied: "I wouldn't say I'm a good runner."
He continued: "I don't know. I put myself there in a few big tournaments, and I've managed to knock them off. So I've done it a few times. I don't know. It's hard to win tournaments. We'll see. I'll tell you Sunday evening."
While Lowry leads the way, he isn't the only Irishman involved at the weekend as two-time winner Padraig Harrington made the cut with rounds of 72 and 73. He will play alongside Eric Cole and will tee-off at 1.20pm on Saturday.
Tom McKibbin (12:55pm) and Darren Clarke (9:35am) are also in action on Saturday.
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