Lowry moves to one under after a second round of 69 while McIlroy is one off the clubhouse lead on four under
Rory McIlroy tees off on the par-3 fourth hole during his second round at the Amgen Irish Open at Royal County Down. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA WireLowry added a second round of 69 to his opening 72 for a halfway total of one under par at Royal County Down, with McIlroy’s 70 leaving him four under and just one off the early clubhouse lead held by Laurie Canter and Todd Clements.
Lowry and McIlroy were among the early starters on Friday and both were left to rue failing to take full advantage of surprisingly benign conditions.Shane Lowry plays his second shot on the ninth hole during the second round of the Amgen Irish Open at Royal County Down. Photograph: Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images
“I would have liked to have taken advantage of the easier conditions this morning,” McIlroy admitted. 17-year-old Irish amateur Seán Keeling lines up his shot on second hole during day two. Photograph: Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images Spain’s Alejandro del Rey matched McIlroy’s eagle on the first and looked set to post a testing target when he reached eight under, but ran up a quadruple-bogey eight on the 15th and finished alongside McIlroy on four under.improved on his opening round by five shots to make the cut, adding a two-under 69 to his opening 74 to sit on one over.
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