A day for patience and tenacity as Lahinch bares its teeth to the stars

After a day of glorious sunshine and low scoring on Thursday, the early starters yesterday were greeted by a decidedly different golf challenge. A cool morning mist and trickier pin positions meant a very challenging first nine holes.

In times gone by this would have been a day that the tournament leader and three-time major champion Pádraig Harrington would have relished. It was a morning where he knew another great performance could have separated himself from the chasing pack.