Blue Monster bites Pádraig
The Dubliner brilliantly moved to within two shots of the lead when he fired a 197-yard approach to just 15 feet at the first and holed the eagle putt to get to within two shots of the lead.
But having put himself in position to take a step forward with his game for the first time this year, the triple major winner was reduced to the role of also ran two holes later when he racked up a triple bogey seven at the tough third hole.
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