Ireland second in Golf World Cup as Australia maintain lead

Australia made a good start to today’s foursomes at the Golf World Cup to maintain their two-shot cushion over Ireland at the Mission Hills resort on Hainan island.

Having finished yesterday’s fourballs top of the leaderboard at 11 under par, Brendan Jones and Richard Green were three under par through seven holes of their second round but with Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell hard on their heels.