New course record at Fota as Irish fight to stay in contention

LATEST: England’s Danny Willett scored the first hole-in-one of the tournament earlier today on the seventh hole, and went on to set a new course record with a round of 63.

New course record at Fota as Irish fight to stay in contention
Sat, 21 Jun, 2014 - 16:28

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England’s Danny Willett scored the first hole-in-one of the Irish Open earlier today on the seventh hole at Fota Island Resort, and went on to set a new course record with a round of 63.

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