Lowry goes pin hunting in Turkey

Shane Lowry knows he must continue to knock down pins this weekend after he fired a seven-under 65 to get to within five shots of the lead on the Turkish Airlines Open.

Having struggled on the greens to shoot an opening 72 at The Montgomerie Maxx Royal, the Open champion hit the ball so well yesterday that he birdied all five par-fives in an eight-birdie round and moved up 27 places to tied 25th, just five strokes behind Austria’s Matthias Schwab on seven-under par.