Golf: Conor O’Rourke dazzles as Padraig Harrington returns ahead of Irish Open

Padraig Harrington, playing competitively for the first time since March, carded a two-over-par 74

A scintillating front nine set Conor O'Rourke on the way to victory in the K Club Pro-Am. The 28-year-old posted an eight-under-par 64 on the Palmer North course to win by four shots from Colm Moriarty (Glasson GC).

Padraig Harrington, playing competitively for the first time since March, carded a two-over-par 74 that left him in a share of 22nd. The Ryder Cup captain will compete in next week's Dubai Duty Free Irish Open in Galgorm Castle and was able to dust off some of the cobwebs in Kildare.