Galgorm and mother nature prove a formidable pair at Irish Open

Colm Moriarty: 69 secures two more days. Picture: Tommy Dickson

A rueful chuckle slipped Pádraig Harrington’s lips on Wednesday when the possibility that someone might shoot a 59 at Galgorm Castle this week was mentioned. 

The Ryder Cup captain had lost plenty of balls across two practise rounds by that point and the evidence of the first two days of this Irish Open is that anything breaking 70 is a bonus.