Shane Lowry ready to kick on after storming 62 gives him Irish Open lead

The Offaly man sits on eleven-under par, three shots clear at the top of the leaderboard at the halfway mark.

Shane Lowry acknowledges the crowd after finishing his round. Pic: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Shane Lowry once shot a 62 on the way to winning the Irish Open as an amateur. He destroyed Portrush with a 63 in the course of claiming the Open, and he clinched a crucial half-point for Team Europe in a Ryder Cup.

Friday here in West Clare wasn’t far off those peaks, apparently.