Ireland's Shane Lowry delighted the home crowds on Friday as he moved into a share of the lead at the halfway stage of the British Open, but Rory ...
PORTRUSH, United Kingdom: Ireland's Shane Lowry delighted the home crowds on Friday as he moved into a share of the lead at the halfway stage of the British Open, but Rory McIlroy narrowly missed the cut at Royal Portrush.LOWRY STUMBES AT LAST HURDLE
But he did lose sole possession of the lead on the final green, after totally mishitting a short-iron shot from the middle of the fairway.The world number 33 appeared embarrassed by his error, and missed the par putt to slip back into the two-way tie with JB Holmes.Lee Westwood rolled back the years and a mammoth putt from off the green on the treacherous 16th hole, named"Calamity Corner".
"I'm playing away from the Calamity. The Calamity is a bit on the right and I'm keep it left. I'm ahead of the game," said the former world number one.Tommy Fleetwood gradually plotted his way up the leaderboard on Friday, making several unlikely par saves, before a bogey at 16 left him on six-under.
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