The sun over the Clare coast was bright and unremitting when a smiling Shane Lowry signed for a scalding-hot course-record 8-under 62 to take the lead at the Amgen Irish Open. In Round 2, Lowry capitalized on calmer wind and faster pace of play compared to Thursday’s tempestuous, torpid affair.
Jacob Skov Olesen, who shot a 6-under 64 and sits three back of Lowry, said the difference between Thursday and Friday’s conditions was “night and day.”
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Though the skies today were dry, Lowry unleashed a torrent of birdies on the front nine, with circles on Nos. 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9, turning in 30. He was on 59 watch after birdies at Nos. 11…
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