Shane Lowry ties the lead while Pádraig Harrington fired into contention on a stunning day for the Irish challenge at the Abu Dhabi Championship in Yas Island.Lowry, who kickstarted a memorable year with victory in this event in 2019, once again shares the lead heading into Sunday, sitting on 13-under alongside Australia's Min Woo Lee and Francesco Molinari.Beginning the day on seven-under, Lowry's run was turbo-charged when he holed out for an eagle from 155 yards at the par-4 6th.
Having already birdied the 2nd, he added a couple more on 7 and 9 to reach the turn in 31.What a shot @ShaneLowryGolf! A hole-out eagle at the second hardest hole of the day. #ADGolfChamps | #RolexSeries pic.twitter.com/oW21iDU5HNHaving jumped to the top of the leaderboard, Lowry held steady on the back nine, though the birdies dried up, the 2019 Open champion missing a sitter on the 14th.
However, he blew a near 'gimme' opportunity, Lowry proceeded to roll in a long putt for birdie at 15.His only dropped stroke would arrive after finding the bunker at the back of the green at the par-3 17th.
Fuming after his tee shot after the par-5 18th, Lowry narrowly avoided a bunker but was forced to lay up from the adjacent rough.