Lowry flies into Open contention on back-to-back eagles
ST ANDREWS, Scotland : Irishman Shane Lowry flew into British Open contention with back-to-back eagle twos on Saturday to surge up the third round leaderboard at sunny St Andrews.
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Not-so-ancient history - What Limerick learned in 2019
It has been 1,085 days since Limerick last lost a hurling championship match.
The Open: Full R3 pairings and tee times
Pairings and tee times for the third round of The 150th Open, held on the historic Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland.
Tee times for the third round of The Open at St. Andrews
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Here are Saturday's tee times for the third round of The Open on the Old Course at St. Andrews:
Rory McIlroy well positioned as David Carey moves into top 20
Rory McIlroy backed up a fine first round with another impressive showing to ensure that he'll enter the third round of the Open just three shots behind leader Cameron Smith.
'It's not the end of the world' - Lowry enthused after recovery
Shane Lowry took pride in his battling qualities after recovering from a nightmare start to the 150th Open at St Andrews. Lowry drove into a bush on the second hole to run up a double-bogey six and dropped another shot on the fourth, but recovered to post an opening level-par 72. "I got off to the worst possible start and fought back well," the 2019 champion said. "After a bad tee shot on the second I didn't really do much wrong after that. I'm pretty happy with how I'm playing. "I'm not down in the dumps by any means about my day. It's not the end of the world. It's not middle of the field. It's better than middle of the field.
JP McManus Pro-Am: Xander Schauffele wins charity event, Tiger Woods tied 39th, Rory McIlroy tied for sixth
Xander Schauffele held off a spirited display from the chasing pack to win the 36-hole JP McManus Pro-Am charity event on Tuesday. The American carded a course-record 64 on Monday, and backed that up with a two-under to finish on 10-under overall, one clear of compatriot Sam Burns. Ad/> Burns had put himself into contention with a terrific 65, but Schauffele secured par on each of the last 11 holes to complete the wire-to-wire win.
Schauffele wins as Woods makes progress at Adare Manor
Xander Schauffele completed a wire-to-wire victory at the JP McManus Pro-Am, as Tiger Woods produced an improved performance ahead of The 150th Open.