Lowry and McDowell tied second after strong starts in RBC Heritage

Shane Lowry and Graeme McDowell sit tied-second after carding five-under par rounds of 66 on Thursday at the RBC Heritage in South Carolina.

With roughly half of the field having concluded their opening rounds at the Harbour Town Links, the Irish pair are a cluster of players, including Corey Conners and Patrick Cantlay, on five under, three strokes behind outright leader Cameron Young, who began a stellar 63.

Continuing his strong form from Augusta, Lowry, beginning his round of the 10th, finished his front nine with three consecutive birdies from 16-18. Around the turn, he registered birdies on the 2nd and the 5th to reach five-under par in a blemish free round.

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Likewise commencing on the 10th, McDowell also carded a bogey free round, with birdies arriving on 10, 16 and 17, with back-to-back birdies coming on the inward nine on the 5th and 6th.

Midway through Thursday, 24-year-old American Young, yet to win on the PGA Tour, leads the way following a stunning 63, which boasted eight birdies and no bogeys.