Shane Lowry birdies last four holes to make Irish Open cut

Spain’s Jorge Campillo set the pace at the halfway stage of the Horizon Irish Open as home favourite Shane Lowry staged a grandstand finish to make the cut at Mount Juliet.

Lowry looked set for an early exit until he birdied his last four holes for a second round of 70, the former Open champion rounding off a brilliant fightback by holing from 20 feet on the 18th to the delight of the large crowds.

Playing partner and compatriot Seamus Power also birdied the last in a second consecutive 68 to leave him eight under par, three behind leader Campillo.

Shane Lowry. 18th hole. Fourth birdie in a row. In front of his crowd