July 04-07
Lahinch GC, Lahinch, Co. Clare, Republic of Ireland
$7,000,000
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Round 1, Round 3, Round 4
Zander Lombard continued his love affair with links golf at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open as the South African carded a second round 67 to take the halfway lead at Lahinch Golf Club with a nine under total, one stroke clear of Englishman Eddie Pepperell.
“I'm so comfortable on links courses. It's never just a normal shot. It's always a little three-quarter, a little punch, judging the wind right. I've had great success on links golf in my amateur career. It's just more good feelings here and hopefully I can take them into the weekend.
"It's really just been hard graft the last three months. I went through a bit of a bad spell, missing a few cuts by one, and just stuck to the process of my team. It just came together at the right time, I suppose, and I'm happy with the results so far."
The 24-year-old announced himself to the golfing world last year at The Open Championship when he played his way into contention during the first three rounds at Carnoustie Golf Links, and that experience stood him in good stead during day two in the second Rolex Series event of the 2019 Race to Dubai.
Pepperell, who signed for a second round 67 for an eight under total, will look to bolster his own links record as he chases a third European Tour victory and a first Rolex Series triumph.
The 28-year-old came close to winning this title at Royal County Down in 2015, losing out to Søren Kjeldsen in a three-way play-off, and also finished tied for sixth alongside Tiger Woods in last year's Open Championship.
“We saw Lahinch probably a bit more the way we should see it today. It would be nice to have one day here with 20 mile-an-hour winds, just to see the score. It would be entertaining. Lahinch is a pleasure to play though, it's a lot of fun.
"I'm not hitting the ball perfectly, but my short game has been feeling good, and I guess we'll just see how the weekend goes, but I have to concentrate."
Extensive highlights of Pepperell's second round 67 🎥#DDFIrishOpen #RolexSeries pic.twitter.com/lsEXmnzin4
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) July 5, 2019
Former World Number One Lee Westwood will have his sights set on a second Rolex Series win after a three under 67 moved the Englishman to a three-way tie for third on seven under alongside Mexico's Abraham Ancer and Jorge Campillo of Spain.
"It was a bit tricky. There was drizzle and the wind was up a little bit more. And the front nine plays the hardest nine, so you know you could make a couple of bogeys early on, which I did. You've just got to keep riding it out, not panic, and you know there's going to be a few chances on the back nine.
"It's a fantastic golf course. A lot is made of the blind par three, but the other three par threes that you can see are spectacular, aren't they. All in all, I think it's a great golf course, a lovely test, and really examines every part of your game."
Goodnight from the links 🌅#DDFIrishOpen #RolexSeries pic.twitter.com/tTQHCq5qq6
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) July 5, 2019
The 46-year-old is part of a strong chasing pack, which includes his fellow former Ryder Cup players Andy Sullivan, Thorbjørn Olesen – both in a share of sixth on six under - and Rafa Cabrera Bello, who lies on five under alongside defending Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Champion Russell Knox and Cormac Sharvin of Northern Ireland, among others.
Seamus Power rallied with seven birdies in his final 12 holes to join three-time Major winner Padraig Harrington on four under - five off the pace – while Shane Lowry was two shots further back on two under par.
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
Score |
R1 |
R2 |
Total |
1 |
Zander Lombard | RSA |
-9 |
64 |
67 |
131 |
2 |
Eddie Pepperell | ENG |
-8 |
65 |
67 |
132 |
T3 |
Abraham Ancer | USA |
-7 |
66 |
67 |
133 |
T3 |
Jorge Campillo | ESP |
-7 |
69 |
64 |
133 |
T3 |
Lee Westwood | ENG |
-7 |
66 |
67 |
133 |
T6 |
Andy Sullivan | ENG |
-6 |
68 |
66 |
134 |
T6 |
Wade Ormsby | AUS |
-6 |
65 |
69 |
134 |
T6 |
Hyo-Won Park | KOR |
-6 |
65 |
69 |
134 |
T6 |
Niklas Lemke | SWE |
-6 |
68 |
66 |
134 |
T6 |
Brandon Stone | RSA |
-6 |
67 |
67 |
134 |
T6 |
Thorbjorn Olesen | DEN |
-6 |
65 |
69 |
134 |
T12 |
Robert MacIntyre | SCO |
-5 |
66 |
69 |
135 |
T12 |
Cormac Sharvin | NIR |
-5 |
66 |
69 |
135 |
T12 |
Sebastian Soederberg | SWE |
-5 |
67 |
68 |
135 |
T12 |
Michael Lorenzo-Vera | FRA |
-5 |
65 |
70 |
135 |
T12 |
Oliver Wilson | ENG |
-5 |
66 |
69 |
135 |
T12 |
Paul Waring | ENG |
-5 |
67 |
68 |
135 |
T12 |
Bernd Wiesberger | AUT |
-5 |
69 |
66 |
135 |
T12 |
Russell Knox | SCO |
-5 |
67 |
68 |
135 |
T12 |
Rafael Cabrera Bello | ESP |
-5 |
68 |
67 |
135 |
T21 |
Padraig Harrington | IRL |
-4 |
63 |
73 |
136 |
T21 |
Matt Wallace | ENG |
-4 |
68 |
68 |
136 |
T21 |
Edoardo Molinari | ITA |
-4 |
68 |
68 |
136 |
T21 |
Haotong Li | CHN |
-4 |
68 |
68 |
136 |
T21 |
Martin Kaymer | GER |
-4 |
66 |
70 |
136 |
T21 |
Tommy Fleetwood | ENG |
-4 |
67 |
69 |
136 |
T21 |
Seamus Power | IRL |
-4 |
70 |
66 |
136 |
T21 |
Tom Lewis | ENG |
-4 |
68 |
68 |
136 |
T21 |
Adria Arnaus | ESP |
-4 |
68 |
68 |
136 |
T21 |
Oliver Fisher | ENG |
-4 |
67 |
69 |
136 |
T31 |
Robert Rock | ENG |
-3 |
67 |
70 |
137 |
T31 |
Grant Forrest | SCO |
-3 |
71 |
66 |
137 |
T31 |
Chris Paisley | ENG |
-3 |
65 |
72 |
137 |
T31 |
George Coetzee | RSA |
-3 |
70 |
67 |
137 |
T31 |
Masahiro Kawamura | JPN |
-3 |
69 |
68 |
137 |
T31 |
Marcus Kinhult | SWE |
-3 |
67 |
70 |
137 |
T31 |
Alejandro Canizares | ESP |
-3 |
68 |
69 |
137 |
T38 |
Max Schmitt | GER |
-2 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
T38 |
Thomas Detry | BEL |
-2 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
T38 |
Jon Rahm | ESP |
-2 |
67 |
71 |
138 |
T38 |
Louis Oosthuizen | RSA |
-2 |
71 |
67 |
138 |
T38 |
Robert Karlsson | SWE |
-2 |
68 |
70 |
138 |
T38 |
Lucas Herbert | AUS |
-2 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
T38 |
Lorenzo Gagli | ITA |
-2 |
68 |
70 |
138 |
T38 |
Nino Bertasio | ITA |
-2 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
T38 |
Gavin Green | MAS |
-2 |
66 |
72 |
138 |
T38 |
Liam Johnston | SCO |
-2 |
68 |
70 |
138 |
T38 |
Shane Lowry | IRL |
-2 |
66 |
72 |
138 |
T38 |
Andres Romero | ARG |
-2 |
68 |
70 |
138 |
T38 |
Joakim Lagergren | SWE |
-2 |
67 |
71 |
138 |
T38 |
Victor Perez | FRA |
-2 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
T38 |
Benjamin Hebert | FRA |
-2 |
71 |
67 |
138 |
T53 |
Bradley Dredge | WAL |
-1 |
72 |
67 |
139 |
T53 |
Sam Brazel | AUS |
-1 |
68 |
71 |
139 |
T53 |
Anton Karlsson | SWE |
-1 |
67 |
72 |
139 |
T53 |
Ian Poulter | ENG |
-1 |
66 |
73 |
139 |
T53 |
Richard McEvoy | ENG |
-1 |
71 |
68 |
139 |
T53 |
Jeff Winther | SWE |
-1 |
72 |
67 |
139 |
T53 |
Robin Dawson | IRL |
-1 |
68 |
71 |
139 |
T53 |
Clement Sordet | FRA |
-1 |
71 |
68 |
139 |
T53 |
Jack Singh-Brar | ENG |
-1 |
70 |
69 |
139 |
T53 |
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano | ESP |
-1 |
69 |
70 |
139 |
T53 |
Lee Slattery | ENG |
-1 |
65 |
74 |
139 |
T53 |
Alexander Bjoerk | SWE |
-1 |
72 |
67 |
139 |
T53 |
Jacques Kruyswijk | RSA |
-1 |
67 |
72 |
139 |
T53 |
Richard Sterne | RSA |
-1 |
72 |
67 |
139 |
CUT |
Aaron Rai | ENG |
Par |
71 |
69 |
140 |
CUT |
Adrian Otaegui | ESP |
Par |
69 |
71 |
140 |
CUT |
Andrea Pavan | ITA |
Par |
70 |
70 |
140 |
CUT |
David Howell | ENG |
Par |
69 |
71 |
140 |
CUT |
Justin Harding | RSA |
Par |
72 |
68 |
140 |
CUT |
Louis De Jager | RSA |
Par |
72 |
68 |
140 |
CUT |
Paul Dunne | IRL |
Par |
71 |
69 |
140 |
CUT |
Paul McBride | IRL |
Par |
70 |
70 |
140 |
CUT |
Ben Evans | ENG |
1 |
71 |
70 |
141 |
CUT |
Darren Fichardt | RSA |
1 |
73 |
68 |
141 |
CUT |
David Horsey | ENG |
1 |
69 |
72 |
141 |
CUT |
David Law | SCO |
1 |
68 |
73 |
141 |
CUT |
Eduardo De La Riva | ESP |
1 |
72 |
69 |
141 |
CUT |
Erik Van Rooyen | RSA |
1 |
70 |
71 |
141 |
CUT |
Haydn Porteous | RSA |
1 |
68 |
73 |
141 |
CUT |
Jake McLeod | AUS |
1 |
73 |
68 |
141 |
CUT |
Matthew Southgate | ENG |
1 |
69 |
72 |
141 |
CUT |
Matthias Schwab | AUT |
1 |
71 |
70 |
141 |
CUT |
Maximilian Kieffer | GER |
1 |
72 |
69 |
141 |
CUT |
Nicolas Colsaerts | BEL |
1 |
69 |
72 |
141 |
CUT |
Pedro Figueiredo | POR |
1 |
68 |
73 |
141 |
CUT |
Romain Langasque | FRA |
1 |
69 |
72 |
141 |
CUT |
Sam Horsfield | ENG |
1 |
72 |
69 |
141 |
CUT |
Tapio Pulkkanen | FIN |
1 |
72 |
69 |
141 |
CUT |
Alvaro Quiros | ESP |
2 |
71 |
71 |
142 |
CUT |
Brian Casey | IRL |
2 |
70 |
72 |
142 |
CUT |
Danny Willett | ENG |
2 |
68 |
74 |
142 |
CUT |
David Drysdale | SCO |
2 |
70 |
72 |
142 |
CUT |
Fabrizio Zanotti | PAR |
2 |
70 |
72 |
142 |
CUT |
Gaganjeet Bhullar | IND |
2 |
67 |
75 |
142 |
CUT |
James Morrison | ENG |
2 |
71 |
71 |
142 |
CUT |
Justin Walters | RSA |
2 |
70 |
72 |
142 |
CUT |
Kristoffer Reitan | NOR |
2 |
74 |
68 |
142 |
CUT |
Pablo Larrazabal | ESP |
2 |
69 |
73 |
142 |
CUT |
Raphael Jacquelin | FRA |
2 |
72 |
70 |
142 |
CUT |
Ricardo Melo Gouveia | POR |
2 |
71 |
71 |
142 |
CUT |
Romain Wattel | FRA |
2 |
71 |
71 |
142 |
CUT |
Soren Kjeldsen | DEN |
2 |
70 |
72 |
142 |
CUT |
Stephen Gallacher | SCO |
2 |
71 |
71 |
142 |
CUT |
Tyrrell Hatton | ENG |
2 |
73 |
69 |
142 |
CUT |
Victor Dubuisson | FRA |
2 |
70 |
72 |
142 |
CUT |
Alexander Levy | FRA |
3 |
73 |
70 |
143 |
CUT |
Conor O'Rourke | IRL |
3 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
CUT |
Joachim B. Hansen | DEN |
3 |
69 |
74 |
143 |
CUT |
Lucas Bjerregaard | DNK |
3 |
72 |
71 |
143 |
CUT |
Richie Ramsay | SCO |
3 |
69 |
74 |
143 |
CUT |
Sang-Hyun Park | KOR |
3 |
68 |
75 |
143 |
CUT |
Shiv Chawrasia | IND |
3 |
72 |
71 |
143 |
CUT |
Shubhankar Sharma | IND |
3 |
72 |
71 |
143 |
CUT |
Thomas Pieters | BEL |
3 |
73 |
70 |
143 |
CUT |
Dean Burmester | RSA |
4 |
70 |
74 |
144 |
CUT |
Graeme McDowell | NIR |
4 |
72 |
72 |
144 |
CUT |
Julian Suri | USA |
4 |
72 |
72 |
144 |
CUT |
Matthieu Pavon | FRA |
4 |
73 |
71 |
144 |
CUT |
Renato Paratore | ITA |
4 |
70 |
74 |
144 |
CUT |
Scott Hend | AUS |
4 |
73 |
71 |
144 |
CUT |
Steven Brown | ENG |
4 |
68 |
76 |
144 |
CUT |
Thomas Aiken | RSA |
4 |
71 |
73 |
144 |
CUT |
Ashley Chesters | ENG |
5 |
75 |
70 |
145 |
CUT |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | RSA |
5 |
74 |
71 |
145 |
CUT |
Hideto Tanihara | JPN |
5 |
73 |
72 |
145 |
CUT |
Nacho Elvira | ESP |
5 |
73 |
72 |
145 |
CUT |
Jordan Smith | ENG |
5 |
73 |
72 |
145 |
CUT |
Michael McGeady | IRL |
5 |
71 |
74 |
145 |
CUT |
Ross Fisher | ENG |
5 |
71 |
74 |
145 |
CUT |
Stuart Manley | WAL |
5 |
69 |
76 |
145 |
CUT |
Thongchai Jaidee | THA |
5 |
70 |
75 |
145 |
CUT |
Ashun Wu | CHI |
6 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
CUT |
Chris Wood | ENG |
6 |
70 |
76 |
146 |
CUT |
Gavin Moynihan | IRL |
6 |
72 |
74 |
146 |
CUT |
Guido Migliozzi | ITA |
6 |
68 |
78 |
146 |
CUT |
Jaco Van Zyl | RSA |
6 |
71 |
75 |
146 |
CUT |
Jamie Donaldson | WAL |
6 |
71 |
75 |
146 |
CUT |
Jason Scrivener | AUS |
6 |
76 |
70 |
146 |
CUT |
Jens Dantorp | SWE |
6 |
71 |
75 |
146 |
CUT |
Joost Luiten | NED |
6 |
70 |
76 |
146 |
CUT |
Kim Koivu | FIN |
6 |
72 |
74 |
146 |
CUT |
Kurt Kitayama | USA |
6 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
CUT |
Sean Crocker | USA |
6 |
74 |
72 |
146 |
CUT |
Andrew Johnston | ENG |
7 |
71 |
76 |
147 |
CUT |
Darren Clarke | NIR |
7 |
71 |
76 |
147 |
CUT |
Pelle Edberg | SWE |
7 |
75 |
72 |
147 |
CUT |
Trevor Immelman | RSA |
7 |
78 |
69 |
147 |
CUT |
Ryan Fox | NZL |
10 |
73 |
77 |
150 |
CUT |
Scott Jamieson | SCO |
10 |
73 |
77 |
150 |
CUT |
Kalle Samooja | FIN |
11 |
75 |
76 |
151 |
CUT |
Thomas Bjorn | DEN |
11 |
71 |
80 |
151 |
CUT |
David Lipsky | USA |
12 |
75 |
77 |
152 |
CUT |
Jeung-Hun Wang | KOR |
12 |
73 |
79 |
152 |
CUT |
Yusaku Miyazato | JPN |
12 |
74 |
78 |
152 |