July 04-07
Lahinch GC, Lahinch, Co. Clare, Republic of Ireland
$7,000,000
Live leaderboard
Round 1, Round 2, Round 4
Robert Rock carded a breath-taking, record breaking 60 in front of capacity crowds at Lahinch Golf Club to take a one shot lead into the final round of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open.
"I played rubbish so far this year, so just delighted to play better. It is a good opportunity, it's an opportunity to get my season back on track, to try to qualify for The Open and maybe have a chance to win a tournament again, which would be lovely because it's been a long while.
"Any time you've got a chance to win a tournament like the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open or the Scottish Open, it really means something, it gives me a little extra focus. It's hard to say it makes you play great because you can't force that but it's a great tournament and the people are amazing. I think the quality of the golf course is just fun to play."
The Englishman's ten under par effort - a new course record - is the lowest round in the history of the event and also bettered his best ever European Tour round by three shots, and matches Brandon Stone's record for the lowest round in the Rolex Series.
A putt for 59. Relive Robert Rock's incredible round 🎥#DDFIrishOpen #RolexSeries pic.twitter.com/S33zbV58aB
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) July 6, 2019
The 42-year-old birdied his final six holes, which included a 35-foot putt for eagle on the last for the second 59 in European Tour history. After missing by mere inches on the low side, Rock sits on top of the leaderboard at 13 under par, one clear of Spaniard Rafa Cabrera Bello and England's Eddie Pepperell.
“I hit some good swings coming in, particularly with my short irons, hit some good drivers and really good short irons," said Pepperell. "I felt pretty aggressive all day. I felt comfortable all day. It just wasn't coming my way to begin with. Nothing really changed. Just golf, isn't it, as we all know.
“I'm quite looking for tomorrow, and indeed beyond tomorrow. Body feels good, driving the ball well and no reason why I can't go out there and shoot a low one.”
And in a remarkable twist of fate, Rock's caddie Gary Tilston is the brother of Guy Tilston, Oliver Fisher's caddie when he recorded the history making first 59 at last season's Portugal Masters.
South African Zander Lombard was then at 11 under, with England's Andy Sullivan and Austrian Bernd Wiesberger three shots off the lead.
The Dubai Duty Free Irish Open reached capacity crowds for Saturday at Lahinch Golf Club, making it the event's first sell-out day since 2012 at Royal Portrush Golf Club.
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
Total |
1 |
Robert Rock | ENG |
-13 |
67 |
70 |
60 |
197 |
T2 |
Rafael Cabrera Bello | ESP |
-12 |
68 |
67 |
63 |
198 |
T2 |
Eddie Pepperell | ENG |
-12 |
65 |
67 |
66 |
198 |
4 |
Zander Lombard | RSA |
-11 |
64 |
67 |
68 |
199 |
T5 |
Bernd Wiesberger | AUT |
-10 |
69 |
66 |
65 |
200 |
T5 |
Andy Sullivan | ENG |
-10 |
68 |
66 |
66 |
200 |
T7 |
Michael Lorenzo-Vera | FRA |
-9 |
65 |
70 |
66 |
201 |
T7 |
Cormac Sharvin | NIR |
-9 |
66 |
69 |
66 |
201 |
T9 |
Jon Rahm | ESP |
-8 |
67 |
71 |
64 |
202 |
T9 |
Grant Forrest | SCO |
-8 |
71 |
66 |
65 |
202 |
T9 |
Oliver Wilson | ENG |
-8 |
66 |
69 |
67 |
202 |
T9 |
Paul Waring | ENG |
-8 |
67 |
68 |
67 |
202 |
T9 |
Jorge Campillo | ESP |
-8 |
69 |
64 |
69 |
202 |
T14 |
Robin Dawson | IRL |
-7 |
68 |
71 |
64 |
203 |
T14 |
Gavin Green | MAS |
-7 |
66 |
72 |
65 |
203 |
T14 |
George Coetzee | RSA |
-7 |
70 |
67 |
66 |
203 |
T14 |
Edoardo Molinari | ITA |
-7 |
68 |
68 |
67 |
203 |
T14 |
Thorbjorn Olesen | DEN |
-7 |
65 |
69 |
69 |
203 |
T14 |
Brandon Stone | RSA |
-7 |
67 |
67 |
69 |
203 |
T14 |
Niklas Lemke | SWE |
-7 |
68 |
66 |
69 |
203 |
T14 |
Wade Ormsby | AUS |
-7 |
65 |
69 |
69 |
203 |
T22 |
Martin Kaymer | GER |
-6 |
66 |
70 |
68 |
204 |
T22 |
Lee Westwood | ENG |
-6 |
66 |
67 |
71 |
204 |
T22 |
Abraham Ancer | USA |
-6 |
66 |
67 |
71 |
204 |
T25 |
Joakim Lagergren | SWE |
-5 |
67 |
71 |
67 |
205 |
T25 |
Oliver Fisher | ENG |
-5 |
67 |
69 |
69 |
205 |
T25 |
Haotong Li | CHN |
-5 |
68 |
68 |
69 |
205 |
T25 |
Russell Knox | SCO |
-5 |
67 |
68 |
70 |
205 |
T29 |
Andres Romero | ARG |
-4 |
68 |
70 |
68 |
206 |
T29 |
Adria Arnaus | ESP |
-4 |
68 |
68 |
70 |
206 |
T29 |
Tommy Fleetwood | ENG |
-4 |
67 |
69 |
70 |
206 |
T29 |
Hyo-Won Park | KOR |
-4 |
65 |
69 |
72 |
206 |
T33 |
Nino Bertasio | ITA |
-3 |
70 |
68 |
69 |
207 |
T33 |
Robert Karlsson | SWE |
-3 |
68 |
70 |
69 |
207 |
T33 |
Thomas Detry | BEL |
-3 |
70 |
68 |
69 |
207 |
T33 |
Alejandro Canizares | ESP |
-3 |
68 |
69 |
70 |
207 |
T33 |
Max Schmitt | GER |
-3 |
70 |
68 |
69 |
207 |
T33 |
Chris Paisley | ENG |
-3 |
65 |
72 |
70 |
207 |
T33 |
Sebastian Soederberg | SWE |
-3 |
67 |
68 |
72 |
207 |
T33 |
Robert MacIntyre | SCO |
-3 |
66 |
69 |
72 |
207 |
T41 |
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano | ESP |
-2 |
69 |
70 |
69 |
208 |
T41 |
Richard McEvoy | ENG |
-2 |
71 |
68 |
69 |
208 |
T41 |
Anton Karlsson | SWE |
-2 |
67 |
72 |
69 |
208 |
T41 |
Ian Poulter | ENG |
-2 |
66 |
73 |
69 |
208 |
T41 |
Bradley Dredge | WAL |
-2 |
72 |
67 |
69 |
208 |
T41 |
Shane Lowry | IRL |
-2 |
66 |
72 |
70 |
208 |
T41 |
Lorenzo Gagli | ITA |
-2 |
68 |
70 |
70 |
208 |
T41 |
Louis Oosthuizen | RSA |
-2 |
71 |
67 |
70 |
208 |
T41 |
Masahiro Kawamura | JPN |
-2 |
69 |
68 |
71 |
208 |
T50 |
Richard Sterne | RSA |
-1 |
72 |
67 |
70 |
209 |
T50 |
Lee Slattery | ENG |
-1 |
65 |
74 |
70 |
209 |
T50 |
Clement Sordet | FRA |
-1 |
71 |
68 |
70 |
209 |
T50 |
Sam Brazel | AUS |
-1 |
68 |
71 |
70 |
209 |
T50 |
Benjamin Hebert | FRA |
-1 |
71 |
67 |
71 |
209 |
T50 |
Seamus Power | IRL |
-1 |
70 |
66 |
73 |
209 |
T50 |
Matt Wallace | ENG |
-1 |
68 |
68 |
73 |
209 |
T50 |
Padraig Harrington | IRL |
-1 |
63 |
73 |
73 |
209 |
T58 |
Jacques Kruyswijk | RSA |
1 |
67 |
72 |
72 |
211 |
T58 |
Alexander Bjoerk | SWE |
1 |
72 |
67 |
72 |
211 |
T58 |
Jack Singh-Brar | ENG |
1 |
70 |
69 |
72 |
211 |
T58 |
Victor Perez | FRA |
1 |
70 |
68 |
73 |
211 |
T62 |
Jeff Winther | SWE |
2 |
72 |
67 |
73 |
212 |
T62 |
Tom Lewis | ENG |
2 |
68 |
68 |
76 |
212 |
T64 |
Liam Johnston | SCO |
4 |
68 |
70 |
76 |
214 |
T64 |
Marcus Kinhult | SWE |
4 |
67 |
70 |
77 |
214 |
66 |
Lucas Herbert | AUS |
5 |
70 |
68 |
77 |
215 |
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 |