September 24-27
Galgorm Castle Golf Club, Ballymena, Northern Ireland
โฌ 1,250,000
Round 1, Round 3, Round 4
Aaron Rai carded a level par 70 to take the clubhouse lead at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, where play was suspended overnight due to darkness following a morning frost delay on day two at Galgorm Castle Golf Club.
โIt was good. A bit of a mixed bag out there but I think it is to be expected, the course played so tough.
"I think driving it is key around here with how thick the rough is and I think for most part I have driven it well the last few days, a lot of shots out of the fairway which can then give you a couple of chances to certain pins, and when I have had chances I have made a few putts as well. So probably a mix of driving and putting.
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"It is so tightly bunched and doesn't really take that much but probably a little bit of what has already happened this week. A few extra putts go in, also when I have been out of position, I have got up-and-down a few times, so it is just a couple shots being saved here and there coming into the weekend.
There were still nine groups left to finish their second rounds before play was halted, but it was Englishman Rai who led the field going into the weekend as he chases the second European Tour title of his career.
The 25-year-old, whose maiden victory came at the 2018 Honma Hong Kong Open presented by Amundi, birdied the last for a level par 70 and a five under total.
That moved him one stroke clear of Robert Rock, Dean Burmester and Joakim Lagergren on four under. Ryder Cup Captain Padraig Harrington signed for a disappointing five over par 75 and a six over total which sits one stroke outside of the cut mark, while Shane Lowry's second round 72 and seven over total meant he would not be at Galgorm for the weekend.
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โIt was a fight," said Burmester. "I didn't putt nearly as well as I did yesterday, so I'll be off to the putting green shortly. I'm happy with the way I finished. After I hit the fairway on 17 I said to my caddie: โbirdie, birdie finish, we're only one behind.โ That's how it panned out, so I'm happy. I haven't played a round without a birdie in a long time so I was stressing over that little one.
"Certainly with the wind today (the greens are tricky). A lot of the holes where you're uphill, downhill towards the hole and straight down wind. Speed was key. You could have missed some greens after hitting it in two โ you could have missed with your third shot on a couple of the holes. They are quick and with the wind and the way it's playing, it's going to be an interesting weekend.
"I'm pretty happy. I'm surprised to be where I am. I'm just happy to have another go, I've been top ten a few times going into the weekend so hopefully we'll play it a little better this weekend."
European Tour statement on Sebastian Soderberg.
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Sebastian Soderberg had to withdraw from the Open after being notified Thursday night of coming into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19. Soderberg tested negative but must self-isolate for 14 days in accordance with Northern Ireland public health guidelines.
Pos. |
Player | Thru |
Today |
To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
Total |
1 |
Aaron Rai | F |
E |
-5 |
65 |
70 |
135 |
T2 |
Dean Burmester | F |
1 |
-4 |
65 |
71 |
136 |
T2 |
Joakim Lagergren | F |
-4 |
-4 |
70 |
66 |
136 |
T2 |
Robert Rock | F |
-3 |
-4 |
69 |
67 |
136 |
T5 |
John Catlin | F |
E |
-3 |
67 |
70 |
137 |
T5 |
Ewen Ferguson | F |
-3 |
-3 |
70 |
67 |
137 |
T5 |
Justin Harding | F |
-1 |
-3 |
68 |
69 |
137 |
T5 |
Scott Hend | F |
-1 |
-3 |
68 |
69 |
137 |
T5 |
Jordan Smith | 15 |
2 |
-3 |
65 |
65 |
|
T5 |
Toby Tree | 14 |
1 |
-3 |
66 |
66 |
|
T5 |
Maverick Antcliff | 10 |
-3 |
-3 |
70 |
70 |
|
T12 |
Lucas Herbert | F |
-3 |
-2 |
71 |
67 |
138 |
T12 |
Jazz Janewattananond | F |
E |
-2 |
68 |
70 |
138 |
T12 |
David Law | F |
-1 |
-2 |
69 |
69 |
138 |
T12 |
Julien Guerrier | 12 |
E |
-2 |
68 |
68 |
|
T16 |
Sean Crocker | F |
-3 |
-1 |
72 |
67 |
139 |
T16 |
Daan Huizing | F |
-1 |
-1 |
70 |
69 |
139 |
T16 |
Richard Bland | 12 |
-3 |
-1 |
72 |
72 |
|
T16 |
Oscar Lengden | 9 |
2 |
-1 |
67 |
67 |
|
T20 |
Marcus Armitage | F |
1 |
E |
69 |
71 |
140 |
T20 |
Ignacio Elvira Mijares | F |
1 |
E |
69 |
71 |
140 |
T20 |
Oliver Farr | F |
E |
E |
70 |
70 |
140 |
T20 |
Calum Hill | F |
E |
E |
70 |
70 |
140 |
T20 |
Adrian Meronk | F |
-1 |
E |
71 |
69 |
140 |
T20 |
Clement Sordet | F |
E |
E |
70 |
70 |
140 |
T20 |
James Sugrue (a) | 16 |
3 |
E |
67 |
67 |
|
T27 |
Stephen Gallacher | F |
4 |
1 |
67 |
74 |
141 |
T27 |
Joost Luiten | F |
E |
1 |
71 |
70 |
141 |
T27 |
James Morrison | F |
-1 |
1 |
72 |
69 |
141 |
T27 |
Laurie Canter | 16 |
-2 |
1 |
73 |
73 |
|
T27 |
Dave Coupland | 15 |
-1 |
1 |
72 |
72 |
|
T32 |
Adri Arnaus | F |
-1 |
2 |
73 |
69 |
142 |
T32 |
Lucas Bjerregaard | F |
4 |
2 |
68 |
74 |
142 |
T32 |
Rikard Karlberg | F |
5 |
2 |
67 |
75 |
142 |
T32 |
Niklas Lemke | F |
4 |
2 |
68 |
74 |
142 |
T32 |
Wilco Nienaber | F |
2 |
2 |
70 |
72 |
142 |
T32 |
Fabrizio Zanotti | F |
2 |
2 |
70 |
72 |
142 |
T32 |
Lars van Meijel | F |
1 |
2 |
71 |
71 |
142 |
T32 |
Damien Mcgrane | 13 |
2 |
2 |
70 |
70 |
|
T32 |
Jason Scrivener | 12 |
-1 |
2 |
73 |
73 |
|
T32 |
Jake McLeod | 11 |
2 |
2 |
70 |
70 |
|
T32 |
Jonathan Caldwell | 10 |
1 |
2 |
71 |
71 |
|
T43 |
Alejandro Cañizares | F |
2 |
3 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
T43 |
Jack Senior | F |
3 |
3 |
70 |
73 |
143 |
T43 |
Martin Simonsen | F |
5 |
3 |
68 |
75 |
143 |
T43 |
Dale Whitnell | F |
2 |
3 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
T47 |
George Coetzee | F |
3 |
4 |
71 |
73 |
144 |
T47 |
Mathieu Fenasse (a) | F |
2 |
4 |
72 |
72 |
144 |
T47 |
Joachim B. Hansen | F |
2 |
4 |
72 |
72 |
144 |
T47 |
Craig Howie | F |
1 |
4 |
73 |
71 |
144 |
T47 |
Ross McGowan | F |
1 |
4 |
73 |
71 |
144 |
T47 |
Colm Moriarty | F |
-1 |
4 |
75 |
69 |
144 |
T47 |
Garrick Porteous | F |
1 |
4 |
73 |
71 |
144 |
T47 |
Shubhankar Sharma | F |
2 |
4 |
72 |
72 |
144 |
T47 |
Matthew Southgate | F |
E |
4 |
74 |
70 |
144 |
T47 |
Joël Stalter | F |
E |
4 |
74 |
70 |
144 |
T47 |
Richard McEvoy | 15 |
2 |
4 |
72 |
72 |
|
T47 |
Darius van Driel | 12 |
1 |
4 |
73 |
73 |
|
T47 |
Wil Besseling | 9 |
E |
4 |
74 |
74 |
|
T60 |
Steven Brown | F |
4 |
5 |
71 |
74 |
145 |
T60 |
Aaron Cockerill | F |
E |
5 |
75 |
70 |
145 |
T60 |
Scott Jamieson | F |
6 |
5 |
69 |
76 |
145 |
T60 |
Masahiro Kawamura | F |
1 |
5 |
74 |
71 |
145 |
T60 |
Mark Power (a) | F |
1 |
5 |
74 |
71 |
145 |
T60 |
Richie Ramsay | F |
4 |
5 |
71 |
74 |
145 |
T60 |
Antoine Rozner | F |
2 |
5 |
73 |
72 |
145 |
T60 |
Max Schmitt | F |
2 |
5 |
73 |
72 |
145 |
T60 |
Robin Sciot-Siegrist | F |
2 |
5 |
73 |
72 |
145 |
T60 |
Ben Stow | F |
5 |
5 |
70 |
75 |
145 |
T60 |
Romain Wattel | F |
1 |
5 |
74 |
71 |
145 |
T60 |
Søren Kjeldsen | 15 |
-1 |
5 |
76 |
76 |
|
T60 |
Callum Shinkwin | 15 |
3 |
5 |
72 |
72 |
|
T60 |
Bernd Ritthammer | 9 |
1 |
5 |
74 |
74 |
|
T74 |
Ashley Chesters | F |
-3 |
6 |
79 |
67 |
146 |
T74 |
Nicolas Colsaerts | F |
3 |
6 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
T74 |
Padraig Harrington | F |
5 |
6 |
71 |
75 |
146 |
T74 |
Tyler Koivisto | F |
3 |
6 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
T74 |
Francesco Laporta | F |
3 |
6 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
T74 |
Damien Perrier | F |
5 |
6 |
71 |
75 |
146 |
T74 |
Kristoffer Reitan | F |
4 |
6 |
72 |
74 |
146 |
T74 |
Graeme Storm | F |
6 |
6 |
70 |
76 |
146 |
T74 |
Jeff Winther | F |
-1 |
6 |
77 |
69 |
146 |
T74 |
Ashun Wu | F |
E |
6 |
76 |
70 |
146 |
T84 |
Michael Campbell | F |
2 |
7 |
75 |
72 |
147 |
T84 |
David Drysdale | F |
4 |
7 |
73 |
74 |
147 |
T84 |
Garrick Higgo | F |
9 |
7 |
68 |
79 |
147 |
T84 |
Shane Lowry | F |
2 |
7 |
75 |
72 |
147 |
T84 |
Edoardo Molinari | F |
3 |
7 |
74 |
73 |
147 |
T84 |
Carlos Pigem | F |
3 |
7 |
74 |
73 |
147 |
T84 |
Julian Suri | F |
6 |
7 |
71 |
76 |
147 |
T84 |
Matthew Baldwin | 13 |
4 |
7 |
73 |
73 |
|
T84 |
Jbe Kruger | 12 |
4 |
7 |
73 |
73 |
|
T84 |
Lee Slattery | 10 |
5 |
7 |
72 |
72 |
|
T94 |
Wade Ormsby | F |
8 |
8 |
70 |
78 |
148 |
T94 |
Steven Tiley | 13 |
3 |
8 |
75 |
75 |
|
T94 |
Benjamin Poke | 11 |
2 |
8 |
76 |
76 |
|
T97 |
Paul Dunne | F |
4 |
9 |
75 |
74 |
149 |
T97 |
David Horsey | F |
3 |
9 |
76 |
73 |
149 |
T97 |
David Howell | F |
7 |
9 |
72 |
77 |
149 |
T97 |
Connor Syme | F |
8 |
9 |
71 |
78 |
149 |
T101 |
Mikko Korhonen | F |
8 |
10 |
72 |
78 |
150 |
T101 |
Zach Murray | F |
6 |
10 |
74 |
76 |
150 |
T101 |
Yikeun Chang | 11 |
4 |
10 |
76 |
76 |
|
T104 |
Ryan Fox | F |
3 |
11 |
78 |
73 |
151 |
T104 |
Tom McKibbin | F |
8 |
11 |
73 |
78 |
151 |
T104 |
Gavin Moynihan | F |
7 |
11 |
74 |
77 |
151 |
T104 |
Liam Johnston | 15 |
7 |
11 |
74 |
74 |
|
T108 |
Marc Warren | F |
8 |
12 |
74 |
78 |
152 |
T108 |
Daniel Young (a) | F |
7 |
12 |
75 |
77 |
152 |
T108 |
Johannes Veerman | 12 |
10 |
13 |
73 |
73 |
|
T111 |
Gaganjeet Bhullar | F |
8 |
13 |
75 |
78 |
153 |
T111 |
Sebastian Garcia Rodriguez | F |
5 |
13 |
78 |
75 |
153 |
T111 |
Min Woo Lee | F |
8 |
13 |
75 |
78 |
153 |
114 |
Robin Roussel | F |
9 |
14 |
75 |
79 |
154 |
T115 |
Oliver Fisher | F |
7 |
15 |
78 |
77 |
155 |
T115 |
Marcus Kinhult | F |
10 |
15 |
75 |
80 |
155 |
117 |
Haydn Porteous | F |
12 |
16 |
74 |
82 |
156 |
118 |
Cormac Sharvin | F |
4 |
17 |
83 |
74 |
157 |
119 |
Andrea Pavan | F |
6 |
19 |
83 |
76 |
159 |
WD |
Sebastian Soderberg | 4 |
74 |
74 |