Lowry fired a standout round of 8-under 62 at the Trump International Golf Links & Hotel to take his total score to 11-under par (67-62) for the halfway lead at his national Open.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Lowry is followed by Haotong Li (69-63) of China along with the Danish pair of Jacob Skov Olesen (68-64) and Niklas N\u00f8rgaard (68-64). The three players have a score of 8-under par heading into the third round. Rory McIlroy (69-69) is T-20, while Jon Rahm (70-67) is T-14.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
There is no Indian in the field this week.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Lowry is among the stars who will play in India alongside McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood and a lot of other world stars at the DP World India Championship.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Lowry registered his first major success at the Irish Open back in 2009 as an amateur when he won the Irish Open in a playoff against Englishman Robert Rock. The two players recorded scores of 17-under par before Lowry won the tournament in the third playoff hole. Since then, Shane Lowry has played at every single edition of the Irish Open.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The year 2026 has not been the best for the Irishman, as he began the year with a top-10 finish at the Dubai Invitational in January, where he finished T-3. He would follow it with a T-8 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. He has not had a strong finish since. The opening round of 67 followed by a second round of 62 may bring back fond memories for Lowry as these same opening two-round scores for his historic 2009 success at the Irish Open, albeit on a par 72 course instead of the current par 70.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Lowry registered his first major success at the Irish Open back in 2009 as an amateur when he won the Irish Open in a playoff against Englishman Robert Rock. The two players recorded scores of 17-under par before Lowry won the tournament in the third playoff hole. Since then, Shane Lowry has played at every single edition of the Irish Open.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Haotong Li recorded a second round of 7-under 63 after making seven birdies, one eagle and two bogeys. Jacob Skov Olesen made seven birdies and one bogey for his second-round score of 6-under 64, while his fellow countryman Niklas N\u00f8rgaard played a bogey-free second round of 6-under 64, including six birdies, to be placed at T-2 on the leaderboard. <\/p>\r\n\r\n