Fisher flirts with 59, takes Irish Open lead
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07/30/2010 -
Killarney, Ireland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ross Fisher fired a 10-under 61 on
Friday to grab sole possession of first place after the second round of the
Irish Open.
Fisher finished 36 holes at 12-under 130 and is three strokes clear at
Killarney Golf & Fishing Club.
Francesco Molinari posted a five-under 66 on Friday and is alone in second at
minus-nine.
Two Irish stars made big moves in the second round.
World No. 8 Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland shot a three-under 68 and moved
into a tie for third place at seven-under 135.
"I'm only five back going into tomorrow. If I get off to a fast start,
hopefully I can close the gap on Ross a little bit," said McIlroy, who mixed
six birdies and three bogeys. "It was quite frustrating to be honest. It
seemed like every time I made a birdie, I made a bogey and it sort of halted
me in my tracks."
Three-time major winner Padraig Harrington carded a four-under 67 and is part
of the large group tied with McIlroy at minus-seven. Much like McIlroy,
Harrington wasn't completely satisfied with his round.
"I didn't play anywhere near as well as I played yesterday," acknowledged
Harrington. "I drove it superbly yesterday and drove it poorly today. I'm very
happy that my short game is good."
But they have work to do to catch Fisher.
The Englishman opened with a two-under 69 on Thursday and parred his first two
holes on Friday. Fisher caught fire starting at the third and birdied six
holes in a row.
"I got off to a steady start, a couple pars on the first two, and then the
putter caught fire really," said Fisher, who was eight-under for the
championship after the turn. "I had a nice little run."
Fisher parred the 10th, then went on another spectacular run. He birdied his
next four holes, including a 25-footer at the 13th, and was 10-under through
14.
Naturally, thoughts of 59 popped into Fisher's head.
"It was obviously a shame that it came to an end on nine, but I just kept on
hitting good shots and got on to a little patch on the back, as well," said
Fisher, who has won each of the last three seasons on the European Tour. "I
had a chance on 15 from eight feet; unfortunately I pulled it."
Fisher parred his final four holes and lost his chance at becoming the first
player to shoot a 59 on the European Tour.
"All I wanted to do was give myself chances coming in the last four holes, and
I gave myself four good looks at birdie. Unfortunately I didn't make them so I
have to be satisfied with 61," said Fisher, who held a piece of the lead at
some point in all four majors last year. "It's pretty flawless golf to be
fair."
Anders Hansen (68), Seung-yul Noh (69), Brett Rumford (69), Gonzalo Fernandez-
Castano (69), Michael Hoey (69), David Dixon (68) and Richard Green (70)
joined McIlroy and Harrington in third at minus-seven.
Defending champion Shane Lowry, who won this title in a playoff as an amateur
last year, fired a six-under 65 on Friday to move into a tie for 24th at
three-under 139.
NOTES: Fisher just missed the 36-hole record at this championship. Patrik
Sjoland established the mark of 129 in 2000 and Lowry matched it last
year...U.S. Open winner Graeme McDowell and Justin Rose, a two-time winner on
the PGA Tour this year, made the cut on the number at even-par 142...Kenneth
Ferrie, Jose Manuel Lara and Sam Little withdrew on Friday...First-round
leader David Howell struggled to a four-over 75 and fell to three-under par.
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