DP World Tour : Horizon Irish Open....Leaderboard
After an opening +1 73 T106 Canada's Aaron Cockerill took care of business today with an eagle for the 2nd day in row at the 18th, 6 birdies an eagle and 2 bogey's for one of the low rounds of the day at the Horizon Irish Open -6 66 T27.. Same score as Rory Mcllroy 69 70 -5..
Here is the europeantour.com report
Shubhankar Sharma topped the leaderboard alongside Jordan Smith at the halfway stage of the 2023 Horizon Irish Open after front-nine fireworks saw the first-round leader follow up Thursday's 65 with a 66 on day two.
The Indian star went into the second round with a one-shot advantage after carding an eagle and five birdies in his flawless opening effort.
And the morning starter soon put considerable distance between himself and the chasing pack after making seven birdies and no bogeys in a fantastic front-nine 28.
But after two bogeys and another birdie on the back nine saw Sharma head into the clubhouse on 13 under par, he was reined in by England's Smith, who fired a wonderful 65 in the afternoon to join him at the top.
Smith had briefly overtaken Sharma at the summit after making eight birdies in his first 15 holes, but following a double bogey on the 17th, his 13-foot birdie at the last was only good enough for a share of the lead.
Englishman Ross Fisher was one shot back on 12 under after finishing his second-successive 66 with a birdie on the 18th, with Germany's Hurly Long a single stroke further behind in fourth place.
Sharma said: "It was a really quick start. A very early morning start for us, so I was a bit sleepy in the morning.
"I managed to make a lot of putts on the front nine. I had nine single putts, which was amazing. I don't think I've done that before.
"Everything was just going nicely. I was hitting it in the right spots and I was really good inside ten feet. So it all came together.
"I'm pleased with the first two days and the performance I've put up. If I can take that same confidence and good game plan and a good process, I think I'll be fine on the weekend."
europeantour.com
Bryan Angus (edit)
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