DP World Tour: Amgen Irish Open... Leaderboard
Matteo Manassero claimed the halfway lead at the Amgen Irish Open after a brilliant second-round 66.
The 31-year-old Italian completed a remarkable return to the upper echelons of the game by winning the Jonsson Workwear Open in March – almost 11 years after becoming the youngest winner of the BMW PGA Championship aged 20 having been the first player to capture three DP World Tour titles as a teenager.
His -5 round was bettered only by Shubhankar Sharma (65) on Friday and saw Manassero surpass morning starters Todd Clements and Laurie Canter with his -6 halfway total.
English pair Canter and Clements share second on five under, with four-time Major winner Rory McIlroy, Spain's Alejandro Del Rey and Scotland's Ewen Ferguson a shot further back in a tie for fourth.
With Canter and Clements setting a testing clubhouse target at Royal County Down, Manassero made a perfect start as he eagled the first after a brilliant second shot from 226 yards to seven feet.
Overnight leader Clements mixed two birdies and two bogeys in his level-par 71, while Canter enjoyed a birdie-birdie start and made gains at two of his last three holes in posting a 68.
The highlight of local favourite McIlroy’s round was an eight-iron to 15 feet to set up an eagle on the par-five first, his 10th hole of the day, but the World Number Three covered his remaining eight holes in one over.
EDIT >>> Canada's Aaron Cockerill is T13 71 69 -2 just 4 shots off the lead on this very difficult RCD course.
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