Rory McIlroy referred to as on guidelines officers to make use of “widespread sense” after his group was given a sluggish play warning in the course of the first spherical of the Irish Open on Thursday.
McIlroy, who was taking part in with Thriston Lawrence and Kristoffer Reitan, was annoyed after the warning on the Okay Membership. The world quantity two completed the day 5 pictures off the tempo.
Dane Thorbjorn Olesen, France’s Romain Langasque and Spain’s Ignacio Elvira all hit six under-par 66 rounds to share the lead.
“In all honesty I felt a bit rushed on the market for the final 12 holes,” mentioned the Northern Irishman, a five-time main winner.
“We bought placed on the clock fairly early, after which the primary official went away, after which we have been placed on the clock for the final three holes to attempt to make time up,” he added.
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McIlroy was not helped by the struggles of South African Lawrence (81) and Norway’s Reitan (77), who each hit their ball into the water on the seventh gap.
“I felt like I performed higher than what the rating displays. I hit the ball nicely, I drove the ball nicely, simply had that disappointing end, bogeying two of the final three holes,” he mentioned.
England’s Daniel Brown, Austria’s Bernd Wiesberger and France’s Adrien Saddier every posted rounds of 67.
Irishman Shane Lowry, who, together with McIlroy, is a member of Europe’s Ryder Cup workforce, carded three birdies in his final six holes to remain in contact with a 69 on the 7,441-yard Okay Membership course close to Dublin, the place par is 72.
5-time main winner Brooks Koepka matched McIlroy’s 71. European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald completed his first spherical with a five-over par 77.
Printed on Sep 05, 2025