There is some big prize money on offer at the Irish Open
Shane Lowry (Image: Warren Little/Getty Images)
Shane Lowry has left himself in a strong position at the Irish Open after a course-record 62 on Friday left him top of the leaderboard on 11-under-par going into the penultimate day.
The Offaly man begins Saturday three shots ahead of the chasing pack, which is led by the Danish pair of Niklas Norgaard Moller and Jacob Skov Olesen and China’s Li Haotong, who are all on eight-under.
Defending champion Rory McIlroy struggled on the greens on Friday and trails his close friend and Ryder Cup teammate by nine shots going into Saturday.
However, fellow Co Antrim man Tom McKibbin had a much better time of things on day two as a 67 left him three shots ahead of McIlroy and six behind Lowry.
Speaking after his round on Friday, Lowry told Sky Sports: “It was nice. It was real fun out there. I got off to a nice start and then I just kept my foot on the gas and tried to keep hitting good shots and keep holing putts and it was a nice day.
“The crowds were amazing out there today. They support me along the way and it was nice to give them something to shout about.”
The winner of the tournament will take home over $1million in prize money, while there are sum other big sums on offer for those who finish high up the leaderboard.
Irish Open prize money in full
1: $1,020,000
2: $660,000
3: $378,000
4: $300,000
5: $254,400
6: $210,000
7: $180,000
8: $150,000
9: $134,400
10: $120,000
11: $110,400
12: $103,200
13: $96,600
14: $91,800
15: $88,200
16: $84,600
17: $81,000
18: $77,400
19: $74,400
20: $72,000
21: $69,600
22: $67,800
23: $66,000
24: $64,200
25: $62,400
26: $60,600
27: $58,800
28: $57,000
29: $55,200
30: $53,400
31: $51,600
32: $49,800
33: $48,000
34: $46,200
35: $44,000
36: $42,600
37: $41,400
38: $40,200
39: $39,000
40: $37,800
41: $36,600
42: $35,400
43: $34,200
44: $33,000
45: $31,800
46: $30,600
47: $29,400
48: $28,200
49: $27,000
50: $25,800
51: $24,600
52: $23,400
53: $22,200
54: $21,000
55: $20,400
56: $19,800
57: $19,200
58: $18,600
59: $18,000
60: $17,400
61: $16,800
62: $16,200
63: $15,600
64: $15,000
65: $14,400
66: $13,800
67: $13,200
68: $12,600
69: $12,000
70: $11,400
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