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Ireland joins Australia in the lead at World Cup
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November 26, 2011, Saturday
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RORY McIlroy and Graeme McDowell shot a 4-under 68 in the second round yesterday to give the Ireland team a share of the lead with Australia at the World Cup.
The pair joined Brendan Jones and Richard Green at 13-under 131 overall after the foursomes' alternate shot format in wet and windy weather on the Blackstone course in Haikou, Hainan Province. McIlroy and McDowell made six birdies offset by two bogeys, whereas the Australians holed an eagle and three birdies to hit a 70 but struggled to replicate their first-round rhythm and lost their two-shot lead.
"I think both of us are very pleased about the score that we ended up shooting today," said McIlroy, the second-ranked US Open champion. "Anything in the 60s in the foursomes format is a very reasonable score out there."
McDowell, the 2010 US Open champion, is happy the format changes in the third round on Saturday to fourballs before reverting back again to foursomes tomorrow. "The alternate shot is much more difficult format," he said. "I'm looking forward to getting back out there into better balls tomorrow, where we can both play a little bit more aggressively and get into our rhythm better."
Martin Laird and Stephen Gallacher of Scotland holed four birdies in a 69 to sit a further shot back in third place.
New Zealand pair Michael Hendry and Gareth Paddison recovered from a double-bogey on the par-5 No. 2 to make eight birdies in a 68. The Kiwis are tied for fourth on 10 under with Spain and the United States duo of Matt Kuchar and Gary Woodland, who hit four birdies and two bogeys in a 70. England's Ian Poulter and Justin Rose are tied for seventh with Mexico and the Netherlands on 9 under.
The World Cup features 28 teams and is being staged biennially following golf's inclusion in the Olympics.
The pair joined Brendan Jones and Richard Green at 13-under 131 overall after the foursomes' alternate shot format in wet and windy weather on the Blackstone course in Haikou, Hainan Province. McIlroy and McDowell made six birdies offset by two bogeys, whereas the Australians holed an eagle and three birdies to hit a 70 but struggled to replicate their first-round rhythm and lost their two-shot lead.
"I think both of us are very pleased about the score that we ended up shooting today," said McIlroy, the second-ranked US Open champion. "Anything in the 60s in the foursomes format is a very reasonable score out there."
McDowell, the 2010 US Open champion, is happy the format changes in the third round on Saturday to fourballs before reverting back again to foursomes tomorrow. "The alternate shot is much more difficult format," he said. "I'm looking forward to getting back out there into better balls tomorrow, where we can both play a little bit more aggressively and get into our rhythm better."
Martin Laird and Stephen Gallacher of Scotland holed four birdies in a 69 to sit a further shot back in third place.
New Zealand pair Michael Hendry and Gareth Paddison recovered from a double-bogey on the par-5 No. 2 to make eight birdies in a 68. The Kiwis are tied for fourth on 10 under with Spain and the United States duo of Matt Kuchar and Gary Woodland, who hit four birdies and two bogeys in a 70. England's Ian Poulter and Justin Rose are tied for seventh with Mexico and the Netherlands on 9 under.
The World Cup features 28 teams and is being staged biennially following golf's inclusion in the Olympics.
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