Paul McGinley made a great start to his second round at the Irish Open after an eagle and two birdies in his opening four holes moved him to seven under early on at Royal Portrush.
The Dubliner has shown a return to top form over recent weeks and after an opening round of three-under 69 he fired from the blocks this morning with an eagle three at the par-five 10th, his first hole.
A par at the short 11th was then followed by back to back birdies before the 45-year-old former Ryder Cup star dropped a shot on the par-three 14th known as Calamity Corner for a second day to move back to six under.
Frenchman Gregory Bourdy, the overnight joint leader, also flew from the traps with an eagle at the par-five second and a birdie at the short third to take the outright lead on 10 under.
Possibly buoyed by his country’s Euro 2012 semi-final success over Germany last night, Italian Lorenzo Gagli carded six birdies and a bogey in his opening nine holes to move to nine under lead.
Simon Thornton carded five birdies and a bogey in his first seven holes to move alongside McGinley on six under.
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