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Irish in Form

Irish golfers in contention at the Czech Open

Damien McGrane is currently helping to pile pressure on the sole leader of the Czech Open.

MEATH MAN DAMIEN McGrane led the Irish charge into the third day of action at the Czech Open on Saturday, lying just one shot off leader Mikael Lundberg (-8) and joint second overall.

Paul McGinley is also well place on -6 after consecutive rounds of 69 and 71 and two early birdies in his third round, while Peter Lawrie is in a tie for 11th after making his way to four-under-par.

Simon Thornton is another that could be set for a good weekend. He was among the early starters on Saturday morning and collected four birdies over the back nine to move right up the leaderboard, before two bogeys – on the par five first and the third – dented his momentum just a little.

Former Irish Open champion Shane Lowry is also at the Prosper Golf Resort but three dropped shots, including a double bogey on the second, have seen him fall back to a tie for 31st place.

Padraig Harrington, meanwhile, holed a putt from 15 feet on 17 at the Wyndham Championship on Friday to make the cut and give himself a real chance of being part of next week’s Barclays Championship – the first FedEx Cup play-off of the year.

A top 30 finish at Sedgefield will likely see the three-time Major winner achieve his goal as he’s currently 130 in the FedEx rankings. Tommy Gainey leads the event on -12 with Harrington in a tie for 61st on three-under-par.

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