By Tadhg Peavoy
Twitter: @TPeavoy
Email: tadhg@peavoy.com
1733 Right, that's that for today. It's all to play for on the final day in Killarney. Green, Howell and Dyson lead the pack. For Ireland, Peter Lawrie, Paul Cutler and Michael Hoey are still in with a shout of the title.
Keep an eye out for the daily report in the golf section of the site and see you tomorrow.
See y'after.
1728 IRISH SCORES
Peter Lawrie -7.
Hoey, Cutler (AM) -6.
Thornton -4.
McDowell, McIlroy -3.
Moriarty, McGrane are level par.
John G Kelly +2.
1726 CLUBHOUSE LEADERBOARD:
Howell, Green, Dyson -11.
Gallacher -9.
Fisher, Hansen, Siem -8.
1723 So, for Siem that was a round two over par and eight under overall. His card so far is 66 66 67.
Singh was three over for the round and six under overall. His card so far is 63 70 70.
1725 Singh (-6) taps in.
1724 Singh (-6) has to go diagonally up a step from left to right for his birdie putt. He gets the line off and it rolls past the hole.
1723 Siem (-8) taps in for a double bogey on the last.
1722 Siem (-10) chips to the pin and the ball drops a yard from the hole.
1721 Siem (-10) chips off the rock and onto the fringe of the green.
1720 Siem (-10) is having a nighmare. He drops it on the rock again and and it rolls off again, so he must take it from where the ball dropped - on the rock. There is a birch tree behind him, which is going to disrupt his swing.
1719 Graeme McDowell has tweeted: Myself and @McIlroyRory trying our best to get a game tomorrow. Both on 3 under. Could be right auld craic. #110and111
1717 Siem (-10) drops the ball on a rock, but it rolls outside two club length's, so needs to be taken again - lucky.
1716 Siem (-10) will drop it on a slope, so the ball should roll nicely down the hill.
1714 Siem (-10) is right in the middle of a flowering shrub and needs to take a drop.
1711 Siem's (-10) swing was wild and the shape was all off.
1710 Siem (-10) turns it way left and plonks the approach into the crowd. Oh dear.
1709 Singh (-6) plays his approach to 18 and lands it on the green - it falls off the ridge and leaves him with a four-yard putt.
1708 Hansen (-8) goes for birdie on 18: it's a left-right downhill break from a yard. He gets it all wrong and taps in for par. That's a round of 72.
1708 Garrido (-7) has a five-yard putt for birdie on 18. He had to putt over three levels, the pace was just short, he taps in for par.
1707 Singh (-6) next up on the 18th tee: also a very good tee shot.
1706 Siem (-10) tees off at 18 and finds the fairway - perfect.
1705 Siem (-10) nails a birdie on 17 and closes to within on of the lead.
1704 Hansen (-8) approaches 18: really good shot that lands just a yard past the pin.
1703 Singh (-6) chips to the green on 17 - made it look easy.
1702 Garrido (-7) appraoches the 18th and makes the green nicely.
1700 Play is nearing an end today, Siem -9, Hansen -8, Garrido -7, Singh -6, are the boys still finishing their rounds.
1659 RTE.ie's Ed Leahy in Killarney: 18th green is full of kids in Kerry jerseys shouting ball ball glove glove. Getting brighter here. #maybesunnysunday
1654 Hansen (-8) misses birdie on 17.
1653 Garrido (-8) putts for par on 17: from two yards he pushes it wide, the ball bobbled away for him.
1652 LEADERS: Howell, Green, Dyson -11.
Gallacher, Siem -9.
1650 Singh (-6) has a birdie chance on 16: from a yard he misses - Singh's challenge is hanging by a thread. He takes par.
1649 Siem (-9) goes for birdie on 16 and misses by a small margin, he claims par.
1645 RTE.ie's Ed Leahy in Killarney: Two 3 woods off 18th. Fisher splits fairway. Dyson in rough going in with rescue. Just through back of green. Par shouldn't be a problem.
6 minutes ago
TP Spot on Ed!
1643 Fisher (-8) takes par at 18 and is only three off the lead going into the final day's play in Killarney. Two birdies in the last four for Fisher.
Dyson (-11) pars the last to go into the clubhouse level with Green and Howell.
1642 Dyson (-11) has a downhill chip on the 18th green for birdie - no joy.
1641 Green (-11) makes the putt on the last to go tied for the lead. His card so far this weekend: 67 68 67.
1637 Siem pars the 16th to stay nine under.
1634 Green (-10) will have a putt for a share of the lead at the 18th.
Fisher (-8) birdies the 17th.
1633 LEADERS: Howell and Dyson -11.
Green -10.
Gallacher and Siem -9.
1632 Dyson (-11) birdies the 17th to go level at the top.
1631 McGrane has finished level par: that's a card of 69 67 77 for the weekend so far.
1630 Cutler has finished the round six under overall. He got an eagle at 16 and a birdie at 18. That's 69 67 71 for the weekend.
1629 Siem (-9) tees off at 15: right down the fairway.
1628 Siem (-9) putts downhill for three on 14 and the ball drops in to push him back up the leaderboard.
1627 LEADERS: Howell -11.
Green and Dyson -10.
Gallacher -9.
1625 Siem (-8) makes the edge of the green on 14. Green (-10) makes par on 17.
1624 Hansen (-8) drops a shot on 15 and moves back one.
1623 Siem (-8) plays down the centre on 14 and that is the confidence booster he needed.
1621 Garrido (-8) has a birdie chance on 15 from five yards and comes very close, good effort. He will take par after a bad tee shot.
1621 Hansen (-9) plays his third and undercooks it, missing the green. He will do well to save par here on the 15th.
1620 LEADERS: Howell - 11.
Green and Dyson - 10.
Gallacher and Hansen -9.
1619 Siem (-8) goes for par on 13 and get the line wrong - another bogey for the German.
1618 Green (-10) approaches the 17th and plops it on the green.
1614 Lawrie goes for par on 18 from fully ten yards and comes up short. He drops a shot to finish seven under overall. That's 70 66 70 for Lawrie this weekend.
1613 LEADERS: Howell -11.
Green and Dyson -10.
Gallacher, Hansen, Siem -9.
1612 Michael Hoey has finished the day on six under par. His card for the weekend is 69 67 71.
1611 Siem (-9) drives to the trees on 13.
1610 Garrido goes for birdie on 14 and makes it to go to eight under par. That's his third birdie of the day.
1609 Hansen (-9) putts for birdie on the fringe at 14, but he can't find the line and settles for par.
1608 Singh (-7) also has a birdie chance on 12, from a yard. He misses by a few inches and secures par.
1607 Siem (-9) goes for birdie on 12 from four yards up the spine of the green. Right to left the ball curls wide - Siem claims par.
1606 Fisher has taken a birdie at 15 to go to seven under. But Dyson gets the pace wrong and the ball drifts off. Dyson takes his par four and stays ten under par.
1605 RTE.ie's Ed Leahy in Killarney: On the 15th with Dyson and Fisher. Big wave for the scoreboard girls as Dyson strolls up to green. Birdie chance could put him -11.
1604 McGrane is two under after 15.
1604 Cutler is three under after 15.
1603 Hoey has eagled the 16th and lies six under after 17.
1602 Peter Lawrie birdies the 16th to go to eight under par.
1601 LEADERS: Howell -11.
Green and Dyson -10.
Gallacher, Siem, Hansen -9.
1600 Hansen (-9) also pars the 13th.
1559 Garrido (-7) pars the 13th - he needs to get trucking with some birdies in the last five.
1558 Green (-10) goes for birdie on 15, with a two yard putt through a slight dip on the surface. It goes straight in the hole.
1557 Singh (-7) takes his par at 11.
1556 Siem (-9) goes for par on 11, from a yard, and saves it.
1555 Singh (-7) has a long birdie putt on 11, the pace is good, but the line drifts wide.
1554 Siem (-9) takes his third on 11. A delicate chip skids to a stop and he can claim par here.
1553 Siem (-9) plays his approach on the 11 and makes the fairway - excellent recovery. Singh (-7) plays to the green on 11
1552 RTE.ie's Ed Leahy in Killarney: The rain has stopped and a few bright patches in the Kerry skies. Getting everyone out of the tented village might prove tricky.
1551 Cutler is three under after 15. McGrane is two under after 15.
1550 Hoey is six under after 17.
1550 Peter Lawrie is seven under after 16.
1549 LEADERS: Howell -11.
Dyson -10.
Gallacher, Green, Hansen, Siem -9.
1549 Hansen (-9) has bogeyed the 12th and drops back. He is in real danger of a time penalty and looks hassled by that possibility.
1548 Siem (-9) tees off at 11: he's rattled into the trees and onto the road - Siem is coming unstuck.
1547 Garrido (-7) claims par on the 12th from two yards.
1546 Hansen (-10) goes for birdie on 12 - missed by quite a lot. Hansen has been given a bad time warning by John Parrymore and could face a time penalty if he doesn't speed up.
1545 Green (-9) saves par on the 14th.
1545 LEADERS: Howell, -11. Dyson and Hansen -10.
1544 Singh (-7) takes par on the tenth.
1543 Siem double bogeys the tenth to move back to nine under par.
1542 RTE.ie's Ed Leahy in Killarney: Rain helping bar sales in Killarney!!
1539 Siem (-11) did hit the water and must now play his third shot to the green on ten, it's a good one, but will still be a challenge for par.
1538 LEADERS: Howell, Siem -11. Dyson, Hansen -10.
1538 Dyson (-10) takes par at 13.
1537 Siem (-11) tees off at ten: the 188 yards hole is a hole-in-one chance. I think Siem has put that in the water, while Singh goes far right of the green into the jungle grass.
1536 Gallacher (-9) goes for birdie on 18 and misses by a whisker. That's that 71 66 67 for the Scot for the week so far.
1535 Siem (-11) misses the birdie on nine and must settle for par. On the same hole Singh takes the bogey to move back to seven under par.
1535 Hansen (-10) misses birdie on 11, but will tap in for par.
1534 Singh (-8) chips to the pin on nine and has a nice easy putt for bogey.
1533 Green (-9) saves that par on 13 - lovely putt from two yards.
1533 Green must putt to save par now on 13.
1532 Green (-9) plays out of the bunker at 13 and plays past the hole.
1531 Siem (-11) plays his approach on the ninth and finds the green - he can claim birdie now.
1530 Singh (-8) smacks it and finds the fairway.
1529 Singh can now approach the ninth green with a clear shot.
1527 There is a debate ongoing about whether the railings represent a moveable obstacle or not - the decision is that it cannot be moved and Singh must drop a shot. He is allowed to drop ahead of the railings because it is a removable obstacle shot - so the shot is much easier for Singh.
1526 Singh (-8) is stuck behind some railings and a clump of trees on nine. Big trouble.
1524 McGrane is plummeting: two under after 13, after three bogeys on 10, 11 and 12.
1523 Cutler is three under after 12. Two bogeys in succession on 11 and 12 for the amateur.
1522 Hoey is four under after 14. McIlroy finished three under after 18, with a card for the weekend reading: 70 68 72.
1517 Peter Lawrie six under after 14 - best of the Irish.
1516 LEADERS: Howell and Siem -11. Green, Dyson and Hansen -10.
1516 Singh (-8) takes his fifth on the eighth. It comes so close to dropping in, but doesn't. Double bogey for Singh. He drops to eight under par.
1515 Siem (-11) taps in for par.
1514 Siem (-11) goes for birdie on eight - downhill right to left he misses it.
1513 Singh (-10) gets to the green in four shots on eight - he will at least bogey the hole.
1510 Peter Lawrie double bogeys the 13th and drops back to six under par. Lawrie had birdied the same hole on Friday.
1509 Howell (-11) makes the par save at 18. He ends the round 11 under, with a round of 64 to add to rounds of 69 69.
1504 Howell (-11) misses birdie on 18 and has a tricky par putt.
1503 Singh (-10) is off in the gorse bushes at the eighth.
1502 Garrido (-8) chips in from the edge of the water hazard to save par on eight - superb shot.
McDowell saves par on the 18th to end the round three under par - that's a round of 72. G-Mac shot 72 66 on Friday and Saturday.
1501 Hansen (-10) has a birdie chance on eight from ten yards. There is a downhill slope left to right and Hansen judges it to perfection - that's two birdies in succession for the great Dane.
1459 Garrido (-8) plays way past the hole on eight and will have to save par.
1458 Howell smacks his tee-shot down the fairway on 18.
1458 LEADERS: Howell and Siem -11.
1457 Siem (-11) makes the birdie at seven and goes joint top of the leaderboard.
1456 Siem (-10) has an eagle chance on seven from eight yards uphill - close, but no cigar.
1455 Howell picks up par at 17 and stays out in front on 11 under par.
1455 Singh chips to the green and it's excellent - he will get away with a five.
1454 Singh takes a drop on the seventh as a deer runs across the fairway.
1453 Howell (-11) has a four-yard birdie chance on 17 - it lips out at the last.
1452 Singh hits the water hazard on seven - splash.
1451 Lawrie has had five pars in-a-row and lies eight under after 12 holes.
1451 Hoey is five under after 12.
1450 McGrane is five under after ten.
1449 McDowell has parred the 17th and stays three under par.
1448 Moriarty is finished for the day. He closes on level par. That's a card of 67 72 74 for the weekend so far.
1448 Cutler is one over for the day and five under overall.
1447 LEADERS: Howell -11, Green, Dyson, Siem, Singh - 10.
1446 Garrido bogey sixes at the seventh - he is back to eight under.
1445 The rain seems to be worsening in Killarney.
1444 Dyson bogeys nine and moves off the lead to ten under par.
1443 Hansen (-8) goes for eagle on seven from eight yards and gets the angle wrong. Good for birdie though.
1441 Dyson hammers a birdie putt past the hole on 9.
1440 Siem takes birdie on six to move up to ten under par and edge back toward the summit.
1439 LEADERS: Howell and Dyson on 11 under par.
1438 Howell makes birdie on 16 and goes joint top at 11 under par.
1439 Green takes par on nine to stay at ten under.
1438 The rain is lashing down in Killarney now.
1437 Singh misses birdie on ten.
1436 McDowell is three under after 16, as is Rory McIlroy.
1435 Cutler, McGrane and Hoey are all five under par.
1434 Peter Lawrie still the best of the Irish on eight under par after 11. If Lawrie can find a couple of birdies on the back nine he will be right in the mix.
1430 RTE.ie's Ed Leahy in Killarney: Rain has arrived in Killarney and lots of nasty looking clouds rolling in off the lakes. #funandgamesthisafternoon
1429 LEADERS: Dyson -11, Howell, Green, Singh -10.
1428 Defending champion Ross Fisher is six under after eight.
1424 Dyson picks his spot over the ridge on the green and goes left to right - amazing birdie! Dyson leads 11 under after eight.
1422 Eire4Eva Martin - two hours ago:
@TPeavoy Looking good for an Irish winner so far. McIlroy and G-Mac to get into the full swing of things and lead imo.
TP: Not looking so good now Martin - McDowell -3 after 15, McIlroy also -3 after 15.
1421 Green saves par on ten and stays ten under.
1420 Howell birdies 15 to go level top of the leaderboard on ten under.
1415 RTE.ie's Ed Leahy in Killarney: Conditions a lot trickier than yesterday. Appears calm but big gusts of wind causing plenty of havoc.
1414 Singh has parred four to stay -10.
1413 Dyson has birdied six to go nine under and has a tap-in to birdie seven.
1412 Siem has a six yard birdie putt on four, but it comes up short.
1411 Hoey has double bogeyed the tenth and drops back to five under par.
1405 LEADERS: Green and Singh on ten under.
1403 Garrido birdies four and moves back to eight under - the score he started the day on.
1402 Siem (-9) drives off four and puts it down the middle - quality.
1400 LEADERS: Green and Singh -10.
1359 Siem has a missed par on three from three yards, he loses the lead and drops back to nine under.
1358 Dyson takes birdie on six to go to nine under.
1357 Irish scores:
Lawrie -8, Hoey, -7, Cutler -6, McGrane -5, McDowell -3, McIlroy -2, Moriarty -1.
1356 Bogey for McIlroy at 12 leaves him two under par.
1355 McDowell has birdied the 13th to move to three under par.
1354 LEADERS: Green, Siem, Singh - 10
Howell, Nilsson - 9
1353 Dyson plays a wonderful approach to the green on three.
1352 Green, Siem, and Singh are joint leaders on ten under par.
1350 Hansen bogeys three to go back to eight under par. Green gets another birdie - his third in-a-row - to move level first on ten under.
1349 Garrido tries to save par on three from two yards and misses. He drops back to seven under par.
1348 Nilsson has a chance for birdie on nine from five yards and the ball tickles the hole and stays out. He stays on nine under.
1347 Singh goes for birdie on two from a yard and he nails it. He goes joint top with Siem on ten under.
1346 Siem recovers to go for birdie on the second. The German gets the line wrong and the chance is gone. He takes par to stay ten under.
1345 Green is now nine under after a birdie on five and plays a superb approach to the green.
1344 Siem just about avoids the water hazard on two - very lucky.
1343 Lawrie has birdied the seventh and is now eight under and the leading Irishman.
1342 The leaderboard was wrong about Nilsson, only three under for the day and nine under overall.
1339 McDowell has had successive bogeys on the 11th and 12th, he drops back to two under par.
1338 Nilsson is now joint top, ten under overall and four under for the day after eight.
1337 Siem goes for par on the first from a yard and saves par - he remains out in front on ten under par.
1336 Singh has missed a birdie putt from two yards on the first. He taps in for par and stays nine under par.
1335 Garrido has claimed a par on the first and stays eight under par.
1334 Green is up to eight under par. Dyson has also claimed a birdie and is up to eight under also.
1332 Christian Nilsson is three under for the day and moves to nine under overall.
Soren Hansen has parred the first and stays nine under par.
John Parry is five under for the day and eight under overall with 15 played.
1331 Simon Thornton has finished his second round with a par on the 18th. That leaves Thornton four under overall, his card for the weekend so far is 68 72 69.
1325 McGrane has bogeyed the fourth and goes back to five under par. McGrane has had two bogeys and a birdie in the opening five holes.
1324 Cutler has parred the fourth and remains six under.
1321 Hoey has parred the sixth and remains seven under - right in the hunt.
1320 Bogey for McGrane at five. He goes back to five under par.
1319 Hoey has parred the fifth - he remains seven under par.
1318 Lawrie has birdied the fifth to move up to seven under par. Lawrie bogeyed that hole yesterday, so that will give him confidence for the round ahead.
1317 Cutler has parred the third to stay six under par.
1316 McIlroy has birdied the tenth to go to two under par. He needs to pick up birdies on this back nine to have any chance.
1315 McDowell has parred the tenth.
1314 Thornton has bogeyed the 17th to move back to four under par. That breaks a run of three birdies for Thornton.
Irish open day two video highlights (click here)
1313 Hoey has parred the third and fourth to stay seven under par.
1310 McGrane has birdied the third to go to six under par.
1309 Peter Lawrie has parred the first four and remains six under par.
1307 Cutler has had an eventful start to the day. The amateur has bogeyed the first and birdied the second, so he remains on five under par.
1306 Thornton has had successive birdies on 15 and 16 to move to five under par.
1305 McGrane has bogeyed the second to go back to five under par.
1304 McDowell has bogeyed the ninth and is now four under afteer ten.
1302 McIlroy has double bogeyed the eighth and drops back to one under.
1258 Watch video highlights on day two from Killarney here.
1257 Hoey has birdied the second to move to seven under par.
1256 Seamus Moriarty, Assistant Superintendent, Lake Merced Golf Club, Daly City CA 94015 emailed to say: Id just like to say fair play to Dave and the greens staff at killarney.The course is playing very well!!Best of luck and hope the weather stays good for tomorrow.
TP: Well said, Seamus.
1238 RTE.ie's Ed Leahy in Killarney: Looking forward to seeing Irish amateur Paul Cutler in action. Experienced McGrane alongside should help him out.
1237 Peter Lawrie has parred the first to stay six under par.
Cutler and McGrane will be getting underway shortly.
1234 Thornton has birdied the 14th to go to three under par.
1233 Moriarty has dropped back to one over par, he double bogeyed the tenth.
1232 McDowell is five under after seven. G-Mac birdied the seventh.
1231 McIlroy is two under after six - another par for him on the last hole.
1229 Just to remind you: Hoey carded a 69 and a 67 on Friday and Saturday. That put him at six under heading into the final 36 - four shots behing leader Marcel Siem of Germany.
1228 Hoey has parred the first to stay on six under par - a solid start.
1221 For those of you who had never heard of Paul Cutler prior to this weekend, here are some facts on the amateur golfer.
Paul Cutler:
Likely Walker Cup team member 2011, is current Irish amateur champion.
Won the West of Ireland Amateur Open Championship and the Irish Amateur Close Championship in 2011.
Was a quarter-finalist in the North of Ireland Amateur Open Championship in 2011.
Won the Lytham Trophy in 2010.
Finished in third place in the East of Ireland Amateur Open Championship in 2010.
Was a member of the team selected to represent Ireland in the World Amateur Team Championship in 2010.
Won the East of Ireland Amateur Open Championship and finished runner-up in the North of Ireland Amateur Open Championship in 2009.
Was a member of both the European Amateur Team Championship and Home Internationals team in 2009, 2010 and 2011 (Selected for Home Internationals in August 2011).
Achieved the Willie Gill Perpetual Award 2009.
TP: A VERY impressive CV! Can he do a Shane Lowry on it and win his home Open.
1220 Still waiting on Hoey's first hole score.
1217 Mark Dowling: Sorry, can you confirm is Mclroy SOBER ??
TP: I don't follow Mark? Do you know something we don't know?
1212 Moriarty two under after eight.
Thornton two under after 12.
McDowell four under after six.
McIlroy has birdied the fifth, he's now two under.
1209 For those of you heading to Killarney for the final round tomorrow, bear in mind you can get the 'Full Clarke' deal at Aghadoe Heights Hotel. The package is dinner, a pint, a cigar and a full Irish on Monday morning, as well as a bed of course. A good deal I think, Dazza would be proud.
1151 Listen to Greg Allen's report on the day two action in Killarney, here.
1202 McIlroy pars the fourth to stay one under par.
1200 McDowell has birdied the fifth and goes to four under par.
1159 Thornton is two under after 11.
1158 Moriarty is two under after seven, he bogeyed the seventh to match his bogey on the fifth.
1155 John G Kelly finishes the day on two over par. His card for the weekend so far is: 73 68 74. A bogey and a double bogey at the 17th and 18th spoiled his round.
1153 McDowell stays three under after four.
1147 Hoey is followed by Peter Lawrie at 1217 and Cutler and McGrane at 1235.
1145 Hoey (-6) is the next Irishman out on the course at 1208.
1144 John G Kelly is level after 17. Thornton is two under after ten. Moriarty has bogeyed the fifth, he's three under after six.
1143 McIlroy had bogeyed the third and is now one under par.
1141 McDowell has double bogeyed the third and drops back to three under par.
1131 Thornton is two under after 9.
1130 John G Kelly is one under after 16.
1128 McIlroy has had a bad start to his Saturday. The US Open winner has dropped two shots already, double bogeying the first. R-Mac is now two under par.
1127 McDowell is now five under after two. G-Mac birdied the first
1113 Moriarty is four under after four.
1112 John G Kelly is level after 15.
1111 Thornton is three under after seven.
1038 Comments and predictions are welcome at the Twitter and email addresses above.
1038 Simon Thornton is one under after 5.
1037 John G Kelly is one over after 12.
1037 RTE.ie's Ed Leahy in Killarney: Dyson, Fisher or Green [to win it]. McGrane or Lawrie for the Irish. If the conditions stay the same it will maybe be 14-16 under that wins it.
1025 In my haste I forgot to mention Michael Hoey, who is six under par, and will start his third round at 12.08pm.
1007 Key Tee-off times: Moriarty 1019, McIlroy 1109, McDowell 1100, McGrane 1235, Cutler 1235, Peter Lawrie 1217, Singh 1325, Hansen 1316, Siem 1325.
1006 John G Kelly was the first of the Irishmen out on the course in Kerry today. Kelly is one over after ten.
Thornton is three under after two.
1002 TV Coverage of the action in Killarney gets underway at 1.30pm today and we'll be providing full text coverage from that point on.
0954 When action on Friday came to a close it was German Marcel Siem who led the leaderboard in Killarney Golf and Fishing Club. Ten under par was the score that saw the German wrestle the lead of the event from first round clubhouse leader Jeev Milka Singh.
However, Singh still lurks close behind on nine under par, alongside Dane Soren Hansen. One shot further back is Spaniard Igancio Garrido.
There is plenty of Irish interest heading into the back 36 this weekend. Peter Lawrie, Damien McGrane and amateur Paul Cutler are the best of the Irish on six under par.
Major-winners Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell are two strokes further back on four under par.
Simon Thornton and Colm Moriarty are both three under.
Darren Clarke (+1) and Padraig Harrington (+3) missed the halfway cut and will both head home early.
