Joaquin Niemann leads wind-blown Irish Open at Doonbeg
Joaquin Niemann is in the lead at the Irish Open after making four straight birdies toward the end of his round for a 65. He'll have to wait to see if it holds. The wind was so severe along the Atlantic Coast that the round couldn't finish on Thursday. Shane Lowry was among those at 67. He says it was so windy that he was just trying to finish as quickly as possible. Patrick Reed opened with a 68, while Rory McIlroy was at 69. McIlroy says it wasn't just the wind that made it hard.
He says the wind cause rounds to last six hours.
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