England's Rock grabs Irish Open lead with record round of 60
ByReuters
Published 06/07/2019 at 17:40 GMT
July 6 (Reuters) - England's Robert Rock surged to a one-shot lead in the Irish Open third round with a record-breaking 10-under-par 60 on Saturday, the lowest round in the event's history.
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Rock, 42, made up 30 places to lead compatriot Eddie Pepperell and Spain's Rafa Cabrera Bello while overnight leader Zander Lombard of South Africa fell to fourth with a two-under par 68.
Rock made 11 birdies and nearly finished with a score of 59 before missing a 35-foot eagle putt on the final hole.
"It's disappointing not to (finish with 59) but 60 is a great score. It's my best score," Rock said. "I played rubbish so far this year, so just delighted to play better.
"It's a good opportunity... to get my season back on track, to try to qualify for The Open and maybe have a chance to win a tournament again, which would be lovely because it's been a long while."
Rock is seeking his third European Tour title and he will pocket a cheque for 1.16 million euros ($1.30 million) if he wins on Sunday.
England's Andy Sullivan and Austria's Bernd Wiesberger were three shots behind and tied for fifth.
($1 = 0.8909 euros) (Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)
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