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What a day for Shane Lowry! The Irishman put on a masterclass at the Irish Open, firing a course record 62 to surge to the top of the leaderboard. He discusses thriving off the home crowd's energy and what it's like to be the man to chase heading into the weekend.
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00:00We're Shane, 62 for the clubhouse lead, the course record and at your National Open.
00:05You've certainly got that Friday feeling.
00:06Yeah, it was nice. It was nice. It was good fun out there.
00:09You know, I got off to a nice start and then I just kept going.
00:13I felt great out there and just kept my foot on the gas
00:16and tried to keep hitting good shots and keep holding putts.
00:20And, you know, it was a nice day.
00:22I feel like everyone in Doombag's lost their voice out there cheering you on.
00:25How much do you thrive off that support?
00:26Yeah, it was great. You know, I think this is going to be the nicest day of the week as
00:31well.
00:31So the sun was shining and, you know, the crowds are out there.
00:33It looks amazing. I'm sure this place looks amazing on TV.
00:37And the crowds are amazing out there.
00:40They support me along the way and it was nice to give them something to shout about today.
00:44Yeah, it was more than something. You gave us so many great moments throughout the day.
00:46So we couldn't pinpoint one. What was your highlight of the day?
00:50I liked the birdie I met on 15 after the little mistake I met on 13.
00:54You know, I liked how I finished around the golf after that.
00:57And then also I think my par putt on 10 was probably my highlight of the day
01:01after getting pretty unlucky with my second shot.
01:03I think I did a great job to make a par there.
01:06So, yeah, there was a few today.
01:09I'll take them because it's been a while, so it's nice.
01:11Look, you've had the 36-hole lead at this event before, albeit it was 17 years ago.
01:15You went on to win the Irish Open as an amateur.
01:18So how much do you relish being the guy in front,
01:20the guy that everyone has to chase heading into the weekend?
01:22Yeah, it's good.
01:23Look, you just want to get out, get off to a good start
01:25and give yourself a chance to get into the weekend.
01:27I know the conditions are going to be tough tomorrow,
01:29so I knew I needed to go out and shoot a good score today.
01:31There's a lot of great players out there,
01:33so I'm sure they'll be running out this weekend as well.
01:37But I'm up there now and I'm going to go out and give my best over the next two days.
01:41Have a good one. Play well.
01:42Perfect. Thanks, Gabby.
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