Amateur Shane Lowry of Ireland parred the third playoff hole Sunday and won the European Tour's Irish Open over England's Robert Rock. Lowry and Rock each closed with a 1-under-par 71 for a total of 17-under 271 in regulation play. Both players parred the first extra hole and birdied the second.

England's Robert Rock's 3-under-par 69 Saturday helped him tie amateur Shane Lowry in the rain-plagued third round of the Irish Open in Baltray, Ireland. Both players are 16-under 200 through 54 holes and lead Sweden's Johan Edfors (68) by two strokes heading into Sunday's closing 18 holes at Baltray's

Italy's Francesco Molinari shot 9-under-par 63 Thursday to lead the Irish Open at Baltray by one stroke over Sweden's Johan Edfors. His opening round included an eagle, eight birdies and a bogey at the par-4 11th hole. The 63 bettered the single-round course record at the par 72 County Louth Golf Club by one stroke. I enjoy links golf and I enjoyed it a lot today, the 26-year-old Molinari said after the best 18 holes of his European Tour career. His older brother, Edoardo, was U.S.

Graeme Storm shot an 8-under par 64 and Richard Green carded a 65 Friday to share the lead after an incomplete second round in the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship. Play was suspended because of darkness with some players still on the course.

Swedes Mikael Lundberg and Johan Edfors carded 6-under-par 66s Thursday to share the lead in the incomplete first round of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship. Hailstorms caused a lengthy delay that left some players on the course when play in the European Tour event was suspended for the day. Among others who completed their rounds, Oliver Fisher, Jarmo Sandelin and Francesco Molinari were at 67 and defending champion Martin Kaymer was in a group at 68. Edfors, a three-time winner on the European Tour, said: I played really nicely today.