Day 2 Gearing up for Restart

Over half the field dropped in just eight hours of play yesterday. The surviving 287 players will be reconvening to whittle themselves down yet further in the grand surroundings of Dublin's Citywest resort. The golfing-minded may have woken up at the crack of dawn to take advantage of the facilities here, but chip leaders Bradley Verburg, Maurice Harmon and Andrew Pantling will have been wise to maximise rest and come back ready for another long day's play.

Those three might have topped the 100,000 chip mark, but there are many others nipping at their heels, and many top European players like Julian Thew, Paul Testud and Dave Penly are well stacked going into the second day. Last year's winner Neil Channing is also still in, although short stacked and trying to make it two-for-two. U.S. guest Phil Laak has also chipped up - will he be the first American to take the Irish title?

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Tags: Andrew Pantling Bradley Verburg Julian Thew Maurice Harmon Phil Laak