Rock disqualified from Irish Open

Rock was disqualified after mixing up his scores from the 14th and 15th

England's Robert Rock has been disqualified from the Irish Open for making a mistake on his scorecard.

Rock carded a six-under-par 65 in his first round, one stroke behind compatriot David Howell, who topped the leaderboard after a seven-under 64.

But tournament officials found Rock had mixed up his scores on the 14th and 15th holes at the Killarney Golf Club.

Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke made a five-under 66, while countryman Rory McIlroy was one adrift after a 67.

McIlroy, the highest-ranked player in the field at number eight, recovered well after four bogeys in six holes.

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Meanwhile, Clarke's revival in fortunes has prompted speculation that he could play his way into Europe's Ryder Cup team.

Down in the dumps about his form a month ago, the 41-year-old then won the JP McManus Pro-Am and finished second in the Scottish Open.

That has put him back in contention for a Ryder Cup recall - even though European captain Colin Montgomerie named him as one of his assistants a week ago - and an invitation to the USPGA in a fortnight has further boosted his hopes.

"That was a great bonus before the tournament started," said Clarke, who did not miss a green in regulation and did not drop a stroke.

Scotland's former Open champion Paul Lawrie reached six under as well, but bogeyed the last to slip back alongside Clarke.

Irishmen Padraig Harrington and Paul McGinley, a Ryder Cup captain, were both four off the lead after first-rounds of 68 at Killarney, scores shared by England's Simon Khan and Paul Broadhurst.

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