Nick Dougherty, Alastair Forsyth and Thomas Levet all battled well to finish on 10 under on a day when strong winds and driving rain forced a five-hour delayinplay at the County Louth course.
John Daly finished in a tie for 43rd place and has decided to delay his return to America for a further week to playin the Australian Masters in Melbourne.
And everyone will be reading the tea leaves after tomorrow's election to see how it will likely play out in the fall when DeLay is up against the former Democratic congressman who was redistricted out of his seat.
He went on to explain that the delayin confirming an opponent was because the coach, Henri Kasperczak, wanted to play an African country and it was difficult to secure an agreement.