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Sat 04 Apr 2007Grant nets course record Rosses PointWest of Ireland Amateur Open: The last time Stephen Grant played under an azure sky, the former Shamrock Rovers and Sunderland striker tweaked his pelvis so badly he has been in pain ever since.But the throbbing in his lower back was almost forgotten yesterday as the 29-year-old Birr native scorched round sun-blessed Rosses Point in seven-under-par 64, carding an eagle and five birdies, to shave a stroke off the course record set by Sweden's Rikard Karlberg two years ago.