Shane Lowry - 2019 Champion Golfer of The Year (note first post please for posting guidance)

GreeBo

abff wrote: »

That's true, as things turned out. But that's only because Na lost his QF and Im didn't win in the Dominican Republic.

or only because he won 1.5 points?

abff

GreeBo wrote: »

or only because he won 1.5 points?

Actually, no. He needed the 1.5 points to finish ahead of Snedeker. But he would have finished in 50th ahead of Olesen even if he had lost all three matches.

Of course, he didn't know that at the time so the fact that he would have qualified anyway doesn't diminish his achievement in earning those points when under huge pressure to do so.

endabob1

Well that was worth it.....

I don't think the "draw" was particularly kind to him but I really can't believe what a poor round that was yesterday. After the hole in 1 on the par 3 contest, wife and kid with him, I thought he look relaxed and ready to go. Unless he shoots savage round this evening it's another missed cut and a tale of what might have been...

Panrich

endabob1 wrote: »

Well that was worth it.....

I don't think the "draw" was particularly kind to him but I really can't believe what a poor round that was yesterday. After the hole in 1 on the par 3 contest, wife and kid with him, I thought he look relaxed and ready to go. Unless he shoots savage round this evening it's another missed cut and a tale of what might have been...

It's a course where you have to have patience and expect to drop a shot here and there. He recovered very well after the bogey at the first and seemed to be getting into the groove but his driving was all over the place and his short game didn't save him yesterday. I think his head dropped a bit towards the end of the round and he frittered away a few shots cheaply. That will cost him.

spacecoyote

Cut projected at +3 at the moment so he'll need a good round today to survive

endabob1

Panrich wrote: »

It's a course where you have to have patience and expect to drop a shot here and there. He recovered very well after the bogey at the first and seemed to be getting into the groove but his driving was all over the place and his short game didn't save him yesterday. I think his head dropped a bit towards the end of the round and he frittered away a few shots cheaply. That will cost him.

Thing is with his short game being as good as it is, i always think it's a course he could do very well on but has made 1 cut in 4 attempts...

charlieIRL

Am disappointed he didn’t make the cut but his recent form in America hasn’t been great and it kind of comes as no surprise.

paulos53

Currently leading in the States. -5 after 14 holes

kmart6

Finished -6.

First Up

paulos53 wrote:

Currently leading in the States. -5 after 14 holes

Finished -6. Leading for now but early in the day.

Remind me

Badly needed confidence boost

Golfhead65

First Up wrote: »

Finished -6. Leading for now but early in the day.

Still leading and it's late in the day, Ryan Palmer posing a threat for the lead

First Up

Golfhead65 wrote:

Still leading and it's late in the day, Ryan Palmer posing a threat for the lead

Yes, held up well.

bigtimecharlie

No point making the cut after that round and then fall away by Sunday evening. He needs a top 10 finish to boost confidence.

caddy16

Great start today, birdies in 1st 2 holes

Blud

3 shot cushion now. Looking solid.

basillarkin

dj within 2 now

Old diesel

Dropped a shot on 13.

Now tied with DJ

techdiver

DJ luckiest man on the course today! All over the place off the tee and the birdie on 14 was off the green if it didn't hit the hole.

Mushy

In water now, collapsing

basillarkin

lowry blows up, poor mistake there after bogey

vapor trails

I'm just surprised he wasn't shouting at it in the air given how short it came up

basillarkin

what a bogey

Remind me

DJ has stuck the after burners on

basillarkin

lowry back to 1 behind for now but way right off tee again, nearly on the 10th fairway

munsterlegend

The wind is causing havoc. Dustin gone bogey bogey and back to -10. Lowry looks like going to -9 after 16.

charlieIRL

Some chip by Lowry. Ohh to have a short game half as good!!

Remind me

Really unlucky not to hole that chip on 18

Second last group on Sunday, 1 back. Great position to be in after last few weeks.

Golfhead65

Remind me wrote: »

Really unlucky not to hole that chip on 18

Second last group on Sunday, 1 back. Great position to be in after last few weeks.

The last 6 winners of this tournament according to those in sky studio have come from behind on last day

Mushy

Birdie on 2 so joint leader. DJ making hard work of the second, but the free drop saving him a bit

irishash

Mushy wrote: »

Birdie on 2 so joint leader. DJ making hard work of the second, but the free drop saving him a bit

Can somebody explain that free drop to me. He was on the path, got a free drop, before he dropped it he changed the condition of the ground, dropped it twice and then placed it. My problem with all that is he hit a bad shot and did not get any sort of penalty out of it, he got his par. Why is he allowed to change the condition of the ground and what happened to "hit it as it lies".

fullstop

irishash wrote: »

Can somebody explain that free drop to me. He was on the path, got a free drop, before he dropped it he changed the condition of the ground, dropped it twice and then placed it. My problem with all that is he hit a bad shot and did not get any sort of penalty out of it, he got his par. Why is he allowed to change the condition of the ground and what happened to "hit it as it lies".

You're allowed a drop off the path. He was dropping onto the pines, which are considered loose impediments, so he's allowed to move them. I think it's wrong that you can 'prepare' the area like that before you drop.

Mushy

irishash wrote: »

Can somebody explain that free drop to me. He was on the path, got a free drop, before he dropped it he changed the condition of the ground, dropped it twice and then placed it. My problem with all that is he hit a bad shot and did not get any sort of penalty out of it, he got his par. Why is he allowed to change the condition of the ground and what happened to "hit it as it lies".

Path is always a free drop. Being allowed to improve the lie is a joke. Will we see people flattening grass if the drop was to be in the rough? As it isn't a hazard (like a bunker), it's why it was allowed

irishash

fullstop wrote: »

You're allowed a drop off the path. He was dropping onto the pines, which are considered loose impediments, so he's allowed to move them. I think it's wrong that you can 'prepare' the area like that before you drop.

He always seems to get breaks like that. All day yesterday he was all over the course but yet always got a free drop or relief. Reminds me of the US open he won. I remember one shot he hit to heavy rough near a different fairway than the one he was meant to be on. He said the TV tower was in his way and got a free drop to the fairway. He then proceded to hit his shot over the TV tower anyway.

Mushy

irishash wrote: »

He always seems to get breaks like that. All day yesterday he was all over the course but yet always got a free drop or relief. Reminds me of the US open he won. I remember one shot he hit to heavy rough near a different fairway than the one he was meant to be on. He said the TV tower was in his way and got a free drop to the fairway. He then proceded to hit his shot over the TV tower anyway.

Stuff like that should be reviewed and penalties added, such a joke of a call

irishash

Huge birdie putt from Shane on the 6th, from 30ft. Johnson made his birdie on 5 to stay 1 behind on 11 under.

Mushy

2 birdies in a row, including a beauty on 6.
One ahead of DJ

Old diesel

Just got a 30 footer putt in the hole for birdie

irishash

Shane back to where he was after the front 9 yesterday. Hopefully he goes forward from here and not backwards.

Deeper Blue

It'd be huge for him if he could beat DJ here, might be what he needs to kick on

irishash

NDWC wrote: »

It'd be huge for him if he could beat DJ here, might be what he needs to kick on

Especially after the US open a few years ago.

munsterlegend

Bad bogey on nine by Shane. Joint leader with nine to play. Hopefully he can have a better back nine than yesterday.

Mushy

Poor bogey on 9. Joined leader with CT Pan

Blud

In trouble on 12. Pan looking steady

munsterlegend

Playing poorly again on back nine unfortunately. Missed putt on nine completely rattled him it seems.

Double bogey on twelve. Three behind now and looks totally demoralised.

C T Pan the leader playing excellent golf. His to lose now it seems.

IAMAMORON

Come on Shane !!!!!

techdiver

Seems to always follow up a mistake with another! So frustrating to watch sometimes!

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munsterlegend

techdiver wrote: »

Seems to always follow up a mistake with another! So frustrating to watch sometimes!

Yeah as a professional you can’t make a mistake and then compound the error like he did at 12. Throwing away shots after all the hard work.

munsterlegend

Anyway may as well attack everything now. Needs leader to make a big error to have any chance.