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

Awful birdie miss . Body language is like he has lost the head a bit.

RainNeverBow

munsterlegend wrote: »

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

His to lose at this stage

Mushy

Pan now making a mistake. Hopefully Shane capitalises.

And if he doesn't...let it not be Kuchar.

Great birdie at 14

munsterlegend

glasso wrote: »

Awful birdie miss . Body language is like he has lost the head a bit.

Unlucky on 13 I have to say. It was a good shot in. 14 foot birdie putt is not an awful miss!

irishash

Dont count him out. Kuchar is struggling right now, Pan may drop a shot and shane has the par 5 coming up. Remember Abu Dhabi.

munsterlegend

Mushy wrote: »

Pan now making a mistake. Hopefully Shane capitalises.

And if he doesn't...let it not be Kuchar.

Great birdie at 14

Shane is better when not in the lead. Yes anyone but Kuchar here too! Cantlay playing well too again this week.

Mushy

irishash wrote: »

Dont count him out. Kuchar is struggling right now, Pan may drop a shot and shane has the par 5 coming up. Remember Abu Dhabi.

He dropped before the last few in Abu Dhabi. Birdie will get the confidence rolling again

munsterlegend

Great week by Seamus Power all the same.

Alf Veedersane

Thanxbetajayzus he got birdie on 14. I thought the missed putt on 13 was him bowing out of contention.

C'mon lad!

irishash

Mushy wrote: »

He dropped before the last few in Abu Dhabi. Birdie will get the confidence rolling again

Exactly. He was 3 behind (I think) with 5 hole to go. Yes the leader there played safe and messed up the last hole, but Shane attacked the course, like he has the last two holes here. He has a resilience to him that was missing for a few years.

Hoboo

Does he need a win to get into the open?

Mushy

DJ has completely capitulated.

Kuch bogey. Cantley will get a birdie though

boardise

Still hanging in -might make a play-off yet .

Absoluvely

Hoboo wrote: »

Does he need a win to get into the open?

If I heard the commentators right, no - the top 50 ranked players qualify and Lowry is 50th currently

irishash

Mushy wrote: »

DJ has completely capitulated.

Kuch bogey. Cantley will get a birdie though

Cantley is looking good on 15 and playing well. If he makes birdie then you feel Shane has to make birdie aswell.

munsterlegend

munsterlegend wrote: »

Unlucky on 13 I have to say. It was a good shot in. 14 foot birdie putt is not an awful miss!

Thought it was closer from approach for some reason.

With the way the others are going could still make a playoff.

Alf Veedersane

Poor 3rd on 15. Par at best

irishash

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Poor 3rd on 15. Par at best

Yeah, needed to birdie that hole. Has to rely on mistakes you fell and get another birdie somewhere. Pan is now on 12 under but with 2 tough holes to come.

Mushy

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Poor 3rd on 15. Par at best

If layup you have to make sure you nail the next one close. Not to be

munsterlegend

The last few holes are difficult. I think -11 might still get you a play off so Shane needs to hang in there.

boardise

Making a total horlicks of the easy par 5. ...40 feet from the flag in 3 after a super drive.

Mushy

CT makes it hard for himself. Big close now but hard holes

Spurion

Anyone but Kuchar please

Old diesel

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Poor 3rd on 15. Par at best

Part of the problem - if shot tracker correct is a somewhat short distance on 2nd shot.

So had 100 yards to try and make up and over cooked it

munsterlegend

boardise wrote: »

Making a total horlicks of the easy par 5. ...40 feet from the flag in 3 after a super drive.

It’s not that easy. Windy and second shot full of danger.

irishash

Kuchar home at 11 under and could be good for a playoff. Obv Shane has to birdie one of the last 3.

irishash

Jesus, Johnson has gone bogey, bogey, bogey, double bogey and is looking at another double bogey at 15.

Needs a good finish obv. Need pan to drop one.
Not sure you'd fancy Shane in a playoff here.

Hope that he does something special.

Is he eager to get back on the PGA tour full time?

irishash

glasso wrote: »

Needs a good finish obv. Need pan to drop one.
Not sure you'd fancy Shane in a playoff here.

Hope that he does something special.

Is he eager to get back on the PGA tour full time?

In bunker at 16. Looks like the race is run.

Mushy

Need an up and down for par...tis slipping away

Barnaboy

That double was disastrous. Struggling ever since. Can't see him winning, even if Pan drops a shot at the last.

Looks like pan has it in the bag

Absoluvely

irishash wrote: »

Jesus, Johnson has gone bogey, bogey, bogey, double bogey and is looking at another double bogey at 15.

+7 for his last 5 holes and +9 for his last 18 holes x)

irishash

Barnaboy wrote: »

That double was disastrous. Struggling ever since. Can't see him winning, even if Pan drops a shot at the last.

The short miss for par was a killer. Take that away, he would be one behind. Praying for a birdie birdie finish. You never know.

Alf Veedersane

glasso wrote: »

Is he eager to get back on the PGA tour full time?

He said after the win in Abu Dhabi that he wasn't actively trying to get the PGA Tour card back.

Obviously wants to be at the big events stateside but sees himself primarily as a European Tour player.

Absoluvely

Absoluvely wrote: »

+7 for his last 5 holes and +9 for his last 18 holes x)

Having a mare. He seemed a bit unlucky on some shots but not that unlucky

munsterlegend

glasso wrote: »

Having a mare. He seemed a bit unlucky on some shots but not that unlucky

Only first matters to Dustin. Just messing around the back 9.

Blud

Is he qualified for the PGA championship or what's the story there? That's the next one in May right?

Barnaboy

I see Lowry parred 17. Over now.

Mushy

Barnaboy wrote: »

I see Lowry parred 17. Over now.

Eagle the last!!!

In fairness, nice to see some form back, had been missing a while

munsterlegend

Mushy wrote: »

Eagle the last!!!

In fairness, nice to see some form back, had been missing a while

Yeah a good week overall. Good to see two tricolours on the first page..it’s been a while.

Alf Veedersane

Being on the first page of the leaderboard is no consolation given how it all panned out.

He could really have proved he could handle being a front runner but he didn't.

He has the talent so it's just disappointing to not see him prove it and get another win to his name.

TheCitizen

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Being on the first page of the leaderboard is no consolation given how it all panned out.

He could really have proved he could handle being a front runner but he didn't.

He has the talent so it's just disappointing to not see him prove it and get another win to his name.

It was a good tournament and he'll take confidence from it. He seems determined to give it his best this season, he has said he wants to get in the next Ryder Cup team. I think he'll get some more wins this season.

Deeper Blue

Blud wrote: »

Is he qualified for the PGA championship or what's the story there? That's the next one in May right?

He finished in the top 15 last year so he gets back in on that basis, I assume his world ranking would get him in anyway though

TCM

Well done Seamus Power. Badly needed.

Eaglebridie 32

NDWC wrote: »

He finished in the top 15 last year so he gets back in on that basis, I assume his world ranking would get him in anyway though

Think it’s top 100 for pga so he’s good for that, presume world top 50 exempt for British & is open ??

Up to 43 in the world it seems

bigtimecharlie

I would have said at start of the round that he had to finish ahead if DJ. He did that but the double bogie on 12 has cost him the W.

All in all it's one that got away. He was -12 after 45 holes. And nothing much after that.

Onwards and upwards.

abff

I think there was never much danger of Shane failing to qualify for the Open Championship. One of the categories is 5 players not already exempt but within the top 20 in the Race to Dubai after week 25. With the points Shane earned for his win in Abu Dhabi, he's pretty much guaranteed qualification in this category if he falls outside the top 50 in the world rankings.

For the US Open, the top 60 in the OWGR two weeks prior to the tournament all qualify and it's extremely unlikely he will fall out of the top 60 by the beginning of June, particularly as yesterday's result sees him up to 43rd in this week's rankings.

Golfgorfield

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Being on the first page of the leaderboard is no consolation given how it all panned out.

He could really have proved he could handle being a front runner but he didn't.

He has the talent so it's just disappointing to not see him prove it and get another win to his name.

Are you for real?? Have you not seen the tournament's hes won? And how he won them?