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

Felexicon

Mac_Lad71 wrote: »

Battle to make the cut now.

Have a word with yourself pal. He was never in danger of missing the cut.

Great finish to get in at Level.

dublin49

fair play ,could easily have missed cut after that start,might be a bit too far back but all depends if he can go low tomorrow,the 15th owe him an eagle,

Acosta

Very solid after a bad start. Great to see.

Mac_Lad71

Felexicon wrote: »

Have a word with yourself pal. He was never in danger of missing the cut.

Great finish to get in at Level.

He was actually.

When I posted he was 3 over and right on the projected cut line having just bogeyed the 11th.

And I'm not your pal.

TheRiverman

Great to see Shane making the cut.

dublin49

Mac_Lad71 wrote: »

He was actually.

He was 2 over when I posted with the cut at +3 having just made bogey.

And I'm not your pal buddy.

agree,he definitely could have crumbled under that start.Impressed the way he battled back but he still only parred the par 5s which is awful if he wants to finish high.In fact the difference between him and Rose on par 5s is 7 shots!!

4Ad

4Ad wrote: »

Poor start. Damn..

Turned it around..delighted.

Speak Now

Fair play to him, battling finish both days. Has had a pair of 6s in both rounds so even par and top 20 into weekend gives him something to build on.

Trampas

Out with Fleetwood today. Recovered well from a bad start missed a chance as course was playing easier. Par 5’s is the big difference in where he is and in the pointy end. Maybe a change of tactic

abff

Trampas wrote: »

Out with Fleetwood today. Recovered well from a bad start missed a chance as course was playing easier. Par 5’s is the big difference in where he is and in the pointy end. Maybe a change of tactic

So why is Shane scoring so badly on the par 5s?

His driving is quite good and his short game is excellent. Is it that he keeps trying to go for the green in two and keeps getting into trouble? Or is some of the issue psychological?

willabur

abff wrote: »

So why is Shane scoring so badly on the par 5s?

His driving is quite good and his short game is excellent. Is it that he keeps trying to go for the green in two and keeps getting into trouble? Or is some of the issue psychological?

I don't like his driving action, so easy to block the ball right like that

Mantis Toboggan

67 or 68 should put him right in the mix going into Sunday

PARlance

willabur wrote: »

I don't like his driving action, so easy to block the ball right like that

Seems a more aggressive/around the body swing than before... Or am I imagining that

Conditions meant to be a lot tougher today with pin positions and wind. Hopefully suits Shane.

castor 1

PARlance wrote: »

Seems a more aggressive/around the body swing than before... Or am I imagining that

Thought the same myself too.

Didn't like the look of it at times.

Doing very well though !

benji79

Good finish would be great today, set him up for a shot at a top 10 tomorrow

dublin49

nasty chip back to green on 15th when play resumes .will be happy with par I suspect,would be great to finish 2 or 3 under

abff

Disappointing 3 putt from around 30 feet at the 16th. Back to level par.

redzerdrog

Terrible 3 putt, 2 awful putts!

Rain delay a disaster for him. He should have been in the clubhouse while leaders faced worst of the conditions. Instead they will be firing at pin on soft greens all afternoon

abff

redzerdrog wrote: »

Terrible 3 putt, 2 awful putts!

Rain delay a disaster for him. He should have been in the clubhouse while leaders faced worst of the conditions. Instead they will be firing at pin on soft greens all afternoon

Bad luck alright, although disaster is a bit strong.

dublin49

cant win from level so good strong performance needed to get some decent ryder cup points.

TheRiverman

Disappointing.

gypsy79

Bob McIntyre ust be well ahead of him in Ryder Cup terms?

TheRiverman

TheRiverman wrote: »

Disappointing.

Never change....

Panrich

abff wrote: »

So why is Shane scoring so badly on the par 5s?

His driving is quite good and his short game is excellent. Is it that he keeps trying to go for the green in two and keeps getting into trouble? Or is some of the issue psychological?

He’s been doing badly on the par 5s all year. Just looking at this week I think he’s -1 for par 5s. That won’t get the job done at Augusta. Matsuyama is -9, Rose is -7 as examples of players at the top of the leaderboard so his game otherwise is right there.

Trampas

Bogey start

abff

Trampas wrote: »

Bogey start

Followed by birdies at the 2nd and 5th.

The Big Easy

abff wrote: »

Followed by birdies at the 2nd and 5th.

Birdie on the fifth is a bit of a collector's item too!

TheRiverman

Birdie at 7, come on Shane

All about how many ranking points he can pick up today for Ryder Cup. Not too many other Europeans up there.

The Big Easy

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All about how many ranking points he can pick up today for Ryder Cup. Not too many other Europeans up there.

Top 10 would go some way towards that, hopefully he can post 68 or better and that should do it.

Trampas

Bounced back very well

benji79

Top 10 would be brilliant result

He looks in good control of things from the shots I’ve seen so far. Just hope he manages to stay away from doubles, they’ve killed him recently

joebloggs32

Just 3 putted the 9th from about 10 foot when he had a great chance to move into tge top 10

The Big Easy

Godammit, he three putted nine!

benji79

Really bad 3 putt

Not cack handed anymore I see , plus really narrow stance too

abff

Not at all sure what happened there. Playing great then 3 putts from 19 feet.

Panrich

Watery grave at 12 as well.

The Big Easy

Good birdie bounce back on 13, can still get a top 10 with a hot finish, but should be a top 20 either way.

redzerdrog

He been over the back on nearly every par 5 this week

FixdePitchmark

In fairness - best week for him in a while - and could easily have been near top. A big step up in performance.

FixdePitchmark

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

In fairness - best week for him in a while - and could easily have been near top. A big step up in performance.

Since his 8th place finish at The Players.

Former Coach

Listen (masters.com) to what he says after hitting his drive on 10!

FixdePitchmark

Exactly wrote: »

Since his 8th place finish at The Players.

Well in a major - by a long way.

FixdePitchmark

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Well in a major - by a long way.

Since winning the 2019 Open... Lol

FixdePitchmark

Exactly wrote: »

Since winning the 2019 Open... Lol

He was very poor in 2020 - what is your point.

Mysterypunter

3 on 18 would get him into the top 12, and an invite for next year's masters. 4 might as well, if a couple of players drop back

Mushy

Poor 3 putts at 9 and 18 to bogey both

Scrap that, wrong caption for putt on 18 but still a bogey

Mysterypunter

Mysterypunter wrote: »

3 on 18 would get him into the top 12, and an invite for next year's masters. 4 might as well, if a couple of players drop back

He already has an exemption from winning The Open.

abff

Disappointing to finish with a bogey at the 18th. Decent enough finish, but could have been so much better.