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

Beaulieu

Interview with Shane on here:


http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/rory-killer-shane-lowry-capitalizes-match-play-upset?sct=hp6

Speak Now

Steady start anyway, -2 after 4.

loadwire

got to -3 briefly but has fallen back to level par now. Still 5 holes left, hopefully he can regroup and finish under par.

slave1

Finished with a bird, nice to finish below par, same again and he should make the cut

bigtimecharlie

slave1 wrote: »

Finished with a bird, nice to finish below par, same again and he should make the cut

Hopefully. C'mon Shane.

Is a trip to the masters still open to him if he finishes high enough?

slave1

Well, put it this way, if he wins then he's in, I think (but stand to be corrected) he would have to break the top 50, not really possible without a significant finish.

Speak Now

bigtimecharlie wrote: »

Hopefully. C'mon Shane.

Is a trip to the masters still open to him if he finishes high enough?

Not thats it's likely but top 3.

Of course a top 10 would move him up the rankings and give him another chance next week.

Lets hope he makes the cut today for starters, very congested around -1 and par.

ssbob

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

Not thats it's likely but top 3.

Of course a top 10 would move him up the rankings and give him another chance next week.

Lets hope he makes the cut today for starters, very congested around -1 and par.

Thats not right, a win only here is the last spot AFAIK!

Speak Now

ssbob wrote: »

Thats not right, a win only here is the last spot AFAIK!

Maybe you misunderstood me, im not saying a top 3 for anyone. The winner gets in regardless of WGC rankings but a top 3 for Shane could jump from 69th to top 50.

Ilik Urgee

Really hope Sky show a bit of his round tonight. Come on Shane. Hope he's off on the easier back 9,ease himself into a sub-par round and get to see the irish flag on the shot tracker for the weekend.

soundsham

Afternoon scoring 2 shots harder than morning yesterday

Same expected today maybe shot and a half as the course is drying out
Making the cut would be great

Hope he does better but 4 rounds would be more valuable experience as he is progressing along nicely every year

abff

Ouch! Double bogey 7 at the 4th. Includes a 3 putt from 7 feet.:eek:

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abff wrote: »

Ouch! Double bogey 7 at the 4th. Includes a 3 putt from 7 feet.:eek:

Shot tracker wasn't pretty

Good start blown, outside the cut now.

Ilik Urgee

Keep it steady til the turn, there's shots out there on the back 9.

Steven81

Bogey on the 7th, 1 over overall

abff

Steven81 wrote: »

Bogey on the 7th, 1 over overall

Another short putt missed. Hopefully he can claw it back on the back 9.

Ilik Urgee

Cut looks like it's gone out to evens, one shot outside it:mad:

bigtimecharlie

Hopefully he can make it.

bigtimecharlie

Won't make it now, double bogey on 12th.

vienne86

Another double bogey on the 12th. That's that. :mad:

charlieIRL

bugger, going to be a good experience for him all the same though.

searay

Does the golf seem very slow to you. Only checking every hour or so but it seems like they are barely moving. I know Shane likes to play fast so might be finding it hard to get a rhythm going.

bigtimecharlie

bigtimecharlie wrote: »

Won't make it now, double bogey on 12th.

Upgraded to a triple bogey!!!!!!!

Speak Now

bigtimecharlie wrote: »

Upgraded to a triple bogey!!!!!!!

3 putts from 5 feet to go with the 3 putts from 7 feet earlier, poor day for him. This will be his 4th consecutive strokeplay missed cut.

ForeRight

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

3 putts from 5 feet to go with the 3 putts from 7 feet earlier, poor day for him. This will be his 4th consecutive strokeplay missed cut.

That's absolutely shocking stuff!!!!

Ilik Urgee

Head must be melted at this stage. All part of the learning curve hopefully

Speak Now

ForeRight wrote: »

That's absolutely shocking stuff!!!!

And only missed the cut by 2 after all that! The pair of 7's was the killer

ForeRight

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

And only missed the cut by 2 after all that! The pair of 7's was the killer

He just can't afford to be 3 putting from 7feet ever!!!

And then to do it from 5feet a few holes later is just outrageous.

searay

searay wrote: »

Does the golf seem very slow to you. Only checking every hour or so but it seems like they are barely moving. I know Shane likes to play fast so might be finding it hard to get a rhythm going.

They ended up getting round in 4hrs 40mins. Probably a fast round by PGA standards.

Pity he missed the cut, but his game must be coming good if he finished that close with 2 disaster holes.

AloKildare

I see Shane is in the field for the Valero Texas Open: http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/valero-texas-open/field.html

Speak Now

AloKildare wrote: »

I see Shane is in the field for the Valero Texas Open: http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/valero-texas-open/field.html[/QUOTE]

Yeah doing well on the sponsor invites, he'll be back in Europe to play the Spanish open then back over to U.S again for the Zurich Classic.

AloKildare

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

Yeah doing well on the sponsor invites, he'll be back in Europe to play the Spanish open then back over to U.S again for the Zurich Classic.

It's all great experience for him. The only way is up!!

soundsham

Great start hope he can go on now and make the cut and collect a nice cheque

Speak Now

Steady start in Texas, -2 after being last man out

scrubber72

Its funny. Shane has lasted longer on tour since this thread started then most if his begruders have lasted on boards. Go on shane.

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scrubber72 wrote: »

Its funny. Shane has lasted longer on tour since this thread started then most if his begruders have lasted on boards. Go on shane.

Early days of this thread make funny reading alright

slave1

In the bag....https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xurkQ1jvwls

Arsenium

slave1 wrote: »

In the bag....https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xurkQ1jvwls

Green White and Gold for Ireland?? Or for Offaly? Nice little touch :-)

Rippeditup

-2 today and -4 for the tournament.. Looking like he is playing well

Ilik Urgee

Back to level par today 2 under. C'mon Shane, get the weekend out of it. A 9footer for birdie on the 14th.....which he sinks for 3 under!

Rippeditup

He seems to have allot of 3 putts which really is just sloppy at this level as tee to green he seems to be flying..

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Rippeditup wrote: »

He seems to have allot of 3 putts which really is just sloppy at this level as tee to green he seems to be flying..

seems to have a tendency to miss a few short ones alright. Hopefully a par up the last to be top 30 heading into weekend.

slave1

He's safely in the clubhouse and 3 inside the current cut so should be around for the weekend :pac:

bigtimecharlie

Bring on the Masters.

abff

Good recovery by Shane to get back to level par after dropping 3 shots early on.

abff

Looks like I jinxed him. Bogey at ten.

Aidric

That triple killed his card.

Ilik Urgee

On a day of not much happening evens is well acceptable. Missed the whole lot, was it windy?

redzerdrog

he is doing a quick Q&A on twitter at the minute, just answered my question aswell!!

Speak Now

Aidric wrote: »

That triple killed his card.

Had a double, no triple (This week....yet!!!)

Top 20 finish would be nice.