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

Felexicon · 30-06-2013 2:14pm

You've lost the plot mate

GreeBo · 30-06-2013 2:25pm

Felexicon wrote: »

You've lost the plot mate

banned for one week.

abff · 30-06-2013 5:55pm

Decent enough finish by Shane to get into a five way tie for 5th. Pity about the missed putt on 17. I was watching Sky and didn't see him putt on 18. Did they show it on RTE?

Jimdagym · 30-06-2013 6:16pm

abff wrote: »

Decent enough finish by Shane to get into a five way tie for 5th. Pity about the missed putt on 17. I was watching Sky and didn't see him putt on 18. Did they show it on RTE?

It was the same feed wasn't it?

abff · 30-06-2013 7:14pm

Jimdagym wrote: »

It was the same feed wasn't it?

That's what I thought, but I wasn't absolutely sure. They interviewed Shane and spoke about the reception he got when he birdied the 18th, so I though it might have been shown on RTE. I rewound Sky, but couldn't find the coverage, but figure it might have happened during the ad break.

Tobyglen · 30-06-2013 7:23pm

GreeBo wrote: »

it was a warning, not an infraction.
you can tell the difference by the colour of the card.
his is yellow, yours is red.

it's a clear breach of the charter, a post purely about betting, could/should have been an infraction.

lads the constant commentary on moderator actions is getting old, please leave it as it disrupts threads and causes problems.
if you have an issue take it to pm or feedback thread.
no more warnings on this.

Calm down a bit. The guy made a genuine mistake.

blockic · 11-07-2013 11:19am

Good start for Shane in Scotland -4 after 12, T3 at the moment

realgolfgeek · 11-07-2013 12:06pm

-6 now .. he's flying !

OilBeefHooked2 · 11-07-2013 12:12pm

realgolfgeek wrote: »

-6 now .. he's flying !

Guaranteed you've gone and jinxed him now.

blockic · 11-07-2013 12:31pm

Course must be there for the taking today by the looks of it, must be little to no wind.

charlieIRL · 11-07-2013 12:45pm

7 birdies and one bogey, great round today. Here's to 3 more of them.

charlieIRL · 12-07-2013 2:47pm

WFT? Harrington golf - a 7 on a par 5 he birdied yesterday. Damm.

Ilik Urgee · 12-07-2013 3:25pm

Lowry 2 birdies to 8 under in the first few holes. Still not one mention of him on SS, McGinley in the studio the last 45 mins and still no utterance.:rolleyes:

DuckHook · 12-07-2013 4:19pm

Ugh a nasty 7 on the par 5 6th has got to hurt..majority of the field bird under par.

Rikand · 12-07-2013 5:49pm

lowry could miss the cut yet if any of the -4's move up

Jazzzman · 12-07-2013 5:57pm

he has zero chance of missing the cut

FixdePitchmark · 13-07-2013 11:52am

I was hoping Shane would be picking things up a bit more at this stage of the season. A bit of a slow start to 2013.
Was hoping he would go well at The Open , but not looking great at the moment.

BTW,

A big fan of Shane , was hoping he would kick on again from 2012. Hopefully things pick up.

DuckHook · 13-07-2013 3:59pm

Hopefully he can stop the downward trend in the rankings alright will struggle to get into the likes of the masters. I'm sure a good showing this weekend and in the open will spur Shane on.

slave1 · 13-07-2013 8:24pm

I know it may sound harsh but beating Rory in the match play earlier this year was perhaps a misfortune, IMHO he should stick to regular Euro events, back and forth across the Atlantic does not work for him. Heat over here is a different league.

Steven81 · 19-07-2013 3:10pm

Very quiet on here so an update is Shane is +1 through 8 so 4 over overall. Will be great for him if he made the cut.

soundsham · 19-07-2013 6:45pm

Looks like he's in
Hopefully can score well early tomorrow

Aidric · 19-07-2013 7:59pm

soundsham wrote: »

Looks like he's in
Hopefully can score well early tomorrow

Well the early starters have had the best of it over the first two days. Tbf himself and Harrington will have to shoot the lights out of it over the weekend to secure a top 10.

Speak Now · 19-07-2013 10:38pm

Did well to make the cut considering the lack of birdies he's had.

phkk · 20-07-2013 10:50am

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

Did well to make the cut considering the lack of birdies he's had.

Good tee shot on the first today

Panrich · 20-07-2013 9:25pm

Two over par on the par 5's this week and a lack of birdies all round has cost him. From the little I saw today, he wasn't putting himself in good positions off the tee to get close to the pins.

Speak Now · 21-07-2013 11:02am

Enjoying his last round with Cink. Both -3 after 12.

bigtimecharlie · 22-08-2013 2:01pm

Nice start in Gleneagles, par, eagle, birdie.

How he'd love to be back next September.

Minderbinder · 22-08-2013 4:28pm

Is he playing with McGinley too? Shockingly weak field there.

Speak Now · 22-08-2013 4:44pm

Minderbinder wrote: »

Is he playing with McGinley too? Shockingly weak field there.

McGinley is playing with Lowry.

Hardly "shockingly" weak. Half the top 80 in Race to Dubai are playing. Dont forget its the first week of the Fed Ex cup play offs.

Minderbinder · 22-08-2013 6:04pm

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

McGinley is playing with Lowry.

Hardly "shockingly" weak. Half the top 80 in Race to Dubai are playing. Dont forget its the first week of the Fed Ex cup play offs.

Still weak though. Only seven ahead of Lowry in the rankings, and considering it's the Ryder Cup venue I thought a few of the European-Americans might make the trip. It's a shame for the organisers that they can't even put together a 'marquee group' as such.

abff · 22-08-2013 8:00pm

Timing is very unfortunate in that it clashes with the opening week of the FedEx Cup playoffs. They might have got a better field if they had held it last week.

soundsham · 24-08-2013 8:00pm

Well positioned for a nice cheque again
Super stuff

big_drive · 25-08-2013 12:33pm

Lowry birdies 1 & 2 to move to 4th place

Could have a run at this thing if he picks up another few on front 9 and the leaders wobble

It's a crowded leaderboard so could be anyone's at end of day

me89 · 25-08-2013 3:07pm

Just one behind now, leader in trouble.
come on Shane.

Benny Cake · 25-08-2013 3:07pm

Atta boy Lowry! Lovely birdie...

Speak Now · 25-08-2013 3:45pm

Bogeys on 15 and 17 killed his chance.

Speak Now · 25-08-2013 4:01pm

Wont be happy with that, only a par on 18th. Barely top 10 in the end. Lots of cash burnt in last 4 holes in race 2 Dubai.

vienne86 · 25-08-2013 4:05pm

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

Wont be happy with that, only a par on 18th. Barely top 10 in the end. Lots of cash burnt in last 4 holes in race 2 Dubai.

Pity.He was going really nicely.Good week all the same.

abff · 14-09-2013 10:03am

Great start today. 4 under after 7.

slave1 · 18-09-2013 7:01pm

Looks like Shane's off to play for Ireland in the World Cup in Australia.
"Contractual reasons are being touted as the reason for Rory McIlroy’s absence from the ISPS HANDA World Cup of Golf, giving Shane Lowry the chance to pick up some precious world ranking points when he partners Graeme McDowell at Royal Melbourne in November"

sydneybound · 18-09-2013 7:34pm

slave1 wrote: »

Looks like Shane's off to play for Ireland in the World Cup in Australia.
"Contractual reasons are being touted as the reason for Rory McIlroy’s absence from the ISPS HANDA World Cup of Golf, giving Shane Lowry the chance to pick up some precious world ranking points when he partners Graeme McDowell at Royal Melbourne in November"

Contractual reasons me hole!

Delighted to see GMAC playing for Ireland. Hope the lads can do what Harrington & McGinley did some years back.

ssbob · 19-09-2013 8:55am

slave1 wrote: »

Looks like Shane's off to play for Ireland in the World Cup in Australia.
"Contractual reasons are being touted as the reason for Rory McIlroy’s absence from the ISPS HANDA World Cup of Golf, giving Shane Lowry the chance to pick up some precious world ranking points when he partners Graeme McDowell at Royal Melbourne in November"

Its crazy that there are World Ranking Points available for this.

TRS30 · 19-09-2013 8:59am

ssbob wrote: »

Its crazy that there are World Ranking Points available for this.

There shouldn't be any world ranking points for limited field events.

slave1 · 19-09-2013 9:07am

TRS30 wrote: »

There shouldn't be any world ranking points for limited field events.

Sure that would rule out a serious amount of tournaments, the guys did have to qualify you know through world rankings, limited field would include the fex ex playoffs as the Euro and ROW non-PGA can't qualify, some of the best golf has been in those tournaments as well as other "invitationals"

ssbob · 19-09-2013 9:18am

TRS30 wrote: »

There shouldn't be any world ranking points for limited field events.

Agreed for the most part

slave1 wrote: »

Sure that would rule out a serious amount of tournaments, the guys did have to qualify you know through world rankings, limited field would include the fex ex playoffs as the Euro and ROW non-PGA can't qualify, some of the best golf has been in those tournaments as well as other "invitationals"

It would rule out Tigers tournament, that Turkish tournament, South African one that coincides with Tigers tournament. Fed-Ex cup is open to any golfer in the world once you qualify so it's not a limited field.

The World Cup of golf is open to the top ranked player in the country and whoever he picks so he could pick a guy ranked 400 and they win the event, think that's unfair!!

TRS30 · 19-09-2013 9:50am

ssbob wrote: »

Agreed for the most part

It would rule out Tigers tournament, that Turkish tournament, South African one that coincides with Tigers tournament. Fed-Ex cup is open to any golfer in the world once you qualify so it's not a limited field.

The World Cup of golf is open to the top ranked player in the country and whoever he picks so he could pick a guy ranked 400 and they win the event, think that's unfair!!

Sorry bad choice of phrase- should have said invitation events.

Speak Now · 19-09-2013 10:05am

ssbob wrote: »

Agreed for the most part

It would rule out Tigers tournament, that Turkish tournament, South African one that coincides with Tigers tournament. Fed-Ex cup is open to any golfer in the world once you qualify so it's not a limited field.

The World Cup of golf is open to the top ranked player in the country and whoever he picks so he could pick a guy ranked 400 and they win the event, think that's unfair!!

The 2013 Nedbank Challenge is now part of the 2014 European tour season as well. Handy Ryder cup points for the Elite European players. 30 man field, even last will get $100K

, $1.25 million for the winner

ssbob · 19-09-2013 10:07am

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

The 2013 Nedbank Challenge is now part of the 2014 European tour season as well. Handy Ryder cup points for the Elite European players. 30 man field, even last will get $100K , $1.25 million for the winner

Is there clear qualification criteria for this or is it part invitational, I mean someone like Padraig who is clearly not playing well can win this event and suddenly be bolted to the top of the Ryder Cup qualification process.

slave1 · 19-09-2013 10:12am

TRS30 wrote: »

Sorry bad choice of phrase- should have said invitation events.

Agree to invitation although I do like the Arnold Palmer, big field there usually

Speak Now · 19-09-2013 10:43am

ssbob wrote: »

Is there clear qualification criteria for this or is it part invitational, I mean someone like Padraig who is clearly not playing well can win this event and suddenly be bolted to the top of the Ryder Cup qualification process.

Yeah they've set it out clear enough

2013 NEDBANK GOLF CHALLENGE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

(a) Defending Champion.
(b) The winner of the 2012 Sunshine Tour Official Order of Merit if not otherwise exempt above.
(c) The leading 10 available players not otherwise exempt in (a) or (b) above from within the top 30 only of the final 2013 Fedex Cup.
(d) The leading 10 available players not otherwise exempt in (a), (b) or (c) above from within the top 30 only of the final 2013 Race to Dubai.
(e) South African players to be selected in order of their position on the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) as of Monday 18 November 2013, such that the total number of South African players qualifying through (a) to (d) combined as at the conclusion of the 2013 Race to Dubai is 5* in total.
(f) The winner of the 2012 Asian Tour Order of Merit if not otherwise exempt above.
(g) The winner of the 2012 Japan Golf Tour Order of Merit if not otherwise exempt above.
(h) The winner of the 2012 PGA Tour of Australasia’s Order of Merit if not otherwise exempt above.
(i) The winner of the 2013 South African Open if not otherwise exempt above (A blank entry will be filed for this winner).
(j) The winner of the 2013 Alfred Dunhill Championship if not otherwise exempt above (A blank entry will be filed for this winner).
(k) The balance of the field will be completed as follows:
(i) The player ranked number one on the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit as of Monday 25 November 2013, if not otherwise exempt above.
(ii) The player ranked second on the 2013 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit as of Monday 25 November 2013, if not otherwise exempt above.
(iii) Players selected in ranking order from the OWGR as of Monday 18 November 2013.

* After close of entries, should a player in Categories (c) or (d) withdraw, they will be replaced by the next eligible player from within their category, up until 18h00 (local time in Sun City) on Sunday 1 December. Thereafter a withdrawal from these categories will be replaced by the next eligible player from category (k) above. A withdrawal from any other category after close of entries will be replaced by the next eligible player from category (k) above.

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

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