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

paulie21 · 20-07-2024 8:01pm

Finally holed a putt

TheCitizen · 20-07-2024 8:03pm

That’s a great putt on 17. Get a 4 on the last and live to fight another day

tayto lover · 20-07-2024 8:06pm

He's after taking out someone in the Village.

basillarkin · 20-07-2024 8:11pm

what is he at on the last

tayto lover · 20-07-2024 8:16pm

He needs to get up and down now.

basillarkin · 20-07-2024 8:17pm

thats a terrible chip, will be 3 behind going into final round

bobster453 · 20-07-2024 8:19pm

Now he has them right where he wants them..in the headlights rather than the rear view mirror.Great strategy..roll on tomorrow😁

Dr. Bre · 20-07-2024 8:22pm

that putt on 18 sums up Lowry day. He’s not out of it tho 3 behind

Trampas · 20-07-2024 8:31pm

Might be an interesting interview coming up. Do they poke the bear

TheRiverman · 20-07-2024 8:34pm

Only three shots behind after that collapse, there's hope for tomorrow.

dublin49 · 20-07-2024 8:36pm

2 early birdies and hes right back in it,hopefully out of spotlight he settles dowm and plays up to rounds 1 & 2.Think all the missed putts today allied to horrendous playing conditions eventually melted his head.His team need to work on him,ordinarily his play today would have played him out of contention but it didnt so hes lucky to have another chance .

TheCitizen · 20-07-2024 8:44pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122405670#Comment_122405670

lol. After all that 3 behind the leader starting the final round he would have taken that if offered it on Thursday. The only good thing was his meltdown round happened on the 3rd round so a chance to redeem himself tomorrow

CMOTDibbler · 20-07-2024 8:44pm

I think one of his biggest problems was the pace of the greens. They slowed up so much with the rain, he just didn't seem able to hit them as hard as he needed to. He wasn't the only one, lots of them seemed to struggle with the speed.

The other stuff was all him. Lost the head and tried to make up the deficit with predictable results.

dublin49 · 20-07-2024 8:52pm

I did say yesterday he doesnt generally put 4 good rounds together,if he starts well tomorrow the crowd will be behind him and he might rebound.

Trampas · 20-07-2024 9:03pm

Out with Scott tomorrow.
someone will need to give him a kick up the backside and tell him to do whatever he needs to do to get whatever is in his system out so he can move on. If not he hasn’t a hope tomorrow.

Panrich · 20-07-2024 9:22pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122405766#Comment_122405766

Yes. He lost focus today and let his emotions get the better of him. You can feed off your emotions to improve your focus a la Padraig in 2007 and especially 2008 but I'm afraid that today, Shane lost his composure.

techdiver · 20-07-2024 9:23pm

I just don't see him contending tomorrow unless luck really goes his way and the leaders come back to him.

He lost head and even parts of his game he can usually rely on (short game etc) completely let him down. He hit a lot of bad chips (18 was really bad).

big_drive · 20-07-2024 9:26pm

Hopefully gets the focus back now and has a good run at it tomorrow.

eagle eye · 20-07-2024 10:10pm

He's still in it at three back, high winds is what I want to see, he's without doubt the best in the wild winds, with no rain of course.

BrianD3 · 20-07-2024 10:14pm

Getting thick with caddies, spectators and probably himself is a pattern with Shane. Loses composure and this then seems to affect his putting which is fragile anyway. Playing in those conditions today has to be frustrating so if any of the leaders was going to implode today, it was likely to be him.

He might get away with losing composure on a GAA pitch but not in golf.

When things don't go his way he gets thick. Whereas when things don't go Rory's way, he gets bewildered.

At least he is still within 3 shots of the lead and can still win it.

TheCitizen · 20-07-2024 11:34pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122405973#Comment_122405973

why are you bringing GAA into it, is that some kind of a side swipe at his background?

Then you contradict yourself at the end that he can still win it because he’s within 3 shots, so he might get away with the one round where he lost his composure.

fullstop · 20-07-2024 11:55pm

Had a moan about the ball rollback to the press after because of the 17th 😂

They play in tough conditions once or twice a year, every other week you’ve lads hitting a drive and iron to 600 yard par 5s.

bobster453 · 21-07-2024 12:03am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122406207#Comment_122406207

Nice to see them playing in our normal conditions and struggling.Gives me a nice warm glow.😁

FixdePitchmark · 21-07-2024 12:19am

Disappointed in Shane really, as a fan.

Turned up to first tee so positive and a great attitude. Things went wrong on 8 ...but so what ..part of the event ..you dont let wheels come off ..forcing stuff ..driver off deck...

Temper

Bad language

Banging clubs

Blaming crowd ..media

Course set up

It was real Rory like carry on attitude wise.

I'm being harsh now , but lad in America too long ...couldn't handle bad weather and slow greens ...should be meat and veg. Also ..where was Bo when needed..

Too far back now with lads above.

One that got away..

bigtimecharlie · 21-07-2024 1:07am

Only 3 back, could have been worse. -7 wins so he still needs a 65………

dk1982 · 21-07-2024 7:41am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122405745#Comment_122405745

I don't see why the crowd would be behind him. He's an absolute ignoramus and behaves like a petulant child when things aren't going his way. Does the man of the people schtick then when things going well. Such a dislikable character. If it was Bryson everyone would be calling him out

Trampas · 21-07-2024 9:01am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122406408#Comment_122406408

Irish media make out butter wouldn’t melt in his mouth but really when pressure on he’s not and if someone else people on here be calling him out. As said earlier Harrington seems to be an exception to the norm. Comes across as a genuine nice guy no matter what the situation is.