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

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Johnny_Fontane wrote: »

he'll be on the reserve list at least and if he is 66th, he will get in. At least 4/5 players will get in not in original 64.

The last 3 years numbers 65 and 66 have got in.

2009 was the only year when all the top 64 played.

Rikand

Is there anyone we should be watching in the european tour shake-up who could leapfrog shane this week ?

coylemj

Why isn't he playing in the Qatar Masters this week? I'm almost sure I saw his name in the original entry list, can't see anything on his Twitter feed.

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Rickylovesuall wrote: »

Is there anyone we should be watching in the european tour shake-up who could leapfrog shane this week ?

Noren will jump him, i dont know about the PGA tour though.

abff

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

Noren will jump him, i dont know about the PGA tour though.

In addition to Noren, Marcel Siem will move ahead of Shane in the rankings. If Chris Wood wins today, he'll also move ahead of Lowry.

Jiminez is down to 63rd and will drop out of the top 64 in the next week or two, so that means Shane will need to be top 64 to guarantee a place in the matchplay. There's rarely more than one or two drop outs, so next week is crucial if he wants to make the matchplay.

abff

There's also a lot of players who could jump ahead of Shane with a strong finish in this week's PGA event. Charles Howell III and John Huh would definitely go past him if they can finish top 10 or thereabouts and there are a number of others for whom a top 3 finish (or in particular a win) would mean a move into the top 60 in the OWGR.

It's only half way, so there are too many permutations and combinations at this stage.

Anyway, a good finish by Shane next week will solve things.

abff

Looking at the current leaderboard, none of the players in the PGATour event are going to pass Shane this week, so it looks like he'll be 62nd in tomorrow's rankings.

vienne86

abff wrote: »

Looking at the current leaderboard, none of the players in the PGATour event are going to pass Shane this week, so it looks like he'll be 62nd in tomorrow's rankings.

He's 59th actually.

ssbob

vienne86 wrote: »

He's 59th actually.

Rankings are not updated yet AFAIK

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vienne86 wrote: »

He's 59th actually.

ssbob wrote: »

Rankings are not updated yet AFAIK

Yes thats last weeks rankings, this weeks will be a day late due to the Monday finish on the pga.

abff

Charles Howell III finished tied 9th. It's going to be very close between him and Shane for 62nd in the world rankings.

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abff wrote: »

Charles Howell III finished tied 9th. It's going to be very close between him and Shane for 62nd in the world rankings.

Just barely stayed ahead of him, nothing between Siem,Lowry,Howell III and Wiesberger really from 61st to 64th. Needs a solid week now in Dubai.

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Could he be kissing goodbye to his matchplay hopes this morning

abff

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

Could he be kissing goodbye to his matchplay hopes this morning

Looks like he'll need a great round tomorrow to make the cut. Course giving up a huge number of birdies.

Trampas

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

Could he be kissing goodbye to his matchplay hopes this morning

as well as getting into the majors.

Maybe he should have played a week or 2 after R2D to get into the top 50 at end of year and takes some pressure off.

if buts and maybes

Sometimes you need to put your life on hold to reach a goal

vienne86

Has finished with a 74, plus 2 today - not good.

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Trampas wrote: »

as well as getting into the majors.

Well only the Masters will be closed to him if he doesn't make the top 50.

US open he will have a chance of qualifying even if he doesnt push on his ranking.

He is exempt for this years "Open" and staying in top 100 would get him into the PGA.

Top 50 is no easy feat, i guess its the goal for everyone ranked 51-200.

He wasn't even in the top 150 himself midway through last season.

Consistency is the key i suppose, he often finds a hot 3 or 4 week spell during the season when he cements his race2Dubai place.

soundsham

Trampas wrote: »

as well as getting into the majors.

Maybe he should have played a week or 2 after R2D to get into the top 50 at end of year and takes some pressure off.

if buts and maybes

Sometimes you need to put your life on hold to reach a goal

Maybe he took a while to recover from his illness

abff

The two guys in this week's field who are immediately behind him in the rankings also look in danger of missing the cut, so he still has a chance of staying in the top 64. He'll probably need a few drops outs to get a place in the matchplay, but he's still in with a chance.

Of course, a 65 tomorrow (probably what he needs to make the cut) followed by two other good rounds would solve the problem.

slave1

Not a good week for him, just 15 players played worse, missed the cut by 5 strokes

abff

Could be bye bye to the world matchplay, although those immediately behind him in the world rankings haven't been setting the world alight, so he might still scrape in.

bigtimecharlie

abff wrote: »

Could be bye bye to the world matchplay, although those immediately behind him in the world rankings haven't been setting the world alight, so he might still scrape in.

If Stephen Gallagher wins he will jump into the top 50 so another drop for Shane.

green123

why didnt he play last week ?
seems like a really stupid time to take a week off

abff

bigtimecharlie wrote: »

If Stephen Gallagher wins he will jump into the top 50 so another drop for Shane.

Probably closer to 60 than 50, but still ahead of Shane.

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64th in the world now, 1 or 2 will probably pass him from the PGA next week. Fingers crossed then that a reserve gets called even though with no form at present it's likely to be a one day event for him. Still a game against McIlroy would be interesting!

Ogilvy 69th and De Jonge 71th are the closet dangers really as none of the European guys on the bubble seem to be going to South Africa. Lets hope the top 10 in pebble beach is full of players in the top 64 in the world

Abff - any chance Wiesberger could jump him this week even though both or not playing. Lowry may have more depreciation on his points. Id say Wiesberger has more in the 13 week period which you retain full value.

abff

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

Abff - any chance Wiesberger could jump him this week even though both or not playing. Lowry may have more depreciation on his points. Id say Wiesberger has more in the 13 week period which you retain full value.

I've had a look at the latest rankings and by my calculations, Lowry will drop 1.710 points next week and Wiesberger will drop 1.592 points. This would leave Lowry with 102.962 points for 52 tournaments and a points average of 1.980 and Wiesberger with 102.481 points for 52 tournaments and a points average of 1.971.

There's some kind of weird rounding thing that goes on, so these figures could be marginally higher or lower, but the rounding difference is highly unlikely to be much as half a point in total, so I think Lowry will definitely stay ahead of Wiesberger if neither of them plays next week.

When the field for this week's tournaments have been finalised, I will have a look at what each player behind Shane in the rankings needs to do in order to pass him.

bigtimecharlie

abff wrote: »

Probably closer to 60 than 50, but still ahead of Shane.

Getting into the top 50 was the best that Gallagher could do. Was always going to jump Shane.

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The last 3 years they've had to go to 66th in the rankings, lets hope the reserve list in needed again!

ssbob

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

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The last 3 years they've had to go to 66th in the rankings, lets hope the reserve list in needed again!

Up to 2 dozen can pass him this week so you've got to imagine that at least 1/2 of them are going to have a good week, my money would be on Richard Sterne and Brendan De Jonge to catch him. But you never know what might happen!

abff

Does anyone know what the story is with the Joburg Open? I was looking at the draw and there seems to be about 420 players listed, all starting from the 1st tee in groups of 6 at ten minute intervals. I presume it's some kind of pro-am, but some of the groups seem to be all professionals?