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

Lets just hope he doesn't have one of those bad days.

He practiced at Royal Troon instead of playing the Scottish Open, looks like it was a really smart decision.

Great round by Lowry, if he can keep his putter in-check for the next 3 days, he's in with a serious chance. He lives for this type of golf, using natural talent to shape and manoeuvre the ball at different flights. He's one of the best around at it.

putting a bit off today though.

If he stays at -6 that should be ok because the wind has picked up a bit.

and rolls it in the centre of the cup to bring him to -7!

Maybe he can improve on -6!

On 10 you mean...11 is turning into hopefully only a hiccup

that’s bizarre

He’s been penalised because someone found his ball?

He clearly wouldn’t have hit that approach as a provisional

What am i missing?

Still sharing the lead. But what a head wrecker!

https://x.com/NUCLRGOLF/status/1814267784760610873?t=lhUuFCKq89iXDd7L1D7-2w&s=19

He hit his drive into the rough. His second shot hooked into some bushes. He played a provisional, which he hit to around 12 feet. Then someone managed to find his ball in the bush.

So he had to declare it unplayable and go back in a direct line away from the hole. He would have had to go to 170 yards from the hole if he wanted to drop the ball on the fairway. So he dropped it in the rough around 120 yards from the hole with a blind shot to the green.

He managed to hit his approach shot just short of the green. He got down in two more for a double bogey. Without the helpful intervention from the gentleman who found his ball, he would have had a 12 footer for bogey.

Main thing here is for Shane to move on, he's still in the lead, that's the main thing. He will be annoyed but there's bound to be a few of those moments at some stage, everyone is getting it at some time in their round.

Fantastic! Great birdie to finish.

great response to the double bogey. He will lead going into the weekend

Nice to see him settle after that wobble and pull it back together. A bit of maturity and resolve that hasn't always been the case. Great to see him putting so well. That TM spider has been transformational alongside his work with Sweeney and Rotella

They could run out of Guinness in the midlands if he keeps this up.

In all likelihood he’ll lead by at least a couple of shots. But you never know with golf.

It wasn't with a fan. It was with the camera man, I'd be piss*d off too if I could see someone move and encroach on me at the last second in that incident. There's an Open championship and over 4m dollars on the line FFS!

Great recovery by Shane after the double bogey on 11.

To be honest he should have got an additional 1 shot penalty for slow play. I read that he was timed at 20 minutes between his 2nd and 4th shots (with a provisional in between). There is no excuse for that delay for such a basic ruling.

massive advantage to late/early starters,Rose will probably be the only late starter today in top 20 at end of the day.

Thems the breaks

He spent a lot of time deciding on where he would take his drop.
I doubt the groups standing on the tee watching him were too impressed.

not sure many would agree with you on wanting Scottie & Xander to burst through,imagine it doesnt mean as it reads,

Shane rarely has 4 good rounds but no matter what tomorrow brings he shud be in the mix for Sunday,which is all us fans would want on Thursday.Do we want him getting further ahead and all the pressure that brings or be lurking 1 or 2 behind with his bad bounce round behind him,not sure but thrilled hes in the mix.

Rose has really been the best player over the first two rounds considering the draw. Don't think form really comes into it. I think Rose stays in touch until the back 9 on Sunday. He is sticky like that. Whether he can hold his nerve to win his home open is another thing. I think he's had his opportunities over the years and never got it done.

As of now I still think he's the main threat.

Don't think Rose has put together 4 good rounds in an age. His putting seldom holds up