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

I don't think you're being too harsh at all. Shane seems like a grand fella in general but far too much having a go at fans, volunteers, caddies. Not a nice trait. I've no huge issue with him hanging a club or the odd expletive but leave the spectators out of it. Not their fault he hits a bad shot.

What annoyed me the most yesterday was if you compare his attitude to Rose. Both had things not go their way but Rose battled to a good round whereas Shane threw in the towel and got angry.

I hope he can brush it off today and put himself back in contention but I worry that this has passed him now and there will be a hangover from yesterday.

For those saying that the caddy should calm him down, I'm pretty sure Shane is the type of person on the course that is impossible to talk off the ledge.

Justin Rose is a class act. Would love to see him win. He hung in really well yesterday. Lowry could learn a lot from him. Very different people in fairness.

Not a massive fan of Rose ...but the contrast of him and Shane was extraordinary...Justin had an absolute wonderful attitude..a much older lad with more miles on clock...He actually was laughing at the madness of it and as he finished he was smiling and reflective of it all..

You can have character and show emotion..but not be an arsehole.

He needs to be careful , even on NLU there other night, they were, we are getting a bit tired of the stereotypical fun paddy thing...being a crank is not part of the good side of that..

That really isn’t the problem.

You can eff the ball and course out of it like Hatton, which is ridiculous and annoying

And/or do what Lowry and Poulter did and does

Eff and blind the unpaid volunteers, camera men out of it

The latter is what is really putting me and allot of others off.

Then pissing and moaning about the course afterwards is typical pampered **** stuff

if he plays well he’s not too far back.

-4 could win this. -5 has a great chance of winning.

I don’t think he’ll play well enough myself unless his putter warms back up again.

Followed by a terrible 2nd shot. Staring bogey in the face

I saw him treat Bo like **** on more than one occasion on the course (in person…and a few more on tv) effing and blinding at him. Caddy isn’t going to help you much with that carry on. And your point about his behaviour yesterday being more like Rory…have you ever seen Rory abuse volunteers or the crowd?

Bogey on the third, it's not going to be his day.

they think it’s all over…it is now (and I say that sadly as a massive Lowry fan)

I hope he holds on for a top 10 though and then has a good go at the FedEx in September

The Open is very good this year though with 4-5 lads all still on with a great chance

I'm very worried for the rest of his round. He missed a 6 footer for par. He lost confidence in the flat stick yesterday and it cost him at least three shots.

Hopefully that birdie sets him off now.

Go on Shane.

Shane needs another 2 birdies and could get them if the putter warms up.

Another, -3 now and right back in it.

Right back in it! 🤞

Shane didn't give it enough welly on that birdie attempt putt on 10.

Bogey

4 back now

It was never going to be this - he was too far back and brought too many low scoring lads back into the mix.

As it turns out - Shane might have had his work cut out to win no matter what.