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21st July 2019
10:21am BST

"Look, I'm obviously going to be thinking about it [winning The Open]. There's no point in shying away from it. I'm in a great position. But, my God, have we got a long way to go... "Oakmont was so long ago and I was a lot younger," he added. "I feel like if I get the opportunity this week I'll be better. I don't think... what am I trying to say? I'm trying to say it definitely won't affect me what happened in Oakmont. Obviously I've got over that."He then went out and backed up his words before attempting to put his epic outing into words. His tongue-tied remarks certainly had the press pack laughing:
"If you know what I'm saying, that's what I'm gonna... I don't really know what I'm saying, to be honest! "It's been a long day, lads! You get me!"https://twitter.com/RuthGorman_UTV/status/1152664663685029889 With a victory in Abu Dhabi, at the start of the year, qualification for The Masters, a tie for 8th at the US PGA, 2nd at the RBC Canadan Open, 3rd at The Heritage and a steady climb up the world rankings, this has been Shane Lowry's best year since turning pro in 2009. He insists that a blissful family life has been his rock and he spoke well about spending quality time with his wife and Iris, his daughter, after the tournament. "No matter what I shoot on Sunday," he said, "my two-year-old will be there waiting for me."
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