A total of 17 LIV golfers will tee it up at the BMW Championship this week, at the European tour’s flag-ship event in Wentworth. And for Shane Lowry, there’s no point in saying otherwise, that’s 17 LIV golfers too many. Patrick Reed, Sergio Garcia and Graeme McDowell are among the PGA tour defectors who will […]
3 years ago
The Offaly native had a wobble on the 18th, but showed composure to close out with a par. Back in 2019, Shane Lowry showed remarkable poise and clutch shooting to win the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. Three years on, he is back in the mix again. After three rounds at the Yas Island course, Lowry […]
4 years ago
“Goodness me!” Graeme McDowell rediscovered his fighting spirit of old in 2019 and proved he could mix it with the best. On Sunday, at the Royal Greens Golf and Country Club in Saudi Arabia, he beat the very best and is heading home with a hug winners’ cheque. Last May, McDowell won the Corales championship […]
6 years ago
Having bogeyed four of eight holes, coming down the stretch, Jon Rahm was able to steel himself and make serious bank. Jon Rahm sealed the DP World Tour Championship and the Race to Dubai (European Tour Order of Merit) in one, fell swoop with a peach of a bunker shot on the 18th. Shane Lowry […]
6 years ago
“I probably would have laughed, to be honest, but I would have taken your hand off.” At the end of 2018, Shane Lowry sat 75th in the world and he was not happy with where his game was at. Had he been told where he would be by November 2019, he would have scarcely believed […]
6 years ago
Some going, especially when you consider he was +3 for his final round after six holes. Finishing 10 shots off the tournament winner is not how Shane Lowry would have preferred it, but an incredible birdie blitz on his final 12 holes has earned the Offaly native another tidy wedge and will see him climb […]
7 years ago