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

PARlance

Coverage (from US) is diabolical. If a group is AS going down 18 then show all the bloody shots.

Slicemeister

Game over here, this is gonna hurt.

HighLine

And Fowler wins. What a sickener for Shane. :mad:

Speak Now

Fowler wins the group, not sure the head to head rule is great in a 4 man group.

PARlance

Class from Fowler, there's a tough cookie under all those bright colours.

vienne86

What a bummer. Lowry had that one in his hands.

Slicemeister

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

Fowler wins the group, not sure the head to head rule is great in a 4 man group.

That's a definite yeah? Coltart seemed to think Gmac could do him a favour tomorrow beating Fowler.

GCW

Id say Shane is absolutely gutted. Fair play to Fowler that was mental.

d1980

What does he need to do tomorrow? Win and he goes thru?

LuckyGent88

Disappointing loss in the end but fowler is a brilliant match player. Holed some superb putts when it was needed the most.
Hopefully he can pick it up again tomorrow and beat English pretty well

Speak Now

Slicemeister wrote: »

That's a definite yeah? Coltart seemed to think Gmac could do him a favour tomorrow beating Fowler.

Sky dont have a clue.

Speak Now

d1980 wrote: »

What does he need to do tomorrow? Win and he goes thru?

No only playing for second now.

Poker Face

d1980 wrote: »

What does he need to do tomorrow? Win and he goes thru?

Im afraid he is out no matter what he does. Fowler beats him in the head to head even is he wins tomorrow and Gmac beats Fowler.

Something not right in format in that Fowler wins 2 and is through no matter whats happens tomorrow. If Shane had won he would still have needed to beat English tomorrow to go through.

HighLine

https://twitter.com/ShaneLowryGolf/status/593894180855947264

Speak Now

For all the long putts Fowler drained it was Lowry himself who bogeyed 13 and 14 to give him a lease of life.

Second place still worth the fight for dollars and owgr points.

fullstop

Is it only 1 through from each group?

Golfgraffix

fullstop wrote: »

Is it only 1 through from each group?

Yup, 16 groups of 4

Speak Now

fullstop wrote: »

Is it only 1 through from each group?

Yeah, 2 rounds Saturday and semi/final on Sunday.

fullstop

Stupid format now. Dead rubbers now in some groups tomorrow

Rikand

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

Fowler wins the group, not sure the head to head rule is great in a 4 man group.

I don't think we'd be so quick to bemoan head to head had it worked in Shanes favour

Slicemeister

Many OWGR points difference with a win tomorrow?

kiers47

Desperately unlucky. But complaining about the format is hardly an excuse. If he had lost a match in the previous format he would also be on his bike!!!

Speak Now

Rikand wrote: »

I don't think we'd be so quick to bemoan head to head had it worked in Shanes favour

I would not that it matters anyway with McDowells current form. Lets hope Shane has the drive tomorrow. Dead rubbers there may be plenty in sense of being able to win the event but 2nd worth a lot more than 3rd in your group.

Speak Now

Slicemeister wrote: »

Many OWGR points difference with a win tomorrow?

Of course, 16 groups so top 32 as opposed to top 48.

fullstop

kiers47 wrote: »

Desperately unlucky. But complaining about the format is hardly an excuse. If he had lost a match in the previous format he would also be on his bike!!!

I'm not complaining about the format because he's out, I'm complaining about the format because there are meaningless matches tomorrow. What's the point? Straight knockout was the best and most exciting format

kiers47

fullstop wrote: »

I'm not complaining about the format because he's out, I'm complaining about the format because there are meaningless matches tomorrow. What's the point? Straight knockout was the best and most exciting format

Well yes I'd agree with that. It is what it is though. Hopefully they won't be showing a load of pointless matches tomorrow. A couple of crackers lined up Rory v Horschel, Louis v Bubba.

Speak Now

fullstop wrote: »

I'm not complaining about the format because he's out, I'm complaining about the format because there are meaningless matches tomorrow. What's the point? Straight knockout was the best and most exciting format

They aren't completely meaningless but I know what you mean.

vienne86

HighLine wrote: »

https://twitter.com/ShaneLowryGolf/status/593894180855947264

And fair play to Shane - such a pity.

First Up

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

They aren't completely meaningless but I know what you mean.

It is just how the games play out. Some groups have winner takes all games today and if that means fewer matches get better coverage that's ok with me.

abff

Slicemeister wrote: »

Many OWGR points difference with a win tomorrow?

It depends on how many players finish on 2 points without winning their group. Those players will be in a multiple tie for 17th. Players who finish on 1 point will be in a multiple tie for somewhere around 33rd.