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

Remind me

eagle eye wrote: »

You are setting a very low bar for man with his talent. I'd be hoping he wins a lot more majors.

A lot more?

I’d be hoping he does as well but realistically it won’t happen. He is only 3 behind Rory!!

Majors very difficult to win.

slave1

eagle eye wrote: »

You are setting a very low bar for man with his talent. I'd be hoping he wins a lot more majors.

That would be great, and I still think a US Open is his best chance but only 47 golfers in the entire history of the game have won more that one major.
Winning one is tough, 176 players have won a single major, winning more that one is much tougher

dball

slightly off topic but is there an increase in single majr wins in the past (say 10 years) compared to previous years,

There just seems to me more and more NEW 1st time winners in the last few years.
Is this because TW stopped winning - I think i've answered my own question:pac::pac::pac:
I guess its impossible to judge with the TW dominance of the previous decade.:rolleyes::):eek:

slave1

dball wrote: »

slightly off topic but is there an increase in single majr wins in the past (say 10 years) compared to previous years,

There just seems to me more and more NEW 1st time winners in the last few years.
Is this because TW stopped winning - I think i've answered my own question:pac::pac::pac:
I guess its impossible to judge with the TW dominance of the previous decade.:rolleyes::):eek:

Tiger is the reason, or should I say no Tiger

prawnsambo

slave1 wrote: »

That would be great, and I still think a US Open is his best chance but only 47 golfers in the entire history of the game have won more that one major.
Winning one is tough, 176 players have won a single major, winning more that one is much tougher

It's actually 82. 46 have won more than two. You were probably looking at ranking, where those who've won two are ranked equal 47th. But to continue your point, only one in three who've won one major, go on to win two or more.

Alf Veedersane

dball wrote: »

slightly off topic but is there an increase in single majr wins in the past (say 10 years) compared to previous years,

There just seems to me more and more NEW 1st time winners in the last few years.
Is this because TW stopped winning - I think i've answered my own question:pac::pac::pac:
I guess its impossible to judge with the TW dominance of the previous decade.:rolleyes::):eek:

I think its 49 first time major winners since Tiger's first in 97. Something like 42 in the same timeframe before Tiger's first.

SeeMoreBut

Standard is closer now where more players have a better chance of winning

Mushy

Edit - scrap that, complete wrong player.

Alf Veedersane

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

I think its 49 first time major winners since Tiger's first in 97. Something like 42 in the same timeframe before Tiger's first.

Also, in those 22 years pre-Woods, you had Tom Watson, Seve and Faldo who had 19 between them.

The 'big 3', aside from Tiger, post 1997 are Mickelson, Rory and Koepka who have 13 between them.

Not sure if I intended there to be a point in there but it was just interesting looking back through the numbers.

TheRiverman

The scourge of the first round has struck again in Dubai,one over par,ten shots behind Lorenzo-Vera,nine behind McIlroy.

dball

total clickbait:

Mushy

Quick start this morning, -3 for the day

Alf Veedersane

Mushy wrote: »

Quick start this morning, -3 for the day

-5 for 11.

BigChap1759

Finished with a 68 - tied 14th at the moment

castor 1

Had a good weekend, finishing T12 and 4th in overall Ranking, with a nice bonus too for his efforts.

He also remains at 19 in the World rankings.

I'm sure he will be delighted with his year overall and 2020 is looking good for Shane.

blue note

Looks to me like the Shane is the pick of the sportsperson of the year panel. Realistically, Rory is the outstanding sportsperson from Ireland this year. And he hasn't been shortlisted. That's because it's a public vote and if they were both options they'd split the golf vote.

bren2001

blue note wrote: »

Looks to me like the Shane is the pick of the sportsperson of the year panel. Realistically, Rory is the outstanding sportsperson from Ireland this year. And he hasn't been shortlisted. That's because it's a public vote and if they were both options they'd split the golf vote.

Hard to see Cluxton not winning it myself. I'd be shocked if it wasn't either of these two.

Mushy

Katie Taylor or Lowry I'd say

eagle eye

I think it's gotta be Shane.

TheCitizen

Didn't watch this til now. Well deserved for Shane. Hope he kicks on and gets another Major or two for himself.

https://www.rte.ie/sport/golf/2019/1214/1099169-shane-lowry-is-rte-sportsperson-of-the-year-2019/

OEP

Is Shane playing in Saudi Arabia?

OEP

OEP wrote: »

Is Shane playing in Saudi Arabia?

No. Abu Dhabi & Dubai and then over to the states for a while.

Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. 17th-20th January.
Omega Desert Classic. 24th-27th January.
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am. 7th-10th February.
WGC Mexico Championship. 21st-24th February.
Arnold Palmer Invitational. 7th-10th March.
The Players Championship. 14th-17th March.
WGC Dell Matchplay. 27th-31st March.
The Masters. 11th-14th April.

Remind me

[Deleted User] wrote: »

No. Abu Dhabi & Dubai and then over to the states for a while.

Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. 17th-20th January.
Omega Desert Classic. 24th-27th January.
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am. 7th-10th February.
WGC Mexico Championship. 21st-24th February.
Arnold Palmer Invitational. 7th-10th March.
The Players Championship. 14th-17th March.
WGC Dell Matchplay. 27th-31st March.
The Masters. 11th-14th April.

His website says no but all journalists say he is

Adiaga 2

Exactly wrote: »

No. Abu Dhabi & Dubai and then over to the states for a while.

Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. 17th-20th January.
Omega Desert Classic. 24th-27th January.
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am. 7th-10th February.
WGC Mexico Championship. 21st-24th February.
Arnold Palmer Invitational. 7th-10th March.
The Players Championship. 14th-17th March.
WGC Dell Matchplay. 27th-31st March.
The Masters. 11th-14th April.

I think that was the 2019 schedule.

Remind me

Adiaga 2 wrote: »

I think that was the 2019 schedule.

It is.

Remind me

Remind me wrote: »

It is.

Apologies. His website hasn't been updated :rolleyes:

Remind me

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Apologies. His website hasn't been updated :rolleyes:

Yeap.

Think I read/heard an interview where he is playing 3 weeks in Middle East then WGC Mexico and maybe the Honda the following week.

OEP

He's not getting any stick for playing in Saudi Arabia

Trampas

OEP wrote: »

He's not getting any stick for playing in Saudi Arabia

He doesn’t like to get involved with politics.

New country and course to play

😉

h2005

Trampas wrote: »

He doesn’t like to get involved with politics.

New country and course to play

😉

Plenty of other countries and courses to play in. Part of their propaganda machine now. Disappointed he didn’t take a stance similar to Rory’s.