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

youcancallmeal

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Hard to see him competing on the back 9 on Sunday but he sounded very confident on the podcast. Who knows, if he putts well he'll have a chance.

Which podcast is that?

Mantis Toboggan

youcancallmeal wrote: »

Which podcast is that?

Irish golfer podcast

Should have dropped at least one of the birdie attempts on the first 2 holes. Great recovery shot after a bad drive on the 2nd.

The Big Easy

Good start from Shane, looks to be swinging well, plenty of good birdie looks early.

Let's hope he can keep it lit and give us something to cheer over the weekend!

TheCitizen

https://www.masters.com/en_US/players/player_33204.html?promo=bio_lb

You can watch Shane Lowry's shots moments after he takes them on this website. The TV coverage is a shambles, focusing on select groups.

He hit an incredibly bad drive on the 9th, ended up on the practice area, hit a decent recovery shot to the middle of the green, and sunk a long putt for birdie.

acalmenvoy

TheCitizen wrote: »

https://www.masters.com/en_US/players/player_33204.html?promo=bio_lb

You can watch Shane Lowry's shots moments after he takes them on this website. The TV coverage is a shambles, focusing on select groups.

Thats the job, nice one.

dball

just gone OB & 3 Off the tee on 10

LuckyGent88

dball wrote: »

just gone OB & 3 Off the tee on 10

Leads to a double bogey. Had a snap hook off 9th tee too but no OB on that hole.

benji79

Main thing is not to follow with another double in round. Anything around level would be a solid day one

The Big Easy

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

Leads to a double bogey. Had a snap hook off 9th tee too but no OB on that hole.

A couple of quick ones alright, followed it up with a nice smooth one on 11, so hopefully it won't be recurring, but a little worrying none-the-less.

Terrible drive on 13th as well.

Mushy

In water on 15th from a chip

Trampas

His par 5 stats won’t be improving but really unlucky on 15

Mushy

Mushy wrote: »

In water on 15th from a chip

The margins are so tight with a shot like that around that course. Unfair tbh.

In the Top 10 after round 1. Where you want to be. All to play for.

benji79

Great opening round. The two late birdies must be good for the confidence

Mac_Lad71

Great comeback birdies on 16 and 18 after the disaster on 15.

Fierce unlucky on 17 as well.

1 under ...good solid start.

Exactly

Exactly wrote: »

In the Top 10 after round 1. Where you want to be. All to play for.

Was very wild off the tee at times, but his putting was excellent. That chip on the 15th was desperate unlucky. Could have been -2 or -3 at least if things were going his way.



Going out early in the morning, and he's a good mate of Rose, so hopefully they continue to take inspiration off each other.

The Big Easy

Shane played very well and had a great round, plenty of birdie chances.

Delighted he got that one on the last because I think he would've been pretty disappointed if he didn't get in under par.

Good round early tomorrow and we'll all be on the edge of our seats for the weekend!

dublin49

watched every lowry shot he played on Masters website ,the tracking feature is brillant.Could easily have been 3 or 4 under or over as nearly got away from him a few times,2 awful drives on 9 & 10 which he battled tru and hit good drive on treacherous 11 to get back on track,15 was really unlucky but great bounce back on 16.Hopefully tomorrow he can play a little more consistently and stay in the mix.Rose set up for 76 tomorrow.

Mysterypunter

dublin49 wrote: »

watched every lowry shot he played on Masters website ,the tracking feature is brillant.Could easily have been 3 or 4 under or over as nearly got away from him a few times,2 awful drives on 9 & 10 which he battled tru and hit good drive on treacherous 11 to get back on track,15 was really unlucky but great bounce back on 16.Hopefully tomorrow he can play a little more consistently and stay in the mix.Rose set up for 76 tomorrow.

Agree with that, especially the Rose bit, Lowry was very good today

Get the feeling there's a lot of us with a bit of e/w on Lowry!

Xander10

Deleted User wrote: »

Get the feeling there's a lot of us with a bit of e/w on Lowry!

Not allowed discuss on this thread. 125/1:pac:

dublin49

Spieth just eagled 15 from where Shane went in the water.His ball was going faster than Shanes and was wet if it didnt hit the hole.

Mysterypunter

dublin49 wrote: »

Spieth just eagled 15 from where Shane went in the water.His ball was going faster than Shanes and was wet if it didnt hit the hole.

Luckiest man in the game, he can't keep getting away with it on this course

eagle eye

Mysterypunter wrote:

Luckiest man in the game, he can't keep getting away with it on this course

Oh come on Lowry hit a wild tee shot that missed the trees and left him in the wrong fairway and then drains a long putt on the same hole for birdie. He could easily have had a double on that hole without a bit of luck.
Spieth went into the trees, didn't get a lucky break and had a triple bogey.

It's swings and roundabouts. Both got very fortunate and unfortunate during that round.

Mysterypunter

eagle eye wrote: »

Oh come on Lowry hit a wild tee shot that missed the trees and left him in the wrong fairway and then drains a long putt on the same hole for birdie. He could easily have had a double on that hole without a bit of luck.
Spieth went into the trees, didn't get a lucky break and had a triple bogey.

It's swings and roundabouts. Both got very fortunate and unfortunate during that round.

That is a specific example, I am talking in general Jordan Spieth gets a lot of breaks from errant tee shots. He played well in the Texas open, especially last Sunday, and deserved to win, but some of his pure luck is unreal. Same with the Tommy Fleetwood hole in one in the matchplay against Fritelli, he hit a tee shot over the flag, it nearly stuck on the bank, but rolled about 20 yards back towards the hole, and dropped in. There is a skill element of course, but some of the shots are outrageously lucky. I suppose that is for another thread, but some players are luckier than others. Speith and Mackenzie Hughes spring to mind, Hughes has a record of holing all sorts of miracle shots, when his luck runs out, he will be back on the korn ferry tour

Shane in one of the featured groups for early coverage today.

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Just catching up on yesterday.

Think the 2nd chip(drop) on 15 deserves a lot of credit.
Serious bottle to go for it after what happened this 1st one.