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

Trampas

With Shane going to be starting his first full year on the tour what does he need to do to make him a better golfer?

I see he is 121st in scrambling so I guess his short game needs a touch up.

I say fitness is a key also.

Thankfully he has exemptions which should take some pressure of his game to allow his improve areas of his game he feels need strengthening.

MOD EDIT: Zero discussions around Shane's weight or body shape, any such posts will result in warnings, thank you

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LuckyGent88

Well this is a nice surprise. Hopefully stays the course this week so we have great interest come Sunday night

mooz

Going very well, swing looks good

The Big Easy

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Early days - but it does sum up how he is an unusual character. Crap - or can win a major. It is kind of strange. You don't see golfers like that too often.

Play well and win big, that's the way to do it!

Give me that over a million Kuchars

Cabrera was another man that could stink up the place and then win a Masters or a US Open out of nowhere.

[Deleted User]

His ball striking has been very good recently apparently. That is key around this place. Nice to see a few putts dropping. Keep it up Shane.

[Deleted User]

A birdie on 17 is a huge confidence boost. He's some man with his wedges.

TheRiverman

Not as promising today, 2 over after 9, back to - 2 now.

[Deleted User]

TheRiverman wrote: »

Not as promising today, 2 over after 9, back to - 2 now.

You weren't around yesterday to post anything positive I see.

paulie21

74. Every birdie seemed to be followed up with a bogey. Anyway a cut made hopefully a good weekend can lead to a top 10 finish

The Big Easy

Shane has started well today -2 through 7, a top ten is well within reach if he can find a couple more in the way home.

Either way hopefully this a sign of better things to come this season and that rumours of his demise have been greatly exaggerated as usual.

Still not holding a whole pile, but he's hit every green so far.

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The Big Easy wrote: »

Either way hopefully this a sign of better things to come this season and that rumours of his demise have been greatly exaggerated as usual.

They really haven’t. How many top 10 has he since he won The Open?

The Big Easy

Idk, off the top of my head, second in HK and a top ten in a WGC.

I think most people expect a bit of a let down after a lifetime goal is achieved. He's entitled to enjoy it and then reassess his goals for the second half of his career.

Throw in a worldwide pandemic with a young family and all that entails.

I really don't know what people expect sometimes.

Edit: he hasn't even got to defend his Open Championship yet and this is the first full Players since his win.

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2 is correct, in 27 tournaments, and that’s fine if he’s happy to just plod away for the next 5 few years but people are taking about him making Ryder Cup team and the likes.

Winning The Open put him in a great position to push on due to his ranking and getting into all the big events, but when those ranking points go in July he’ll slip well outside the top 50 unless he does something in the meantime. Let’s hope this is the week he starts to turn it around.

The Big Easy

Get in the house at -11 and forget the top ten, what about a win!

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The Big Easy wrote: »

Get in the house at -11 and forget the top ten, what about a win!

With the way the leaders are ****ting the bed who knows

The Big Easy

fullstop wrote: »

With the way the leaders are ****ting the bed who knows

He's got another one now, -4 through 10, so becoming more possible!

Bill Ponderosa

Great round going on, should at least get a back door top 10

The Big Easy

Bill Ponderosa wrote: »

Great round going on, should at least get a back door top 10

Not sure where this back door top 10 nonsense has come from, it's up there with bounce-back-ability and many other trite Americanisms.

If there is such a thing, I think it only applies to McIlroy

bamayang

boardise wrote: »

'Back door' seems to make some sense doesn't it ?

Means you don't play yourself into it -but you get in because higher placed players drop down below you in the final stages so you can get hoisted from 15/16th into the top ten tier.

He’s -4 for the day...

youcancallmeal

If he could get one more birdie to finish on -10 he'd have a good chance at a playoff. Although it could easily go the other way with some bogies

Mushy

Good chance there not taken. Still a good week though

Golfhead65

He is not playing the par 5s well this week

vapor trails

I'm starting to think Shane Lowry is our Irish replica of Angel Cabrera (Minus the wife beating). In and out form-wise but has the credentials to mix it on the big day too.

bamayang

Frustrating how little they have down of him

The Big Easy

Well done Shane, great week to put the show back in the road! Close to half a million dollars and a boatload of points to boot!

Only takes a couple of more good weeks and he'll be well on his way to Whistling Straits.

Sure throw in another major along the way for the craic too Shane

Golfhead65

Shane will pick up close to $470.000 for his week's work, not bad for someone out of form

Bill Ponderosa

Good week for him and brings the Ryder cup back as a possibility, need to see more of him over the coming months.

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Golfhead65 wrote: »

Shane will pick up close to $470.000 for his week's work, not bad for someone out of form

Love the passive aggression dripping off this

would you say he was in form coming into this week?

TheRiverman

Well done Shane, hope this is the start of many more great weeks.

h2005

Where will that put him in the Ryder cup standings?

gypsy79

h2005 wrote: »

Where will that put him in the Ryder cup standings?

He is long way outside. Won’t be putting him near the team

Will need repeat many time