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

kippy · 23-05-2021 11:12PM

Great weekend for Lowry. Can't see how he doesn't make the RC at this point.
Fair play to him.

Aoidondoi · 23-05-2021 11:20PM

Two Irish golfers T5 in a major, well done Shane and Padraig, both did us proud!!

dublin49 · 24-05-2021 12:04AM

looks like 425k for Shane and Paddy ,think Shane will be slightly disappointed as he played probably the best golf tee to green but great week for him ,and Paddy as well,

abff · 24-05-2021 12:19AM

I think they both win $462,250.

Prize money for the top ten is as follows:

1st (Winner): $2,160,000 -- Phil Mickelson
2nd: $1,296,000
3rd: $816,000
4th: $576,000
5th: $480,000
6th: $413,000
7th: $380,000
8th: $350,000
9th: $320,000
10th: $297,000

24-05-2021 12:19AM

dublin49 wrote: »

looks like 425k for Shane and Paddy ,think Shane will be slightly disappointed as he played probably the best golf tee to green but great week for him ,and Paddy as well,

I don't think he'll be disappointed at all. Everyone had their fair share of bad holes. Great major championship course and great week for Irish golf.

Scrabbel · 24-05-2021 12:26AM

9 players tied on -1. Finishing on -2 has been worth a lot to the guys.

Speak Now · 24-05-2021 12:32AM

Scrabbel wrote: »

9 players tied on -1. Finishing on -2 has been worth a lot to the guys.

Yeah 16 beat par but only 3 better than 2 under.

Neewollah · 24-05-2021 12:58AM

Shanes game tee to green is in great shape. If he can tidy up his putting a win might not be to far away. In or around top 10 in a lot of big events in recent months without really threatening.

DmanDmythDledge · 24-05-2021 01:20AM

I thought it was well written in the past that PH's base was Ireland even when playing on the PGA tour

Trampas · 24-05-2021 08:39AM

Great result for Shane. A a shot here or there was a bigger difference in points as very bunched field.

He’s back in wild card selection now and another few good performance and he’ll be in team as an automatic selection. Still plenty to play for as Harrington be encouraged by rose return to closet to top also.

No matter who you are you can’t complain if you don’t get a pick.

Motivator · 24-05-2021 09:28AM

Lowry will get a pick for definite. Himself and Harrington have become very, very close over the last 12 months and Harrington regularly stays with Lowry in his house in Florida. Lowry played well over the weekend he’s going in the right direction for an automatic pick but I think he’s a certainty to be on the team anyway.

hurleronditch · 24-05-2021 09:34AM

He’s only one outside the automatic slots now on the world list. A couple more top 10s and 5s may even be enough even without making a big ticket win, but that would clearly help!!

First Up · 24-05-2021 10:25AM

Motivator wrote:

Lowry will get a pick for definite. Himself and Harrington have become very, very close over the last 12 months and Harrington regularly stays with Lowry in his house in Florida. Lowry played well over the weekend heâ€™s going in the right direction for an automatic pick but I think heâ€™s a certainty to be on the team anyway.

Being a pal or sharing nationality are not criteria for selection. Harrington will be thinking very deeply about his picks. If Lowry doesn't qualify automatically he will be evaluated the same as everyone else.

prawnsambo · 24-05-2021 10:29AM

First Up wrote: »

Being a pal or sharing nationality are not criteria for selection. Harrington will be thinking very deeply about his picks. If Lowry doesn't qualify automatically he will be evaluated the same as everyone else.

Yeah. Harrington wants to win this. He'll pick the players he thinks will help him reach that goal.

gypsy79 · 24-05-2021 10:41AM

First Up wrote: »

Being a pal or sharing nationality are not criteria for selection. Harrington will be thinking very deeply about his picks. If Lowry doesn't qualify automatically he will be evaluated the same as everyone else.

If he continues his form since the Players he will get in automatically. He still isnt playing great but it is most consistent points scoring since 2019

First Up · 24-05-2021 10:54AM

gypsy79 wrote:

If he continues his form since the Players he will get in automatically. He still isnt playing great but it is most consistent points scoring since 2019

If he qualifies, no argument. If he doesn't qualify he'll be measured on his own form plus how his game fits with potential partners in fourball and foursomes, his leadership qualities, his response to pressure, his team/bonding qualities and whatever else Harrington thinks important.

He could score well on all of them but they don't include being pals, being Irish or both their dads playing GAA.

24-05-2021 10:57AM

gypsy79 wrote: »

If he continues his form since the Players he will get in automatically. He still isnt playing great but it is most consistent points scoring since 2019

Give it a rest will you. He has just finished T4 in a Major on a tough tough course.

Old diesel · 24-05-2021 11:01AM

That T4 was good enough to be Shanes 10th best finish ever in world ranking point terms.

A good weekend.

gypsy79 · 24-05-2021 11:04AM

Exactly wrote: »

Give it a rest will you. He has just finished T4 in a Major on a tough tough course.

I am speaking about the last two months as a whole. He wasn't on much yesterday so not east to judge. Actually got very little coverage all weekend

Over the last few months it is quite clear there have been very good bits but he is unpredictable as hell. But his points toll is up there. They are the stats.

If he can remove the inconsistencies then he isnt far away. I think lots of guys will look back on this comp as a missed opportunity!!

First Up · 24-05-2021 11:18AM

It won't be missed by Harrington that Kiawah has some similarity with Whistling Straits, the RC venue.

Grey Fox · 24-05-2021 11:24AM

hurleronditch wrote: »

There’s some ****e talked on this website, and this thread features strongly, but saying Padraig Harrington will pick his mate because he bought his gaff from him in Florida is up there the most amusing.

If Lowry plays well for the rest of the summer, whether he gets there automatically or gets very close, PH will likely pick him.

If he gets cold rather than hot over the next few months, he just won’t get a pick. Imagine Harrington at the Ryder Cup committee meeting after the event if they lost explaining why he picked him. “Eeeeeehhhhhhh, yeah. So I know Shane hasn’t made a cut since May and was 27th on the points list, but the real estate market is gone to pot in Florida and he paid asking for my gaff in Palm
beach before Christmas so I promised him a pick.”

Well it may raise questions of a conflict of interest for Paddy. Imagine you were responsible for hiring someone for a job, and it emerged you had recent financial dealings with that person. It could be a potential banana skin.

abff · 24-05-2021 11:33AM

Grey Fox wrote: »

Well it may raise questions of a conflict of interest for Paddy. Imagine you were responsible for hiring someone for a job, and it emerged you had recent financial dealings with that person. It could be a potential banana skin.

If it was something you had been trying to keep secret, then it would definitely raise eyebrows. As it's already in the public arena, I don't see it as being an issue.

His friendship with Lowry is a much bigger issue. I have a feeling that if Shane is in need of a pick and is close to qualifying automatically, Padraig will weigh up his options very carefully and would be quite likely to consult with his vice captains and anyone else he feels is relevant before making a decision in relation to Shane.

I think there would need to be a clear consensus that Shane is a better pick than whoever else is in the frame, but is not getting one of the other 2 wild cards.

Poker Face · 24-05-2021 11:34AM

hurleronditch wrote: »

He’s only one outside the automatic slots now on the world list. A couple more top 10s and 5s may even be enough even without making a big ticket win, but that would clearly help!!

34 world ranking pts behind Perez who he needs to pass at moment. In ranking pts is that a big lead to have to claw back?

finglashoop · 24-05-2021 11:35AM

abff wrote: »

If it was something you had been trying to keep secret, then it would definitely raise eyebrows. As it's already in the public arena, I don't see it as being an issue.

His friendship with Lowry is a much bigger issue. I have a feeling that if Shane is in need of a pick and is close to qualifying automatically, Padraig will weigh up his options very carefully and would be quite likely to consult with his vice captains and anyone else he feels is relevant before making a decision in relation to Shane.

I think there would need to be a clear consensus that Shane is a better pick than whoever else is in the frame, but is not getting one of the other 2 wild cards.

harrington is not gonna just pick his mate.

hurleronditch · 24-05-2021 11:36AM

Grey Fox wrote: »

Well it may raise questions of a conflict of interest for Paddy. Imagine you were responsible for hiring someone for a job, and it emerged you had recent financial dealings with that person. It could be a potential banana skin.

That’s exactly the point I made, and completely at odds to what you said before. To my mind a friendship or a financial transaction (which is a complete and utter irrelevance/red herring) is only likely to make it LESS likely that paddy would pick him, to avoid that accusation, rather than more likely as you were arguing initially.

downthemiddle · 24-05-2021 11:44AM

gypsy79 wrote: »

If he can remove the inconsistencies then he isnt far away.

Surely T4 isn't far away.

I see sheep · 24-05-2021 11:45AM

Great weekend Shane

Grey Fox · 24-05-2021 11:48AM

hurleronditch wrote: »

That’s exactly the point I made, and completely at odds to what you said before. To my mind a friendship or a financial transaction (which is a complete and utter irrelevance/red herring) is only likely to make it LESS likely that paddy would pick him, to avoid that accusation, rather than more likely as you were arguing initially.

Thats not human nature, we all show favouritism to our mates or people who have benefitted us.

dublin49 · 24-05-2021 11:50AM

The point made earlier about Shane being the top or close to the top European at the 2 majors so far and the tour championship means if the pick was today I am sure he would get it.things can change but Currently I think he is in the team and bad form over the coming months is the only thing that will stop him playing .

BrianD3 · 24-05-2021 11:52AM

Harrington is a clever man, I wonder was there a bit of psychology in yesterday's interview where he was talking about how great it was paying with Lowry. IMO this makes it LESS likely that Lowry will get a captain's pick. Lowry will know this and it could help him push himself to play his way into the automatic places. In which case, everyone wins.

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

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