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

I hope he has many more wins and Ryder Cup appearances, but so far, what a career he's had!! The manner in which he got that crucial half last night was awesome. I know sometimes his temperament sometimes lets him down but he's a true Irish golfing legend. His golfing CV is the stuff of dreams.

P.s. Lowry now joins Eamonn D'Arcy, Christy O'Connor (jr), Philip Walton & Paul McGinley as the latest & greatest Irish player to sink the final winning putt to secure the Ryder Cup!!

What a wonderful legacy hey!? And another great & proud day for Lowry, Ireland & team Europe..... Great days indeed!!!

So what!? The man has done this big deed also. It's perfectly relevant to mention your name along with some of the other Irish players who have sunk the winning putt also imho, as it's entirely relevant, and an amazing feat, and all from such a small country, to be providing all these fabulous players holing out to win Ryder Cups for Europe 🇪🇺!!

I really don't get all this angst & anti-McGinley feeling - it stinks of begrudgery & petty minded jealousy tbh. He was a superb, winning Ryder Cup Captain himself, as well as a winning player, who holed the winning putt for Europe to win a Ryder Cup also. They are the facts. Simples.

An Irish man had just putted out to retain the Ryder Cup again. So McGinley mentions how remarkable a feat this is & was, and that several other Irish players including himself had also earned this outstanding honour over the years. This is something to be celebrated imho. Especially being Irish. So kindly try to leave the begrudgery in your kit bag maybe!?

Good response👍👏

Oops, thanks for that.

You see there are so many Irish guys who've sunk the winning putt at this stage - it's actually extraordinary! No wonder we love the Ryder Cup so much!!

Was in the list above.

That's good to clarify that @Adiago 2, thank you. So the 4 Irish players that have sunk the crucial putt to retain or win a Ryder Cup are Philip Walton, Paul McGinley, GMac & now, Shane Lowry.

That's a fabulous legacy for golfers from such a small island like Ireland to close out the premier intercontinental competition in golf for Team Europe 🇪🇺 so often. Another great day on Sunday & another fantastic addition to the proud Irish legacy at the Ryder Cup.

Yeah, to shoot a 64 and finish 3,3,3,3 was simply sensational.

Funnily enough, despite his team members losing out at the 18th one after another, I was always pretty confident about Shane. He had played the closing holes exceptionally well in the Saturday 4balls, when he carried McIlroy on that back 9 to win their feisty match against the American go to pairing, of Justin Thomas & Cameron Young. That was a serious scalp & Lowry was simply magnificent. So come Sunday, though he had a mountain to climb against the world no 3, there was no one more confident & full of gusto to be able to bring the cup back to Europe. Pure class!!!

Yeah I know what you mean @moycullen14, but jeez his approach irons were simply scintillating, he was on a lightning hot streak of 3s, and he was simply a man on a mission. A joy to watch!!

P.s. BTW Lowry's tee shot down 18 was down the middle, it was Henley who drove into the bunker.

P.p.s so delighted that you were wrong (twice) too!! ;)

Ha,ha I know the feeling :))

Not sure why he's even bothering to play this event. Go spend time with your family lad.

I think he has to play or risk losing his tour card. Excluding majors, he has only played 2 regular tour events this year.
I don't know what the current rules are but I seem to remember that it used to be a minimum of 4 events.

Isn't the race to Dubai yet to be played!?

I would think his Open win means that he doesn't need to worry about his ranking each year. I doubt it excludes him from playing the minimum number of events.

McIlroy had the same issue a few years ago and he is also an Honorary member.