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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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FixdePitchmark

wilfitz wrote: »

Some are saying on here that to be the best you have to be in good physical condition. The best players win majors?? So I'm hoping that Shane Lowry wins a major and becomes one of the best no matter what his appearance or size be. Hope this helps with your confusion

Sure when he wins one - watch all the bandwagoners jump on board.

They want to slag him and then go " Oh did you see Shane last night, great stuff, always knew it". "Who is playing in the Heino at the weekend". :rolleyes:

WHIP IT!

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

"Who is playing in the Heino at the weekend". :rolleyes:

"Oh My God, in the seven weeks I've been following rugby this is the most excited I've ever been!"

slave1

He just dropped one on 17 but played a blinder of a shot to the 18th green, packed top 10 so vital putt in terms of position coming up.....

blockic

Hole it on the 18th for top 5 by the looks of it which would be a super week.

slave1

He got it, superb birdie, looks like a top 5 hopefully

soundsham

slave1 wrote: »

He got it, superb birdie, looks like a top 5 hopefully

looks like solo 5th @ $297,000 more in the bank
Great finish again

slave1

He has to get a good world ranking boost, very strong field....

blockic

Delighted, solo 5th.

Top 5 were Hansen, McIlroy, Donald, Poulter, Lowry.

Great to see him mixing it with the best.

jaykay74

Reading some of the post from the past week here you'd swear this was the weightwatchers forum rather than golf.

Well done Shane. Great result.

durkadurka

World ranking headed for the low 50's I reckon.

slave1

€226,367, nice one, better than what I've made over the last few days I can tell you, better weather too

Su Campu

Fair play to him, a good couple of weeks' work.

Rikand

Delighted for him!

bigtimecharlie

Nice one Shane. He's a shoe in for the WGC World Matchplay at Dove Mountain in Feb.

Trampas

when is up in qschool?

bigtimecharlie

Shouldn't need qschool after this result.

SSK

Cracking result again for Shane, one dodgy swing on 9 apart I thought he looked as good as anyone out there.

Very much looking forward to seeing him in the matchplay, if he's on form he'll be hard stopped. His game is all about shooting at flags, which means piles of birdies but a big number or two along the way, which doesn't mean as much in matchplay.

FixdePitchmark

Shane now 21 st in Race To Dubai - 954,310 Euro.

No party tonight, off to homopathy , herbalism, Chinese weight loss 房

No way man, every bottle Tsingtao on the house from Shane.

Trampas

bigtimecharlie wrote: »

Shouldn't need qschool after this result.

pga tour school

SSK

Trampas wrote: »

pga tour school

He isn't going to Q School after winning in Portugal got him into the HSBC next week.

Speak Now

Some change in his targets after 2 super weeks.

He's as good as qualified for next years Open now, top 30 in order of merit qualify.

Probably will be WGC ranked around the 60 mark with harrington after today.

Masters, U.S open and WGC's all on the radar now with another push.
Top 50 end of year for masters.
Top 60 next summer for U.S open.
Top 64 for world match play.
Top 20 in race to Dubai make it to Cadillac as well.

Hope he can keep it up, still 3 big money events in the next 4 weeks. (HSBC, Singapore and Dubai).

GreeBo

wilfitz wrote: »

Some are saying on here that to be the best you have to be in good physical condition. The best players win majors?? So I'm hoping that Shane Lowry wins a major and becomes one of the best no matter what his appearance or size be. Hope this helps with your confusion

Not really, because the argument here is that he could be a better player if he lost some weight. No one has said that he isnt a good golfer, just that he is not being all that he can be.
Winning a major doesn't prove that he wouldn't be all the better (and possibly win more) for losing weight.
Some of the sports names given here help to show the difference between those who are willing to go the extra mile and those who aren't. IMO Not losing weight when you are clearly overweight shows a lack of drive to be the best you can be.

Trampas

SSK wrote: »

He isn't going to Q School after winning in Portugal got him into the HSBC next week.

what has winning in portugal got to do getting us pga tour card. portugal only counts for europe

SSK

Trampas wrote: »

what has winning in portugal got to do getting us pga tour card. portugal only counts for europe

He prioritised breaking into the Top 50 over potentially playing for a card in the States. Best way to do that is by playing in the big tournaments over the next few weeks, starting with the HSBC next week.

Edit - He should leap-frog Padraig in the rankings after this result, first time in forever that Paddy hasn't been the highest ranked ROI golfer.

wilfitz

GreeBo wrote: »

Not really, because the argument here is that he could be a better player if he lost some weight. No one has said that he isnt a good golfer, just that he is not being all that he can be.
Winning a major doesn't prove that he wouldn't be all the better (and possibly win more) for losing weight.
Some of the sports names given here help to show the difference between those who are willing to go the extra mile and those who aren't. IMO Not losing weight when you are clearly overweight shows a lack of drive to be the best you can be.

No I'm afraid I don't agree with being clearly over weight shows a lack of drive. Obviously Shane's weight at the moment is not effecting his stamina towards the end of a long season with his recent performances. Everyone is entitled to there own opinion so I'm not going to go on about this anymore. I'm just happy to see Shane performing at the highest level.

Trampas

SSK wrote: »

He prioritised breaking into the Top 50 over potentially playing for a card in the States. Best way to do that is by playing in the big tournaments over the next few weeks, starting with the HSBC next week.

Edit - He should leap-frog Padraig in the rankings after this result, first time in forever that Paddy hasn't been the highest ranked ROI golfer.

thanks. last i heard he was pga over r2b

GreeBo

wilfitz wrote: »

No I'm afraid I don't agree with being clearly over weight shows a lack of drive. Obviously Shane's weight at the moment is not effecting his stamina towards the end of a long season with his recent performances. Everyone is entitled to there own opinion so I'm not going to go on about this anymore. I'm just happy to see Shane performing at the highest level.

Again I disagree, how can you say that he wouldnt have performed better if he was fitter and carrying less weight? Maybe he would have won today and won by more last time?
I'd be pretty sure that, if asked, his preference would not be to be overweight.

wilfitz

GreeBo wrote: »

Again I disagree, how can you say that he wouldnt have performed better if he was fitter and carrying less weight? Maybe he would have won today and won by more last time?
I'd be pretty sure that, if asked, his preference would not be to be overweight.

Ok your right, I'm wrong lets forget about it because I'm wasting my time

MungoMan

wilfitz wrote: »

Ok your right, I'm wrong lets forget about it because I'm wasting my time

Sure, his body weight is probably a bit above what it should be (if he wanted to excel as a runner or a swimmer).

Is there any evidence that ultra lean golfers shoot better scores ?

In golf, a player is just standing up when addressing a ball, his heart beat would never go above 70 or 80 during a round. Being thin might not be a huge advantage.

He doesnt need to be like Nicholas Roche or Alistair Cragg in the Body Mass Index stakes.

Whatever formula he has at the moment is paying dividends, his progression as a pro is really good.

ForeRight

I've no doubt shane would be a slightly better player if he was fitter.

Standing still taking shots means athletic ability is not required but after a 4-5 hour walk fitness would and does in no doubt play a part. As the body gets tired the mind gets tired. When the mind gets tired the odd mistake might be made.

Concentration level might drop which is so punishing at the top level.

He is doing fantastic though so let's just congratulate him for that.

Rory was a bit of a pudding when he arrived on scene first. He is in good shape now. Has this helped his game???

Impossible to know.