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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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SnowDrifts

Steven81 wrote: »

Should be able to pay off his new BMW now he bought during week

Think that's a freebie :pac:

ForeRight

Steven81 wrote: »

Should be able to pay off his new BMW now he bought during week

That's sponsored

First Up

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

Looks like a cheque for €148K for tied 4th.

Euro but still a nice pay day.

d1980

Anyone have an idea where it will put him in the rankings? Tks

Speak Now

d1980 wrote: »

Anyone have an idea where it will put him in the rankings? Tks

Around 66th I'd say, got 11.96 pts today.

bigtimecharlie

17th in R2D, surly the 7 figure yearly earnings will be achieved this year. That poor start to the year long forgotten.

charlieIRL

bigtimecharlie wrote: »

17th in R2D, surly the 7 figure yearly earnings will be achieved this year. That poor start to the year long forgotten.

Its amazing how quick his year has turned around.

slave1

charlieIRL wrote: »

Its amazing how quick his year has turned around.

Yeah, happily so, quietly hoping he does real well in the open, I really believe he has the game to win it, deffo his best chance of a major

Ronney

A goon run in the open ( big money event and into top 50 uspga etc.) and a win at some stage could see a push for gleneagles!

Speak Now

Up to 68th in WGR.

ssbob

Ronney wrote: »

A goon run in the open ( big money event and into top 50 uspga etc.) and a win at some stage could see a push for gleneagles!

I think he needs a really good summer to get to Gleneagles, all of those ahead of him are in all the top comps so will be harder to catch as the year goes on.

On the European Points he is €1.3m outside of the last spot so even a win at the open doesn't get him into that list and on the other side, his OWGR points he is 90 points behind Luke Donald so while a win would get him into last spot there it's not guaranteed.

I think 2 regular tour wins or a major win will get him close enough for McGinley to think about bringing him but if he is not in the team I think no matter what the form you would have to imagine Poulter/McDowell etc being picked ahead of him.

Hope he lights it up though!

bigtimecharlie

I think Gleneagles is a long shot for him, I'd just be happy to see a good Open and perhaps another top 5 finish.

vienne86

I agree that he is unlikely to make it to Gleneagles, but great to see him pushing on well. Top 50 in the world would be brilliant. Hope we see plenty of him this week.

AGC

Top 50 in the world, Masters and all the WGC events have to be his aim.

ForeRight

Lowry just posted a pic on Facebook and he looks like he has shed stones of weight in the last 6 months to be fair to him.

Rikand

The TV adds on about 3 stone to be fair. He's not near the size he looks on TV

Stella89

3 Birdies in a row to get back to -2 thru 12 holes

Redo91

4 birdies in a row now after picking up a shot on the difficult 14th! 2 par 5's to come.

rrpc

Redo91 wrote: »

4 birdies in a row now after picking up a shot on the difficult 14th! 2 par 5's to come.

Well, three in a row, then a bit of a break for a par and then another birdie

Redo91

rrpc wrote: »

Well, three in a row, then a bit of a break for a par and then another birdie

Your right. My bad. I got a bit carried away there ha!

GenuineFan

Birdied 18th, -4, well done Shane.

sydneybound

He crept in there at the end, what a round. Great to have an Irish flag near the top of the leaderboard.

Bluefoam

Official leader board had him as a par on 18th. What happened to the regular leader board. This one has been inconsistent all day

SnowDrifts

Bluefoam wrote: »

Official leader board had him as a par on 18th. What happened to the regular leader board. This one has been inconsistent all day

The official has him down for a birdie. Where are you looking?

Redo91

sydneybound wrote: »

He crept in there at the end, what a round. Great to have an Irish flag near the top of the leaderboard.

And another on top of it!

breffni bogballer

good stuff from the two irish lads'it would be some crack if they were both in the same group on sunday and still in the hunt!!!! . I think i"m getting ahead of myself

ib_sanf

He went in the right direction for this today.
Know he's still way back on each list etc, he's trending well though.

Ronney wrote: »

A goon run in the open ( big money event and into top 50 uspga etc.) and a win at some stage could see a push for gleneagles!

vienne86

Just hope he can keep it all together tomorrow, doesn't lose the run of himself. C'mon Shane!

PARlance

vienne86 wrote: »

Just hope he can keep it all together tomorrow, doesn't lose the run of himself. C'mon Shane!

At this stage I'd be fair more confident with Shane over Rory. I really got the sense that Shane thrives on being up at the top from his Wentworth display.

Don't think he'll get ahead of himself but will prob require a fair bit of good fortune just like anyone else.

vienne86

By all accounts, Shane will be in the worst of the weather today. I know he is good in bad weather conditions, but I hope he doesn't lost to much ground on the field. C'mon Shane!