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

FixdePitchmark · 10-08-2015 11:18PM

Was listening to him there.

Al his work he has done on Radio and tv has paid off. The yanks will love a press conference of that quality.

Most golfers are dull.

He was funny, engaging , interested, cogent.

You could almost hear the press didn't want him to leave.

MikeSD · 11-08-2015 01:18AM

heavyballs wrote: »

more chance of Ronan Rafferty coming back and winning a major imo,i said it at the time here that he was too hasty to turn pro and i beleive this has been proved.It took him 3 or 4 months before he started to do any proper physical training and it was stated in the media(could well be bs)that he was doing very little practice compared to the other pro's.
He'll be running a pro shop in 5 years imo

rrpc · 11-08-2015 09:19AM

I grossly underestimated the number of private jets that flew in to Whistling Straits after the Bridgestone Invitational.

The poor Air Traffic Controller at Sheboygan County Memorial must have been in tatters on Sunday evening.

loadwire · 13-08-2015 09:38AM

http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/shane-lowry-i-ve-never-been-as-nervous-on-a-golf-course-as-i-was-on-that-18th-tee-1.2315071

MYOPIA · 13-08-2015 09:49AM

Wonderful article --- totally honest -- a classic.

:cool::D

Alf Veedersane · 13-08-2015 11:19AM

Could a lad who's just won The Bridgestone, on the cusp of bigger and better things, come across any better?

d1980 · 13-08-2015 09:38PM

Not a great start.5 over after 9....

d1980 · 13-08-2015 09:57PM

Picked up a couple, 3 over now after 11

vienne86 · 13-08-2015 10:47PM

Now on +6. Just not going to be his week.

AGC · 14-08-2015 02:27PM

Nice start today -2 thru 4

Adamocovic · 14-08-2015 02:28PM

AGC wrote: »

Nice start today -2 thru 4

Good start but he still has some way to go, cant imagine him making the cut but id love it if he did.

Needs a lot to go his way today.

HighLine · 14-08-2015 02:30PM

Commentators suggested with the wind getting up this afternoon that the cut could well go out to +2... so Shane is potentially only 2 away.

maudgone · 14-08-2015 03:08PM

Birdie on 6 to go -3 today, +3 for tournament.

maudgone · 14-08-2015 05:12PM

-4 for today. +2 for tourney. 1 shot outside cut, but cut will probably drift out to +2 later on.

webels · 14-08-2015 05:15PM

Gone to + 3 again after finding water on the 5th.

maudgone · 14-08-2015 05:59PM

+2 playing 2nd last.

HighLine · 14-08-2015 06:27PM

Finishes on +3 and his 3rd major this year to miss the cut by one shot (probably).

maudgone · 14-08-2015 06:28PM

Finished +3. Unlikely to make cut unless a storm comes in the afternoon.

vienne86 · 14-08-2015 07:50PM

Shane deserves a nice relaxing weekend to chill out!

vienne86 · 17-08-2015 09:58AM

Pity Shane didn't make the cut - he's dropped to 22 in the rankings.

abff · 17-08-2015 11:30AM

He's not appearing on the entry list for the Wyndham Championship this week. Does anyone know if he's planning to play? He would need to finish no worse than a two way tie for second in order to make it through to the playoffs.

Alf Veedersane · 17-08-2015 11:33AM

abff wrote: »

He's not appearing on the entry list for the Wyndham Championship this week. Does anyone know if he's planning to play? He would need to finish no worse than a two way tie for second in order to make it through to the playoffs.

AFAIK he was planning to take a 6-week break ahead of a very busy end of season schedule

abff · 17-08-2015 11:58AM

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

AFAIK he was planning to take a 6-week break ahead of a very busy end of season schedule

That's a long break to take mid season. I can see why he'd want to play in the Dunhill Links, British Masters and Portugal Masters, with a week's break before the Final Series. But I would have thought he'd play in the Netherlands or Italy in order to avoid being too rusty starting the final run in.

First Up · 17-08-2015 12:04PM

abff wrote: »

That's a long break to take mid season. I can see why he'd want to play in the Dunhill Links, British Masters and Portugal Masters, with a week's break before the Final Series. But I would have thought he'd play in the Netherlands or Italy in order to avoid being too rusty starting the final run in.

Six weeks off at this time of year is really strange. What else is he doing that prevents him playing after a two or even three week break?

vienne86 · 17-08-2015 12:14PM

There's nothing on his website to indicate where/when he is playing next. Very surprising if he is taking 6 weeks off. Pity if it is true - I have been looking forward to seeing him on TV again.

Alf Veedersane · 17-08-2015 01:05PM

Tbf, I'm only really going on the Midland Tribune I saw at the weekend but it seemed sure and legit.

charlieIRL · 17-08-2015 01:09PM

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Tbf, I'm only really going on the Midland Tribune I saw at the weekend but it seemed sure and legit.

Heard the same on the radio this morning too.

Alf Veedersane · 17-08-2015 01:20PM

After his first year or two on the tour he said he'd underestimated the importance of rest. The win at Bridgestone meant accomplished a lot of hos goals for the season so he can afford the break ahead of a busy end of season

abff · 18-08-2015 09:56AM

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

After his first year or two on the tour he said he'd underestimated the importance of rest. The win at Bridgestone meant accomplished a lot of hos goals for the season so he can afford the break ahead of a busy end of season

He can definitely afford to take the break from a financial and world rankings perspective. But I would be concerned about how much momentum he would lose by taking a six week break from competitive action.

benny79 · 18-08-2015 10:16AM

Agree strike when the iron is hot and all that! Its hard to do well the following week after a big win fair enough, but to take 6 weeks off in mid season is a bit ridiculous imo.

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

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