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

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  • #6482
    Jade Shy Geisha
    Posts: 0 ✭ Jade Shy Geisha


    faffingaround wrote: »
    Had a quick look on one of the sites and he seems to be 35th in the standings for Ryder Cup selection. Players like Jordan Smith and Ross Fisher are ahead of him. Surely the majors are weighted.

    When did the points race start?
    How is that right after the last 13 months he has had?

    Even ignoring the two wins he has had a few top tens and was even top 15 at the weekend just passed.

    Qualification only started in September or around then. He is 15th on the world points list currently in the rankings.


  • #6483
    Remind me
    Registered Users Posts: 871 ✭✭✭Remind me


    A lot of golf between now and September


  • #6484
    dball
    Registered Users Posts: 1,845 ✭✭✭dball


    Playing with Sergio and Brooks in Saudi this week, nice grouping for him - getting used to playing with world no. 1's and other major winners!! Nice!

    my guess is as Open champion he will probably get to play with Tiger at the first round of Augusta -


  • #6485
    Melissa Ashy Shelter
    Posts: 0 ✭ Melissa Ashy Shelter


    Garcia will bring him down if he plays bad.


  • #6486
    Jade Shy Geisha
    Posts: 0 ✭ Jade Shy Geisha


    dball wrote: »
    Playing with Sergio and Brooks in Saudi this week, nice grouping for him - getting used to playing with world no. 1's and other major winners!! Nice!

    my guess is as Open champion he will probably get to play with Tiger at the first round of Augusta -

    Defending champion normally plays with the US Amateur champion +1 if I remember correctly.


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  • #6487
    SeeMoreBut
    Registered Users Posts: 797 ✭✭✭SeeMoreBut


    PGA usually has the current major winners out together


  • #6488
    loadwire
    Registered Users Posts: 708 ✭✭✭loadwire


    Going along nicely, -2 after 11.


  • #6489
    endabob1
    Registered Users Posts: 911 ✭✭✭endabob1


    loadwire wrote: »
    Going along nicely, -2 after 11.


    Silly bogey on the last yesterday but going along nicely this morning....


  • #6490
    abff
    Registered Users Posts: 5,713 ✭✭✭abff


    Three birdies in a row for Shane to get to 1 under for the tournament. Still well down the field, but nice to see him playing better.


  • #6491
    SEORG
    Registered Users Posts: 803 ✭✭✭SEORG


    Shane off to a bad start today +3 for his first 4 holes. He started on the 10th


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  • #6492
    Jade Shy Geisha
    Posts: 0 ✭ Jade Shy Geisha


    Couple of birdies since then. +1 for the day playing the 18th (his 9th). Tough course this week.

    Edit: Eagle on 18 to turn -1.


  • #6493
    Mushy
    Registered Users Posts: 21,099 ✭✭✭✭Mushy


    That was a lovely eagle to take him to -2


  • #6494
    Remind me
    Registered Users Posts: 871 ✭✭✭Remind me


    Good position going into the weekend

    Great comeback today


  • #6495
    Cork Boy 53
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,829 ✭✭✭Cork Boy 53


    So Shane will be keeping hold of the Claret Jug for at least one more year after the cancellation of this year`s Championship due to the Covid-19 outbreak.


  • #6496
    GreeBo
    Registered Users Posts: 27,007 ✭✭✭✭GreeBo


    Cork Boy 53 wrote: »
    So Shane will be keeping hold of the Claret Jug for at least one more year after the cancellation of this year`s Championship due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

    First man to retain the title without hitting a shot?

    #backtobackbaby


  • #6497
    Cork Boy 53
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,829 ✭✭✭Cork Boy 53


    GreeBo wrote: »
    First man to retain the title without hitting a shot?

    #backtobackbaby

    As far as the Open Championship is concerned, other than the two World Wars, yes he is.


  • #6498
    abff
    Registered Users Posts: 5,713 ✭✭✭abff


    GreeBo wrote: »
    First man to retain the title without hitting a shot?

    #backtobackbaby

    I don’t think holding onto the trophy for a further year equates to retaining the title. But he will be the second golfer from Ireland this century to have the claret jug on his mantelpiece for two years in a row!


  • #6499
    Rikand
    Registered Users Posts: 20,336 ✭✭✭✭Rikand


    Shane did a Q&A with Kelan McDonagh this evening on Instagram. Its up on Kelan's page on #kmacgolfinstruction if anyone wants to check it out.

    Kelan was an excellent amateur golfer and now a coach plying his trade out in the US.


  • #6500
    spacecoyote
    Registered Users Posts: 8,432 ✭✭✭spacecoyote


    Rikand wrote: »
    Shane did a Q&A with Kelan McDonagh this evening on Instagram. Its up on Kelan's page on #kmacgolfinstruction if anyone wants to check it out.

    Kelan was an excellent amateur golfer and now a coach plying his trade out in the US.
    Had a lesson with him a couple of years ago. Was a sound lad and a good coach


  • #6501
    Jade Shy Geisha
    Posts: 0 ✭ Jade Shy Geisha


    Darren Reynolds is going to be on the bag for a few weeks when they get back up and running. Bo's wife is due a baby. Reynolds has already flown out to the US and is quarantining.


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  • #6502
    kerosene
    Registered Users Posts: 461 ✭✭kerosene


    Jade Shy Geisha wrote: »
    Darren Reynolds is going to be on the bag for a few weeks when they get back up and running. Bo's wife is due a baby. Reynolds has already flown out to the US and is quarantining.

    Bo's father passed away last night as well. RIP


  • #6503
    Banner fights back
    Closed Accounts Posts: 68 ✭✭Banner fights back


    Shane playing some great golf from tee to green this week in Texas. The bad news is that he has a stone cold putter to boot on those fiery Bermuda greens (147th ranked out of 148 players this week in putts per gir). The pride of Offaly looks set to miss the cut unfortunately.


  • #6504
    TheRiverman
    Registered Users Posts: 6,041 ✭✭✭TheRiverman


    Leaving himself 6 - 8 shots behind the leader after almost every first round since he won the Open is not doing him any good.


  • #6505
    Mantis Toboggan
    Registered Users Posts: 17,652 ✭✭✭✭Mantis Toboggan


    Might be good for Shane if the Ryder cup is posponed until next year. Hasn't really got going since the open. For a big lad he doesn't hit it that far off the tee. 5.3 shots lost on the green yesterday was never going to end well.

    Free Palestine 🇵🇸



  • #6506
    Jade Shy Geisha
    Posts: 0 ✭ Jade Shy Geisha


    Mantis Toboggan wrote: »
    Might be good for Shane if the Ryder cup is posponed until next year. Hasn't really got going since the open. For a big lad he doesn't hit it that far off the tee. 5.3 shots lost on the green yesterday was never going to end well.

    He's averaging 310.8 this season on the PGA Tour which is 16th. He's certainly not short.


  • #6507
    Mantis Toboggan
    Registered Users Posts: 17,652 ✭✭✭✭Mantis Toboggan


    Jade Shy Geisha wrote: »
    He's averaging 310.8 this season on the PGA Tour which is 16th. He's certainly not short.

    Averaged 284 tied for 130th over the first 2 days. Wonder does he look at what bryson has done and think that's something that might work for him.

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  • #6508
    OutTheGap
    Registered Users Posts: 65 ✭✭OutTheGap


    Mantis Toboggan wrote: »
    Averaged 284 tied for 130th over the first 2 days. Wonder does he look at what bryson has done and think that's something that might work for him.

    Colonial is a tight tree-lined track with 12 dog-legged holes. Driving accuracy is more important than distance there.


  • #6509
    Mantis Toboggan
    Registered Users Posts: 17,652 ✭✭✭✭Mantis Toboggan


    OutTheGap wrote: »
    Colonial is a tight tree-lined track with 12 dog-legged holes. Driving accuracy is more important than distance there.

    True but the big hitters are going right over those doglegs.

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  • #6510
    RoadRunner
    Registered Users Posts: 1,907 ✭✭✭RoadRunner


    Traditionally the advice here for Shane is for him to lose 20 pounds :rolleyes: Shane knows whats best for Shane.


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  • #6511
    Mantis Toboggan
    Registered Users Posts: 17,652 ✭✭✭✭Mantis Toboggan


    RoadRunner wrote: »
    Traditionally the advice here for Shane is for him to lose 20 pounds :rolleyes: Shane knows whats best for Shane.

    Or gain 35 pounds in the case of Brooks ;)

    Free Palestine 🇵🇸



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