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

abff · 13-10-2020 11:03am

The next two events are both restricted fields, so I expect he’ll play in both.

Hopefully, his putting touch will come back and he’ll string four decent rounds together in one or both of these events.

DuckSlice · 14-10-2020 8:27am

I didn't expect him to be playing this week, hopefully a good performance. he had some great shots at the weekend. A bad Saturday cost him, think he would have performed better on the Sunday if he was still leading.

Mantis Toboggan · 17-10-2020 9:54pm

Just can't seem to get going in the US.

Felexicon · 18-10-2020 10:39pm

Nice round going today

abff · 22-10-2020 5:07am

I see that Shane is not in the field for this week’s tournament. Presumably he would have been entitled to a slot if he wanted one. I can’t find anything online about it.

Does anyone know why he’s not playing?

Mushy · 22-10-2020 5:56am

abff wrote: »

I see that Shane is not in the field for this week’s tournament. Presumably he would have been entitled to a slot if he wanted one. I can’t find anything online about it.

Does anyone know why he’s not playing?

He said on Instagram hes been away from family for 12 of last 13 weeks so wont play till the Masters

xgronkjabv6pcl · 22-10-2020 11:12am

Mushy wrote: »

He said on Instagram hes been away from family for 12 of last 13 weeks so wont play till the Masters

Am I correct that Lowry's family is based in Ireland?

Assuming that is correct, I'd be curious how much his practice routine changes given the closures.

I know from a couple of podcasts that he's not particularly enthused by Trackman so I'm curious how he'll prepare himself.

22-10-2020 11:29am

Raiden Flaky Fish wrote: »

Am I correct that Lowry's family is based in Ireland?

Assuming that is correct, I'd be curious how much his practice routine changes given the closures.

I know from a couple of podcasts that he's not particularly enthused by Trackman so I'm curious how he'll prepare himself.

I'd say he is probably having a bit of a break and will be heading back stateside well in advance of the Masters to prepare for it.

eagle eye · 22-10-2020 11:30am

abff wrote:

I see that Shane is not in the field for this weekâ€™s tournament. Presumably he would have been entitled to a slot if he wanted one. I canâ€™t find anything online about it.
Does anyone know why heâ€™s not playing?

I'd imagine he's totally focused on the Masters at this stage.
Practice and maybe play in Houston.
DeChambeau and Koepka aren't there either. DJ not there but I don't think he'd have a choice.

xgronkjabv6pcl · 22-10-2020 11:35am

Exactly wrote: »

I'd say he is probably having a bit of a break and will be heading back stateside well in advance of the Masters to prepare for it.

I suspect as much, I just wonder if the closures have changed his initial plans.

Perhaps he had something planned in anticipation for courses remaining opened but they have now been rearranged.

You'd hate to think that his prep was interrupted as a result of the closures.

22-10-2020 12:24pm

Raiden Flaky Fish wrote: »

I suspect as much, I just wonder if the closures have changed his initial plans.

Perhaps he had something planned in anticipation for courses remaining opened but they have now been rearranged.

You'd hate to think that his prep was interrupted as a result of the closures.

I'd imagine he could make the assertion to be an elite sportsman

and get out to play somewhere if he wished or practice even.

xgronkjabv6pcl · 22-10-2020 12:44pm

Exactly wrote: »

I'd imagine he could make the assertion to be an elite sportsman and get out to play somewhere if he wished or practice even.

Elite mehole, sure he doesn't even play county ya clown

I'm hopeful he gets a run in Augusta, Westwood is my outside pick so clearly I know nothing.

Mantis Toboggan · 22-10-2020 1:50pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I'd imagine he could make the assertion to be an elite sportsman and get out to play somewhere if he wished or practice even.

I'm sure he could drop down to Harington's house for a few lessons.

DuckSlice · 30-10-2020 2:09pm

Didn't know where else to post this, does anyone know what Golf shoe Lowry currently uses? is it the Footjoy Icon?

hurleronditch · 03-11-2020 1:05am

etxp wrote: »

Didn't know where else to post this, does anyone know what Golf shoe Lowry currently uses? is it the Footjoy Icon?

1st result on google....

https://www.nationalclubgolfer.com/news/shane-lowry-witb/

Seve OB · 03-11-2020 1:08am

hurleronditch wrote: »

1st result on google....

https://www.nationalclubgolfer.com/news/shane-lowry-witb/

jaysus i hope he is not still wearing the same pair of shoes a year and a half later!

Anatom · 03-11-2020 12:18pm

I doubt he'd still be wearing them a week and a half later!!

DuckSlice · 03-11-2020 12:54pm

I bloody looked at that link and couldn't see it before posting

Thanks.

gypsy79 · 08-11-2020 5:57pm

4 birdies in a row

Up to T2

searay · 08-11-2020 7:03pm

The Champion Golfer is 8 under and on a charge but the TV producers haven’t noticed.

BrandNewMedium · 08-11-2020 7:06pm

searay wrote: »

The Champion Golfer is 8 under and on a charge but the TV producers haven’t noticed.

Sky are only showing featured groups which is why he hasn’t been on. Just took bogey on 10 but still in the mix.

gypsy79 · 08-11-2020 7:06pm

searay wrote: »

The Champion Golfer is 8 under and on a charge but the TV producers haven’t noticed.

He isnt in one of the feature groups. They will only start to cover once the US TV broadcast starts

BrandNewMedium · 08-11-2020 7:10pm

Following on the PGA app his driving is below where he would want it at 54% but his approach play has been excellent which bodes well for Augusta where, as we know, accurate approach is the key alongside putting.

DuckSlice · 08-11-2020 7:26pm

Back to back bogeys, think his race is run.

searay · 08-11-2020 8:24pm

etxp wrote: »

Back to back bogeys, think his race is run.

Recovered with a birdie. Not going to win but good to see him playing well leading into the masters.

gypsy79 · 08-11-2020 8:28pm

Missed a makeable birdie on 15 and sin e

Hope he holds on for top 10

fullstop · 08-11-2020 8:45pm

Meltdown on 16. Won’t finish top 10 now.

Edit; T-11 in the clubhouse. Good week overall but disappointing back 9.

charlieIRL · 09-11-2020 10:56am

Anyone know what happened on the 16th, 92 yards from the hole and he only hit it 48 yards and in the water according to the PGA app

TheCitizen · 10-11-2020 9:05pm

Paired with Tiger for the opening two rounds of The Masters.

charlieIRL · 10-11-2020 9:12pm

TheCitizen wrote: »

Paired with Tiger for the opening two rounds of The Masters.

Hopefully he can learn something from Tiger over the first two rounds, nobody know the place better. Only problem is neither of them are on the top of their game at the moment.

TheCitizen · 14-11-2020 4:04pm

-3 second round means he makes the cut at -1. Cut at evens

techdiver · 15-11-2020 11:06am

Out with Tiger again today.

abff · 15-11-2020 3:29pm

There’s amazing coverage on www.masters.com. You can click on a player's name and see every shot they play.

BoardsMember · 15-11-2020 4:24pm

abff wrote: »

There’s amazing coverage on www.masters.com. You can click on a player's name and see every shot they play.

Better late than never ðŸ˜Œ

MyPeopleDrankTheSoup · 18-11-2020 9:33pm

Shane about Tiger's 10 on the 12th at the Masters

"Anytime he hit a bad drive he’d say to his caddy, 'Ah there was like one of yours Joey'.

"We were stood on the 13th tee and my caddy Bo Martin said to me, I wonder what he’d say if I said to him, 'I bet you wished Joey had hit that one'. But I couldn’t say that to him. I bottled it!

TheRiverman · 22-11-2020 9:26pm

Shane needs to seriously look at where he is right now with his game.He has been very poor most of the time since he won the Open. I may be wrong, but only one top ten finish.Hope he can turn it around and start competing again.

FixdePitchmark · 22-11-2020 11:24pm

TheRiverman wrote: »

Shane needs to seriously look at where he is right now with his game.He has been very poor most of the time since he won the Open. I may be wrong, but only one top ten finish.Hope he can turn it around and start competing again.

Nobody is happy with his performance since The Open , but definitely is going in the right direction now.

He just finished 25th in the Masters , he is not exactly struggling on the Swiss alps tour.

Definitely trending the right way now. People need ro remember we have very few players from the Republic of Ireland that ever compete at the top level, never mind majors and US.

twounderpar · 23-11-2020 11:17am

Topsy turvey round from Shane yesterday on PGA Tour event.

Starting on the 10th he only had one par in his first nine holes, with 5 birdies
including 3 in a row and 3 bogeys.

On the second nine he had 3 birdies in a row again and a double bogey at a par
five.

Just 6 pars in 18 holes.

abff · 24-11-2020 4:45pm

TheRiverman wrote: »

Shane needs to seriously look at where he is right now with his game.He has been very poor most of the time since he won the Open. I may be wrong, but only one top ten finish.Hope he can turn it around and start competing again.

He has had 1 top 10 on the US tour and a runner up finish in SA since he won the Open. He has also finished between 11th and 15th on 8 occasions, so it’s not all bad. But definitely not as good as his fans would have hoped for after his Open win.

eagle eye · 24-11-2020 5:03pm

Look at the winners on the PGA tour since lockdown, outside of Sergio Garcia and Carlos Ortiz they are all full time resident in the US. In the last two normal seasons on the PGA tour you had many winners who weren't resident there.
In Europe I think Tyrrell Hatton is the only top 50 golfer in the world rankings to win a tournament.

Times are tough even for golfers because of travel.

SeeMoreBut · 21-01-2021 4:06pm

Shane out of the blocks fast -2 after 4 do be walking off 11 +4.

Strange from Shane for that.

CSWS101 · 22-01-2021 9:52am

Shane needs to get going here to make the cut

SeeMoreBut · 22-01-2021 10:47am

Needs 1 if not 2 shots on last few holes

CSWS101 · 22-01-2021 11:19am

Bogey on the par 5 there, that's him done

Bill Ponderosa · 22-01-2021 3:17pm

Looks like another missed cut

gypsy79 · 22-01-2021 5:03pm

Bill Ponderosa wrote: »

Looks like another missed cut

Not looks like...it is a missed cut unless John Wayne is planning to be out in the morning with a rifle and take out some golfers

SeeMoreBut · 07-02-2021 10:58am

Bad day for Shane.

fullstop · 07-02-2021 7:32pm

Just a whole bunch of meh from him since he won the open. Really hasn’t pushed on at all.

monkeybutter · 07-02-2021 9:49pm

fullstop wrote: »

Just a whole bunch of meh from him since he won the open. Really hasn’t pushed on at all.

What did people really expect of him, he wasn't exactly winning all round him prior to it

Conditions etc clicked for him that weekend and no one else

fullstop · 07-02-2021 10:53pm

monkeybutter wrote: »

What did people really expect of him, he wasn't exactly winning all round him prior to it

Conditions etc clicked for him that weekend and no one else

Don’t know what ‘people’ expected, but personally would have expected it to give him a boost and put a bit of a run together. he should have been threatening Ryder Cup this year.

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

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