Shane Lowry, is a professional golfer from Ireland, who plays on the European Tour and the PGA Tour.
Lowry elected to turn professional the week after his Irish Open triumph, meaning that he would miss out on the opportunity to play in the Walker Cup in September, 2009. He made his professional début on 28 May 2009 at the European Open, where he shot 78 in the first round to end the opening day almost at the back of the field, and went on to miss the cut following a second round 73.
In January 2010, Lowry finished in fourth place in the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, moving him into the top-100 of the Official World Golf Ranking.
In June 2010, Lowry qualified for his first major championship, the Open Championship at St Andrews. During the qualification, Lowry equalled Nick Faldo's course record at Sunningdale when he posted a 62. Lowry went on to make the cut at St Andrews and eventually finished in a tie for 37th place.
Lowry won for the first time as a professional in 2012, at the Portugal Masters in October. He shot a 67 to tie for the lead with the Englishman Ross Fisher, who made bogey on the final hole after missing a four-foot putt. The victory lifted Lowry back into the Official World Golf Ranking top 100 and made him eligible to compete in the WGC-HSBC Champions.
In 2014, Lowry was runner-up at the BMW PGA Championship in May to claim the biggest cheque of his career, then tied for ninth at the Open Championship at Royal Liverpool (Hoylake), his best finish at a major.
In August 2015, Lowry won the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in the US at Firestone in Akron, Ohio, two strokes ahead of runner-up Bubba Watson. Lowry accepted PGA Tour membership for the 2015/16 season.
Born in County Offaly, he shot to prominence in 2009 when he became only the third amateur to win a European Tour title by capturing the Irish Open at County Louth.
Shane won the 2012 Portugal Masters and then captured the biggest title of his career at the 2015 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational en route to a career-best finish of fifth in the Race to Dubai.
Shane captured his first Rolex Series title at the 2019 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship presented by EGA. The thrilling final round featured seven lead changes between he and Richard Sterne before a 72nd hole birdie sealed a one shot victory for the Irishman.
His father, Brendan, was a famous Gaelic footballer who won the All-Ireland Championship with County Offaly in 1982.
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