27 Facts About Shane Lowry

Shane Lowry was born on 2 April 1987 and is an Irish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and the PGA Tour.

Shane Lowry is the son of Brendan Lowry, who won the 1982 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final with Offaly.

Shane Lowry learned his early golf at Esker Hills Golf Club, where he began his amateur career.

Shane Lowry attended Athlone Institute of Technology as a scholarship student on the Higher Certificate in Sport and Recreation.

Shane Lowry was the 2007 Irish Amateur Close Champion, defeating Niall Turner 4 and 3 in the final.

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Shane Lowry was part of the Irish teams, combined from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, winning the European Amateur Team Championship in 2007 and 2008, on the first occasion in the same team as Rory McIlroy.

Shane Lowry shot a 62 to equal the lowest ever by an amateur on the circuit and led from the second round onwards.

Shane 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.

Shane Lowry had his best professional result in 2009 in November, when he finished 3rd in the Dunlop Phoenix Tournament in Japan.

In January 2010, Shane Lowry finished in fourth place in the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, moving him into the top-100 of the Official World Golf Ranking.

Shane Lowry went on to make the cut at St Andrews and eventually finished in a tie for 37th place.

Shane Lowry won for the first time as a professional in 2012, at the Portugal Masters in October.

Shane Lowry 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.

In 2014, Shane Lowry was runner-up at the BMW PGA Championship in May and later tied for ninth at the Open Championship at Royal Liverpool, his best finish at a major.

At the 2016 US Open at Oakmont Country Club near Pittsburgh, Shane Lowry shot 65 in the third round for 203 and a four-stroke advantage over Dustin Johnson and Andrew Landry at the 54-hole stage.

Shane Lowry finished the tournament tied for second place, with a final round score of 76.

Shane Lowry did not win on the European Tour from 2016 to 2018 but was joint runner-up in the 2017 DP World Tour Championship, Dubai and runner-up in the 2018 Andalucia Valderrama Masters.

In January 2019, Shane Lowry won the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship by one shot over Richard Sterne.

Shane Lowry led by 3 strokes after three rounds but was two-over-par after 11 holes of his final round and dropped 4 shots behind Sterne.

Shane Lowry then shot a 63 for a new course record to lead by four strokes at the end of the third round.

Shane Lowry won the tournament by six shots ahead of Tommy Fleetwood.

Shane Lowry held the Claret Jug for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic postponing the 2020 edition of the Open Championship.

In September 2021, Shane Lowry played on the European team in the 2021 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin.

Shane Lowry shot a final-round 65 after the event had been shortened to 54 holes.

Shane Lowry beat Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm by one stroke for his sixth European Tour victory.

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Shane Lowry married Wendy Honner in 2016 and has two daughters.

Shane Lowry announced a five-year partnership with Offaly GAA in April 2021.