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Shane Lowry: ‘I wish golf was a team game’; And how he fired up Rory for Sunday’s singles

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To say that Shane Lowry enjoyed his first Ryder Cup experience would be an understatement, with the Irishman already looking ahead to Rome 2023.

The 34-year-old delivered one of the only highlights for the European side in Wisconsin, where a clutch putt on 18 on Saturday evening earned his side a full point, but it only proved a scant consolation as the U.S. ran out record winners.

Despite not being on the winning side, Lowry has been blown away by his experience at his first Ryder Cup and speaking following the event, he explained that he is at a loss as to how he will have to wait another two years to compete in a European side again.

“I can’t believe there are no tournaments like this for another two years. I can’t believe I’ve got to go and play individual tournaments. I don’t know what I’m going to do. You wouldn’t believe the experience I’ve had this week.”

Lowry even went as far as saying that he wishes golf was a team event every week and has set his sights on Rome in 2023, where he believes he has more to offer than his 1-2-0 performance in Wisconsin.

“I can’t describe the feelings I’ve had this week. I am who I am. I wish golf was a team game. I’d love to be part of a team every week. It’s very individually based. That’s the way it is. God, I’d love to have this experience every week.”

As for the prospect of a new era U.S. dominance at the competition from now on, Lowry quickly poured cold water on that idea and even revealed the inspiring and straightforward message he delivered to Rory McIlroy on Sunday to fire up his countryman on the final day.

“Ah, f**k that (America’s claims of a new dynasty). We’ve got top players. I said to Rory McIlroy before we went out this morning. ‘You’re Rory f**king McIlroy. You’re already one of the best players of all time, and you’re 32. Go and show it today.’ And he did.

 

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Gianni is the Managing Editor at GolfWRX. He can be contacted at [email protected].

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John Daly stuns fans into silence with brutal opening tee shot on PGA Tour Champions

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When beginning his first round at the Hoag Classic on the PGA Tour Champions, John Daly got off to a shockingly bad start.

The two-time major winner took the crowd by surprise when he topped the ball off the tee.

 

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As Daly walks off the tee box disappointed, one fan can be heard saying “I can do that”.

He ended up making a double-bogey on the hole, but ended his round on a positive note, making birdie on four of his last seven holes and ended the day three over par.

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PGA Tour pro left fuming after being heckled during Valspar Championship

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Over the weekend at the Valspar Championship, Hayden Buckley was getting ready to hit a shot on the par 4 12th hole at Copperhead when a rowdy fan yelled in his backswing.

Despite having to step off, Buckey was able to get up-and-down for par to remain at -3, which at the time on Saturday was seven shots behind the leader, Keith Mitchell.

On X, comments replying to the video seemed to think Buckley had time to reset following the shout, while others inferred gambling had something to do with the incident.

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Charlie Woods finds it tough going on American Junior Golf Association debut

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Over the weekend, Charlie Woods made his American Junior Golf Association debut. Woods played in the Will Lowery Junior Championship and finished in a tie for 32nd place of 51 players, shooting +21.

Woods shot 78-81-78 in the three rounds.

The winner of the event, Patmon Malcom, finished the event at -7.

Charlie’s dad, Tiger, was spotted alongside Charlie at the tournament in between meetings with the Saudi PIF’s Yasir Al-Rumayyan.

Expectations are sky high for Charlie, making it easy to lose sight of the fact that it was still his first start on the AJGA and he will continue to work towards improving his game.

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