Shane Lowry just dropped a 7-under 63 in the final round of the Irish Open, absolutely obliterating the field to finish at 23-under 257. That wasn’t just a win, fam, that was an 11-shot runaway victory that rewrote the record books, leaving Patrick Reed and Joaquin Niemann in the dust. The dude gave his home crowd, and even President Donald Trump, a show nobody’s gonna forget.
Lowry Went Nuclear From the Jump
Seriously, this final round was pure fire. Lowry kicked things off with four birdies in just eight holes, including one absolutely ridiculous 45-footer over a ridge on No. 7. He was just pouring it on for a delirious gallery at Trump International Ireland. And how did he cap it off? With a casual 30-foot birdie putt on the 18th green, stretching out his arms before the ball even dropped. That’s the kind of swagger you love to see! “This is incredible,” Lowry said, tears in his eyes. You could tell how much this meant to him. The way he played all week, that finish was just destiny.
Shattering Records and Silencing Doubters
Lowry’s 23-under 257 finish was seven shots better than Jon Rahm’s previous 72-hole record of 264 set back in 2019. But the real kicker? His 11-shot margin of victory over Reed and Niemann shattered Bernhard Langer’s 1987 record by a full stroke, which stood at 10 shots. Think about that for a second. This wasn’t his first rodeo either; he won the Irish Open as an amateur 17 years ago. Since then, he’s bagged the British Open in 2019 and even holed the clinching putt for Europe in the Ryder Cup last September.
It hasn’t been the smoothest year for Lowry, though. He messed up a big chance at the Cognizant Classic in Florida earlier, tying for second after a late collapse, and hadn’t cracked a top 10 all year until this absolute blowout. Rory McIlroy even commented that the Cognizant setback “knocked him back a little bit.” But Lowry proved everyone wrong. “I said walking down the last, obviously Portrush was incredible, last year was incredible, and I feel like I can’t better it,” Lowry admitted. “But look at this.” He closed with a grin, saying, “I just don’t do things half-measures.” Lowry’s caddie told him he was “far enough” ahead on the 14th after another birdie, and boy, was he ever. What a comeback year for the champ.
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Originally reported by CBS Sports.
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