Cathal Dennehy: Shane Lowry is right, but the visceral, filter-free reaction is what the audience craves

Lowry is right that from their perspective, it'd be better to give them time, to let that molten pot of emotions simmer. And while that would result in a calmer, more clinical reflection, what audiences want most is the immediate, visceral, filter-free reaction. 

Shane Lowry, of Ireland, lines up a putt on the third hole during the final round at the Masters, Pic: George Walker IV/AP

Picture the worst day of your career. The day when you had one job, and one job only, but made an absolute balls of it. 

A day when all you wanted was to find a hole to crawl into and hide from the world – when it was all sadness and shame and self-hate.