Masters: Shane Lowry looks to get back in contention at Augusta

Shane Lowry: Made the cut at Augusta. Picture: AP Photo/Matt Slocum

Shane Lowry knows the key to contending at the Masters is taking advantage of the par 5s, and through 36 holes his one-over effort on Augusta National’s easiest scoring holes has left him looking up from level par at a stacked leaderboard.

Lowry didn’t speak after his second-round 73, but his self-assessment a day earlier could apply to his stumble from inside the top 10 to outside the top 20 – “I messed up myself.”