Shane Lowry goes down with a fight as European momentum falls flat

Shane Lowry reacts after conceding on the 16th hole at Whistling Straits. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Shane Lowry couldn’t summon the silence – or his own roars – on Sunday at the Ryder Cup.

Sent out behind Rory McIlroy in the first two singles matches, the Irishmen were being counted on by Irish captain Pádraig Harrington to hopefully inspire a blue wave of momentum into a historic comeback from six points down never seen in 42 previous Ryder Cups.