Shane Lowry: 'It's a tough one to take. Just got stolen away from me today'

Told the breaks eventually even out, Lowry smiled and said: “Hopefully in six weeks in Augusta!”

ONE THAT GOT AWAY: Shane Lowry reacts to the missed birdie putt on 18 at the Honda Classic at PGA National Resort

SHANE Lowry was gutted to have the Honda Classic “stolen” from under his nose by maiden winner Sepp Straka but thrilled with the state of his game just two weeks before he reappears for The Players at TPC Sawgrass.

The big Offaly man did the hard part, eating up Daniel Berger’s five-shot lead in the first six holes, then surging two clear with six holes to play only to see a deluge on the 18th and Straka’s fast finish deny him his first win since The Open in 2019.