The Open: Lowry 'pretty annoyed and pretty pissed off' at putting on back nine 

Lowry is the only player to make consecutive par-4 eagles in a major in the last 25 years and first since Phil Mickelson at Royal Lytham 21 years ago to make consecutive eagles in a major.

MIXED EMOTIONS: Republic of Ireland's Shane Lowry on the 18th during day three of The Open at the Old Course, St Andrews. Photo credit: Richard Sellers/PA Wire.

Shane Lowry’s Open hopes rose with a pair of consecutive pitch-in eagles and fell with a loss of momentum. From elation to dejection in eight holes.

“I felt like through the middle of the front nine I was just going along okay, not doing anything great; obviously 9 and 10 happened and I felt like I was in the tournament,” Lowry said of his consecutive eagles that launched him into the top five at 9-under before a trio of bogeys on the back capped a 69 that left him 7-under and tied 13th. “And did well to play my way out of the tournament from there.