Shane Lowry hoping the hard work is about to pay off at Players Championship

"I want to be one of the best players in the world so I have to go practice every day," says the Offaly native.

Shane Lowry, of Ireland, hits to the fifth green during a practice round for The Players Championship golf tournament Wednesday, March 8, 2023, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Shane Lowry admits it’s “unusual.” This week’s Players Championship marks Lowry’s fifth consecutive week competing and eighth start in nine weeks going back to the Hero Cup in January.

“I think with everything that’s going on, it’s not necessary but I just felt like what I needed to do,” Lowry said of the busy start to 2023. “Some tournaments I had to play and some tournaments I wanted to play.