Shane Lowry happy to have given himself a chance after battling 69

On Friday at the Players Championship, with swirling winds further firming up a course that was already on the edge, Lowry’s fortunes ebbed and flowed like a heavyweight boxing match

UP AND DOWN: Shane Lowry reacts after hitting his drive on the fourth hole during the second round of the Players Championship golf tournament. Pic: AP Photo/Eric Gay

In 2020 in the final round of the Masters, Shane Lowry played with Tiger Woods and witnessed the worst hole of Tiger’s career – a 7-over-par 10 on the par-3 12th hole that scuttled all hope of defending his green jacket.

Instead of folding, however, Woods proceeded to birdie five of the last six holes. It was a lesson in fighting back that Lowry internalized and still carries with him.