Shane Lowry: 'I made over par but I don’t think I’m playing any bad golf at all'

NOT TOO BAD: Shane Lowry, of Ireland, hits from the fairway on the first hole during the first round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Thursday, April 11, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

It was not the historic Masters week the Irish hoped to celebrate, as Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry failed to secure the first green jacket for Ireland.

Lowry shot rounds of 73-74-75-74 to finish 8-over and tied 46th, his worst finish in the six times he made the cut in nine career Masters starts.