Shane Lowry: 'This has probably been the second best year of my career after 2019'

Winning with Rory McIlroy in the Zurich Classic team event, contending and finishing sixth in both the PGA and Open Championships and contending in several other tour events including Bay Hill proved to himself that he’s still got the game to measure up with the best in the world

Shane Lowry will be playing his first ever Tour Championship at East Lake

Very few golfers can deliver the range of expressions as Shane Lowry. On the eve of his first Tour Championship, Lowry flashed his perfect chagrined smile to a room full of media.

“It’s almost embarrassing that I haven’t been here,” he said of the PGA Tour’s annual season finale that invites only the tour’s top 30 players on the FedEx Cup points list. “I’ve been a pro a long time but I've necver been here. But it is nice to be here this week and I feel like my game is okay.