Shane Lowry ready to take bull by the horns and see where it takes him at Augusta

Lowry knows the keys to doing well at the Masters: playing the difficult par-4s and the devious par-3 12th well and then making the most of the opportunities on the par-5s. He's also aware of the need for putts to fall. "I never felt like I fully holed my fair share of putts around here," he said, "I feel if I can do that I can do something.” 

Shane Lowry made a to Augusta for two 18-hole rounds last week. He played nine more holes Sunday evening, the back nine on Tuesday morning and will play the front again on Wednesday Pic: Andrew Redington/Getty Images

While the world obsesses about whether or not Rory McIlroy’s sterling form can finally allow him to complete his career slam this week at the Masters, another Irishman in the best pre-April form of his career might very well be ready to snag the green jacket himself.

Shane Lowry slipped back one spot from his career-best No. 12 in the Official World Golf Ranking as his arrives for his 10th appearance at Augusta National. And the newly turned 38-year-old Offaly man will carry a belief to the first tee on Thursday that he can win the Masters.