Lowry suffers another Sunday sickener as Straka wins Truist Championship

The Offaly native had a chance to end the drought but never got his putter firing and ultimately carded a level-par 70 as his Ryder Cup teammate got it done in Philadelphia 

FAMILIAR FEELING: Shane Lowry, of Ireland, prepares to putt on the sixth hole during the final round of the Truist Championship golf tournament at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, Sunday, May 11, 2025, in Flourtown. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Shane Lowry and Sepp Straka walked off the 7th tee box at The Philadelphia Cricket Club on Sunday afternoon and began comparing notes on what they’d got their mams for Mother’s Day.

It was confirmation that the two-man final-round showdown for the $20m Truist Championship was very much a friendly face-off. While the mics picked up talk of flowers, it was also all too obvious what Bridget Lowry would have fancied to mark the Stateside version of Mothering Sunday.