Masters 2026: The time may be now for Shane Lowry at Augusta 

The Offaly man's game may be in the right place for a green jacket bid. 

OH GEORGIA: Shane Lowry of Ireland follows through on his drive off the 18th hole during the second round of The Players Championship. Pic: AP Photo/Gerald Herbert

The thought of Rory McIlroy slipping a Green Jacket over Shane Lowry’s shoulders at Augusta National on Sunday week is an enticing prospect for all Irish golf fans five days out from the 90th Masters.

When both Lowry’s coach, Neil Manchip, and Pádraig Harrington can embrace the possibility, then that is really something to whet the appetite ahead of the opening major of 2026.