After a brilliant opening round Thursday, Shane Lowry grabbed the lead at The Open Championship early on Friday. And after hearing this, fans may be kicking themselves that they didn’t see this coming on Wednesday.
For people that somehow don’t know, Lowry won the 2019 Open at Royal Portrush and has played well of late, including a T-9 at the Travelers Championship in his last start and a T-19 at the U.S. Open. But another number stands out even more.
Lowry entered this week at No. 33 in the Official World Golf Ranking. What’s the big deal? Well, take a guess at what the Irishman was ranked when he won his lone major at Royal Portrush five years ago. Yep, that’s right.
Shane Lowry is currently No. 33 in the OWGR. That was his EXACT ranking at the 2019 Open that he ran away with.
So I guess if Shane enters The Open at No. 33 in the world, expect great things.
— Kevin Casey (@KevinCaseyGC) July 19, 2024
That’s a nice stat pointed out by Golf Channel researcher Kevin Casey right there. Again, we just wish we’d been made aware of it a few days ago.
Oh, and in case that wasn’t a big enough sign from the golf gods, Lowry shot a pair of 33s during his opening 66.
Yep, this thing might be over already.
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