Shane Lowry gave his best at the last tournament, the Arnold Palmer Invitational, and it is very difficult to answer whether he can be delighted considering his lead before the weekend. The Irish golfer finished as T7, with 5 shots behind the leader Russell Henley.
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However, before the weekend, as we said, Lowry had the lead, and that attracted the attention of well-known names in the golf scene.
Brandel Chamblee, a well-known name in the golf scene, made an interesting comparison between the iron play of Lowry and Tiger Woods, as well as Scottie Scheffler. Although Chamblee stresses that he is not as efficient as them, but he seems to be very close to it.
The first two days and really throughout his career, hes known as a very accurate ball striker, Lowry said on Golf Channel.
Hes not Justin Thomas, Tiger Woods or Scottie Scheffler with his irons but hes just outside that, hes close.
For him to go on a run and really start winning a lot of golf tournaments, if his iron play got to top five
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The well-known commentator and analyst explained that Shane Lowry is known for his lively character and victory at the Open Championship in Ireland, but he is also known for his collapse at the 2016 US Open, when he had a lead after 54 holes but shot 76 in Sunday's round.
According to Brandel, this was no exception and added that it is not correct to say that Lowry is not capable of finishing the tournament, but his record in such situations has not been impressive.
Mark Rolfing reacts
Golf expert Mark Rolfing added that he couldn't pinpoint the reason, as there are no concrete weaknesses in Lowry's game other than his inability to finish the job when in the lead.
He pointed out that Lowry has been within three shots of the leader in the final round on the PGA Tour 13 times since 2016, and won only once, at Royal Portrush.
