26/04/24
Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry are in contention after 36 holes at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on the PGA Tour at TPC Louisiana.
Shane Lowry
Personal Information
Date of Birth
Gender
Male
Height
185.00cm
Weight
16.10kg
About Shane Lowry
Shane Lowry is an Irish professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour and DP World Tour.
Career Stats
Major Wins
1
Career Wins
7
Strokes-Gained Putting
0.16
Strokes Gained Tee to Green
1.01
Driving Accuracy
61.36
Greens in Regulation
67.91
Driving Distance (Yards)
306.90
Latest News and Reviews
26/04/24
Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry tied for the lead after the opening round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on the PGA Tour.
25/04/24
World number two Rory McIlroy has revealed a former Masters champion 'hounded' him for years to play in the PGA Tour's pairs event.
20/04/24
Check out all the teams for the 2024 Zurich Classic, including Patrick Cantlay with Xander Schauffele and Rory McIlroy with Shane Lowry.
26/03/24
Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry will play together at the Zurich Classic in April after the pair agreed to team up over a drunken lunch after the Ryder Cup.
23/03/24
Shane Lowry makes a comment about the referees during the Singapore Classic.
20/03/24
Shane Lowry has urged his Ryder Cup teammate Robert MacIntyre to be patient after the Scot has endured a tough start to life on the PGA Tour.
14/03/24
PGA Tour rookie Ryan Fox became the first golfer to make a hole-in-one at the 2024 Players Championship at the iconic 17th hole.
04/03/24
Shane Lowry was filmed getting angry during the final round of the PGA Tour's Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches at PGA National.
03/03/24
PGA Tour pro Dylan Wu says the decision to award Adam Scott and Webb Simpson sponsor exemptions into the Arnold Palmer Invitational 'seems suspect'.
02/03/24
Rory McIlroy makes a triple-bogey seven on 16 to fall out of contention on the PGA Tour.
21/02/24
Shane Lowry has revealed how his European teammates reacted when Rahm and Hatton announced they were joining the lucrative LIV Golf league.
09/02/24
Former Open champion Shane Lowry has clarified what he meant by the comments he made to spectators watching the first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open.
21/12/23
Former Open champion Shane Lowry has offered some interesting thoughts on Jon Rahm's switch to the lucrative LIV Golf League.
21/11/23
Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry have revealed details of an interesting chat they had with Michael Jordan over whether Ryder Cup players should be paid.
12/11/23
Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy have spoken at length about their friendship in an illuminating interview with the Irish Independent.
23/10/23
Never one to shy away from a victory party, Rory McIlroy explained how him and Shane Lowry took it to another level for the 2023 Ryder Cup.
09/10/23
Portmarnock will seek government help to make a formal approach to the R&A to host The Open and AIG Women’s Open.
05/10/23
Couples reveals what Rory McIlroy said to Joe LaCava, and how "little Harry Diamond chimed in too..."
03/10/23
GolfMagic reveals its Player Ratings following the 2023 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone in Rome, Italy.
03/10/23
New video emerges of a golf fan calling out Rory McIlroy during his Ryder Cup Singles match.
01/10/23
Donald's victorious European Ryder Cup team are having one heck of a party on the bus back to their hotel.
01/10/23
Ryder Cup course marshal gets blasted by Shane Lowry in the Sunday Singles at the Ryder Cup.
29/09/23
Shane Lowry was asked one of the more curious questions at the Ryder Cup this week.
Full Biography
Shane Lowry is an Irish professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour and DP World Tour.
Lowry was born on 2 April 1987 to former Gaelic football player Brendan Lowry and Bridget Lowry.
He grew up in Clara, County Offaly. He has one brother, named Alan, and a sister called Sinead.
Lowry taught himself how to play golf and has spoken of the countless hours he spent at Esker Hills Golf Club fine-tuning his craft.
Lowry had a distinguished amateur career, the highlight of which came when he won the 2009 Irish Open at County Louth Golf Club on the European Tour, defeating England's Robert Rock in a playoff.
He turned professional a week after his triumph at his home open.
In 2012 he captured his first victory on the European Tour when he won the Portugal Masters.
Other highlights in his career include winning the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and the 2022 BMW PGA Championship.
Undoubtedly, the biggest victory of his career came when he won the 2019 Open Championship at Royal Portrush in front of his home fans.
Lowry also received a captain's pick for the 2021 Ryder Cup.
Team Europe lost 19-9 and Lowry went 1-2-0. He lost to Patrick Cantlay in the Sunday Singles.
Lowry married Wendy Honner in 2016. The couple have two daughters named Iris and Ivy.
They reside in Jupiter, Florida, where Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy also have homes.
As of January 2023, Lowry had earned $14,629,476 on the PGA Tour.
His net worth in 2022 was believed to be in the region of $22m.
Outside of golf, Lowry is a massive football fan and supports Manchester United.
Lowry is a Srixon staff player. He is also sponsored by the Bank of Ireland, Kingspan and Immedis.