Shane Lowry has a message for his haters: "I'm not going to disagree with Luke"
Shane Lowry says he believes Europe have the best 12 players for the Ryder Cup as he defended Luke Donald's decision to pick the Irishman.
Shane Lowry has claimed Europe have the best 12 players on their side as he defended Luke Donald's decision to pick the out-of-form Irishman.
Lowry was one of Donald's six captain's picks that were announced on 4 September.
GolfMagic have already taken a look at what we believe the pairings are likely to be for the Ryder Cup in a few weeks' time now that both teams have been confirmed.
As for Lowry, he won the first Ryder Cup qualifying event at last September's BMW PGA Championship but has since struggled for form.
His anger was evident when he was filmed snapping an iron around his neck en route to a missed cut at the 151st Open at Royal Liverpool.
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Some have criticised Lowry's inclusion. Golf writers, fans and pundits have expressed dismay that Ludvig Aberg has been selected.
Aberg, 23, has never played in a major championship after only turning professional in June.
That's not a problem for Rory McIlroy though as the Ulsterman heaped praise on the Swede ahead of the Irish Open.
As for Lowry, he had only one message for the haters:
He continued:
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Well played, Shane Lowry | #Ryder Cup pic.twitter.com/NxbJdRNsHG— Ryder Cup (@rydercup) September 25, 2021
Lowry won one point from three matches as Padraig Harrington's side suffered a record 19-9 defeat at Whistling Straits two years ago.
He nearly qualified automatically but in the end needed a pick from Harrington. Justin Rose was the player to miss out at his and has now battled back to represent Europe once again.
It was anticipated that Poland's Adrian Meronk was likely to have been chosen this year given that he has already won at the venue where the Ryder Cup will be played.
Lowry said of Meronk:
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