Shane Lowry - 2019 Champion Golfer of The Year (note first post please for posting guidance)

conno16 wrote: »

dont blow the load just yet gorfield
1 swallow etc
overall the field was very average
and its so early in the year most people have yet to even start practicing properly
from poulters twitter account i see he actually only played 1 round prior to this weekend

great for the lad though, i'd say he could buy a whole chipper down in tullamore with that 75k

It was a very strong field, you won’t see many stronger on the European tour this year.
So was he the only one practicing properly??? So he had a headstart?

conno16 wrote: »

have you stuck some wedge down on him for a major this year?

I'd say the auld wans down in georgia that stitch that green jacket together are having sleepless nights already

I don’t think anyone is backing him for a major, but you’d never know, in 10 or 15 years he could well win one. He has the talent.

conno16 wrote: »

dont blow the load just yet gorfield
1 swallow etc
overall the field was very average
and its so early in the year most people have yet to even start practicing properly
from poulters twitter account i see he actually only played 1 round prior to this weekend

great for the lad though, i'd say he could buy a whole chipper down in tullamore with that 75k

Yes one swallow :rolleyes: He's done very well if you ask me, considering he was thrown in at the deep end of the professional game. I'm sure he felt he had something to prove to people (like yourself) who maybe thought he didn't deserve to be a european tour member, which no doubt added to the pressure any normal professional experiences.

I followed him for quite a few holes on Saturday and I was very impressed. Not only his ball striking but also his short game was pretty impressive. He made two bogeys all week, which to me shows how hard he has worked over the the last few months.

What do mean it's too early for most people to start practicing? I doubt very much that these guys took very much time off at all. Maybe Poulter did play only one round of golf during his time off but I'm sure he was hitting golf balls in some shape or form most days. Also, you must remember the winter break is not that long these days.

Did you even watch the golf? It was, as always, an exceptional standard. At the start of the week, the majority of the players were saying that the winning score would not be close to Casey's winning score last year due to the way they set up the course this year (narrowed the fairways a bit, not much though, but the main thing being the rough). However, in the end the scoring was very good indeed.

Also, you saying that the field was average is way off the mark. Why do you think Lowry jumped into the top 100 in the world? This was due to such a good performance in a field of this calibre.

conno16 wrote: »

in 10 or 15 years ffs???
unless he grafts one out in the next five years i'd imagine he'll be concentrating on the irish opens of this world
personally i cant see it happening

I can't believe I once jumped to your defence. You're obviously a WUM. Why people would dignify your tripe with an answer, is actually beyond me.

Go back to the Sesame Street forum FFS.

Licksy wrote: »

I won't say we told you so...

I feel like this young lady did, obviously after she seen the pic!!

conno16 wrote: »

in 10 or 15 years ffs???
unless he grafts one out in the next five years i'd imagine he'll be concentrating on the irish opens of this world
personally i cant see it happening

What’s wrong with it being in 10 or 15 years? That’s when he’ll probably be at his peak as a golfer, like Harrington is now.

conno16 wrote: »

i'm entitled to my opinion and personally i dont see anything in shane lowry to suggest he has the ability to make an impression on world golf
hes probably very determined and all that, good luck to him
squeezing into a ryder cup sometime over the next 6/7 years will prob be his career highlight

What is there to suggest he DOESN’T have the ability? He’s in the top 100 in the world, only 8 months as a pro. He’s won a European tour event, come 4th in another.

Who knows how good he’ll be, but you’re writing him off based on absolutely nothing

Why are so many people predicting his demise. If you don't support him, why would you give a ****? I think its typical Irish begrudgery.

I think its great that he has done so well, & I predict he will continue to do well... Best of luck to him. Just let him get on with it & be supportive.

conno16 wrote: »

mcginley is a journeyman in world golf terms
i doubt shane lowry will match his record, but the comparison is good
big shane will no doubt be in the hunt every now and then, will maybe even win another irish open.. but thats what we're talking about here realistically
his short game for example is still rather poor in my opinion
he'll always be relatively accurate off the tee but that everyone knows you dont win many comps without a consistently good game from 125 yards in

lets hope for another rainy weekend in baltray later this year so he can prove me wrong again
i have nothing against lowry but if he was english or scottish, we'd be scaping the schadenfreude off this thread
c'mon offally!

If you really were a follower of Irish golf you'd know it's in Killarney :rolleyes:

conno16 wrote: »

if big shane lowry keeps burning up the field like he did this weekend surely the invite committee will have to extend an offer to the bloke from offaly?
particularly now in light of tigers probable absense from the field
they need a big personality to fill his shoes after all
i cant wait til shane and john daly hook up

What's your point? Woods not being there doesn't mean they have to hire a 3 ring circus to keep the interest up. And what's with the Daly reference? Please tell me its not some schoolboy "size" gag.

SWAR wrote: »

Conno, if you were watching the golf over the weekend, you may have noticed that Shane's short game is actually quite good. Yes it was only one tournament and sure, there is room for improvement, but surely you must agree that he is capable of improving that area of his game even further?

Also, if McGinley is considered by you as being a "journeyman" professional, what would you consider the likes of say Damien McGrane? Both his and McGinley's careers are very different in terms of achievements, as I'm sure you will agree. My point is that your viewpoint of a "journeyman" is very much skewed IMO. How you can consider Paul McGinley who (off the top of my head) has won 3 tour events (I think) including the end of year championchip in Valderama, played in numerous golf championchips, meaning he was in the top 50 / 64 in the world for a sustained period of time, played in three successful Ryder Cup teams and won the world cup for his country (not huge but certainly a more prestiguous tournament when both he and Harrington won it).

Anyway, I won't derail the thread by talking about McGinley or McGrane anymore; however I doubt people would be of a similar opinion to yourself were Shane from England or Scotland. I do think there would obviously be less hype on boards.ie, he is Irish afterall so it's natural that people are talking about him, but I can't help feeling that you would be less critical of him were he from England or Scotland.

Anyway, let's hope he proves you wrong.

Paul McGinley a journeyman, give me a break. He has won in excess of €10m in prize money alone, finished 3rd in the order of merit in 2005, contended in majors, has a number of Ryder Cup caps, won a World Cup and is a multiple winner on tour. You are having a laugh or you don't have clue....I hope for your sake you're being a smart arse!!

Shane Lowry is an outstanding prospect and we should be proud of him and get behind him. He is 22 years of age, was ranked as no. 1 amateur in world and has won one European Tour event, finsihed 3rd in a field with 8 of the top 14 players in the world and is now ranked the 89th best golfer in the world.

I hate this trait in Ireland where once someone acheives any kind of success we try to bring them down.

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

Top 100 so soon is impressive, plenty of players never get near there in their career but still make a good living in the game.
I was surprised the ranking were updated today with the Bob Hope still to be completed. One thing is sure that he's in a great postion to creep up the rankings further as at the moment he has no ranking points to defend.
Top 50 this year maybe a big ask for spots in the 3 bigger majors but the USPGA usually give the top 100 an invite.
Would need another similar finish to this week to threaten a place at the Accenture Match Play.

He has a good chance of getting to the top 50 this year. The rankings are based on a minimum 40 tournaments, so he can play until about August before he has actually played the minimum 40. So his rankings should improve even with moderate form. It would take something special to make the Masters, but the us and brit open are not impossible.

I get the impression he's a bit streaky,in that he has the occasional brilliant round and then can have a week where he shoots 73s. But that sort of stuff wins you tournaments - the guy who shoots 70 every week won't win many, but the guy who shoots the odd 65, particularly on a sunday, will win a few. And winning the odd one is worth more then being consistently ok.

On a related note my prediction for McIlroy is that he could make the top 5 this year, because his ranking is actually being held back by his first year on tour where he didn't do much in the way of earnings until about august 2008 or so.

In fact Lowry's start to his pro career is probably better than McIlroy's.
Considering everyone was hearing about McIlroy the boy wonder since he was about 13, it makes you see just how well Lowry is doing.

He can eat all the chips he wants as far as I'm concerned. Fitness in golf is well overrated. If tom watson on two artificial hips can come within a whisker of winning the british open, and Angel Cabrera, another guy who's no stranger to a fish supper by the looks if it, can win the masters then fitness can't be the be all and end all.

ha!!!!


shane lowry played with my dad a few weeks before he won the irish open, it was out in lee valley in cork. my dad was impressed and he told me about him, he told me this kid is going some where. and he was right. i think he pretty much has his card for next year already