Offalyman says he is not at Augusta ‘to make up the numbers’
Ireland's Shane Lowry with caddie Darren Reynolds on the 10th hole during a practice round prior to the 2024 Masters at Augusta National golf club in Georgia. Photograph: Andrew Redington/Getty Images
Where Lowry’s first experiences of the course led to three missed cuts in his first four Masters tournaments the pendulum has swung his way. Patience. Learning. Maturity. These factors have been woven into his fabric to the point where he finished third in 2022 and was in the top five entering the back nine of last year’s final round before ultimately slipping to tied-16th. Only three players have had top-25s in each of the last four Masters. One is Scottie Scheffler.
Standing under the big tree outside the clubhouse and with laughs and chuckles occasionally interrupting his own words, Lowry said: “We have got a little bit of time between now and Thursday. I certainly feel like, if it comes my way Saturday afternoon or Sunday I could be up to challenge but we will see what happens.”
“I just think in general it was important to my career to move. I wouldn’t say that I really wanted to fully do, but I felt like I had to, and luckily Wendy was okay with it. We have a lovely life down in Florida. But it’s not Ireland, and we do miss home at times. “There’s no two ways of looking at it, I am playing nicely, and I’m very happy where my game is at. But there’s no God-given right to go out here and compete and play well. You just have to do everything you think is right, and go out there Thursday and give it everything. I’ll prepare as best I can over the next few days. Yes, my results have been nice of late. I’ll go out there and give it everything I have from Thursday to Sunday and hope it’s good enough.
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