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Shane Lowry shot a closing 63 to finish 23 under par and win the Amgen Irish Open by a record 11 shots, beating Patrick Reed and Joaquin Niemann.
Shane Lowry shot a final round of 63 to finish on 23 under par and win the Amgen Irish Open by a record 11 shots at Trump International Golf Links and Hotel in Doonbeg.
The 39-year-old from Offaly started the day with a four-shot lead and stretched his advantage stroke by stroke. His 11-shot winning margin over Patrick Reed and Joaquin Niemann set a new record, eclipsing the 10-shot win of Bernhard Langer at Portmarnock in 1987. Lowry's total of 257 was 23 under par. He made eight more birdies on Sunday, including huge 45-foot putts at the seventh and 15th holes.
He sealed his second Irish Open triumph with a birdie at the last hole. This was Lowry's third win on Irish soil, following his Irish Open victory as an amateur at County Louth in 2009 and his Open Championship win at Royal Portrush in 2019. After his round, Lowry told Sky Sports: To come here this week and do this, like come on! I don't know.
I just don't do things by half measures. I can't believe I'm standing here, looking at that leaderboard. My God! I didn't know how I was doing.
I said to my caddie after holing 15, How far ahead are we? He said, Far enough. So I was happy with that. He added: My wife and my kids are back in Florida.
When things are not going well at this level, it's hard at home as well, but my wife has been a huge support and my kids, I love them so much. I'm so happy for them. I can't wait to bring a trophy home. My daughter is always asking, when are you going to bring a trophy home.
So I'm going to bring a trophy home. Lowry's last individual win was at the BMW PGA Championship in 2022. This season he had let slip tournaments in the Dubai Invitational and the Cognizant, but he produced controlled shot-making and calm at Doonbeg. Patrick Reed, the 2018 Masters champion and number one on the Race to Dubai order of merit, made six birdies for a faultless final-round 64 to finish tied for second on 12 under.
Niemann birdied two of the final five holes for a 67. Denmark's Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen carded a bogey-free 63, including an eagle at the fifth, to finish third on 11 under. Northern Ireland's Tom McKibbin made a final-round 67 to finish on 10 under, tied for fifth alongside Gregorio De Leo after the Italian made a bogey-free 63. England's Alex Fitzpatrick made seven birdies and two bogeys for a 65 for a share of seventh place with Jacob Skov Olesen.
Lowry's close friend Rory McIlroy closed with a 67 to finish tied in 41st place on one under. Olesen was paired with Lowry in the last group but struggled to a 73 and slipped to tied-seventh. United States President Donald Trump watched from near the first tee. Liam Nolan, making his debut on the main circuit off the Challenge Tour, shot a 69 for 277 in tied-31st. Taoiseach Micheal Martin was also in attendance.
The win ends a season of near misses for Lowry. He said: A lot of things went right for me. But this has been the most spectacular week. It's just mad.
I can't believe it. My mum's just standing there, it's been unreal.
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