Shane Lowry

Shane Lowry is right in the hunt for glory at the Masters following a brilliant second-round 68 at Augusta.

Then you’ve got a shot you can’t land on the green.” Hopefully, I can carry that little bit of momentum I got today into the weekend.” The Offaly man bounced back from a bogey at the first to card five birdies for the second best round of the say. He hits his 8-iron about 135 yards into the water. “Obviously, anything turned over too much is in the water, but then you miss it right, and it’s just a tough shot. I watched guys and heard guys talk about 12 for years, and you’re like, Nah, it can’t be that bad really.

Shane Lowry went on a birdie run on the back nine of his second round at the Masters. There was no.

The luck of the Irish!" As Lowry made his chip, Amerian viewers were told that the 2019 Open champion was from Portrush [County Antrim]. That was, in fact, where he won the Claret Jug. Sure enough, he could not reach the green and was left with a tricky chip for his third.

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From there on I played beautiful for the rest of the round as well and gave myself a few chances and the two par saves that I needed to save as well. There are 14 players in red figures lined up behind Scheffler hoping the red-hot leader falters in what are expected to be trying conditions with cold temperatures and strong winds for Saturday’s third round. “You make bogey there, and all of a sudden the cut is in your head … you hole out, and I feel like I'm in the tournament then. Lowry recovered from an opening bogey Friday with birdies at 2 and 7 to get back to level par for the tournament. Rory McIlroy shot his second consecutive 73 to sit at 2-over and tied for 23rd. “This is where I think I thrive in these kinds of conditions. The five-shot margin tied five others for the largest through 36 holes, and only Harry Cooper in 1936 failed to go on to victory. He left himself an awkward pitch from 38 yards to a pin tucked over a greenside bunker, with the likelihood of bogey looming. Scheffler, who is on a two-month heater that already includes his first three career PGA Tour wins, made six birdies in his last 13 holes to break away from the pack. The rest really isn't up to me.” There was a lot more disappointed standing here yesterday, and, yeah, I'm in a great position going into the weekend.” But considering the gusting winds he played through on Friday, it was the best of them.

Shane Lowry produced some scintilating golf to play himself into a share of second place at the Masters, hitting a four-under-par 68 at Augusta National.

The three-time major winner posted 75 to end up on five over par. "I’d like to be a couple of shots better at least, but I’m still right there. I think the conditions look pretty similar tomorrow as well, so looking forward to that. I’m where I need to be. "I’m where I want to be. "I'm in a great position.

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I'm looking forward to it." "You're going to need everything to go your way to be standing there getting green on Sunday," said Lowry. "I'm where I want to be. At the par-four 10th, Lowry produced one of the best shots of the day when he was 38 yards from the hole and on the other side of a greenside bunker from where he put his ball into the cup for the first of three back-nine birdies.

Irish in action today (Irish time): Séamus Power - 2.06pm, Rory McIlroy - 3.45pm, Pádraig Harrington - 4.18pm, Shane Lowry - 6.08pm.

There are four Irish golfers at the Masters this week, and we head into the weekend with an Irishman very much in contention for the green jacket.

The microphones picked up an audible ‘oh no’ from Lowry after a hooked drive that was heading deep into the trees. Shane Lowry shot a remarkable round with five birdies today in gusty conditions and is right in the mix. Then came the 10th hole, infamous for Rory McIlroy’s spectacular collapse in 2011. It was the low round of the day. The course was playing very tough today with the wind gusting. Although Scheffler managed to reached four under par, Lowry continued to deliver as he birdied the par five 13th, and the par five 15th to leave him a shot off the lead on three under par, while he also has the highest second round score of anyone in the field with four under for the day.

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You are going to have to expect tough moments. There’s going to be ups and downs and how you can learn from that. “He’s obviously a really down to earth, nice guy.

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He is a graduate of Swansea University where he studied History and American Studies, and he has been a part of the Golf Monthly team since February 2018. He quickly became a golf equipment expert and has always been the one family and friends come to for buying advice, and spends a lot of his time putting golf gear, apparel and shoes to the test. On the second round of a blustery day at Augusta National Shane Lowry once again proved just how good he is when playing in the wind, shooting 68 and leaping up the leaderboard.

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I'm looking forward to it." "You're going to need everything to go your way to be standing there getting green on Sunday," said Lowry. "I'm where I want to be. At the par-four 10th, Lowry produced one of the best shots of the day when he was 38 yards from the hole and on the other side of a greenside bunker from where he put his ball into the cup for the first of three back-nine birdies.

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Then you’ve got a shot you can’t land on the green.” He hits his 8-iron about 135 yards into the water. “Obviously, anything turned over too much is in the water, but then you miss it right, and it’s just a tough shot. Then you’re standing there today, and it was this bizarre sequence of events. I watched guys and heard guys talk about 12 for years, and you’re like, Nah, it can’t be that bad really. It’s gonna be hard but I’m looking forward to it

Shane Lowry hailed one of his best rounds ever played at the US Masters, as he fired himself into contention at Augusta National.

I felt like I left a couple out there too, I had a few chances.” I think the conditions look pretty similar tomorrow as well, so looking forward to that. “I’d like to be a couple of shots better at least, but I’m still right there. “I’m where I want to be. “I’m in a great position. Elsewhere, Rory McIlroy is just about hanging on in the chasing pack, whereas Seamus Power made the cut.