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Shane Lowry

Ireland · born , Mullingar, Westmeath, Ireland

1major championship

Summary

  • First major 2019 The Open
  • Ryder Cup 3 Cups · 3-3-3 · 4.5 points (50.0%)
  • Runner-up in majors 1 time
  • PGA Tour wins, 2024–26 1
  • 2026 PGA Tour (in progress) 18 events · 2 top 10s

Wins

  1. 2019 The Open Royal Portrush Golf Club (Dunluce Links) · 269 (-15) · by 6 strokes from Tommy Fleetwood
  2. 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans PGA Tour win · 263 (-25) · Playoff

Near misses

  1. 2014 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished T9 · 278 (-10)
  2. 2016 U.S. Open Oakmont C.C. · runner-up to Dustin Johnson
  3. 2024 The Open Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished 6 · 280 (-4)
  4. 2025 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am PGA Tour · runner-up to Rory McIlroy · margin 2 strokes
  5. 2025 Truist Championship PGA Tour · runner-up to Sepp Straka · margin 2 strokes
  6. 2026 Cognizant Classic PGA Tour · runner-up to Nico Echavarría · margin 2 strokes

Ryder Cup

3 Cups, 9 matches: 3 won, 3 lost, 3 halved, 4.5 points. Foursomes 1-1-0, four-ball 2-1-1, singles 0-1-2.

  1. 2021 Whistling Straits, Straits Course Europe · USA won 19–9 · 1-2-0, 1 point · captain's pick
  2. 2023 Marco Simone Golf & Country Club Europe · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 1-1-1, 1.5 points · captain's pick
  3. 2025 Bethpage State Park, Black Course Europe · Europe won 15–13 · 1-0-2, 2 points · captain's pick

Rivals

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Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

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Moments

  1. 2019 Open Lowry shot 63 on Saturday, a course record since the 2016 remodel, to lead by four.
  2. 2019 Open Rory McIlroy opened with 79 at home in Portrush and missed the cut by one despite a Friday 65.

Records and firsts

  1. 2019 Open lowest first 54 holes · 197
  2. 2024 PGA Championship lowest 18 holes · 62 (Xander Schauffele (round 1); Shane Lowry (round 3))

Results by championship

    Best day

    2019 The Open

    Royal Portrush Golf Club (Dunluce Links) · 269 (-15) · by 6 strokes from Tommy Fleetwood

    Lowry shot 63 on Saturday, a course record since the 2016 remodel, to lead by four.

    Rory McIlroy opened with 79 at home in Portrush and missed the cut by one despite a Friday 65.

    Record: lowest first 54 holes · 197

    Chosen by rule: the major win our record tables single out. Year page: 2019.

    Career line, 2014–2026

    U.S. Open
    2016 U.S. Open: runner-up to Dustin Johnson
    The Open
    2014 The Open: finished T92019 The Open: won2024 The Open: finished 6
    Ryder Cup
    2021 Ryder Cup (Europe): 1-2-02023 Ryder Cup (Europe): 1-1-12025 Ryder Cup (Europe): 1-0-2
    PGA Tour 2024–26
    2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans: won2025 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: runner-up2025 Truist Championship: runner-up2026 Cognizant Classic: runner-up
    201520202025

    11 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Major win
    • Other win
    • Runner-up
    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, GB / Europe

    Shane Lowry was born on April 2, 1987, in Mullingar, Westmeath, Ireland. Lowry won one major championship: the 2019 Open. Lowry played in 3 Ryder Cups for Europe (2021, 2023, 2025), winning 3, losing 3 and halving 3 of 9 matches for 4.5 points. From 2024 to 2026 Lowry won 1 PGA Tour event: the 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans. In the 2026 PGA Tour season (in progress; data through October 11, 2026), Lowry played 18 events and had 2 top-10 finishes.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (1)

    1. 2019 The Open Royal Portrush Golf Club (Dunluce Links) · 269 (-15) · by 6 strokes from Tommy Fleetwood
    2. 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans PGA Tour win · 263 (-25) · Playoff

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 2014 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished T9 · 278 (-10)
    2. 2016 U.S. Open Oakmont C.C. · runner-up to Dustin Johnson
    3. 2024 The Open Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished 6 · 280 (-4)
    4. 2025 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am PGA Tour · runner-up to Rory McIlroy · margin 2 strokes
    5. 2025 Truist Championship PGA Tour · runner-up to Sepp Straka · margin 2 strokes
    6. 2026 Cognizant Classic PGA Tour · runner-up to Nico Echavarría · margin 2 strokes

    U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 2 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

    Ryder Cup

    Lowry played 3 Ryder Cups for Europe: 9 matches, 3 won, 3 lost, 3 halved, 4.5 points (50.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 1-1-0, four-ball 2-1-1, singles 0-1-2 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 2021 Whistling Straits, Straits Course Europe · USA won 19–9 · 1-2-0, 1 point · captain's pick
    2. 2023 Marco Simone Golf & Country Club Europe · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 1-1-1, 1.5 points · captain's pick
    3. 2025 Bethpage State Park, Black Course Europe · Europe won 15–13 · 1-0-2, 2 points · captain's pick

    Partners, with matches played together: Rory McIlroy (3), Sepp Straka (2), Tyrrell Hatton (1).

    PGA Tour seasons, 2024–2026

    1. 2024 Season 20 events · 1 wins · 7 top 10s · 17 cuts made · $6,095,881 official money (No. 13) · FedEx Cup No. 9 · strokes gained total 0.657 (No. 40) · driving distance 300.4 (No. 97)
    2. 2025 Season 20 events · 0 wins · 4 top 10s · 16 cuts made · $7,082,794 official money (No. 20) · FedEx Cup No. 13 · strokes gained total 0.769 · driving distance 298.1 (No. 140)
    3. 2026 In progress 18 events · 0 wins · 2 top 10s · 13 cuts made · $2,514,221 official money (No. 65) · scoring average (adjusted) 70.22 (No. 35) · strokes gained total 0.595 (No. 38) · driving distance 302.5 (No. 115)

    2026 runs through the Baycurrent Classic (ended October 11, 2026).

    Wins (1)

    1. 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans (team event, with Rory McIlroy) final day 2024-04-28 · 263 (-25) · Playoff (Won with par on first extra hole)

    Records and firsts

    Rows from our record tables that name this player, worded as the tables word them.

    1. 2019 Open lowest first 54 holes · 197
    2. 2024 PGA Championship lowest 18 holes · 62 (Xander Schauffele (round 1); Shane Lowry (round 3))

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

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    7. PGA Tour course stats
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    9. R&A 2024
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    22. pgatour.com: points payouts prize money fedexcup east lake atlanta 10 million fleet
    23. thegolfnewsnet.com: 2025 fedex cup bonus pool purse winners share prize money payout 13796
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    31. Golf Compendium 18-hole record
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