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Sunday 13 September 2026DP World TourYear in Review
Lowry wins Amgen Irish Open
Trump International Golf Links & Hotel Ireland, Doonbeg, County Clare, Ireland · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 September 2026 · Shane Lowry’s win no. 7 on the DP World Tour · purse $6,000,000 USD · Amgen
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 40° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/14°C · wind 31 km/h SW, gusts 56 · 2.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/13°C · wind 29 km/h WSW, gusts 49 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/15°C · wind 34 km/h SW, gusts 62 · 5.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/15°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Patrick Reed USA · 268closed with a 64 but finished 11 shots behind as Lowry led by four entering the final round and pulled away 'I can't believe it' - Lowry powers to record Irish Open win (BBC Sport)
- Joaquín Niemann CHI · 268closed with a 67 to share second, 11 shots back 'I can't believe it' - Lowry powers to record Irish Open win (BBC Sport)
138 started · cut +1, 69 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
Amgen Irish Open
Trump International Golf Links & Hotel Ireland, Trump International Golf Links & Hotel Ireland, Doonbeg, County Clare, Ireland
5 of 5 researched
Winner
Shane Lowry
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
13 September 2026
This year has been quite difficult on the course for me. I had a few chances to win. To come here this week and do this, I don't know, I just don't do things like half-measures.
BBC Sport
13 September 2026
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.
BBC Sport
13 September 2026
A lot of things have went right for me but this has been the most spectacular week.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shane Lowry | 67 · 62 · 65 · 63 | 257 | −23 |
| T2 | Patrick Reed | 68 · 68 · 68 · 64 | 268 | −12 |
| T2 | Joaquín Niemann | 65 · 70 · 66 · 67 | 268 | −12 |
| 4 | Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen | 69 · 67 · 70 · 63 | 269 | −11 |
| T5 | Gregorio De Leo | 74 · 65 · 68 · 63 | 270 | −10 |
| T5 | Tom McKibbin | 68 · 67 · 68 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| T7 | Alex Fitzpatrick | 69 · 70 · 67 · 65 | 271 | −9 |
| T7 | Jacob Skov Olesen | 68 · 64 · 66 · 73 | 271 | −9 |
| T9 | Ewen Ferguson | 69 · 66 · 73 · 64 | 272 | −8 |
| T9 | Jens Dantorp | 69 · 67 · 71 · 65 | 272 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1987-04-02, Mullingar, Ireland; IRL; turned pro 2009; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 1; world No. 53 that week (OWGR rank entering the week (rankBefore 53 -> rankAfter 41), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
- Driver Srixon Prototype 9°, Mitsubishi Diamana 70 TX
- Fairway Wood TaylorMade Qi4D 16.5°, Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 X
- Fairway Wood TaylorMade Qi4D 21°, Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 X
- Irons Srixon ZXi5 4-5, Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 120 X
- Irons Srixon ZXi7 6-PW, KBS Tour 130 X
- Wedge Cleveland RTZ 2 50°, 56°, KBS Tour 130 X
- Wedge Cleveland RTZ 60°, KBS Tour 130 X
- Putter TaylorMade Spider Tour Z
- Ball Srixon Z-Star XV
verified for this week