Shane Lowry is bullish about his game as he heads to Augusta National for a pre-Masters scouting mission ahead of the first major of the year next week.
Lowry claimed a top-30 finish at the Texas Children’s Houston Open helped by his fourth career hole in one on the PGA Tour at the 170-yard par-3 2nd, and although the result looks ordinary he feels his game is in good stead after shaking off two missed cuts following his Cognizant Classic collapse.
“Kind of wanted to come and play here before Augusta and I think I got a lot of good out of it, so I’m happy,” said Lowry who is still searching for his first worldwide win since the 2022 BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
“Yeah, obviously wanted to play a tournament and I come off the back of two missed cuts. Obviously I got off to a great start this season and then at Bay Hill, PLAYERS I wasn’t very good. I think what happened at Cognizant was kind of — might have let that dwell over me for a bit longer than I should have.”
Memorial Park was a bit of a bomber’s paradise last week which doesn’t quite play into Lowry’s wheelhouse but he is excited with how he struck the ball ahead of his 11th Masters appearance where he was previously 3rd in 2022 and in contention at the halfway stage last year before a poor weekend.
“It was nice to come out here and play four rounds and hit some really good shots. I felt like I drove the ball well this week. Yeah, like you just have to look at the top of the leaderboard, it’s all 185, 190 ball speed guys. This golf course, yeah, is for them. But I’m pretty happy.
“I guess to Augusta tonight for two days and then I go home for a few days’ practice and back up on Sunday. Yeah, excited. Exciting time.”
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