The golfing gods giveth and they taketh away, as Shane Lowry discovered only too well over the closing stretch of the Honda Classic where an untimely downpour – just before he teed off on the 18th – effectively denied him a final chance of lifting a first trophy since his famous win of the Claret Jug at Royal Portrush back in 2019.
“It’s as bad a break as I’ve got in a while,” said Lowry, of the timing of the heavy rainfall. He finished one stroke behind maiden tour winner Sepp Straka, the first Austrian to win on the PGA Tour.
“It’s a tough one to take. There’s obviously a lot of positives to take from the whole event, probably played some of the best golf of my whole career I feel around a very tough golf course. I’ll take that into The Players [at Sawgrass next week], and hopefully I can have a good week there.”
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- March 1, 2022
