A tale of very different outcomes for the two Ryder Cup pals.
For Tyrrell Hatton, his liking for tough, American parkland courses was again demonstrated with a brilliant second-round 65 that saw him leapfrog his way up the leaderboard to share the 36-holes clubhouse lead in the Wells Fargo Championship with Nate Lashley and Wyndham Clark on eight-under-par 134.
However, for Shane Lowry, his European sidekick at Whistling Straits in 2021, it proved to be a different story after another frustrating round at Quail Hollow where he needed a final hole birdie – rolling in a six-footer on the ninth, his finishing hole – for back-to-back 72s for 144, two-over, that left him 10 shots behind the early pacesetters.
While Lowry, who hasn’t managed a top-10 on the PGA Tour since his tied-fifth finish in …
- May 6, 2023
