{"id":297557,"date":"2021-07-13T08:08:17","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T05:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/at-long-last-shane-lowry-ready-to-defend-british-open-title\/"},"modified":"2021-07-13T08:08:17","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T05:08:17","slug":"at-long-last-shane-lowry-ready-to-defend-british-open-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/at-long-last-shane-lowry-ready-to-defend-british-open-title\/","title":{"rendered":"#At long last, Shane Lowry ready to defend British Open title"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#At long last, Shane Lowry ready to defend British Open title<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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One of Shane Lowry\u2019s first acts on Monday at Royal St. George\u2019s upon his arrival to play in the 149th British Open was an unpleasant one: He had to return the precious Claret Jug to the powers that be at the Royal & Ancient. <\/p>\n

It was a nice \u2014 and extended \u2014 run for Lowry, though, as he\u2019s had possession of the best trophy in golf for two years. The 2019 British Open champion held onto the Claret Jug with the Open being canceled in 2020 because of COVID-19.<\/p>\n

The 34-year-old Irishman said Monday he has \u201cno idea\u2019\u2019 what to expect as the de facto defending champion, two years removed from triumphantly hoisting the jug on the 18th green at Royal Portrush, \u201cbut I\u2019m kind of going into this week with an open mind.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve defended tournaments before,\u2019\u2019 Lowry went on, \u201cbut I\u2019ve never come and defended a tournament of this magnitude. Everything that happ<\/a>ens for me this week is kind of new. Obviously, there\u2019s going to be high pressure at certain stages. I\u2019d just like to put up a good defense of my trophy.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

One thing Lowry is both looking forward to and looking forward to getting out of the way is his opening tee shot on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be announced on the first tee as defending champion, I\u2019ll be happy obviously to get that tee shot away,\u2019\u2019 he said. \u201cAnd, if you\u2019ve seen the rough down the first hole, I\u2019ll be happier if it\u2019s on the fairway.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Since Lowry\u2019s victory, his performance dipped then elevated, but it has not yet produced a win. He finished tied for 52nd and 48th in the two FedExCup events he played after winning the Open in 2019. Then 2020 was a lost year for him. He played in 13 events, missed three cuts and the only two results he produced in the top 10 were a tie for sixth at the WGC FedEx St. Jude Invitational and a tie for 13th at the Zozo in Japan.<\/p>\n

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Shane Lowry at this year\u2019s British Open<\/figcaption>
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Lowry said his 2020 dip had a lot to do with playing in front of no spectators because of COVID and that he believes it was an anomaly.<\/p>\n

\u201cI look back on 2020 as a season, and without making excuses too much, I think playing in front of fans does it for me,\u2019\u2019 Lowry said. \u201cNot playing in front of fans doesn\u2019t do it for me. I struggled last year coming out of lockdown. I just was stale when I got out there. I just couldn\u2019t get it going.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven little things, like if you\u2019re struggling to make a cut or if you\u2019re down at the bottom of the field, having people out there on the golf course kind of spurs you on a little bit,\u2019\u2019 he went on. \u201cWe\u2019re in the entertainment business when we\u2019re out there, and when I have a difficult shot or when I\u2019m stuck behind a tree or I have a tough up-and-down, I\u2019m trying to almost show off a little bit.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like 2020 is kind of a bit of a write-off for me. It\u2019s kind of put behind me and move on, and this year thankfully has been a little bit better.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Indeed, Lowry has posted some impressive finishes in 2021. He enters this week having played in six events, with an eighth-place finish at The Players Championship, a tie for fourth at the PGA Championship and a tie for sixth at the Memorial. His last result, though, was a tie for 65th at the U.S. Open.<\/p>\n

Lowry will have the spectators back this week at St. George\u2019s, where 32,000 fans will be in attendance each day \u2014 all of whom must show proof of vaccination or negative COVID test.<\/p>\n

Lowry is ready to get on with his defense.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou never get sick of hearing that you\u2019re the Open champion, but I\u2019m kind of ready to defend it,\u2019\u2019 he said. \u201cI\u2019m ready to go and play in the Open again and I\u2019m looking forward to it. I look back on Portrush with incredible memories and fond memories and something that I\u2019ll have no matter what I do for the rest of my career. I\u2019ll always have that.<\/p>\n

\u201cPortrush is the pinnacle of my career. Whatever I do in the rest of my career, I\u2019ll never get anywhere close, let alone top it. I\u2019m very grateful it happened. I\u2019ll probably spend the rest of my career chasing that same feeling again.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

The chase is on this week in Southeast England, where Lowry will hope to be taking that Claret Jug back home with him for a third consecutive year.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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