‘Gorgeous morning' – Shane Lowry's wife and kids visit Dublin landmark as he prepares to tee off at US Open
SHANE Lowry's wife Wendy treated their two daughters to a Dublin Zoo visit while he prepares to tee off at the US Open.
Shane is over in Pennsylvania as the year's third major
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Wendy described it as a 'gorgeous morning'
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The monkey enclosure surely proved a hit with Iris and Ivy
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Wendy shared this cute pic of elder daughter Iris following her little sister
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Wendy joked Ivy was 'legit terrified' by a replica dinosaur
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The Irish duo will tee off on Thursday at 12.40pm Irish time. Their second round will commence at 6.25pm Irish time.
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Lowry had catapulted himself into contention on Thursday with a scintillating opening-round score of six-under-par.
He backed that up on Friday with a two-under round of 68.
But with pal McIlroy having packed his bags at the halfway stage, the leaders struck clear on Saturday, while Lowry could only shoot another 68.
He got off to a cracking start in Toronto on Sunday. The Clara man shot an eagle on the first before backing it up with three birdies on the spin.
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But a bogey on the ninth after four consecutive pars halted his momentum.
And while he steadied the ship by parring the next five, he was running out of time and holes to remain in contention.
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A birdie on the 15th kept him in the hunt but bogeys on the 16th and 17th killed his hopes off.
The Team Ireland Olympian now moves on to Oakmont, where he finished runner-up to Dustin Johnson at the 2016 US Open.
After wrapping up his Sunday round the 38-year-old posted an upbeat summation on Instagram.
It read: "Great tournament, great people, disappointing finish. Thank you Canada, Canadian Open and sponsors RBC. On to the US Open."
This will be a record-extending 10th time that the US Open will be held at Oakmont.
The rough on Oakmont stands at
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tall, with the course trimmed to ensure that is uniform throughout all 18 holes.
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Two weeks ago he backed up his PGA Championship success with
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The whole clan at April's Masters in Georgia, USA
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