Shane Lowry holes out for stunning eagle at U.S. Open after tough start at the brutal Oakmont
SHANE LOWRY holed out for eagle during the opening round at at U.S. Open
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Shane Lowry holed out for eagle on the 2nd hole during his first round at the U.S. Open
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Lowry was playing his 12th hole of the day and was +6 when he landed the eagle
Shane Lowry delivered the stunning highlight midway through his round — holing out for eagle from 160 yards on the par-4 third hole at Oakmont, his 12th of the day.
The Offaly man was boiling at six-over-par at the time, having made a sluggish start after beginning his round on the back nine alongside Ryder Cup teammates Rory McIlroy and
But Lowry's approach at bounced a few times before nipping into the cup for a walk-off eagle, offering a much-needed jolt of momentum in the season's third major.
It briefly lifted Lowry back to +4 on a brutally tough day at the notoriously penal Pennsylvania layout.
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The Clara native can take some confidence though, having finished T2 at this venue during the 2016 U.S. Open.
World number 12 Lowry has fared well on the tougher
But he'll have to get motoring as the course is playing as benign as it possibly can - with conditions expected to get incredibly tough over the coming days.
Elsewhere,
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