Shane Lowry shows true colours after breaking the rules in US Open at Oakmont
Shane Lowry exited the US Open after the second round at Oakmont Country Club, with the Irishman committing a "stupid" mistake on the 14th green which incurred a one-stroke penalty
Shane Lowry shared a humorous moment with Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose during the US Open's second round after he committed silly mistake at Oakmont Country Club. The Offaly pro, who had been grappling with the course's challenges, marched onto the 14th green to mark his ball, only to forget to put down a coin before lifting it – an error that left his Ryder Cup colleagues chuckling as he received a penalty stroke.
Later on, reflecting on his mishap, Lowry couldn't hold back the laughter, showing his terrific sense of humour saying: "Probably one of the stupidest things I've ever done. I picked the ball up, had the ball in my hand, turned around to Darren [Reynolds, his caddie] and he basically said to me, 'What are you doing?' By then maybe my mind was somewhere else."
Under the rules of golf, failing to mark a ball's position before picking it up leads to a one-shot penalty, which Lowry found mildly amusing despite later bowing out of the tournament with an unfortunate score of 17-over par, reports the Mirror US.
Talking about his early exit and the mistakes that led up to it, Lowry added: "I don't know to be honest. I drove it in play a lot Thursday, did what I was supposed to do off the tee and then just didn't have my game that I've had for the last while.
"Then I really struggled on the greens and the round got away from me out here and that was it. They let it sort of do what they said it wouldn't do, but that's all fine, that's the US Open.
"I just made obviously too many doubles, too many big mistakes and when I got a couple chances, I didn't convert them. I didn't really do much right to be honest, other than I drove the ball as good as I've probably driven the ball in a long time. So, yeah, weird couple of days."
Lowry anticipated tough times ahead after early struggles in the tournament, foreseeing a bleak outcome even before being hit by a scorecard error that saw him join several European players in an untimely departure.
Ludvig Aberg and Tommy Fleetwood, who concluded Friday's play at a disappointing nine-over par, also made an early exit from the contest. Rose, meanwhile, finished with a score of 14-over after two rounds, while Sepp Straka, despite two PGA Tour victories this season, failed to reach the weekend, finishing at 11-over-par.
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