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Daily Mail
3 hours ago
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Shane Lowry reflects on 'one of the stupidest things I've ever done' after breaking simple golf rule during difficult week at US Open
Shane Lowry was left cursing a moment of madness at the US Open after picking up his ball without marking it — a simple but costly mistake that led to a penalty stroke during his second round at Oakmont. The incident happened on the 14th green, where Lowry — facing a long-range par putt — lifted his ball before placing a marker behind it. His caddie, Darren Reynolds, immediately spotted the error. 'I just picked the ball up,' Lowry later admitted. 'I had the ball in my hand, turned around, and Darren basically said to me, "What are you doing?" 'I put it back down, marked it, and played on. I knew it was going to be penalised. I didn't know if it was going to be one or two [shots].' According to article 14.1c of the Rules of Golf, 'before lifting a ball under a Rule that requires it to be replaced on its original spot, the player must mark the spot.' Failing to do so results in a one-stroke penalty. If the ball is then replaced incorrectly, further penalties can apply — though Lowry avoided the latter by correcting his error. He was docked one stroke and went on to make a double bogey at the hole — one of several costly moments during two bruising days in Pennsylvania. Lowry called the slip 'probably one of the stupidest things I've ever done', but he managed to laugh at himself despite the frustration. 'Maybe my mind was somewhere else,' he added. 'But I fought. I still tried on every shot. That's all you can do in a week like this.' The 2019 Open champion ultimately missed the cut by 10 shots after rounds of 79 and 78, finishing 17 over par. Only three players were under par by the time he left the event on Friday. Lowry said he had arrived at Oakmont in good form, but never found any rhythm on the greens — ranking 153rd out of 156 in strokes gained putting. He three-putted four times across his two rounds and carded five double bogeys in total. 'I drove it in play a lot, did what I was supposed to off the tee, but I didn't have the game I've had for the last while,' he said. 'The round got away from me. I let it do to me what I said it wouldn't. But that's Oakmont. That's the US Open.' Lowry now heads to the Travelers Championship before returning home to Ireland for the first time since Christmas. 'I've been away from my wife and kids for a few weeks now, and there's another week next week,' he said. 'I'm looking forward to getting home, seeing all my friends and family.' In a post on X (formerly Twitter), he added: 'Never nice heading home early on major weekends. My game was in good shape heading into Oakmont but that's golf sometimes. I gave it my all on every shot and that's all I can ask.' 'I play with my heart on my sleeve. I've always been a fiery and passionate player and I'll continue to be. It's who I am and how I got here.' Lowry was not the only high-profile casualty at Oakmont, with Tommy Fleetwood, Dustin Johnson and Bryson DeChambeau also missing the cut.
The Sun
4 hours ago
- Sport
- The Sun
‘One of stupidest things I've ever done' – Shane Lowry speechless after forgetting most basic rule of golf at US Open
SHANE LOWRY was left kicking himself after a basic blunder at the US Open. The World No.12 sensationally picked up his ball before marking it on the 14th green in his second round at Oakmont. 4 Lowry instantly realised his blunder and cursed his violation of the most basic of golf rules. And, as per the rules, he was immediately penalised a point - although he could've been docked two. Lamenting his gaffe, albeit with a smile on his face, he said: 'It's probably one of the stupidest things I've ever done. "I just picked the ball up. "I had the ball my hand turned around and [caddie] Darren [Reynolds] he basically said to me, 'What are you doing?' 'I put it back down and marked it and played on and I knew it was gonna get penalised. "I didn't know if it was going to be one or two. "But yeah, maybe I was just my mind was somewhere else, but I fought. I still tried." JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS 4 Golf fans were equally as blown away by the 38-year-old's blunder, with one saying: "Oops." Another said: "Oakmont has got to Lowry." And another said: "Not a good thing to do." One remarked: "Shane's not having a good time." Another sarcastically chimed in: "He needs to play in the PGA some more." Lowry ultimately ended up missing the cut for the second time in seven US Open appearances with scores of 79 and 78. When asked where he went wrong, he said: 'I don't know to be honest. 'I drove it in play a lot yesterday, did what I was supposed to off the tee. "And then just didn't have my game that I've had for the last while. 'And then I really struggled on the greens yesterday and the round got away from me here and that was it. 'I let it sort of do [to me] what I said it wouldn't do. But that's Oakmont. That's the US Open.' American Sam Burns currently tops the leaderboard in three under, with JJ Spaun Jr. a shot behind him in second place.
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
400,000 without power as Midwest battered by severe weather
More than 400,000 customers across the Midwest were without power in the early hours of Monday after severe weather battered the region. As of 5:30 a.m. ET, more than 292,000 customers were without power in Michigan, according to -- a website that tracks power outages throughout the country. Another 56,000 were disconnected in Wisconsin, 53,000 in Indiana, 15,000 in Kentucky and 13,000 in Ohio, the website said. ABC News Chicago affiliate WLS reported that one person was killed in Valparaiso, Indiana, when "severe crosswinds" blew a tractor and a trailer onto their sides, according to a statement by Sgt. Benjamin McFalls of the Porter County Sheriff's Office. Severe weather was forecast for much of the Midwest and South as the storm traveled eastward through the weekend. More than 75 million Americans were in the threat zone of the storm as of late Sunday. The system was expected to bring a range of hazardous weather impacts, including severe thunderstorms and a wintry blast on the northern side. MORE: Millions braced for dangerous severe weather -- including possible tornadoes Sunday's forecast said the severe weather was due to move to the East Coast and I-95 corridor from Upstate New York all the way south to Tallahassee and New Orleans on Monday. Damaging winds will be the biggest threat for northern cities but tornadoes cannot be ruled out across southern areas. ABC News Darren Reynolds and Jessica Gorman contributed to this report. 400,000 without power as Midwest battered by severe weather originally appeared on
