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The Irish Sun
3 days ago
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- The Irish Sun
Shane Lowry returns at Jack's $20m Memorial Tournament as Rory McIlroy skips yet another PGA Tour Signature event
SHANE Lowry will be back in action this week at Jack's event as the PGA Tour heads to Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. The 2 Shane Lowry returns to action at this week's Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio 2 Rory McIlroy will sit out a second-straight week on the PGA Tour It will be the first time the has missed Jack Nicklaus' Memorial Tournament since 2017. The world number two hasn't teed it up since a disappointing And McIlroy also refused to speak with the media for any of his four rounds at the season's second major, where he made headlines for swapping out a The Holywood hotshot is the only player from the top-20 on the read more on golf The Northern Irishman has been vocal about cutting down his schedule in 2024 and has now skipped three of the 36-year-old McIlroy also skipped The Sentry and RBC Heritage earlier this year. As for Lowry, it will also be his first showing since World number one Scottie Scheffler heads the star-studded field as he'll look to win his third tournament in his last four starts. Most read in Golf The event has a limited field of just 72 players, who will compete for a staggering 20 million dollar purse. Fears over Scottie Scheffler after 'painful' moment spotted by fans while at Charles Schwab Three-time major winner Scheffler's one-shot victory over Collin Morikawa last year earned the Texan a 4 million dollar payday - up 400,000 dollars from the cheque pocketed by 2023 winner Viktor Hovland. This year, the top four finishers are each guaranteed at least 1 million dollars, while even the last-placed professional will walk away with 52,000 dollars. The winner at the Memorial Tournament will also collect 700 FedEx Cup points and all the usual spoils, including a two-year PGA Tour exemption. All the action gets underway from Thursday, live on SKY SPORTS GOLF.
The Irish Sun
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Rory McIlroy breaks his silence on low-key Masters celebrations after ‘hardest' round of his life at Augusta National
RORY MCILROY has broken his silence on his low-key Masters celebrations ahead of the Zurich Classic. 2 Rory McIlory was speaking alongside Shane Lowry on Wednesday from TPC Avondale in Louisiana - where the pair are set to defend their Zurich Classic title 2 McIlory is back in action for the first time since his historic win at Augusta National He's fresh from the historic major Grand Slam success at Augusta National after a He jetted back to Ireland last weekend before returning on But it's full focus this week as he joined his pal The only team event on the read more on golf And he admitted that his Grand Slam win at Augusta was the hardest of his life. A bunged-up McIlroy admitted to the The Holywood hotshot said: "We made the trip over to Belfast to see my mum and dad, and a few other people that are important to me over there – to be with them, and Erica and Poppy. "I also saw Michael Bannon, my life-long coach, and spent a bit more time with Harry [Diamond] and his wife. Most read in Golf "You know, just celebrate with the people who have been a part of this whole thing for my entire career – was absolutely amazing – as you can hear I've picked up a bit of a cold on the way, I'm a bit under the weather. "But, obviously, it's been an amazing few days. I'm excited, and happy to be here with my man [Shane Lowry]. We're looking forward to a good week in trying to defend." How John Daly Earns Nearly $800,000 at The Masters Without Playing The 36-year-old spoke about the final round at Augusta as he described it as the most challenging of his career. Five-time major winner McIlroy reckons he'll be able to gain huge confidence from finally adding to his haul. He added: "I do think the whole day at Augusta – I don't think I'll ever have to play a harder round of golf in my life. "I certainly don't want to be placed back on that 15th tee-box on that Sunday afternoon. "To be able to get through that and produce the shots that I needed to, that obviously gives me confidence. I can always draw back on that experience." Last season, Ireland's 2024 Olympic duo decided to join forces for the PGA Tour's only team event on the regular season rota at TPC Louisiana in Avondale. And the decision paid off as they claimed The pair's defence gets underway on Thursday with all the action live on Sky Sports Golf.
