Lowry wins Bridgestone for a world title

Lowry showed he has a taste for the big time with a top-10 finish at the US Open at Chambers Bay and this victory confirms his place in the upper echelons of the professional game.

Irish eyes were smiling in Ohio tonight when Shane Lowry captured his first title on American soil – the prestigious World Golf Championship-Bridgestone Invitational.

Turns out he was right. He just continued to plod along and came up close a couple of times, but it just never fell for him.

Lowry was in trouble left of the 10th fairway when he hoisted a wedge over the trees to 2 feet for a birdie.

“It is pretty particular to exit and do this, and such a great feeling to shoot a bogey-free 66 on the golf course like that”, stated Lowry, who turned professional in 2009, the identical yr he gained the Irish Open as an newbie. “I pulled it a bit too low, and went into the tree. I’ve done everything I needed to do today”.

And the Irishman was a worthy victor, keeping his composure throughout a tense final round during which he kept big names like Bubba Watson, Jim Furyk and Justin Rose at bay. Both closed with 72 and tied for third.

Friends and family members were watching the action unfold on television at Lowry’s home club of Esker Hills, where they were also celebrating his younger brother Alan’s victory in the prestigious Mullingar Scratch Cup at the start of the week.

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Last year, Firestone Country Club played as the 18th most hard track relative to par on the PGA Tour.

“It doesn’t get any better than that, does it?”

And when the 28-year-old produced a spectacular recovery following a wayward tee shot on the 10th, the resulting birdie briefly gave him a two-shot lead over the faltering chasing pack on 10 under par.

Just as important as his birdies were two pars on the back nine when he was trying to steady his nerves.

“Hopefully I’ve got a long career ahead of me”.

Watson closed within a shot once more thanks to a brilliant birdie on the 17th, following a wild drive with a superb approach up and over a tree to within seven feet of the hole.

With players getting ready for this week’s US PGA Championship, Lowry fired a final round four-under-66 to finish at 11-under-par, claiming by far the biggest win of his career. That’s what I should have done. “Tell Lowry that was unbelievable”.

“The last 27 holes, not only didn’t I hit it well, I hit the ball very poorly”, he said.

The WGC-Bridgestone Invitational 2015 live stream and televised golf tournament will conclude with the final round on Sunday, less than a week before the PGA Championship begins. “I played the golf course quite well”.