Whether he won or tied for 35th, Shane Lowry's return to Royal Portrush six years after his Open championship win promised to be a special one. It has been anything but for the Irishman this week. While his week did start with a one-under 70,

Shane Lowry was hopeful of making a few birdies to inch a little closer to Scottie Scheffler in the British Open. And then he learned about the potential of a two-shot penalty, and it became a pressure-filled finish to make the cut.

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Shane Lowry’s Portrush British Open defense won’t officially be dead until Sunday’s final round is complete. It didn’t officially end with the 3-over-par 74 he shot in Saturday’s third round.

Shane Lowry was slapped with a two-shot penalty during the second round of The Open and the former champion feared being labelled a cheat if he argued against the decision

SHANE LOWRY was embroiled in a major rules breach controversy during his second round at The Open. And it came just after he furiously shouted “f*** this place” in a blazing rant on

Shane Lowry was almost doing cartwheels after he opened with a one-under 70 and his pal Rory McIlroy was equally relieved to overcome a wayward driver to match him and lie just three shots off the pace in The Open at Royal Portrush.

SHANE LOWRY KNOWS golf can be a maddening game of self-reproach but today he bounded to meet the media at Royal Portrush and smiled the smile of a man who had spent the day on good terms with his game.