On the sidelines of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship which launches the calendar year on the DP World Tour this Thursday, Shane Lowry admitted to having very badly digested the defeat of the European team in the Ryder Cup last September. The Irishman, winner of The Open in 2019, took a quarter to recover. And even…
There are defeats that mark a man. No matter what sport you practice. Shane Lowry, he had very little taste of the humiliation suffered last September at Whistling Straits (Wisconsin), theater of the 42e Ryder Cup Of the history. There, on the shores of Lake Michigan, the Europeans were corrected by a breathtaking American team led by a ruthless Dustin Johnson, winner of his five matches.
For the first time summoned to represent the Old Continent in this biennial but above all mythical competition, the Irishman was in the front row to witness the “disaster”. A defeat without appeal, 19 to 9!
At only 75% capacity
« For at least two months after that Ryder Cup, I felt bad, admits the one who won one of his three matches (in fourballs) during this cursed Ryder Cup. I was both sick and tired. Afterwards, I felt like I could only play at 75% of my ability. I really struggled to get back on track… »
The winner of theBritish Open 2019 to Royal Portrush, after having said a few words about it to some of his closest teammates (Hatton, Westwood), has thus somewhat lost its footing. ” I went to play on the PGA Tour, to Mexico, to Houston (Texas), but I remember thinking to myself: ” But what are you doing ? » I was far from all that. Even finishing second in those tournaments wouldn’t have made any difference. Instead of being there, I should have given myself a longer break and only participated in the final of the Race in Dubai. »
Shane Lowry forgets – on purpose? – to point out that he still took 4th place in the final Dunhill Links Championship, barely four days after the Ryder Cup defeat before ending his season in 9th place in the DP World Tour Championship. Let’s hope for him that he can “take revenge” in 2023 in Rome (Italy)!
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