From McIlroy’s phone-snatching incident to Marcel Siem’s drunken course records — we look back at golf’s quirkiest moments of 2025.
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The Bay Golf Club will start in the TGL from January 2025. The American West Coast team bears the name of the “Bay Area” around San Francisco. The main investor is Avenue Sports Fund, and NBA superstar Stephen Curry is also on board.
Marc Lasry, CEO of Avenue Capital Group, emphasized the importance of the region and the innovative focus of the team: “Avenue Sports Fund invested in The Bay Golf Club because we are excited to bring a new team and innovative game to the growing number of Golf fans regionally and nationally,” said Lasry.
TGL: Players at The Bay Golf Club
The team is characterized in particular by the internationality of its squad: With team members from Sweden, the USA, Ireland and Australia, it unites three continents.
Ludvig Åberg experienced a meteoric rise as a professional. The talented Swede turned professional in 2023 and quickly established himself on the PGA Tour. In the same year, he celebrated his first title win at the RSM Classic and successfully represented Team Europe at the Ryder Cup.
The team also has a major winner in Wyndham Clark: the American triumphed at the US Open in 2023 and added two more PGA Tour titles to his record. In 2024, he represented the USA at the Olympic Games and the Presidents Cup.
The third member of the team, Min Woo Lee, has already celebrated international success and achieved several top 10 finishes on the PGA Tour. The Australian is also very active on social media and is appreciated for his humorous nature.
Shane Lowry is known for his great passion for team competitions, which he also demonstrated as part of the victorious 2023 Ryder Cup team. His victory at the Open in 2019 represents his greatest individual success. The professional from Ireland, who has been active on the international golf scene since 2009, brings a wealth of experience with him.
Celebrated more than Viktor 😂😂
pic.twitter.com/vNOO2f6Puh — Shane Lowry (@ShaneLowryGolf) September 29, 2023
Behind the Scenes in the Simulator
A series of short videos published by The Bay Golf Club on Instagram give an insight into the team’s press day. You can see game scenes in the simulator, including playing from an indoor bunker and on the putting green.
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TGL: The Most Important Information on “The Bay Golf Club” at a Glance
| Teamname | The Bay Golf Club |
| The Four Players | Ludvig Åberg (Sweden), Wyndham Clark (USA), Min Woo Lee (Australia), Shane Lowry (Ireland) |
| Ownership | Avenue Sports Fund with Marc Lasry, Stephen Curry |
| Limited Partners | Andre Iguodala, Klay Thompson, Alex Albon, Leonardo Fioravanti, Kanoa Igarashi, John Stones |
| Logo | Landscape with three sequoias, a golf ball in the background |
| Team Colors | Green, Turquoise |
Match Dates:
- January 7, 2025: vs. New York Golf Club
- February 17, 2025: vs. Atlanta Drive Golf Club
- February 17, 2025: vs. Boston Common Golf
- February 25, 2025: vs. Florida Jupiter Links Golf Club
- March 3, 2025: vs. Los Angeles Golf Club
Shane Lowry temporarily lost his lead at the The Open Championship 2024 due to rule disputes. The former Open champion faced unexpected challenges and rule decisions on the second day of the tournament.
Lowry’s Lead at The Open Championship 2024
Shane Lowry started strong at the The Open Championship 2024. The 2019 champion led after the second round at the Royal Troon Golf Club, having navigated the first ten holes with three birdies and one bogey, securing a two-stroke lead.
The Controversial Incident on the 11th Hole
The 11th hole, one of the course’s most notorious par-4 holes known as “The Railway,” proved troublesome for Lowry. His second shot veered left into a gorse bush. Distracted by a photographer, Lowry claimed his shot was disrupted. Declaring his ball lost, he took a penalty and played a new ball onto the green. However, a spectator found the original ball, forcing Lowry to continue play with it.
The Ruling and Its Consequences
According to the golf rules, Lowry had to play the found ball. Despite his protests and frustration towards the photographer, the decision stood. Lowry incurred another penalty for an unplayable ball and played his fourth shot onto the green. He finished the hole with a double bogey, losing his sole lead and tying with England’s Daniel Brown. Despite the setback on the 11th hole, Lowry fought back to regain the solo lead by the end of the day.
Shane Lowry HOT Mic 🎙️ 🔥
— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) July 19, 2024
🤬 “As I was over the ball I could just see you putting your f—kin’ camera up. Just get outta the way. Just get back there. F—k sake!” @LowryTracker
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The Moving Day of the PGA Championship 2024 is over and Shane Lowry just missed a record score that hasn’t been broken for over 100 years by a few centimeters. The 62 he played has been played only four times in the history of the major event. With two mediocre rounds on the first two days, Lowry’s only goal was to get himself back into the tournament, which he certainly did. Helping him reach the newest record round after Schauffele’s 62 on the first day, was his selection of clubs.
PGA Championship 2024: Shane Lowry WITB
Driver: Srixon MX5 MKII (8.5°)
Fairway Wood: TaylorMade Stealth Plus (18°)
3-iron: Srixon ZX Utility
4/5-iron: Srixon ZX5 MKII
6-iron-PW: Srixon ZX7 MKII
50°/54° Wedges: Cleveland RTX 6
58° Wedge: Cleveland RTX ZipCore Full Face
Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour Z
Ball: Srixon Z Star XV
Shane Lowry’s score became more and more incredible from hole to hole, turning the golfer into the early star of the 2024 PGA Championship on Moving Day. In the end, the Irishman gave a flawless performance that almost made major history. After playing over 130,000 major rounds, Lowry was given the chance to finish with the lowest round ever achieved in a major. He missed the score of 61 strokes by just a few centimeters.
Shane Lowry impresses at the PGA Championship 2024
Shane Lowry secured his ticket for the weekend with two solid rounds of 69 in the first two rounds of the second major of the year. Shane Lowry was on top form early on Moving Day. With a birdie on hole 2, he kicked off a round of golf that almost went down in the history books at the end of the day. His first birdie was followed by three more in succession. Two more birdies on holes 7 and 9 led the 37-year-old to record a 29 on the front nine. Up to this point, Lowry had made no mistakes and would remain so until the end of his round.
Shane Lowry just matched the Men’s Major Championship scoring record with a 62. 🔥#PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/edloJzyssv
— PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) May 18, 2024
He added three more stroke gains on the back nine (on holes 13, 14 and 17), giving him the chance to bring his score to ten strokes under par, a 61, on the 18th. Although he missed the fairway with his first two shots, he managed a masterful approach from a challenging position. However, he failed to sink the putt from just over three meters into the hole, resulting in a 62.
The golfer summed up his round: “I enjoyed it. I enjoyed every minute of it, obviously. Probably the most disappointed anyone can ever be shooting 62. I knew what was at stake. Just didn’t hit the ball hard enough. Had it on a good read and just broke away from the hole. Look, I went out there with a job to do today, and my job was to try to get myself back in the tournament, and I definitely did that.” Continue: “I knew I just really wanted to hole it. Probably too much. Yeah, it was just — I kind of stood back and allowed myself to enjoy the moment. It was a pretty cool moment to have. It would have been a pretty cool moment to kind of seal the deal and do it. But at the end of the day, I knew even if I didn’t do it that I done what I needed to do today, and I’m pretty happy with that.”
A 62 has been played four times so far in golf’s 100-year major history. Although he missed the record score, Shane Lowry’s third round at the 2024 PGA Championship deserves the utmost respect.
It’s the 25th win on the PGA Tour for Rory McIlroy and the first win for Shane Lowry since 2019. The Irish duo played their way through the four rounds of the tournament with aplomb, beating Team Ramey/Trainer in the play-off. Take a look at the Irish duo’s equipment during their victory in New Orleans.
WITB Rory McIlroy at the Zurich Classic 2024
Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 LS (9°)
3 wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15°, 18°)
Driving Irons: TaylorMade Stealth UDI (16°)
Irons: TaylorMade Proto (4)
Irons: TaylorMade Rors Proto (5-9)
Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 (46°, 50°, 54°) Titleist Wedge Works (60°)
Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour X
Ball: TaylorMade TP5x
WITB Shane Lowry at the Zurich Classic 2024
Driver: Srixon ZX7 Mk II Driver
5-wood: TaylorMade Stealth Plus
Irons: Srixon ZX Utility (3), Srixon ZX5 Mk II (4, 5), Srixon ZX7 Mk II (6-PW)
Wedges: Cleveland RTX 6 ZipCore Tour Rack (50°, 54°), Cleveland RTX Full Face (58°)
Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour X
Golf ball: Srixon Z-Star XV 2023
The Zurich Classic is one of just a few team events in professional golf. Naturally, the pros make a special point of playing with their mates not only in the practice rounds, but also in a tournament. One example is the Irish duo Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry. The long-standing friendship between these two players is no secret and both enjoyed a weekend of top-class golf. To top it off, they even claimed victory in their first appearance as a team at the PGA Tour’s Zurich Classic 2024.
Rory McIlroy: “To win any PGA TOUR event is very cool, but to do it with one of your closest friends is awesome”
“We went out there, we had loads of fun, and we won the tournament. You couldn’t ask for a better week,” Lowry said after their win. And McIlroy added: “To win any PGA TOUR event is very cool, but to do it with one of your closest friends … Think about where we met and where we’ve come from, to be on this stage and do this together – just awesome to be able to do it alongside this guy.” And all of this happened because McIlroy “proposed” to Lowry at a “drunken lunch”, as the Northern Irishman told Claire Rodgers before the event.
It all started with a drunken lunch.
— claire rogers (@kclairerogers) April 28, 2024
Congrats Rory and Shane!
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In addition to the trophy, the duo received WWE-style belts. Well, for McIlroy it was a good fit and a perfect addition to the outfit. Shane Lowry, on the other hand, had a little trouble putting it on.
“It’s a little bit snug.” ? pic.twitter.com/4g7sdJLPHw
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) April 29, 2024
To celebrate McIlroy’s 25th career PGA Tour victory and Lowry’s first win since 2019, the pair took to the stage after the tournament and sang a perfect rendition of ‘Don’t stop believing’ by Journey.
Team McIlroy/Lowry celebrate with a round of karaoke
I will never be over this
— claire rogers (@kclairerogers) April 29, 2024
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In addition to a hole in one, many a golfer dreams of an albatross. A triple shot win on just one hole is a rare event in golf and worth just as much jubilation and excitement as a hole-in-one. For Shane Lowry, it happened on the fourth day of the Farmers Insurance Open and the 36-year-old PGA Tour winner holed out for an albatross. The magic happened on the first par-5 of the South Course at Torrey Pines. Shane Lowry holed his ball from 234 meters and celebrated. In the end, the Ryder Cup player finished tied 25th at the Farmers Insurance Open 2024.
In the video: Shane Lowry holes out for an albatross
ALBATROSS FOR @ShaneLowryGolf!
Are you kidding?! pic.twitter.com/FEZNihLOG7 — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) January 27, 2024
Shane Lowry and Sepp Straka are off to a perfect start at the 2023 Ryder Cup. The Irish-Austrian duo defeated Rickie Fowler and Collin Morikawa with 2&1. In the interview after the first session at the Ryder Cup in Rome, the two speak openly about their nerves and how they enjoyed being celebrated by the fans together at the same time.
Question: How big does this moment feel?
Shane Lowry: Huge, obviously it’s early days but I wanted to give Sepp his moment in the Ryder Cup to hole the pin winning putt. It’s huge. We are off to a great start this morning. We need to keep the foot down. Myself and Sepp gelled well today. Very happy out there with him and enjoyed myself.
Question: Sepp, how much did you enjoy your first taste of a Ryder Cup?
Sepp Straka: Unbelievable. Absolutely unbelievable. Can’t really describe it. The expectations didn’t even come close.
Question: How well did you play together? How comfortable did you feel with each other today?
Shane Lowry: We’ve probably known for maybe a couple of weeks that we might go out this morning together. You know, we played the same golf, all use the same stuff, so kind of made sense. We were similar-type people but I’m a bit more fiery than him. Sepp is very laid back. We enjoyed it out there, and I feel like we played some good golf.
Felt like we dodged a few bullets out there, especially 11 and 12, around then, but you know, you’re going to have that in match play. Just have to dig deep and we did. You know, I would have liked to close out the match earlier because we had good chances, but it was nice to put a point on the board for Europe.
Question: A third blue point on the board for The European Team today. Got to ask you Shane, you stepped out on the first tee and one of the first things you saw was Viktor Hovland chipping in at first. How much did that motivate you?
Shane Lowry: I was trying to stay calm and started losing my mind on the first tee. Yeah, for a guy they say can’t chip, Viktor did all right on that hole.
Look, we are very happy with our start today and obviously there’s a lot of golf to be played from here. We talked about getting off to a fast start and we have done.
Question: How are the nerves hitting the first tee shot in your first Ryder Cup?
Sepp Straka: Very. Very nervous. Yeah, couldn’t even really describe. The blood was flowing. Heartbeat was up. Thankfully I made contact with the ball, so I think that’s a win.
Question: You didn’t play foursomes at Whistling Straits. How different was this experience today?
Shane Lowry: Yeah, it was cool. Look, I came here with an open mind this week; I’ll do whatever the captain asks me. He wanted me to go out this morning with Sepp.
It’s nice to go around with a Rookie and bring him around the place. I think the last few days got the Rookies ready for what today was going to be like. It was amazing.
It’s my first home Ryder Cup, as well, and obviously last time at Whistling Straits wasn’t the best experience and out there today was just incredible. With the crowd cheering you down every green and every fairway, it’s incredible to have home support.
It’s back to the big stage for Shane Lowry at the 2023 Ryder Cup. After losing Whistling Straits, Lowry can now prove critics wrong and bring the trophy back to Europe. The 36-year-old achieved his greatest success in 2019 by winning the Open Championship. Lowry has also enjoyed some success on the DP World Tour (formerly the European Tour). Can Shane Lowry now justify his Captain’s Pick and thrill European fans at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club?
Shane Lowry at the Ryder Cup 2023
Shane Lowry has three top-20 finishes in majors this year, including a tied twelfth at the 2023 PGA Championship in May. He also managed the same result at the 2023 Scottish Open in July. Additionally, he boasted a shared fifth-place finish at the Honda Classic earlier this year. Still, some critics wonder if players who have already posted victories this year wouldn’t be better off in the European squad. On the DP World Tour, for example, Adrian Meronk won the 2023 Italy Open (played on the same course as the Ryder Cup) and was also well ahead of Lowry in the Ryder Cup rankings, but was ultimately left out.
But Luke Donald seems to have faith in Shane Lowry, who seems to be playing for strong finishes at the majors in particular, and thus consistently playing a role in the concert of the greats. The captain knows the Irishman and sees him born for the scenario on the big stage. So it will be exciting to see if Shane Lowry, who has had a season marked by few highlights, will be enough in the end to put the fear of God into the Americans.
Shane Lowry also in Rome for the 2023 Ryder Cup after Whistling Straits
Lowry has already been on the hallowed turf of the Ryder Cup once, and even then he was a captain’s pick on Team Europe. And so the Irishman experienced the 19-9 debacle up close in 2021. Lowry left Whistling Straits with a 1-2-0 record and failed to beat Patrick Cantlay in the singles on Sunday. But that shouldn’t impress the father of two daughters and should only give him more motivation on home soil. Thus, he already announced with regard to the strong Team USA: “I will not be afraid of anyone standing on the first tee”.
The biggest successes in Shane Lowry’s career
Shane Lowry made his debut in May 2009, when he competed in the Irish Open on the former European Tour as an amateur and spectacularly claimed his second home victory in the tournament’s history. After initially struggling as a professional, he won the Portugal Masters in 2012. In 2015, Lowry played on the PGA Tour and won the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in Ohio.
But the 36-year-old Irishman celebrated his greatest success to date in 2019 at The Open Championship in July at Royal Portrush after a round of 63 (course record) on Day 3 and ended up winning by a full six shots over Tommy Fleetwood. That will be followed by victory at the BMW PGA Championship in September 2022, one stroke ahead of McIlroy and Rahm. Add to that several top ten finishes at majors, and the man from Ireland has raked in around 16 million in his career. Now the next challenge awaits Lowry: making amends for the past Ryder Cup.
A look inside Shane Lowry’s golf bag at the 2023 Ryder Cup.
Shane Lowry will also be using his sponsor Srixon for the major event of the year. With the ZX5 driver, Lowry is getting a titanium driver with a weighting on the back end of the driver into the bag. This gives the driver a more stable swing path and more height in the ball flight. Complemented by TaylorMade’s Sim2 and M5 woods, it is well positioned for the long holes of the Marco Simone course. For irons, he returns to Srixon and initially relies on a Driving Iron from the ZX Utility range. For the regular irons, Lowry also relies on a composite set of the Distance irons from the ZX5 Mk II range, as well as the Players irons from the 2023 version of the ZX7.
With the Cleveland wedges of the RTX 4 series in 50 degrees and 58 degrees, he relies on high-performance wedges from the specialists in the short game. His bag is completed by the Odyssey Stroke Lab Exo 2-ball putter and the Srixon Z-Star Tour golf ball.