Day: July 21, 2019

Winner’s bag: Shane Lowry, The Open ChampionshipWinner’s bag: Shane Lowry, The Open Championship

Shane Lowry earned his first career major victory at the 2019 Open Championship at Royal Portrush. Here’s a look at Lowry’s equipment: Driver: Srixon Z-585 (9.5 degrees) Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana White 70X Length: 45.25 inches (tipped 0.75 inches) Swing Weight: D3 3-Wood: TaylorMade M4 (15 degrees) Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD-DI 8X Irons: Srixon Z-U85 (18 and 21 degrees), Srixon Z-585 (4 and 5), Srixon Z-785 (6-PW) Shafts: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 80 TX (2-iron), KBS Tour 130X (3-PW) Wedges: Cleveland RTX-4 (50 bent to 51, and 58 degrees) Shafts: KBS Tour Wedge X Putter: Odyssey EXO Stroke Lab 2-Ball Grip: SuperStroke Traxion PistolGT 1.0 with custom shamrocks Golf Ball: Srixon Z-Star XV Pure White Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet 58 Round

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Shane Lowry wins The Open ChampionshipShane Lowry wins The Open Championship

Shane Lowry has won The Open Championship for his first major title. The 32-year-old Irishman held on through a wet and windy day at Royal Portrush to beat Tommy Fletwood by 6 strokes. Lowry entered the day with a four-stroke lead. He shot 1-over 72 and finished with a 15-under 269 total. Related: Leaderboard | Winner’s Bag  It was the second time Lowry went into the final round of a major with a four-stroke lead, but he ended up in a tie for second at the 2016 U.S. Open after shooting a 6-over 76. There was never any major scare on Sunday at the first Open in Northern Ireland since 1951. Fleetwood got within three strokes after the first hole but never got any closer, finishing with a 3-over 74.

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Barbasol Championship, Round 4: Leaderboard, tee times, TV timesBarbasol Championship, Round 4: Leaderboard, tee times, TV times

The final round of the Barbasol Championship takes place on Sunday from Keene Trace. Here’s how to follow all the action. Round 4 leaderboard Round 4 tee times HOW TO FOLLOW TELEVISION: Thursday-Friday, 5-8 p.m. (Golf Channel). Saturday, 4-6 p.m. (GC). Sunday, 4-7 p.m. (GC). PGA TOUR LIVE: None. RADIO: None. NOTABLE TEE TIMES (ALL TIMES LOCAL) Harris English, Richie Werenski: 9:30 a.m. Cameron Davis, David Toms: 9:50 a.m. Austin Cook, Bill Haas: 12:30 p.m. Jim Herman, Kelly Kraft: 12:40 p.m. MUST READS Sunday shootout on tap Straka shoots 63, still gets needled by twin brother Herman shoots 62, maintains lead after 54 holes Merrick’s incredible ace Herman takes 36-hole lead Toms has ‘prime opportunity’ this weekend Poston ties course record in Round 1 Roach shoots opening-round 64, seeing hard work start to pay off Hickok off to solid start in quest to maintain PGA TOUR status Expert Picks Power Rankings

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