Shane Lowry is hoping to ‘jump start’ the rest of his year at the RBC Canadian Open this week. The Offaly man is in action in Toronto after finishing in a tie for 13th place and five shots off the winner at last year’s tournament. Lowry has opted to play the event ahead of next week’s US Open, but his close friend and Ryder Cup teammate Rory McIlroy is not in the field. McIlroy missed the cut at the Canadian Open last year after finishing
on nine-over for the opening two days. The Holywood native previously won the $9.8million tournament in both 2019 and 2022. “I’ve always loved coming up to Canada,” Lowry told Sportsnet. I think it’s a great time of year to come here and get in a really good tournament the week before the US Open and I’ve played pretty good here over the years. I remember having a little bit of a chance here coming down the last few holes last year so hopefully I can
do it again this year and give myself a chance.” On his year so far, Lowry added: “It’s gotten a bit slow. I had a good start to the year. I certainly need something to jump start the rest of my year and there wouldn’t be a better week than this so hopefully it happens this week.” Lowry’s two children Iris and Ivy are in Canada for this week’s event with his wife Wendy and the 39-year-old admits it would be extra special to win
it in front of them after a devastating late collapse at the Cognizant Classic earlier this year. Holding a commanding three-shot lead with three holes to play, Lowry hit back-to-back tee shots into the water on the 16th and 17th holes. The resulting double-bogeys handed the title to Colombia’s Nico Echavarria. “At the Cognizant, I was probably most devastated for that reason,” he explained. “Especially my little one, she’s never been there when I won a tournament so it’s a big motivation of mine. It’s
the reason I get up every morning, they’re here this week, we’re only a couple of miles down the road.” Lowry begins his tournament alongside England’s Alex Fitzpatrick and Scot Robert MacIntyre at 6.10pm Irish time on Thursday. Click here to sign up to our sport newsletter, bringing you the top stories and biggest headlines from Ireland and beyond .
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