Ryder Cup? Rory's European crown? Lowry wants it all: "It’s time I stepped up to the plate”
An Offaly man might win the Race to Dubai, a Major or a Ryder Cup cap before the Faithful County claims another All Ireland title. At least, that’s possibly what’s going through the mind the county's favourite golfing son, Shane Lowry, as he begins to believe that he’s now one of the greatest players on the planet.
Lowry on the rise despite $50,000 triple bogey
Ian Poulter claimed his second WGC victory in the HSBC Champions in China. It was his 12th European Tour International Schedule victory in his 274th European Tour event. Picture © Getty ImagesShane Lowry rose one place to world No 56 despite a closing triple bogey that cost him around $50,000 in the WGC-HSBC Champions in China.McDowell bruised but not KO after freak accident
The tape on Graeme McDowell’s injured right hand is clearly visibie in this shot by www.golffile.ieShane Lowry remained on course to break into the world’s Top 50 as as Graeme McDowell insisted his season will not come to a premature end despite nursing a badly bruised right hand in the WGC-HSBC Champions in China.Williams under fire in Shanghai as McIlroy and McDowell challenge
Steve Williams and Adam Scott celebrate in Akron this summer. Picture www.golffile.ieRory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell are in contention for the WGC-HSBC Champions but that’s not going to push Steve Williams off the back pages with the furore over his insulting remarks about ex-employer Tiger Woods unlikely to die down anytime soon.McIlroy needs big Saturday in Shanghai
Rory McIlroy know he needs a special weekend if he wants to win his first WGC in China. Pictured in Abu Dhabi earlier this year by Fran Caffrey/www.golffile.ie.Rory McIlroy admits that he has no room manoeuvre now after slipping six shots behind leader Fredrik Jacobson at the halfway stage of the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions in Shanghai.McDowell gets back in the saddle
Graeme McDowell and caddie Ken Comboy at Valderrama last week. Picture/www.golffile.ieGraeme McDowell took an important step on the road to recovery from what he called “one of the more embarrassing weekends I’ve ever had in my golf career” by opening with a gutsy, three under 69 in the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai."No amount of money can substitute how it feels to win golf tournaments" - Rory McIlroy
Rory McIlroy with the US Open trophy. Picture/www.golffile.ieWhile there’s still no news on why Rory McIlroy suddenly dropped his social networking connections with Lee Westwood and Chubby Chandler, the world No 3 insisted in Shanghai that his split with ISM had nothing to do with money and everything to do with winning more silverware.
Albatross not enough for Harrington
Padraig Harrington carded the first albatross of his career and added three birdies yet still failed to break 70 in the third round of the WGC-HSBC Champions.
Despite his spectacular two at the 594-yard, par-five 14th, the world No 19 is eight shots behind leader Francesco Molinari entering the final round in Shanghai and out of the running for his second tournament win on the trot.
Calculating Harrington looking upwards
Padraig Harrington eagled the last to move within five strokes of leader Francesco Molinari in the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai.
But there’s something else that interests him as much as grabbing his second win of the year and that’s the race to become world No 1.