SHANE LOWRY

Tiger Woods is returning to competition next month in the Bahamas.

Tiger Woods has another loaded field for the Bahamas and his Hero World Challenge.

VIRGINIA WATER, England — (AP) — Shane Lowry tapped in for birdie at the 18th hole and then had to wait and see if Rory McIlroy could produce something special to force a playoff at Wentworth. It was Lowry’s first win since the British Open at 2019 and came after a bogey-free performance over three days at Wentworth. Lowry and McIlroy were both outspoken this week in criticizing the fact that a contingent of LIV golfers had been allowed to play at Wentworth. When Lowry then birdied the last hole, McIlroy knew he needed to eagle the par-5 18th — something he has never managed at Wentworth. It was a first win for Lowry at Wentworth in his 13th appearance in the European Tour's flagship event, having finished second to McIlroy in 2014.

VIRGINIA WATER, England — (AP) — Shane Lowry tapped in for birdie at the 18th hole and then had to wait and see if Rory McIlroy could produce something special to force a playoff at Wentworth. McIlroy gave himself a chance and the crowd cheered as his long eagle putt on the final hole crept slowly toward the hole, only to stop an inch short. McIlroy and Jon Rahm were tied for second, one shot back. A superb approach shot from Lowry on the 18th made sure of that. It was a first win at Wentworth in his 13th appearance in the European Tour's flagship event, having finished second to McIlroy in 2014.

Shane Lowry tapped in for birdie at the 18th hole and then had to wait and see if Rory McIlroy could produce something special to force a playoff at Wentworth. McIlroy gave himself a chance and the crowd cheered as his long eagle putt on the final hole crept slowly toward the cup, only to stop less than an inch short. McIlroy crouched down, staring at the ball in disbelief, while Lowry hugged his caddie in the scorer's tent to celebrate a one-shot victory at the BMW PGA Championship on Sunday.

VIRGINIA WATER, England — (AP) — When Rory McIlroy runs into some of his former Ryder Cup teammates at Wentworth this week, don’t expect them to spend much time reminiscing about fond memories. During a forgettable Ryder Cup for Europe last year at Whistling Straits, one of the most memorable moments came when McIlroy broke down in tears when talking about how much he loved his teammates. Their Ryder Cup status is also subject to legal appeals. U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick said he was “fed up with talking about” the whole situation, but acknowledged that the current tensions could make it difficult to include any LIV players on next year’s Ryder Cup team. “It’s just not right.”McIlroy, Fitzpatrick and Horschel all play in the same group on Thursday so they won't have to share the course with any LIV players until the weekend at least.

Don't expect Rory McIlroy to spend much time reminiscing with his former Ryder Cup teammates at Wentworth this week.

When Rory McIlroy runs into some of his former Ryder Cup teammates at Wentworth this week, don’t expect them to spend much time reminiscing about fond memories. European Ryder Cup stalwarts Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter are among the contingent of LIV Golf players who are competing at the BMW PGA Championship this week, much to the dismay of McIlroy and the others who have resisted the financial gains of joining the Saudi-backed breakaway series. During a forgettable Ryder Cup for Europe last year at Whistling Straits, one of the most memorable moments came when McIlroy broke down in tears when talking about how much he loved his teammates.

Keegan Bradley hasn’t been to the FedEx Cup finale in four years.

British Open Golf Cameron Smith, of Australia, acknowledges the crowd after putting on the 17th hole during the second round of the British Open golf championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Friday July 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (Alastair Grant)ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — (AP) — The Latest on the British Open (all times local):___4:10 p.m.Cameron Smith started his third round at the British Open with his two-stroke overnight lead intact. Cameron Young, playing with Smith in the final group, made par and is still in second place on 11 under. The Irishman is the first player to have back-to-back eagles at the British Open since Phil Mickelson at Royal Lytham in 2001. The Old Course is vulnerable without much wind at the British Open.

British Open Golf Ireland's Shane Lowry plays a shot on the 4th fairway of during the first round of the British Open golf championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Thursday, July 14 2022. The Irishman is the first player to have back-to-back eagles at the British Open since Phil Mickelson at Royal Lytham in 2001. ___2:35 p.m.As an academy professional and senior instructor at St. Andrews, Scott Herald has played at the home of golf countless times. It's shaping up to be a day of low scoring at a sunny St. Andrews. The Old Course is vulnerable without much wind at the British Open.

Tiger Woods may have played his final round of a British Open at St. Andrews.

Newlyweds Alex Wrigley and Johanna Gustavsson had wide smiles as they posed for photos on the Swilcan Bridge under bright sunshine near the end of a practice round on the Old Course at St. Andrews.

Phil Mickelson's chances at the U.S. Open all but evaporated on the sixth green, where he four-putted for an ugly double bogey.

Bryson DeChambeau says it's a business decision to play for the LIV Golf series.

Jordan Spieth hit a 56-foot shot from a greenside bunker to 7 inches and beat Patrick Cantlay with the tap-in par putt on the first hole of a playoff Sunday in the RBC Heritage.

RBC Heritage Golf Harold Varner III watches his drive down the 16th fairway during the third round of the RBC Heritage golf tournament, Saturday, April 16, 2022, in Hilton Head Island, S.C. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) (Stephen B. Morton)HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — (AP) — Harold Varner III shot an 8-under 63 to take a one-shot lead in the RBC Heritage on Saturday in pursuit of his first PGA Tour victory. Lowry shot 65, and van Rooyen had a 67. Former RBC Heritage champ Matt Kuchar, Hudson Swafford, Sepp Straka and Aaron Wise were 9 under. Swafford shot 66, Kuchar and Straka 67 and Wise 68. Varner birdied four of his first six holes — including that troublesome sixth — and took the lead with a 10-footer on the 16th.

Harold Varner III shot an 8-under 63 to take a one-shot lead in the RBC Heritage on Saturday in pursuit of his first PGA Tour victory.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — (AP) — Cameron Young showed it doesn't always take years of practice to go low at Harbour Town Golf Links, shooting an 8-under 63 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in his RBC Heritage debut. Young had only heard of Harbour Town's treacherous gauntlet of tight, tree-lined fairways and small greens that demand accuracy. A bit of advice: Stay aggressive, particularly with a loaded RBC Heritage field in pursuit. Masters champion Scottie Scheffler is not playing the RBC Heritage. Morgan Hoffmann played his first PGA Tour round since October 2019 after stepping away due to muscular dystrophy.

Masters champions get to go to the Masters Club dinner, and Scottie Scheffler has a permanent seat at that table now.

Scottie Scheffler is the No. 1 player in the world and has a Masters green jacket to show for it.

Cameron Smith's hopes of winning his first major vanished on the 12th hole during the final round of the Masters.

Scottie Scheffler has never been here before.

Scottie Scheffler is one round away from winning his first major at the Masters.

Tiger Woods has made it to the weekend at the Masters in his first official start in 508 days.

This Masters is all about Tiger Woods to start the week.

Sixteen players have made it to the weekend in the Dell Technologies Match Play.

Harold Varner finished 8-under on Monday at the final round of the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass.

Cameron Smith made the longest week at The Players Championship worth the wait.

He’s headed to the Masters, after pulling off a huge comeback to win the Honda Classic. Lowry shot his third consecutive round of 67, finishing the week 9 under. “Just a poor round," Berger said. Luke List was also down by five entering the final round at San Diego last month. He was paired with Lowry for the final round, and it didn’t take long for everything to change.

Sepp Straka is going back to Georgia in a few weeks.

Honda Classic Golf Daniel Berger hits from the gallery off the third green during the third round of the Honda Classic golf tournament, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) (Marta Lavandier)PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — (AP) — Daniel Berger wasn’t flawless. Only 13 of the 73 players who made the cut shot below par Saturday. I found something as the week went on.”He needs to find something more. Armed with a five-shot lead, Berger went for it at the par-3 15th, the start of the three-hole stretch known as the “Bear Trap” that typically frowns on aggression. He waited 12 hours to play four shots, then played 68 more shots in the next three hours or so.

Daniel Berger wasn’t flawless.

Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka are finally getting their day in the sun.

The Ryder Cup is going back to the Americans.

The United States has won the Ryder Cup, and now it's just a matter of by how much. The U.S. wrapped up two singles matches in the span of 90 seconds to edge closer to the Ryder Cup. ___2:40 p.m.Rory McIlroy has put the first point of Sunday’s singles matches on the board for the European team at the Ryder Cup. ___11:10 a.m.Ryder Cup singles matches have kicked off with Xander Schauffele of the U.S. taking on Europe's Rory McIlroy in Sunday's opener. Garcia teamed up with Jon Rahm to go 3-0 this week and surpass Nick Faldo with the most wins in Ryder Cup history.

The U.S. wrapped up two singles matches in the span of 90 seconds to edge closer to the Ryder Cup. ___2:40 p.m.Rory McIlroy has put the first point of Sunday’s singles matches on the board for the European team at the Ryder Cup. Europe needs a whopping nine points out of the 12 matches to retain the Ryder Cup. ___11:10 a.m.Ryder Cup singles matches have kicked off with Xander Schauffele of the U.S. taking on Europe's Rory McIlroy in Sunday's opener. Garcia teamed up with Jon Rahm to go 3-0 this week and surpass Nick Faldo with the most wins in Ryder Cup history.

Bryson DeChambeau flexed his muscles for the crowd on the first tee box at the Ryder Cup, then took out his driver and drove the green on the 370-yard par 4.

Three holes.

The United States wrapped up the Ryder Cup in record-setting fashion.

That staked them to an 11-5 lead, their largest ever against Europe and their biggest in the Ryder Cup since 1975. No one has ever come back from more than a four-point deficit in Ryder Cup history. The top five players in the world have gone 15-0-2 in team play at this Ryder Cup. For a time, it started to feel as if this Ryder Cup was over. Already the leading points-scorer in Ryder Cup history, Garcia won both his matches with Rahm, the latest European version of a Spanish Armada.

The U.S. closed out Saturday's fourball matches with an 11-5 lead in the Ryder Cup for its biggest two-day advantage since 1975. ___5:05 p.m.Europe is making a desperate push to get back in contention in the Ryder Cup. They used the time to celebrate the U.S. team's 9-3 lead in the Ryder Cup by downing beers while celebrating with fans. The lead is the biggest either team has held after three sessions in the modern version of the Ryder Cup. Rory McIlory is sitting out of a session for the first time in his Ryder Cup career.

___5:05 p.m.Europe is making a desperate push to get back in contention in the Ryder Cup. They used the time to celebrate the U.S. team's 9-3 lead in the Ryder Cup by downing beers while celebrating with fans. It was Garcia's record 24th career victory at the Ryder Cup, breaking a tie with Nick Faldo. ___11:25 a.m.Sergio Garcia has surpassed Nick Faldo for the most wins in Ryder Cup history. Rory McIlory is sitting out of a session for the first time in his Ryder Cup career.

All the drama Saturday at the Ryder Cup was to see if Europe could make a game of it.

Europe closed out two matches in rapid succession, then the U.S. closed out another to give the Americans a 10-5 lead with one match left on the course Saturday.

That was about the best Europe could say after a dismal opening day at the Ryder Cup. McIlroy was not in the lineup for Saturday's foursomes matches, marking the first time he's ever been sat at the Ryder Cup. “A lot of good things can still happen,” Garcia promised after seeing his was the only Europe win on the board. That tie, along with Tommy Fleetwood and Viktor Hovland's draw against Thomas and Cantlay, gave Europe two points for the day. They trailed 5 1/2-2 1/2 both in 2008 and in 1979, the first year Europe came to the Ryder Cup as a team.

Europe trails the Ryder Cup 6-2 after an opening day that saw Rory McIlroy lose twice and the entire team post only one victory.

Youth is being served for this U.S. team in the Ryder Cup.

That marked the first time Royal Portrush had hosted the event since 1951. Even though he won the British Open in 2019 in memorable scenes at Royal Portrush, Lowry described his Ryder Cup selection as the “proudest day of my career so far.”“Playing all year, really all I wanted to do was make the Ryder Cup team,” Lowry said. It will be Westwood's 11th Ryder Cup appearance. He really leads out that team.”Poulter, who has earned the nickname “The Postman” because he always delivers in the Ryder Cup, has been given a captain's pick for the second straight time. At the end of the day, there just wasn’t enough room.”Wiesberger, the first Austrian to make a Ryder Cup team, said it had been a “really, really hard” week.

The British Open is heading back to Royal Portrush. That marked the first time Royal Portrush had hosted the event since 1951. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison, File) (Peter Morrison)VIRGINIA WATER, England — (AP) — Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter and Shane Lowry were picked by European captain Padraig Harrington on Sunday to fill out the team for the Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits. Harrington had previously indicated Garcia and Poulter, who have a combined 15 appearances in the Ryder Cup, were in line to be selected. ___More AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2021 The Associated Press.

Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter and Shane Lowry have been picked by European captain Padraig Harrington to fill out the team for the Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits.

Billy Horschel became the second American after Arnold Palmer to win the BMW PGA Championship following a dramatic final round.

VIRGINIA WATER, England — (AP) — Francesco Laporta of Italy shot 3-under 69 to take a one-stroke lead after three rounds of the BMW PGA Championship on Saturday as Bernd Wiesberger moved closer to sealing a place in Europe's Ryder Cup team. The Austrian golfer, who has never played in the Ryder Cup, needs to finish only in the top 50 to jump above Rory McIlroy on the list. Alongside Wiesberger on 11 under was Shane Lowry, also looking to be a Ryder Cup debutant. “I feel like I had a great chance to make the (Ryder Cup) team in 2016 and threw that away,” Lowry said. Among those two shots off the lead and in with a great chance of winning were former FedEx Cup winner Billy Horschel (69), who didn't make the U.S. Ryder Cup team, and former Masters champion Adam Scott (70).

Jon Rahm and Cameron Smith are tied for the lead at The Northern Trust.

Xander Schauffele is 18 holes away from a gold medal and the podium still feels a long way off.

Xander Schauffele is trying to treat the Olympics as just another golf tournament.

Louis Oosthuizen is leading the British Open and that's not all that surprising.

Louis Oosthuizen and Jordan Spieth are leading the way at the British Open.

(AP Photo/Ian Walton) (Ian Walton)SANDWICH, England — (AP) — The Latest on the British Open (all times local):4:30 p.m.Brandt Snedeker had a 68 for his lowest start to a British Open since 2012. If it seems strange to see Snedeker at Royal St. George's, there's a reason. ___2:45 p.m.Louis Oosthuizen is the clubhouse leader at the British Open and has a place in the record book at Royal St. George's. That matches the lowest opening round of a British Open at Royal St. George's. ___12:20 p.m.Bryson DeChambeau has spent much of the morning at Royal St. George's up to his knees in grass.

British Open Golf South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen play his shot to the 18th green during the first round British Open Golf Championship at Royal St George's golf course Sandwich, England, Thursday, July 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Ian Walton) (Ian Walton)SANDWICH, England — (AP) — The Latest on the British Open (all times local):2:45 p.m.Louis Oosthuizen is the clubhouse leader at the British Open and has a place in the record book at Royal St. George's. It hasn't worked out for him at the British Open so far, with several tee shots well off line and in deep grass. ___10:20 a.m.Brian Harman has started the British Open as if he plans on staying for the week. Lowry is playing with Jon Rahm, who is trying to become the first player since Tiger Woods to win the British Open and U.S. Open in the same year.

British Open Golf United States' Jordan Spieth putts on the 9th green during the first round British Open Golf Championship at Royal St George's golf course Sandwich, England, Thursday, July 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) (Peter Morrison)SANDWICH, England — (AP) — The Latest on the British Open (all times local):1:30 p.m.Jordan Spieth is making putts at a British Open in England. Spieth ran off four straight birdies on the front nine at Royal St. George's. ___10:20 a.m.Brian Harman has started the British Open as if he plans on staying for the week. Lowry is playing with Jon Rahm, who is trying to become the first player since Tiger Woods to win the British Open and U.S. Open in the same year.

British Open Golf United States' Bryson DeChambeau looks for the flag on the 2nd hole during the first round British Open Golf Championship at Royal St George's golf course Sandwich, England, Thursday, July 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Ian Walton) (Ian Walton)SANDWICH, England — (AP) — The Latest on the British Open (all times local):12:20 p.m.Bryson DeChambeau has spent much of the morning at Royal St. George's up to his knees in grass. It hasn't worked out for him at the British Open so far, with several tee shots well off line and in deep grass. ___10:20 a.m.Brian Harman has started the British Open as if he plans on staying for the week. Harman has missed the cut the last four times he has played the British Open.

Brandt Snedeker had a 68 for his lowest start to a British Open since 2012.

Jon Rahm is a newly crowned major champion with the chance to join an elite group of players to win golf’s two oldest championships in the same year.

Anyone hopeful of a Bryson DeChambeau-Brooks Koepka pairing at the U.S. Open will have to wait.

Collin Morikawa has the early lead at the Memorial on a day only half the field finished.

The British Open could have big crowds at Royal St. George's.

PGA Championship Golf Brooks Koepka tips his ball to the crowd on the first hole during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament on the Ocean Course Friday, May 21, 2021, in Kiawah Island, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt York) (Matt York)KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — (AP) — The Latest on the PGA Championship (all times local):6 p.m.Major champions Brooks Koepka, Hideki Matsuyama and Bryson DeChambeau have all come alive at the PGA Championship. ___5:25 p.m.Louis Oosthuizen has moved in front at the PGA Championship on Friday. ___4:20 p.m.Cameron Tringale is the latest contender at the PGA Championship stung by the Ocean Course. The wait is on for top-ranked Dustin Johnson at the PGA Championship. ___8:20 a.m.Corey Conners started the second round of the PGA Championship with a bogey and a birdie to maintain his two-shot lead.

PGA Championship Golf Louis Oosthuizen, of South Africa, misses a birdie putt on the eighth hole during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament on the Ocean Course Friday, May 21, 2021, in Kiawah Island, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt York) (Matt York)KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — (AP) — The Latest on the PGA Championship (all times local):5:25 p.m.Louis Oosthuizen has moved in front at the PGA Championship on Friday. ___4:20 p.m.Cameron Tringale is the latest contender at the PGA Championship stung by the Ocean Course. The wait is on for top-ranked Dustin Johnson at the PGA Championship. ___10:15 p.m.Corey Conners' wild first nine is finally over at the PGA Championship. ___8:20 a.m.Corey Conners started the second round of the PGA Championship with a bogey and a birdie to maintain his two-shot lead.

Phil Mickelson is looking like the Mickelson of old at the PGA Championship.

PGA Championship Golf Cameron Tringale hits his tee shot on the ninth tee during the first round of the PGA Championship golf tournament on the Ocean Course Thursday, May 20, 2021, in Kiawah Island, S.C. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip)KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — (AP) — The Latest on the PGA Championship (all times local):___4:20 p.m.Cameron Tringale is the latest contender at the PGA Championship stung by the Ocean Course. Tringale was at 3-under par and just two shots off the lead early in his second round. The wait is on for top-ranked Dustin Johnson at the PGA Championship. ___10:15 p.m.Corey Conners' wild first nine is finally over at the PGA Championship. ___8:20 a.m.Corey Conners started the second round of the PGA Championship with a bogey and a birdie to maintain his two-shot lead.

PGA Championship Golf Y.E. Yang, the 2009 PGA Championship winner, was disqualified from this year's event for signing an incorrect scorecard after the second round at the Ocean Course. ___1:30 p.m.Lefty is on top at the PGA Championship. ___8:45 a.m.Corey Conners made one bogey in his opening-round 67 at the PGA Championship. ___8:20 a.m.Corey Conners started the second round of the PGA Championship with a bogey and a birdie to maintain his two-shot lead.

PGA Championship Golf Phil Mickelson walks off the green after saving par on the 14th hole during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament on the Ocean Course Friday, May 21, 2021, in Kiawah Island, S.C. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip)KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — (AP) — The Latest on the PGA Championship (all times local):___1:30 p.m.Lefty is on top at the PGA Championship. Mickelson is seeking his second career PGA Championship title and his first major since the 2013 British Open. ___10:15 p.m.Corey Conners' wild first nine is finally over at the PGA Championship. ___8:45 a.m.Corey Conners made one bogey in his opening-round 67 at the PGA Championship. ___8:20 a.m.Corey Conners started the second round of the PGA Championship with a bogey and a birdie to maintain his two-shot lead.

Horsfield's second round included eight bogeys and a double-bogey 6 on the sixth hole. ___12:25 p.m.Phil Mickelson and Ian Poulter are making waves at the Ocean Course at Kaiwah Island. ___10:15 p.m.Corey Conners' wild first nine is finally over at the PGA Championship. ___8:45 a.m.Corey Conners made one bogey in his opening-round 67 at the PGA Championship. ___8:20 a.m.Corey Conners started the second round of the PGA Championship with a bogey and a birdie to maintain his two-shot lead.

APTOPIX PGA Championship Golf Phil Mickelson hits his tee shot on the seventh hole during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament on the Ocean Course Friday, May 21, 2021, in Kiawah Island, S.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) (Chris Carlson)KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — (AP) — The Latest on the PGA Championship (all times local):___12:25 p.m.Phil Mickelson and Ian Poulter are making waves at the Ocean Course at Kaiwah Island. He got within two shots of 2012 PGA Championship winner Rory McIlroy on this course in the final round before fading to a tie for third. The Canadian who led by two shots after Thursday's opening round at the Ocean Course, started his first seven holes without a par. ___8:20 a.m.Corey Conners started the second round of the PGA Championship with a bogey and a birdie to maintain his two-shot lead. A double bogey to close out his opening round gave Johnson a 4-over 76, leaving him outside the top 70 and ties going into the second round.

Lowry's tee shot on the par-5 16th in Friday's second round was way right and landed on the beach area against some fencing not far from the ocean. Lowry put his fourth shot about 22 feet away from the flag and drained the putt for par. The Canadian who led by two shots after Thursday's opening round at the Ocean Course, started his first seven holes without a par. ___8:20 a.m.Corey Conners started the second round of the PGA Championship with a bogey and a birdie to maintain his two-shot lead. A double bogey to close out his opening round gave Johnson a 4-over 76, leaving him outside the top 70 and ties going into the second round.

Major champions in Brooks Koepka, Hideki Matsuyama and Bryson DeChambeau have come alive at the PGA Championship.

Bryson DeChambeau thought he had missed the cut in the Wells Fargo Championship.

Will Zalatoris shot 68 and Brian Harman a 69 to close within a shot of leader Justin Rose at the Masters.

Justin Rose shot 65 on a day when only a dozen players managed to break par at the Masters.

Justin Rose picked one of the toughest days at Augusta National for his lowest score in the Masters.

“It was a tough match,” Johnson said. “Obviously, I was dying to win that match,” MacIntyre said. The Spaniard, whose American home is in Austin, won his second match and thus eliminated Hatton, the No. He missed the birdie putt and Rahm, who would have had a putt from the same range, smile a sigh of relief. Johnson was 10 feet away for eagle, and MacIntyre still had him putt it (Johnson made it).

(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)AUSTIN, Texas – For a sport known for its glacial pace, fortunes can change quickly in golf. That was the cutoff for the top 64 players to get in the Dell Technologies Match Play. Rozner won all four of his matches at Formby Golf Club on the Lancashire coast of England. Rozner said he spoke to Dubuisson last week to find out why he did so well in the Match Play in 2014. I'm trying to take it match after match, step after step.”He makes it sound like a slow process.

He accomplished that in spectacular fashion Sunday with a momentous six-shot victory over England's Tommy Fleetwood to clinch his first major title at Royal Portrush. They roared him on in thunderous fashion and chanted his name in scenes reminiscent of the raucous atmosphere at the Ryder Cup. The 32-year-old described the experience of winning the Open as "surreal," saying he can't quite believe he is a major champion. "To do it here in Portrush is even more special, it is a dream come true," Lowry told CNN Sport in the Royal Portrush clubhouse during a whirlwind tour of media engagements. He won the Open at Royal Portrush in front of an excited and proud home crowd.

(CNN) - It was his to lose, but Ireland's Shane Lowry had no intention of letting the Claret Jug slip from his grasp as he romped to victory in the Open at Royal Portrush for his first major title. He becomes only the second player from Ireland to win a major after Padraig Harrington won three between 2007 and 2008. Fleetwood was also chasing his first major title after a runner-up spot in the 2018 US Open, but he just couldn't get close enough to rattle Lowry. "He's everyone's son in Ireland today," said former European Ryder Cup captain Sam Torrance on TV commentary. But the Open's Claret Jug, and first prize of $1.935 million, is something he'd only dreamed of until now.