Shane Lowry defends Ryder Cup spot, ‘shut people up’ at Irish Open

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Shane Lowry acquired loads of criticism for making the Ryder Cup staff, as many felt Poland’s Adrian Meronk ought to have captured a spot as an alternative.

However Lowry feels fairly strongly about making his second Ryder Cup look.

“[The criticism] didn’t sit very properly with me, to be trustworthy,” Lowry admitted Tuesday. “I really feel like, sure, my outcomes haven’t been wonderful this yr, however I really feel like I deserve my place on the staff. When you purely go right down to statistics and go right down to the 12 finest gamers in Europe, I’m certainly one of them.”

“And I really feel like I deserve my place on the staff.”

Lowry recorded just one high 10 in his 18 PGA Tour begins. The 2019 Open Champion didn’t even qualify for the FedEx Cup Playoffs.

But Lowry quieted the doubters ultimately week’s Horizon Irish Open at The Ok Membership.

“If I shut a number of folks up, so be it, however I wasn’t making an attempt to try this final week,” the Irishman mentioned. “I wasn’t making an attempt to complete third final week. I used to be making an attempt to win final week. So final week was disappointing for me.”

Shane Lowry, DP World Tour, BMW PGA Championship

Shane Lowry speaks to the media forward of the 2023 BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
Picture by Richard Heathcote/Getty Photographs

Lowry completed the match at 12-under, two strokes behind winner Vincent Norrman of Sweden.

It marked his finest end in any PGA or DP World Tour occasion he performed this season.

“I didn’t really feel like I needed to exit and show something to anybody final week,” Lowry added, defending his spot on the staff. “This week is identical. I’m making an attempt to win the match right here this week. I do know I should be on that staff, and I do know I’ll be good in Rome in a few weeks, and I’m very excited for it.”

Lowry tees off the opening spherical of the 2023 BMW PGA Championship at 8:00 a.m. ET Thursday. Fellow Ryder Cuppers Tommy Fleetwood and Sepp Straka will be part of him for the primary two rounds.

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