Rory McIlroy was there for the most consequential moment of Shane Lowry’s career, kneeling greenside when his best friend secured t

Scottie and Shane launch their final tee shot of the day down the fairway and into perfect position to set up birdie chances. In Scottie’s case, that could see him open up a two shot lead. It would also be an eight under par 63 to match Shane’s Saturday score from 2019.

It appears that Shane Lowry may have committed a rules infraction during Round 2 of the 2025 Open Championship at Royal Portush.

Shane Lowry was almost doing cartwheels after he opened with a one-under 70 and his pal Rory McIlroy was equally relieved to overcome a wayward driver to match him and lie just three shots off the pace in The Open at Royal Portrush.

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — If anybody stepped to the first tee at Portrush with a powerful memory, it was Shane Lowry. He is, after all, the last player to win a British Open at Portrush, in 2019, and he’d been anticipating the emotions that would engulf him for that first tee shot this week for quite a while.

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry are close friends away from the golf course, with the former admitting the latter is something of a role model to him as they prepare to do battle at The Open Championship

Shane Lowry has returned to Royal Portrush as the last man to win The Open at this year's venue, but the former champion admitted he was nervous ahead of his first tee shot

JJ Spaun has revealed the brutal seven-word jibe Rory McIlroy made to him just weeks after pipping the American to the Players Championship title in a play-off

Rory McIlroy has twice left J.J. Spaun disappointed this year, first at The Players Championship in March and again at The Masters in April, according to Spaun. The Northern Irishman claimed victory at TPC Sawgrass after a playoff against Spaun.

Rory McIlroy's sharp jab at J.J. Spaun stunned podcast hosts and Shane Lowry, reviving memories of their Players Championship showdown.