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The four constituent that category. And, even one top-10 finish that’s gotten me since those of an artistic
parts of golf’s Grand unfairly or not, only a for the rest of 2019. Portrush is when I’ve temperament. Lowry is
Slam are the best of the few months on from his And don’t think he had a bad day people one such man, a fact
best, tournament-wise. career-defining Open hasn’t noticed. say to me, ‘You won the that always makes him –
So winning one isn’t victory, that is the “I would have taken Open, it doesn’t matter.’ in the right week and on
easy. But perhaps even question for the genial your hand off for what But it really does the right course – a
more difficult than Irishman: can he win I’ve done this year – it’s matter. Every day it potential contender in
finishing first at the another major? been incredible,” he matters. I want to be majors. Watch out for
highest level is doing it The immediate signs said just before his final the best player I can be him at Winged Foot in
again. The game’s long are not that good. event of the year, the every day.” That’s more the US Open. In 2016 at
history is littered with Perhaps understandably DP World Tour like it. Even in a world Oakmont, Lowry led
one-off major in the wake of such an Championship in Dubai. that is ever more into the final round but
winners. Right now, emotional triumph, “But I try not to dwell scientific in nature, didn’t win. Call it
Shane Lowry falls into Lowry failed to record on that. The one thing there remains room for unfinished business.