Shane Lowry is trending in the right direction

Shane Lowry finished second at 2022 The Honda Classic. Lowry hit a fantastic shot and finished in the top 15 at The Genesis Invitational after a birdie on the 18th hole. The Irish man nearly pulled out of the event due to a death in his family. Lowry decided to play in the event and opened up with a two under round of 68. Two under was a good start for 2019 Champion Golfer Of The Year as 15 holes of the 18 at PGA National involve water.

Lowry was the star attraction in the afternoon coverage on day two. He had one birdie and bogey in shooting one under for the front nine. The Bear Trap is a famous three hole stretch at PGA National and Lowry achieved a incredible birdie on the 17th hole. Lowry was on four under at the halfway stage after shooting a second consecutive round of 68. Lowry had 28 putts in his second round as he was six behind leader Chris Kirk with two rounds to go.

Lowry opened up his third round with a front nine of 32 which included three birdies. His highlight of day three was on the back nine as he birdied three holes in a row. The Irish man only had 25 putts as Lowry shot a excellent round of 65. Lowry brought himself back into contention with only been four behind with just one round to go.

Lowry needed to go low to post a score for the leaders to catch but got off to a terrible start as he had a bogey on the first hole. He recovered as he birdied the par 5 3rd but followed up with seven straight pars to shoot a front nine of even par. Lowry was six behind the leader as he started the back nine. The Irish man hit a extraordinary shot at the 10th to set up a tap in birdie but his charge came to an end as he had a bogey on the par 4 12th. The flat stick was cold for Lowry as he had 35 putts in his final round.

Lowry ended up shooting a final round of even par to end up on nine under. He finished in a share of fifth position. Lowry made $288,120 for finishing inside the top five at 2023 The Honda Classic. Lowry just needs to tidy up his putting as he is not far away from winning in 2023.

Padraig Harrington also played at The Honda Classic due to been a past champion. Harrington made the cut on even par but had a disappointing final round of two over to finish on one under. Harrington finished in a tie for 60th at The Honda Classic.

Leona Maguire shot a final round of 65 to finish tied sixth at Honda LPGA Thailand. This is Maguire’s first good finish in 2023 and this will give her confidence for future events.

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