The 36-hole leader and former Open champ shot 77 to fall three shots off the pace in an afternoon that saw drivers hit on par-3s.
He had just come off the Royal Troon course, bewildered, frustrated, annoyed. That he spoke to reporters when having just holed his final putt was impressive. Lowry clearly needed some time to decompress.The entire day wasn’t for the 2019 British Open champion at Royal Portrush, where it also rained considerably.
“Roll back the ball, huh? Yeah,” Lowry said mockingly, somewhat missing the point of that debate, but his irritation understandable. His wedge shot approach at the par-3 8th found a bunker and led to a double bogey. He made five bogeys on the back nine.
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