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Shane Lowry has reflected on his collapse in the final three holes at the Cognizant Classic on Sunday.
Lowry looked to have taken advantage of a weak field at the event as he built a comfortable lead on the back nine.
However, back-to-back double bogeys on the 16th and 17th holes demoted him to second place behind Nico Echavarria.
The Irishman has now collapsed at two tournaments already this season, with the first coming at the Dubai Invitational in January.
Lowry revealed in his press conference after the Cognizant Classic why this defeat was more painful than normal.
Shane Lowry opens up after heartbreaking Cognizant Classic finish
Lowry was focused on something other than the prize money, the FedExCup, and OWGR points at the Cognizant Classic.
He was desperate to win in front of his four-year-old daughter, who attended the event with his wife, Wendy.
“The hardest thing about today is I’ve never won in front of my four-year-old, and she was there waiting for me. Yeah, I only wanted it for her today. I don’t care about anything else.
“I wanted it so bad. Just to see her little ginger hair running down the 18th green would have been the most special thing in the world.
“I thought I had it. I thought I was going to win. I didn’t get ahead of myself, but I felt so comfortable out there, and then I tried to get a lot out of my 3-iron on 16 and did the only thing I couldn’t really do.”
Golf fans will sympathise with Lowry after his admission about his daughter, but he must pick himself up in the next few days.
Shane Lowry can bounce back at Arnold Palmer Invitational
Shane Lowry has every reason to be devastated after the Cognizant Classic, but he has an immediate opportunity to put things right.
“Yeah, you have no choice, do you? I have a tee time next Thursday at Bay Hill, and I have no choice but to move on,” he added.
Lowry’s excellent record at PGA Tour events in Florida will be useful again at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
He finished seventh at the event last season and third in 2024, so it is a golf course that brings out the best in him.
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