Shane Lowry was not at all happy with the judges' decision to award him a two-stroke penalty during the second round of the Open Championship.

Whether he won or tied for 35th, Shane Lowry's return to Royal Portrush six years after his Open championship win promised to be a special one. It has been anything but for the Irishman this week. While his week did start with a one-under 70,

Irish golfer Shane Lowry said he feared being “slaughtered” on social media if he did not accept the two-stroke penalty he received at The Open Championship on Friday.

Lowry's ball moved after a practice swing, but did he cause the movement? That's the question tournament officials were left to answer.

Shane Lowry was assessed a two-shot penalty after his ball moved following a practice swing during Friday’s second round at the 2025 British Open. Lowry, who captured the claret jug at Royal Portrush in 2019,

Shane Lowry has been assessed a two-shot penalty for his golf ball moving in the rough on the 12th hole of the British Open.

Lowry didn’t want to make excuses, but Saturday was brutal as he shot 74 while battling a virus at the Open Championship.

Cheering him on will be his wife, Wendy Lowry, and their daughters, Iris and Ivy. “There were plenty of times I have been crying myself to sleep or wondering am I able to keep going but when you have a good strong woman behind you it makes it easier,” Shawn said in 2019, per the Irish Independent. “I owe a lot to her.”

Shane Lowry says he would like the Open to return to Royal Portrush "next year" after an "incredible" week of support.