{"id":1312661,"date":"2019-07-21T22:04:01","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T04:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/lowry-wins-british-open-in-celebrated-return-to-emerald-isle\/"},"modified":"2019-07-22T09:23:19","modified_gmt":"2019-07-22T15:23:19","slug":"lowry-wins-british-open-in-return-to-emerald-isle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/lowry-wins-british-open-in-return-to-emerald-isle\/","title":{"rendered":"Lowry wins British Open in return to Emerald Isle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.9551944854751\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-984497-836\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Ireland's Shane Lowry holds and kisses the Claret Jug trophy after winning the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Matt Dunham)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Ireland&#8217;s Shane Lowry holds and kisses the Claret Jug trophy after winning the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Matt Dunham)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9.jpg\" alt=\"Ireland's Shane Lowry holds and kisses the Claret Jug trophy after winning the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Matt Dunham)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Ireland's Shane Lowry wipes away a tear as he makes a speech holding the Claret Jug trophy after winning the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Jon Super)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Ireland&#8217;s Shane Lowry wipes away a tear as he makes a speech holding the Claret Jug trophy after winning the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Jon Super)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-1.jpg\" alt=\"Ireland's Shane Lowry wipes away a tear as he makes a speech holding the Claret Jug trophy after winning the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Jon Super)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Ireland's Shane Lowry smiles as he holds the Claret Jug trophy aloft after being presented with it for winning the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Jon Super)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Ireland&#8217;s Shane Lowry smiles as he holds the Claret Jug trophy aloft after being presented with it for winning the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Jon Super)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-2.jpg\" alt=\"Ireland's Shane Lowry smiles as he holds the Claret Jug trophy aloft after being presented with it for winning the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Jon Super)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-3.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Ireland's Shane Lowry hold up the Claret Jug trophy as he poses for the media and the crowd after winning the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Jon Super)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Ireland&#8217;s Shane Lowry hold up the Claret Jug trophy as he poses for the media and the crowd after winning the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Jon Super)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-3.jpg\" alt=\"Ireland's Shane Lowry hold up the Claret Jug trophy as he poses for the media and the crowd after winning the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Jon Super)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-4-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-4.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Ireland's Shane Lowry walks arms outstretched on the 18th green on his way to winning the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Matt Dunham)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Ireland&#8217;s Shane Lowry walks arms outstretched on the 18th green on his way to winning the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Matt Dunham)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-4.jpg\" alt=\"Ireland's Shane Lowry walks arms outstretched on the 18th green on his way to winning the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Matt Dunham)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-5-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-5.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Ireland's Shane Lowry lifts his club to celebrate as he wins the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Peter Morrison)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Ireland&#8217;s Shane Lowry lifts his club to celebrate as he wins the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Peter Morrison)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-5.jpg\" alt=\"Ireland's Shane Lowry lifts his club to celebrate as he wins the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Peter Morrison)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-6-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-6.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Ireland's Shane Lowry reacts after making a birdie on the 15th green during the final round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Peter Morrison)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Ireland&#8217;s Shane Lowry reacts after making a birdie on the 15th green during the final round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Peter Morrison)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-6.jpg\" alt=\"Ireland's Shane Lowry reacts after making a birdie on the 15th green during the final round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Peter Morrison)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-7-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-7.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Ireland's Shane Lowry plays his tee shot at the 5th hole during the final round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Peter Morrison)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Ireland&#8217;s Shane Lowry plays his tee shot at the 5th hole during the final round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Peter Morrison)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-7.jpg\" alt=\"Ireland's Shane Lowry plays his tee shot at the 5th hole during the final round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Peter Morrison)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-8-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-8.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Ireland's Shane Lowry reacts after making a birdie on the 15th green during the final round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Peter Morrison)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Ireland&#8217;s Shane Lowry reacts after making a birdie on the 15th green during the final round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Peter Morrison)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-8.jpg\" alt=\"Ireland's Shane Lowry reacts after making a birdie on the 15th green during the final round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Peter Morrison)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-9-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-9.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | England's Tommy Fleetwood plays from the rough on the 7th hole during the final round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Peter Morrison)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>England&#8217;s Tommy Fleetwood plays from the rough on the 7th hole during the final round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Peter Morrison)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-9.jpg\" alt=\"England's Tommy Fleetwood plays from the rough on the 7th hole during the final round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Peter Morrison)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-10-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-10.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Brooks Koepka of the United States walks onto the 10th green as he shelters from the heavy rain under an umbrella during the final round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Jon Super)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Brooks Koepka of the United States walks onto the 10th green as he shelters from the heavy rain under an umbrella during the final round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Jon Super)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-10.jpg\" alt=\"Brooks Koepka of the United States walks onto the 10th green as he shelters from the heavy rain under an umbrella during the final round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Jon Super)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-11-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-11.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | J.B. Holmes of the United States plays out of the rough on 17th hole during the final round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Jon Super)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>J.B. Holmes of the United States plays out of the rough on 17th hole during the final round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Jon Super)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-11.jpg\" alt=\"J.B. Holmes of the United States plays out of the rough on 17th hole during the final round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Jon Super)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-12-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-12.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Ireland's Shane Lowry tees off the 14th hole during the final round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Peter Morrison)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Ireland&#8217;s Shane Lowry tees off the 14th hole during the final round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Peter Morrison)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-12.jpg\" alt=\"Ireland's Shane Lowry tees off the 14th hole during the final round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Peter Morrison)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-13-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-13.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Ireland's Shane Lowry is mobbed by spectators as he walks to the 17th hole during the final round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Peter Morrison)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Ireland&#8217;s Shane Lowry is mobbed by spectators as he walks to the 17th hole during the final round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Peter Morrison)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-13.jpg\" alt=\"Ireland's Shane Lowry is mobbed by spectators as he walks to the 17th hole during the final round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Peter Morrison)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-14-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-14.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Spectators clamber on to and on top of a scoreboard as they vie to get a glimpse of Ireland's Shane Lowry and England's Tommy Fleetwood as they play during the final round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Peter Morrison)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>Spectators clamber on to and on top of a scoreboard as they vie to get a glimpse of Ireland&#8217;s Shane Lowry and England&#8217;s Tommy Fleetwood as they play during the final round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Peter Morrison)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-14.jpg\" alt=\"Spectators clamber on to and on top of a scoreboard as they vie to get a glimpse of Ireland's Shane Lowry and England's Tommy Fleetwood as they play during the final round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Peter Morrison)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-15-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-15.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Ireland's Shane Lowry lifts his club to celebrate as he wins the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Peter Morrison)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Ireland&#8217;s Shane Lowry lifts his club to celebrate as he wins the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Peter Morrison)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-15.jpg\" alt=\"Ireland's Shane Lowry lifts his club to celebrate as he wins the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Peter Morrison)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-16-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-16.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Ireland's Shane Lowry looks down at the Claret Jug trophy on the18th geen after winning the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Peter Morrison)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Ireland&#8217;s Shane Lowry looks down at the Claret Jug trophy on the18th geen after winning the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Peter Morrison)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-16.jpg\" alt=\"Ireland's Shane Lowry looks down at the Claret Jug trophy on the18th geen after winning the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Peter Morrison)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-17-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-17.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Ireland's Shane Lowry holds and kisses the Claret Jug trophy after winning the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Matt Dunham)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Ireland&#8217;s Shane Lowry holds and kisses the Claret Jug trophy after winning the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Matt Dunham)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/APTOIX_British_Open_Golf_40710-3aeb9-17.jpg\" alt=\"Ireland's Shane Lowry holds and kisses the Claret Jug trophy after winning the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Matt Dunham)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/lowry-wins-british-open-in-celebrated-return-to-emerald-isle\/?#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/lowry-wins-british-open-in-celebrated-return-to-emerald-isle\/?#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland \u2014 The outcome was never in doubt to just about everyone but Shane Lowry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">A year ago, he sat in the parking lot at Carnoustie and cried after missing the cut in the British Open for the fourth straight year. Even with a four-shot lead Sunday at Royal Portrush, in a raging wind and pouring rain, Lowry kept telling his caddie he was nervous and scared, worried that he would ruin a storybook ending to the first Open in Northern Ireland in 68 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI suppose I didn\u2019t even know going out this morning if I was good enough to win a major,\u201d Lowry said. \u201cAnd look, I\u2019m here now, a major champion. I can\u2019t believe I\u2019m saying it, to be honest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The 32-year-old Irishman marks his golf ball with a green shamrock. This had nothing to do with luck.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">With stout nerves and a soft touch around the greens, Lowry gave a sellout crowd what they wanted to see. He endured the worst weather of the week, held up under Sunday pressure and expectations of fans who cheered his every step, and won the British Open by six shots.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">All he could think about was that walk up the final hole, and it was everything he imagined.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Even as the rain stopped, the tears began flowing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI can\u2019t believe this is me standing here,\u201d Lowry said has he cradled the silver claret jug. \u201cI can\u2019t believe this is mine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Lowry closed with a 1-over 72, the first time since 1996 the Open champion was over par in the final round, and it was no less impressive. More difficult than the rain was wind strong enough to break an umbrella. Lowry made four bogeys in the toughest stretch of Royal Portrush without losing ground.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">No one from the last 12 groups broke par. No one got closer than three shots of Lowry all day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt was Shane\u2019s time, Shane\u2019s tournament,\u201d said Tommy Fleetwood, who closed with a 74 to finish runner-up for the second time in a major.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Thousands of fans who filled these links off the North Atlantic began to celebrate when Lowry rolled in an 8-foot birdie putt on the 15th hole to stretch his lead to six with three holes to play.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">His smile got wider with every hole coming in. The cheers got louder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">When his approach to the 18th was just on the fringe, he stretched out his arms and hugged caddie Bo Martin, whom Lowry had leaned on with brutal honesty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cHe was great at keeping me in the moment,\u201d Lowry said. \u201cI kept telling him how nervous I was, how scared I was, how much I didn\u2019t want to mess it up. All I could think about was walking down 18 with a four- or five-shot lead, and lucky I got to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The loudest roar of a raucous week was for a tap-in par that made Lowry a major champion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cHe\u2019s done brilliantly,\u201d Lee Westwood said after grinding out a 73 to tie for fourth. \u201cAll the chasers would have wanted tough conditions and he\u2019s clearly played brilliantly to be on the score he has, under the pressure he\u2019s under.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Fleetwood, the only player who kept Lowry in range, had chances early to put more pressure on Lowry. He missed a 10-foot birdie putt on the opening hole when Lowry still had work left for bogey. Fleetwood missed a 5-foot par putt on the third and his hopes ended from a bunker and the rough that led to double bogey on the 14th.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI never really got close enough, and Shane played great,\u201d Fleetwood said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Tony Finau shot 71 to finish alone in third, though he was never closer than seven shots. Brooks Koepka, going for his fourth major in the last seven, began the final round seven shots behind and opened with four straight bogeys. He shot 74 and tied for fourth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Royal Portrush last hosted the British Open in 1951, the only time it had been outside Scotland and England. It pinned hopes at the start of the week on Rory McIlroy, who missed the cut by one shot. It celebrated Darren Clarke hitting the first tee shot Thursday. The other Ulsterman, Portrush native Graeme McDowell, basked in the loudest cheers he has heard this side of the Ryder Cup when he walked up the 18th green on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">And then along came Lowry, who teamed with McIlroy to bring Irish golf a European Amateur title in 2007, and who won the Irish Open as an amateur 10 years ago. He joins Padraig Harrington as Irishmen to win majors, while McIlroy, McDowell, Clarke and Fred Daly are major champions from Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cEveryone knows we\u2019re all one country when it comes to golf,\u201d Lowry said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">It was one big group hug when it ended, starting with his wife and daughter, and his parents. Harrington and McDowell were among those waiting behind the 18th green to share in the celebration, along with Koepka and his caddie, Ricky Elliott, once a promising amateur who grew up at Royal Portrush.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI didn\u2019t feel great out there. It was probably the most uncomfortable I\u2019ve ever felt on a golf course,\u201d Lowry said. \u201cYou\u2019re out there trying to win an Open in your home country, and it\u2019s just incredibly difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">It showed early when Lowry pulled his tee shot into the rough, hit into a deep bunker well short of the green and had to make an 8-foot putt just to escape with bogey. The wind was picking up and it was relentless for so much of the day. Lowry made his move on the more forgiving holes early with three birdies in a four-hole stretch through the par-5 seventh that boosted his lead to six.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">And then he held on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">J.B. Holmes, who shared the 36-hole lead with Lowry until falling back Saturday, really went the wrong direction. He hit his first tee shot out-of-bounds. And it only got worse. He made one birdie and shot 87.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Lowry finished at 15-under 269 and earned $1.935 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">He shared his greatest moment with his family who paved the way, the players who inspired and encouraged him through the lows. And after he was introduced as \u201cchampion golfer of the year,\u201d he shared it with thousands of people he didn\u2019t even know, all of them crammed along the hillocks and swales, along the edge of the ocean, and who sat in the horseshoe-shaped grandstands on the 18th under umbrellas waiting for the Irishman to arrive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Holding up the claret jug, Lowry said to them, \u201cThis one\u2019s for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">More AP golf: <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/apf-Golf\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/apf-Golf<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP%E2%80%94Sports\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP\u2014Sports<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/lowry-wins-british-open-in-celebrated-return-to-emerald-isle\/?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ireland&#8217;s Shane Lowry holds and kisses the Claret Jug trophy after winning the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(AP Photo\/Matt Dunham)AP | AP Ireland&#8217;s Shane Lowry wipes away a tear as he makes a speech holding the Claret Jug trophy after winning the British Open Golf Championships [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[160],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1312661","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-21 02:27:14","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1312661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1312661"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1312661\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1312672,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1312661\/revisions\/1312672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1312661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1312661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1312661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}