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'I Might Give It A Good Go Again Next Year'

Monday, 11 April 2022 13:30

Shane Lowry is already looking forward to Augusta return.

Shane Lowry is up to 30th in the latest World Rankings after a third-placed finish at The Masters. 

Rory McIlory is 7th, while Seamus Power moves up one place to 40th after an impressive debut at Augusta. 

Champion Scottie Scheffler extends his advantage as world number one over Collin Morikawa. 

The American leap-frogs John Rahm into second. 

Speaking after his round, Lowry gave a detailed assessment of his game: 

It is quite pleasing to do what I did and finish the way I did is very pleasing. Yeah, but it's going to be one of those where it's like so near and so far type thing. I don't know how many chances you're going to get to win the green jacket. It is a bit of a disappointing kind of feeling right now, but obviously, my finish was really good, and I played some great golf all week.

I've got so many positives to take from it, and, yeah, it's kind of onwards and upwards from here.

I just kept telling myself, I opened up today lovely. I played the first three holes lovely, and I just tried to be a bit clever on the fourth and try to hit a 3-iron up in the air. It was just a horrendous shot. It was probably -- didn't hit too many more bad shots the rest of the day.

The big thing I can take away from the last two days being in contention around here is how comfortable I felt on the golf course. I'm proud of myself to the way I handled myself and especially when things went against me today.

To shoot 5-under for the last sort of whatever it was, 13 holes was pretty good.

On his prospects of winning The Masters:

Look, I've got fight. I've got determination, and I'm never going to stop trying. I'm out there giving it my best, and I just kept on telling myself that was only one swing. I made a great up-and-down on 5 and made a great birdie on 6, and that kind of got me going again.

Yeah, I just -- to be honest, I felt like I was somewhat out of the tournament, but you just don't know how it's going to go. I thought maybe I could shoot 6 or 7-under from there, but Scottie has obviously went down and done his thing, and he is the best player in the world at the moment, and he has come out to play.

And when the No. 1 player in the world comes out to play his best, he is hard to beat.

 I think I have believed that I can do whatever in this game. I just have to allow myself to come to these tournaments and do it.

Look, this week coming in I was playing such great golf. My form was really good, and I felt very comfortable, so I'm hoping next year when I get back here, I'll feel the same and give it another go. Who knows what shape my game will be in this time next year.

The former Open champion does believe an Irishman will don the green jacket in the not to distant future...

Who knows? You just don't know. I hope I come in here next year with the form I've had this year, and I might give it a good go again, but it won't be from the lack of trying.

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