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Lowry Languishes Outside Top 30 In Fed-Ex Standings

Monday, 15 August 2022 12:11

Offaly golfer will need strong BMW Championship this weekend to make Tour Championship.

Shane Lowry will have to find another gear this weekend if he is to make the Fed-Ex Play Off decider in two weeks' time.

He finished in a tie for 46th on four-under at the St Jude Championship in Memphis.

The 2019 Open Champion has slipped to 38th in the standings, the top 30 will qualify for the Tour Championship and a chance to play for an $18 million prize.

Rory McIlroy endured a frustrating week. The Down native failed to make the cut as did Seamus Power. Power, like Lowry will have to move up through the ranks to make the Tour Championship

American golfer Will Zalatoris won his first PGA Tour title after taking victory in Memphis.

He beat Austria's Sepp Straka on the third play-off hole to secure the win, after the pair finished the weekend on 15-under-par.

 

Leona Maguire says she will take a break before heading back to the US for the rest of the season.

The Cavan woman finished strongly to record a tenth placed finish on ten-under-par at the World Invitational at Galgorm in county Antrim yesterday.

Maja Stark of Sweden stormed to victory with 5 shots to spare on 20 under par.

Scotland's Ewan Ferguson won the men's event on 12-under. 

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