Shane Lowry entered Saturday’s round of the Open Championship with a three-shot lead but walked off the golf course trailing by three. Royal Troon’s conditions finally got the best of him.
He carded a 6-over 77 to drop to 1-under total, plummeting him to solo ninth on the leaderboard. Billy Horschel leads the field by one after he fired off a 2-under 69 to get to a 4-under overall.
Lowry started strong on Saturday, but things began to unravel once he reached the par-3 8th, better known as ‘The Postage Stamp.’
“Honestly, it was brutal,” Lowry said.
“For me, the 8th hole was killer, really. Make par there,
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