Tag Archives: penalized

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Ireland’s Shane Lowry was assessed a two-stroke penalty following his second round at the Open Championship on Friday after the broadcast video feed appeared to show his ball moving slightly when he took a practice swing in the rough on the 12th hole. Lowry made par on the hole before the penalty. The two-shot deduction took …

Did Shane Lowry cause his ball to move? That’s the question that wasn’t immediately answered after Lowry’s ball moved ever so slightly after a practice swing on his second shot at No. 11 during Round 2 of the British Open. Advertisement The R&A, which governs the British Open, didn’t make a ruling immediately, telling Lowry as he walked up the …

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland – Shane Lowry’s bid for another claret jug at home took a massive blow Friday when he was assessed a two-shot penalty after officials determined that he caused his ball to move while he prepared to play his second shot on the 12th hole. Lowry wasn’t informed of the potential infraction until he was walking up the …