Player Profile: Shane Lowry

Shane Lowry is one of the most gifted short-game exponents on the European golfing circuit right now and a Major champion via the 2019 Open at Royal Portrush. 

The Irishman was a hugely popular winner of the Claret Jug, seeing off Tommy Fleetwood by six shots, as The Open returned to the island of Ireland for the first time in 58 years. 

Lowry went on to make his European Ryder Cup bow at Whistling Straits in 2021 and is one of the most popular players on Tour with his peers. 

Name	Shane Lowry
Born	Clara, Co Offaly, Ireland
Date of Birth	2nd April, 1987
Height	6ft 1in
Pro wins	5
Career earnings	£17.7m

PGA Tour wins

• 2015 - WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
• 2019 - The Open Championship

DP World Tour wins

• 2009 - 3 Irish Open (as an amateur)
• 2012 - Portugal Masters
• 2019 - Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship
• 2022 - BMW PGA Championship

Where is Shane Lowry from?

Lowry was born in Clara, County Offaly in Ireland, but currently resides in Jupiter, Florida.

What are Shane Lowry's career earnings?

Lowry has career earnings in excess of £17m, with over $17million coming from official tournaments.

Just over $500,000 has been earned from unofficial tournaments, while he has picked up $3million from the PGA Tour's Player Index Program.

What is Shane Lowry's net worth?

Lowry's net worth is £17m, thanks largely to his six tournament wins and 21 top-10 finishes.

Who is Shane Lowry's caddie?

Lowry's current caddie is Darren Reynolds, who hails from Bray in Ireland.

Reynolds has worked with the likes of Paul Dunne, Antoine Rozner, Roger Chapman and Paul McGinley in the past.

Lowry's biggest success to date came at the 2019 Open Championship with Brian 'Bo' Martin on his bag, while he began life on Tour with Dermot Byrne by his side. 

What clubs does Shane Lowry use?

For woods, Lowry uses a Srixon ZX5 driver, a TaylorMade SIM2 Titanium and M5 fairway woods. His irons are made up of three Srixon ZX5s and a Srixon SX7 set to 4-PW, while he uses Cleveland RTX 4s for his wedges.

Lowry's putter is an Odyssey Stroke Lab Exo 2-Ball.

What is Shane Lowry's Ryder Cup record?

Matches: 3
Wins: 1
Losses: 2

Lowry's first Ryder Cup appearance came in 2021, when the United States won 19-9 at Whistling Straits. In his first match, he lost to Tony Finau and Harris English alongside Rory McIlroy.

He and Tyrrell Hatton beat Finau and English on day two, but he lost his singles match to Patrick Cantlay on day three.