Shocked Shane Lowry Admits He Walked Off US Open Course as It Was Too Hard for Him

Shocked Shane Lowry admits he walked off US Open course as it was too hard for him

The Irishman is getting ready for a return to the fearsome Country Club for the third Major of 2025 in a fortnight.

Lowry on Oakmont: "This is too hard I'm going in" - Irish Golfer Magazine

Shane Lowry knows more than most how difficult Oakmont will be at next week’s US Open and it’s not because he had a four shot lead heading into the final round in 2016. In fact, if you had asked Lowry after five holes of a practice round he would have snapped your hand off just to make the cut or even avoid an embarrassing 36-hole score after he was overwhelmed by the apparent difficulty of the golf course in a practice round nine years ago. Low…