Shane Lowry has hot-mic meltdown during disastrous US Open performance: Fk this place
Shane Lowry likely won’t be used in any promotional materials for Oakmont Country Club.The 38-year-old Irishman had a hot-mic meltdown during Friday’s U.S.Open at the Pittsburgh-area course after missing a close putt for par on his fourth hole en route to his 17-over par finish.“F–k this place,” Lowry said before tapping in the bogey to place him at 14-over.
“F–k this place.”Oakmont is known for being a course that can mess with some of the world’s best and this year’s edition has been no different.Lowry missed the cut by posting a 79-78 in his 36 holes, joining the likes of Phil Mickelson (8-over), 2016 winner Dustin Johnson (10-over) and 2024 champion Bryson DeChambeau (10-over) as standouts who will not be in action Saturday.In 2016, Lowry had a much better run at the course by finishing tied for second with a 1-under showing.Warning: NSFW languageHe didn’t come close to replicating his effort this year.Lowry bogeyed five holes and double bogeyed three times while finishing 9-over during his first 18 holes, before bogeying five holes again and double bogeying a pair to tally an 8-over mark Friday.Thursday’s action featured Lowry taking out his frustrations on a microphone at the 17th hole after he could not get his ball out of the rough.The broadcast captured Lowry seemingly smacking the microphone.Friday also featured Lowry making a mental blunder when he grabbed his ball on the 14th hole but failed to put his marker down, resulting in a one-stroke violation.“Probably one of the stupidest things I’ve ever done,” Lowry said with a laugh, per Yahoo.“I picked the ball up, had the ball in my hand, turned around to (caddie) Darren (Reynolds) and he basically said to me, ‘What the f–k are you doing?’ … By then, maybe my mind was somewhere else.”This poor showing comes after Lowry finished second in a pair of events this year, including the Truist Championship last month.He acknowledged before the tournament began that Oakmon...