Shane Lowry in strong position after opening round of Truist Championship on PGA Tour
Shane Lowry is in the top ten after the opening round of the Truist Championhsip after the opening round
Shane Lowry is in the top ten after the opening round of the Truist Championhsip on the PGA Tour.
The Offaly golfer finds himself in a tie for seventh after 18 holes in Philadelphia after a bogey free opening round of six under par.
Starting on the tenth, he opened his round with a birdie and was three under at the turn after birdies on 15 and 16. He also started his back nine with a birdie with another on three before rounding off his day with a birdie on the ninth.
Currently ranked at number 12 in the Official World Golf Ranking, Shane is just three shots off the leader Keith Mitchell with Denny McCarthy one shot back in second. Rickie Fowler, Colin Morikawa, Sepp Straka and Akshay Batia are in a tie for third on seven under par.
Shane will be back on course at 1.11pm Irish time today alongside Justin Rose and Keegan Bradley.
The Truist Championship is the last event before the second major of the year, the PGA Championship, which takes place in Quail Hollow next week.