Shane Lowry

[intherough]

he's deff made the right decision. Why wait for the Walker cup. The lads hot so might as well use it now. He's already got 6 comp invites including a coupld of decent ones. What would you do, your off +5, this is what you've been dreaming of for years and years. You're in all the sponsers eye's, your phone going mad with offers and you can't do anything while being an amateur. It's the right decision.

Good luck to the lad, (very strange swing though)

 

[Robobum]

100% correct decision in my mind. The Irish Open win means he has already got in the Bridgestone Invitational & the HSBC Champions, I haven't looked but I bet even if he finishes last in these 2 he will have earned enough to cover his year's "Tour" expenses!!

However, with what game he has now, I don't think he will figure on many leaderboards over the year. There is an awful lot of work to do to make him into even a journeyman pro from here on in.

But he has 2 (and a half!!) years of exemptions to get everything into place before he has to start making sufficient cash to retain his card.

Good Luck to the lad.