Shane Lowry’s US Open meltdown: ‘F-bombs’ caught on hot mic amid tough round | Golf News
Shane Lowry’s frustration boiled over at the US Open on Friday as the Irish golfer was caught on a hot mic dropping repeated F-bombs while battling the brutal Oakmont Country Club course.After missing a par putt on his fourth hole of the day, Lowry muttered “F*** this place” several times as cameras rolled, taking his score to 14 over par. The 38-year-old’s outburst went viral on social media, capturing the emotion of a player worn down by a punishing layout.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!It wasn’t the first time Lowry’s emotions got the better of him. Just a day earlier, he smacked a course microphone in frustration after failing to escape the rough on the 17th hole. A similar incident occurred last month at the PGA Championship when he slammed his club into the turf at Quail Hollow, again yelling the same phrase after a tee shot landed in a divot.
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Adding to his Oakmont woes, Lowry committed a rare mental error on Friday, picking up his ball on the 14th green without marking it — a clear violation under Rule 14.1. He was assessed a one-stroke penalty, turning a bogey into a double and finishing with a 78.“Probably one of the stupidest things I’ve ever done,” Lowry admitted. “Maybe my mind was somewhere else.”From hot mics to hot tempers, Lowry’s rough US Open campaign captured the unfiltered frustration of golf at its hardest.
