Shane Lowry was left with a bitter, bitter taste after letting a seemingly certain victory slip from his grasp at the PGA Tour’s Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches where the renowned ‘Bear Trap’ lived up to its billing.

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry didn’t have the weeks they wanted at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic where Tom McKibbin closed out as the leading Irishman in a week when LIV raider Patrick Reed finished top of the pile at The Emirates Golf Club.

Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy were both in the mix at the Dubai Invitational, but it was Lowry who left with the sourest taste after an untimely double bogey on the final hole cost him his chance of a first individual win since 2022.

Ireland’s Shane Lowry and Nacho Elvira from Spain both produced brilliant rounds of 68 in windy conditions to share a two-shot lead at the 2026 Dubai Invitational.

Shane Lowry and Francesco Molinari will bring Major Championship pedigree to the 2026 Dubai Invitational, with both former Open Champions confirmed for the opening event of the Race to Dubai’s international Swing at Dubai Creek Resort from January 15-18.

The recently revived ‘Skins Game’ returned after a 17-year hiatus and it produced plenty of drama where US Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley came out on top while Ireland’s Shane Lowry had a mixed day. 

Luke Donald has selected Ludvig Åberg, Matt Fitzpatrick, Viktor Hovland, Shane Lowry, Jon Rahm and Sepp Straka as his six Captain’s Picks to complete his 12-man European Team for the 2025 Ryder Cup in New York.