Well it was that rough that cost Shane Lowry yesterday. The Offaly man battled tough and changing conditions throughout the second round to shoot what should’ve been a one-under-par 70 but before he could play his last three holes he was told that the ...

Shane Lowry was given a two-stroke penalty after the second round of the Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club on Friday. Lowry was determined to have caused his ball to move while taking a practice swing in the rough ahead of his second shot on the par-5 12th hole.

Shane Lowry unleashing F-bomb rants during golf tournaments is certainly nothing new. He did it at this year's PGA Championship. He did it at last year's British Open. He, well, you get the point. But what happened on Friday was still a bit shocking from the Irishman.

Cheering him on will be his wife, Wendy Lowry, and their daughters, Iris and Ivy. “There were plenty of times I have been crying myself to sleep or wondering am I able to keep going but when you have a good strong woman behind you it makes it easier,” Shawn said in 2019, per the Irish Independent. “I owe a lot to her.”

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry both let emotions get the better of them at Royal Portrush during the second round of The Open Championship, with microphones picking up their swearing

Shane Lowry was slapped with a two-shot penalty during the second round of The Open and the former champion feared being labelled a cheat if he argued against the decision

Scottie Scheffler holds the lead at the halfway stage of The Open on ten-under-par, one shot ahead of England's Matt Fitzpatrick However, Friday's round wasn't without controversy. Shane Lowry incurred a two-shot penalty after his ball moved during a practice swing.

Australian Marc Leishman has put himself within striking distance heading into the weekend of The Open Championship at Royal Portrush, as Shane Lowry said he would not be called a “cheat”.