Shane Lowry mentioned he wouldn’t be referred to as a “cheat” after accepting a two-stroke penalty throughout the second spherical of the Open Championship at Royal Portrush.
The R&A judged that the Irishman, who lifted the Claret Jug at Portrush in 2019, precipitated his ball to maneuver throughout a apply swing on the twelfth gap.
Lowry mentioned he didn’t see the ball transfer and was “dissatisfied” that the choice was not primarily based on footage from extra digital camera angles.
Eire’s Lowry completed his spherical on two-under however was instructed of the penalty when on the fifteenth gap.
The penalty leaves Lowry on level-par, one shot above the minimize line and he drops from a tie for seventeenth to tied for thirty fourth.
Lowry, 38, mentioned he would have referred to as a penalty on himself if he felt he had moved the ball and mentioned he was not “arguing” his case with the foundations official.
“The very last thing I wish to do is sit there and argue and never take the penalty after which get slaughtered throughout social media tonight for being a cheat,” mentioned the world quantity 18.
“I am dissatisfied that they do not have extra digital camera angles on it. The one zoomed in sluggish movement – they’re making an attempt to inform me if it would not transfer from the bare eye, when you do not see it transferring, it did not transfer.
“I instructed them I undoubtedly was trying down in direction of the ball as I used to be taking that apply swing, and I did not see it transfer.”
Realizing he had a possible penalty, Lowry then birdied the fifteenth and mentioned he “performed his approach” into the weekend as he survived the minimize by one stroke.
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