Lowry rolls to record 11-shot Irish Open victory — SkimNews
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- Shane Lowry closed with a 7-under 63 to finish at 23-under 257, winning the Irish Open by 11 strokes over Patrick Reed (64) and Joaquín Niemann (67)
- Lowry's winning total broke Jon Rahm's 72-hole Irish Open scoring record (264 at Lahinch in 2019) by seven shots
- The 11-shot margin eclipsed Bernhard Langer's 1987 Irish Open victory-margin record at Portmarnock by one stroke, per the source
- Lowry won the Irish Open for the second time, 17 years after his first victory as an amateur, and now owns the 2019 Open Championship at Royal Portrush plus the clinching Ryder Cup putt from last September
- Patrick Reed tied for second to extend his lead over Rory McIlroy — who closed with a 67 to tie for 41st — in the Race to Dubai standings
- Lowry's 11-shot win was the second-largest margin on the European tour this year, behind Yurav Premlall's 14-shot romp at the Catalunya Championship in May
Why it matters: Lowry becomes only the second player to win the Irish Open twice and the first to break both the scoring and victory-margin records in a single week, re-establishing himself as Europe's most dominant player after a frustrating season that included a final-round collapse at the Cognizant Classic. For Reed, the runner-up finish extends his Race to Dubai cushion over McIlroy with the season nearing its conclusion.
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