WILMINGTON, Del. – Shane Lowry may be the odd man out of finishing in the top 30 of the FedEx Cup points standings, but he never lost his sense of humor.
Before the final round of the BMW Championship, Lowry hopped on his social media and posted a video of his caddie Brian Martin wearing a pair of Birkenstock sandals, noting he played so poorly on the front nine on Saturday – Lowry shot 3-over 38 – “I got Jesus on the bag for the back.”
Lowry came home with three birdies on the inward nine to shoot even-par 71. Why the sandals for Martin?
Simple: blisters.
Funny enough, Lowry had bought him new shoes while he was home Monday and brought them to the second playoff event this week.
“He loves those Jordan runners,” Lowry said. “They’re comfortable or whatever. … he just got really bad blisters.
“On the 9th I said, ‘Have you got your sandals with you, your Birkenstocks?’ and he did. So I said, ‘Why not wear them for the back nine?’ I mean, it’s dry, it’s fine, and they’re comfy, so yeah. Looked like Jesus out there.”
Lowry shot a final-round 68, but a bogey at 17 was costly. When he finished his round, he was projected to be on the right side of the top 30 but Adam Scott bumped him out. Lowry has never qualified for the Tour Championship, even in 2019 when he won the British Open. Lowry said it is hard to do for a player such as himself who splits time on the DP World Tour.
“It’s just so hard to do,” Lowry said. “Look, obviously Rory does every year and these guys, but Rory is Rory. I think throw five or six more events in my schedule and I’m guaranteed to be there next week. That’s the disappointing part of it. I feel like there’s a lot of things that didn’t go my way this season. I had a few chance to win tournaments that I didn’t get over the line, but all in all, it’s been a pretty good year without a win.”
Played so bad on the front 9 I got Jesus on the bag for the back.
— Shane Lowry (@ShaneLowryGolf) August 21, 2022
