MASTERS TOURNAMENT

April 10, 2022

Shane Lowry

Quick Quotes

Q. Shane, yesterday I know you were a bit disappointed with the way things went. How pleased are you with today?

SHANE LOWRY: It is quite pleasing to do what I did and finish the way I did is very pleasing. Yeah, but it's going to be one of those where it's like so near and so far type thing. I don't know how many chances you're going to get to win the green jacket. It is a bit of a disappointing kind of feeling right now, but obviously, my finish was really good, and I played some great golf all week.

I've got so many positives to take from it, and, yeah, it's kind of onwards and upwards from here.

Q. You must be very proud of how you recovered?

SHANE LOWRY: Yeah, yeah. You know, I just kept telling myself, I opened up today lovely. I played the first three holes lovely, and I just tried to be a bit clever on the fourth and try to hit a 3-iron up in the air. It was just a horrendous shot. It was probably -- didn't hit too many more bad shots the rest of the day.

The big thing I can take away from the last two days being in contention around here is how comfortable I felt on the golf course. I'm proud of myself to the way I handled myself and especially when things went against me today. To shoot 5-under for the last sort of whatever it was, 13 holes was pretty good.

Q. You could easily have sort of imploded after the 4th hole, but you showed the courage on the line to come back. That's something you can take forward.

SHANE LOWRY: Look, I've got fight. I've got determination, and I'm never going to stop trying. I'm out there giving it my best, and I just kept on telling myself that was only one swing. I made a great up-and-down on 5 and made a great birdie on 6, and that kind of got me going again.

Yeah, I just -- to be honest, I felt like I was somewhat out of the tournament, but you just don't know how it's going to go. I thought maybe I could shoot 6 or 7-under from there, but Scottie has obviously went down and done his thing, and he is the best player in the world at the moment, and he has come out to play. And when the No. 1 player in the world comes out to play his best, he is hard to beat.

Q. You said at the start of the week, could be me. You never know. Does this performance this week, taking out the bad luck here and there, does this give you more belief that one day it really can be you? Or did you have it already?

SHANE LOWRY: I think I have believed that I can do whatever in this game. I just have to allow myself to come to these tournaments and do it.

Look, this week coming in I was playing such great golf. My form was really good, and I felt very comfortable, so I'm hoping next year when I get back here, I'll feel the same and give it another go. Who knows what shape my game will be in this time next year.

Q. Looks like Rory is second here. He was locking up the place today. Looks like you're tied third. Irish golf, a quick word on that. We really did punch above our weight in the majors the last ten years.

SHANE LOWRY: Yeah. Yeah, we have. Seamus is probably the one that will take the brunt of that because people will be wondering when he is going to win one now.

Look, Great to have four Irish people here this week. Paddy was unfortunate to miss the putt. Seamus got to play the weekend. I said he learned a lot from last -- weekend golf out here is way different than practice rounds. You learn a lot from it. Yeah, myself and Rory second and third. Maybe. Yeah, it's pretty nice for Irish golf.

Q. Nice to have another Irishman in Rome. Seamus is joining the --

SHANE LOWRY: That's obviously his goal. Obviously, I want him there, but I want me there first. (Laughing).

Q. Very close to an Irishman wearing this green jacket. Can you see it happening in your prime years?

SHANE LOWRY: Who knows? You just don't know. I hope I come in here next year with the form I've had this year, and I might give it a good go again, but it won't be from the lack of trying.

Q. It doesn't scare you? You embrace it?

SHANE LOWRY: This is obviously my first weekend out there in the heat of it, and like I said, I felt very comfortable. You'll see what it's like tomorrow.

Q. That's a low blow. (Laughing).

SHANE LOWRY: As long as you don't make triple on the 4, you're all right. (Laughing).