ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL

March 10, 2024

Shane Lowry

Bay Hill Club and Lodge

Quick Quotes

Q. When Scottie plays like that can anyone live with him?

SHANE LOWRY: There's probably only a couple of players in the world that can live with him playing like that. Not sure I'm one of them. I was obviously just disappointed I didn't put any pressure on him early. I got off to a bad start, he got off to a good start. I was a few shots behind all at the end of the day. I'm sure Wyndham feels the same. But, yeah, he showed today why he's world No. 1.

Q. You must be proud of the week and the way you finished.

SHANE LOWRY: Yeah, because I was a little bit shaken after those early bogeys, I hit a great shot on the second and probably just half a club out, but, yeah, this type of course, it gives you nothing. I was close to being a lot better this week, but another top 5, some well needed, much needed FedExCup points, and on to Sawgrass next week.

Q. Having the front row seat to Scottie today, does it compare to any one or certain round that you played in in the past, just in terms of the impressiveness and maybe the dominance?

SHANE LOWRY: Look, I think he obviously played very well, but when he hit the bad shots he got them up and down, that was key. He holed the right putts at the right time. A couple of things change and you just never know. Like, down this stretch here, you put somebody, no matter who they are, no matter how good they are under pressure, you never know what could happen. I don't think he got that. Now, I'm not saying that he wouldn't have won, but I just didn't get a chance to -- I kept missing fairways and then leaving 30 feet for birdie and you run it by and you have four, five feet back, and these greens are difficult. So it's tough for me to talk about and think about it right now, because I'm just in off the course and I was so focused on my own game and trying to have the best week I could, but I'll sit down and reflect on it over the next couple of days and all in all it's been a great week.

Q. Just the razor thin margins out there you experienced, 2, you mentioned 6, really nice iron, you're in that thick stuff. What does that kind of do to a person as the round goes, the mental challenge there?

SHANE LOWRY: That's what this course is like. It does it to you. I'm used to playing major championships and I'm used to playing tough golf courses, and you have to roll with the punches. I play these types of courses well. Obviously, my record is not great here, but I play tough golf courses well. Yeah, you just have to roll with the punches and keep going and keep fighting as hard as you can and see where it leaves you at the end of the day. For me, today it was third place. Hopefully, next week I go a couple better.