Shane Lowry's Claret Jug defence in Portrush is all but over after he was slapped with a two-shot penalty - as Scottie Scheffler ominously moved into the halfway lead.

Shane Lowry was caught in a foul-mouthed rant during the second round of The Open at Royal Portrush. The Irishman is looking to win his second major after winning the same tournament at this very

Shane Lowry unleashing F-bomb rants during golf tournaments is certainly nothing new. He did it at this year's PGA Championship. He did it at last year's British Open. He, well, you get the point. But what happened on Friday was still a bit shocking from the Irishman.

Lowry's ball moved after a practice swing, but did he cause the movement? That's the question tournament officials will have to answer.

Rory McIlroy was there for the most consequential moment of Shane Lowry’s career, kneeling greenside when his best friend secured t

Smylie Kaufman wasn't the only one cursing at Royal Portrush on Friday, but he still drew an apology from Mike Tirico.

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — If anybody stepped to the first tee at Portrush with a powerful memory, it was Shane Lowry. He is, after all, the last player to win a British Open at Portrush, in 2019, and he’d been anticipating the emotions that would engulf him for that first tee shot this week for quite a while.

At the time, they could not have known, but they were about to create what would become the only golf course outside Great Britain to host The Open Championship not once, but three times. As we approach the 153rd Open Championship,