Shane Lowry
Golf
BIOGRAPHY
Shane Lowry represented Ireland in the men’s individual golf stroke play tournament at two Olympic Games, finishing tied 22nd at Tokyo 2020 and tied 26th at Paris 2024.
At the Paris Games he had the honour of carrying the Irish flag at the Opening Ceremony along the River Seine alongside Sarah Lavin. Lowry grew up in Clara, Co. Offaly, into a family steeped in GAA tradition – his father Brendan and uncles Seán and Mick all played on the Offaly team that won the 1982 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final, stopping Kerry from achieving five titles in a row. He only took up golf at 13, developing his game at Esker Hills Golf Club, and within a year was playing off a 12 handicap.
He won the European Amateur Team Championship with Ireland in 2007 and 2008, then caused a sensation in 2009 when he won the Irish Open at County Louth as a 22-year-old amateur – only the second amateur to win on the DP World Tour that year – before turning professional the following week. His defining moment came at the 2019 Open Championship at Royal Portrush, where he won by six shots to become only the second golfer from the Republic of Ireland to win a Major, after Padraig Harrington.
He has also won the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in 2015 and represented Europe in three Ryder Cups. He is based in Florida and has been a sponsor of Offaly GAA since 2021.
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