The Open 2019 result: Shane Lowry wins title with six-shot victory to seal famous first major championship
Re-live the action from the final day at the 148th Open Championship as Ireland’s very own Shane Lowry stormed to victory at a rain-sodden Royal Portrush
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Your support makes all the difference.Shane Lowry captured the imagination of his Irish fans with a stunning victory to win The Open Championship and clinch his first major title.
The 32-year-old hails from Clara some 160 miles south of Royal Portrush across the border, and enjoyed a passionate and ferocious support from a partisan crowd who roared him home from start to finish amid one of the greatest atmospheres ever witnessed in Open history.
Only on the first hole did Lowry look in trouble as he began his round with a bogey, giving Tommy Fleetwood a sniff of a challenge, but from there on no one was able to get close to the Irishman and he eventually held off his English playing partner to claim a six-shot victory and spark wild celebrations on the 18th green.
Fleetwood clinched his joint-best finish in a major but rued what could have been after failing to take his chances early on, while Tony Finau rose through the leaderboard with a supreme par round of 71 in tdreadful conditions to take third place. Re-live the action below.
What time does it start?
Ashton Turner gets the day underway at 7:32am, with the final pairing beginning at 1:47pm.
Where can I watch it?
The fourth round will be shown entirely on Sky Sports Golf and Sky Sports Main Event from 7:30am. Highlights will be shown on BBC Two at 8pm.
Sunday tee times
7:32am – Ashton Turner
7:42am – Shubhankar Sharma (Ind), Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Thi)
7:52am – Eddie Pepperell, Nino Bertasio (Ita)
8:02am – Paul Waring, Thorbjorn Olesen (Den)
8:12am – Jason Kokrak (USA), Branden Grace (Rsa)
8:22am – Jim Furyk (USA), Callum Shinkwin
8:32am – Kevin Streelman (USA), Bubba Watson (USA)
8:42am – Bernd Wiesberger (Aut), Kyle Stanley (USA)
8:57am – Paul Casey, Benjamin Hebert (Fra)
9:07am – Adam Hadwin (Can), Matt Wallace
9:17am – Francesco Molinari (Ita), Thomas Pieters (Bel)
9:27am – Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa), Andrew Wilson
9:37am – Yosuke Asaji (Jap), Steward Cink (USA)
9:47am – Joost Luiten (Ned), Doc Redman (USA)
9:57am – Innchoon Hwang (Kor), Ryan Fox (Aus)
10:07am – Yuki Inamori (Jap), Charley Hoffman (USA)
10:17am – Lucas Bjerregaard (Den), Ernie Els (Rsa)
10:32am – Aaron Wise (USA), Lucas Glover (USA)
10:42am – Patrick Cantlay (USA), Sergio Garcia (Spa)
10:52am – Mikko Korhonen (Fin), Dustin Johnson (USA)
11:02am – Rory Sabbatini (Slo), Robert MacIntyre (Sco)
11:12am – Romain Langaque (Fra), Kevin Kisner (USA)
11:22am – Tom Lewis, Graeme McDowell (Nir)
11:32am – Justin Harding (Rsa), Erik van Rooyen (Rsa)
11:42am – Tyrrell Hatton, Webb Simpson (USA)
11:52am – Byeong Hun-am (Kor), Matthew Fitzpatrick
12:07pm – Patrick Reed (USA), Justin Thomas (USA)
12:17pm – Sang Hyun-park (Kor), Russell Knox (Sco)
12:27pm – Xander Schauffele (USA), Cameron Smith (Aus)
12:37pm – Andrew Putnam (USA), Dylan Frittelli (Rsa)
12:47pm – Matt Kuchar (USA), Alex Noren (Swe)
12:57pm – Henrik Stenson (Swe), Jordan Spieth (USA)
1:07pm – Tony Finau (USA), Jon Rahm (Spa)
1:17pm – Danny Willett, Lee Westwood
1:27pm – Rickie Fowler (USA), Justin Rose
1:37pm – Brooks Koepka (USA), JB Holmes (USA)
1:47pm – Tommy Fleetwood, Shane Lowry (Ire)
14th hole
Tommy is staring down the barrel of a bogey as his third shot falls away to the right of the green, Lowry (-15) will have a difficult but doable putt for par.
16th hole
Fowler (-6) follows up his birdie on 15 with a glorious tee shot to the middle of the 16th green.
14th hole
Lowry keeps the game interesting by leaving his par putt short and making a bogey to go to (-14). Fleetwood (-9) needs to sink this one, but doesn't. It kisses the right edge and rolls by. Double bogey for Tommy and surely the Claret Jug is heading to Shane Lowry.
15th hole
Brooks Koepka (-7) shoots back up the leaderboard with a birdie on the 15th. He's tied in third with Tony Finau which would be his lowest finish in major tournaments this year.
16th hole
Rickie Fowler has a chance to join them at 7-under but misses the birdie putt. A par on 16 keeps him a (-6).
15th hole
Shane Lowry (-14) looks as though a weight has been taken off his shoulders. He pumps his tee shot on the 15th down the fairway with Tommy Fleetwood (-9) following him.
A horror show of a round for JB Holmes doesn't just affect him, his partner Brooks Koepka isn't best pleased at the rate that JB's been zigzagging the course:
15th hole
Fleetwood (-9) has a resigned look about him as he pitches his second into the 15th. Lowry (-14) played first and put it close but Fleetwood doesn't get inside of his ball.
18th hole
John Rahm finishes his round of 75 with a birdie on the last. It's been hard work out their today and Rahm looks happy that it's over. His playing partner Tony Finau makes it home with a level par round of 71, exceptional in these conditions. He sits third on the leaderboard at (-7).
15th hole
The resistance of Tommy Fleetwood (-9) is over. His leaves his birdie short of the hole and can only make par. In response Shane Lowry (-15) holes his birdie putt, to great cheer from the crowd, and he knows that he's a step closer to the Claret Jug.
16th hole
The pressure has all but left Shane Lowry (-15) he aims left where it's safer on Calamity Corner and reaches the front edge of the green. Fleetwood (-9) reaches the edge too but the one on the left side of the putting surface. Six shots in front with two and a half to play.
18th hole
Lee Westwood (-6) finishes off his Open Championship with a par at the last. It's been a tough day for Lee, and everyone else at the top of the leaderboard. He cards a final round 73 with six bogeys and four birdies.
17th hole
Koepka's (-7) third shot out of the bunker on the 17th is a good one, he gives himself a strong chance to make a par.
16th hole
Tommy Fleetwood (-9) holds on to his two-shot lead over third with a three on 16. Shane Lowry (-15) also keeps his lead at six shots.
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