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)
A 68 year wait for The Open Championship to return to the island of Ireland and it's won by an Irishman with a Northern Irish caddie.
Shane Lowry wins the first major of his career.
Shane Lowry comes out onto the 18th green once again. This time to raise the Claret Jug, he's introduced as the Champion Golfer of the Year and the 148th Open Champion.
There's a huge grin on his face as he raises the trophy aloft, he thanks his backroom staff, the tournament organisers and is close to tears as he praises his family, his parents, wife and daughter. Finally a thank you goes to the volunteers and the record number of fans who came to Royal Portrush.
It's been a special week and four special rounds of golf from Shane Lowry.
Reaction from The Open Champion Shane Lowry:
"I feel like I'm in an out of body experience. I mean I was so calm going down the last hole I couldn't believe it, what a day!
"It was difficult out there, the weather was hard. It kind of turned into a two horse race with me and Tommy [Fleetwood] which was good for me, Brooks [Koepka] fell away, then JB [Holmes] and Lee [Westwood] and I tried to focus on staying as far ahead of Tommy as I could.
"I talked to Beau a lot today, my caddie. I told that I can't stop thinking about winning and he stayed on me and had my back and kept talking in my ear, what a job he did today. I can't wait to wake up tomorrow morning, it's going to feel incredible.
"The next tournament I play is probably going to feel boring because this week was just something I've never seen on a golf course. [The supporters] kept me going, they really did."
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