Shane Lowry firmly believes golfers should be given more time after tournament rounds before engaging the media for an interview.
The Irishman’s patience was wearing thin at the Masters as he walked away from an interview after a tumultuous third round.
The 38-year-old won The Open Championship in 2019The Masters XHe was competing well until his chances dwindled after bogeys on the final two holes which led to a drop down the leaderboard.
While he had a bad round, Rory McIlroy recorded an immense one, which led to questions being put to Lowry about his close friend.
In response Lowry said: “No. No, I’m not going to stand here and talk about Rory for 10 minutes.
“I’m trying to win the tournament, as well.”
Lowry would prefer a process similar to tennis – the sport which offers players a break before facing the flashing lights and questions of journalists.
“No, like, obviously, I’m good friends with Rory,” Lowry explained. “So I have to talk about him a lot anyway, but I just thought the timing of it – I just bogeyed the last two, I thought it was a bit, yeah, you know what I mean?
“I think a lot of players, a lot of even certain media members have said it to me that, you know, I said the right thing. I do think there’s a period where we should get for when we finish.
“Obviously, 80 to 90 per cent of the time we’re fine, but like that 10 per cent that you kind of need a little bit of time to cool off or get your thoughts, right?
“I do think the media will get a better view of what’s going on. If the players had a little bit more time to think about it.”
Lowry gave an example of Bryson DeChambeau’s comments about McIlroy as reason for why a break is needed.
McIlroy and Lowry were the defending champions of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans but finished 12th in 2025GettyThe LIV player mentioned the Masters winner’s behaviour in the scoring hut after a bogey on the 18th hole which led him to a playoff against Justin Rose.
DeChambeau claimed McIlroy would not talk to him.
“But even that, like the answer he gave there, he might give a different answer 30 minutes later,” added Lowry.
He revealed once a tournament nears an intense conclusion most players do not talk as they require deep focus.
“You know what I mean? So like, I thought that was probably taken out of context.
“Bryson was obviously, you know, annoyed at himself because he didn’t play great that day.
“But if you would have got Bryson 30 minutes later I think he probably would give you a different answer.”
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