By Justin Kelly
Clara native Shane Lowry has continued his upward surge in
golf’s official world rankings, climbing to an all-time high of 40th
position following his performance at the Farmers Insurance Open in the US over
the weekend.
Lowry shot a final round 68 at Torrey Pines to finish in a
tie for seventh place, completing his first professional top ten finish on US
soil. The Farmers Insurance Open marked the start of 2015 for the Offaly man as
it was his first tournament of the calendar year.
Lowry finished seventh on
seven-under par along with Scotland's Martin Laird, and Americans Nick Watney and
Jimmy Walker. He was just two strokes away from making a play-off that would have seen him contest for the tournament outright. The play-off was eventually played out by JB Holmes, Harris
English, Jason Day and Scott Stallings. The Australian Jason Day went on to
win after the four-man playoff.
Lowry was taking to the course in a professional capacity
for the first time in ten weeks, and he thanked everyone at the course and
tournament on Twitter following his impressive weekend at the Farmers Insurance
Open.
After overtaking former US supremo Tiger Woods in the
rankings last month, Lowry now sits 22 places above the fading champion, who is
lagging behind in 62nd spot. That marks Woods’ lowest ranking since
he joined the PGA Tour in 1996.
Lowry’s fellow Irishman Rory McIlroy remains a dominant
leader of golf’s world rankings, opening up a sizeable gap between himself and
the chasing pack, headed by Swede Henrik Stenson.
On Twitter on Sunday night, Lowry described his performance
in the Farmers Insurance Open as “one of the best tournaments” he has played.
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