Royal Portrush Golf Club, Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland — July 21, 2019
An Irishman wins the Open Competition while it’s being played in Northern Ireland, what are the chances of that. Shane Lowry made sure the fairy tale came true, battling through an up and down round after building an insurmountable lead heading into the final day.
Birdies Hard to Come By
No one at the top of the leaderboard could make a run at Lowry. There were only 15 rounds under par on Championship Sunday. Lowry did not have one of them either.
Though he won by six strokes, Lowry did what he had to do to secure his first Major title. Three birdies and three bogies left him even-par after nine holes.
Holes eight and nine were bogies, then Lowry carded two more on 11 and 14. He turned things around with a birdie on 15, then three straight pars closed out his round at one-over-par 72. Kissing the Claret Jug finished off Lowry’s day.
The Followers
Lowry’s 15 under par score was six strokes better than second-place Tommy Fleetwood’s nine under par total. American Tony Finau took third at seven-under. Lee Westwood and Brooks Koepka tied for fourth another stroke back.
The final major championship of the year held little drama after the first two rounds as Lowry took command in the third round and walked away from the field.
Next year, The Open will be played at Royal St George in southeastern England. And an Irishman will be the defending Champion.
Results of the 148th Open Championship
| Position | Player | To Par | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | EARNINGS |
| 1 | Shane Lowry | -15 | 67 | 67 | 63 | 72 | 269 | $1,935,000 |
| 2 | Tommy Fleetwood | -9 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 74 | 275 | $1,120,000 |
| 3 | Tony Finau | -7 | 68 | 70 | 68 | 71 | 277 | $718,000 |
| T4 | Lee Westwood | -6 | 68 | 67 | 70 | 73 | 278 | $503,500 |
| T4 | Brooks Koepka | -6 | 68 | 69 | 67 | 74 | 278 | $503,500 |
| T6 | Robert MacIntyre | -5 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 279 | $313,000 |
| T6 | Tyrrell Hatton | -5 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 279 | $313,000 |
| T6 | Danny Willett | -5 | 74 | 67 | 65 | 73 | 279 | $313,000 |
| T6 | Rickie Fowler | -5 | 70 | 69 | 66 | 74 | 279 | $313,000 |
| 10 | Patrick Reed | -4 | 71 | 67 | 71 | 71 | 280 | $223,000 |
| T11 | Francesco Molinari | -3 | 74 | 69 | 72 | 66 | 281 | $171,700 |
| T11 | Tom Lewis | -3 | 75 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 281 | $171,700 |
| T11 | Justin Thomas | -3 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 72 | 281 | $171,700 |
| T11 | Alexander Noren | -3 | 68 | 71 | 68 | 74 | 281 | $171,700 |
| T11 | Jon Rahm | -3 | 68 | 70 | 68 | 75 | 281 | $171,700 |
| T16 | Ryan Fox | -2 | 68 | 75 | 70 | 69 | 282 | $126,313 |
| T16 | Lucas Bjerregaard | -2 | 70 | 68 | 74 | 70 | 282 | $126,313 |
| T16 | Rory Sabbatini | -2 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 282 | $126,313 |
| T16 | Sang-hyun Park | -2 | 69 | 72 | 68 | 73 | 282 | $126,313 |
| T20 | Louis Oosthuizen | -1 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 69 | 283 | $91,350 |
| T20 | Stewart Cink | -1 | 74 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 283 | $91,350 |
| T20 | Doc Redman | -1 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 283 | $91,350 |
| T20 | Lucas Glover | -1 | 72 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 283 | $91,350 |
| T20 | Erik van Rooyen | -1 | 70 | 68 | 72 | 73 | 283 | $91,350 |
| T20 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | -1 | 71 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 283 | $91,350 |
| T20 | Cameron Smith | -1 | 70 | 66 | 71 | 76 | 283 | $91,350 |
| T20 | Henrik Stenson | -1 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 76 | 283 | $91,350 |
| T20 | Jordan Spieth | -1 | 70 | 67 | 69 | 77 | 283 | $91,350 |
| T20 | Justin Rose | -1 | 69 | 67 | 68 | 79 | 283 | $91,350 |
| T30 | Kevin Kisner | E | 70 | 71 | 70 | 73 | 284 | $69,875 |
| T30 | Webb Simpson | E | 68 | 71 | 71 | 74 | 284 | $69,875 |
| T32 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 1 | 68 | 73 | 77 | 67 | 285 | $56,278 |
| T32 | Jason Kokrak | 1 | 74 | 69 | 74 | 68 | 285 | $56,278 |
| T32 | Bernd Wiesberger | 1 | 70 | 71 | 74 | 70 | 285 | $56,278 |
| T32 | Andrew Wilson | 1 | 76 | 67 | 71 | 71 | 285 | $56,278 |
| T32 | Joost Luiten | 1 | 73 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 285 | $56,278 |
| T32 | Ernie Els | 1 | 71 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 285 | $56,278 |
| T32 | Byeong-Hun An | 1 | 73 | 67 | 70 | 75 | 285 | $56,278 |
| T32 | Andrew Putnam | 1 | 70 | 67 | 70 | 78 | 285 | $56,278 |
| T32 | Dylan Frittelli | 1 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 78 | 285 | $56,278 |
| T41 | Callum Shinkwin | 2 | 70 | 71 | 75 | 70 | 286 | $36,925 |
| T41 | Kyle Stanley | 2 | 75 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 286 | $36,925 |
| T41 | Benjamin Hebert | 2 | 73 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 286 | $36,925 |
| T41 | Inn-choon Hwang | 2 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 73 | 286 | $36,925 |
| T41 | Aaron Wise | 2 | 72 | 69 | 71 | 74 | 286 | $36,925 |
| T41 | Patrick Cantlay | 2 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 74 | 286 | $36,925 |
| T41 | Justin Harding | 2 | 71 | 65 | 74 | 76 | 286 | $36,925 |
| T41 | Russell Knox | 2 | 70 | 71 | 68 | 77 | 286 | $36,925 |
| T41 | Xander Schauffele | 2 | 74 | 65 | 69 | 78 | 286 | $36,925 |
| T41 | Matt Kuchar | 2 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 79 | 286 | $36,925 |
| T51 | Shubhankar Sharma | 3 | 70 | 72 | 77 | 68 | 287 | $28,317 |
| T51 | Branden Grace | 3 | 70 | 71 | 75 | 71 | 287 | $28,317 |
| T51 | Bubba Watson | 3 | 72 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 287 | $28,317 |
| T51 | Matt Wallace | 3 | 73 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 287 | $28,317 |
| T51 | Charley Hoffman | 3 | 70 | 73 | 70 | 74 | 287 | $28,317 |
| T51 | Dustin Johnson | 3 | 72 | 67 | 72 | 76 | 287 | $28,317 |
| T57 | Ashton Turner | 4 | 69 | 74 | 77 | 68 | 288 | $26,467 |
| T57 | Thorbjorn Olesen | 4 | 72 | 68 | 77 | 71 | 288 | $26,467 |
| T57 | Kevin Streelman | 4 | 77 | 65 | 74 | 72 | 288 | $26,467 |
| T57 | Paul Casey | 4 | 72 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 288 | $26,467 |
| T57 | Adam Hadwin | 4 | 74 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 288 | $26,467 |
| T57 | Graeme McDowell | 4 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 77 | 288 | $26,467 |
| T63 | Paul Waring | 5 | 75 | 68 | 75 | 71 | 289 | $25,800 |
| T63 | Jim Furyk | 5 | 73 | 68 | 75 | 73 | 289 | $25,800 |
| T63 | Mikko Korhonen | 5 | 72 | 69 | 71 | 77 | 289 | $25,800 |
| T63 | Romain Langasque | 5 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 78 | 289 | $25,800 |
| T67 | Thomas Pieters | 6 | 72 | 68 | 74 | 76 | 290 | $25,088 |
| T67 | Yosuke Asaji | 6 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 76 | 290 | $25,088 |
| T67 | Sergio Garcia | 6 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 78 | 290 | $25,088 |
| T67 | J.B. Holmes | 6 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 87 | 290 | $25,088 |
| 71 | Eddie Pepperell | 8 | 70 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 292 | $24,625 |
| T72 | Nino Bertasio | 9 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 293 | $24,438 |
| T72 | Yuki Inamori | 9 | 70 | 73 | 70 | 80 | 293 | $24,438 |
