OAKMONT, Pa. — The thing about golf is, one single swing can turn around your entire day. Shane Lowry was butchering Oakmont through his first round at the U.S. Open … and then he turned around and pulled off one of the most impressive shots in Oakmont history.
Through his first 11 holes, Lowry was +6, in danger of ejecting himself from the entire tournament before the afternoon wave even saw the course. And then came the par-4 3rd, where Lowry put his tee shot in the vicinity of the famed Church Pews. He stood 160 yards from the pin, and then stepped up and did this:
You can tell he didn’t want to smile, but he couldn’t resist.
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Oakmont opened in 1904, and had never surrendered an eagle on the 3rd … until today. Regardless of how his U.S. Open finishes out, Lowry can claim that honor.
It’s the latest in a spectacular run of hole-outs for Lowry, who has perhaps the most spectacular hole-in-one resume in history:
The 16th at Augusta National
… and now, this record-setting jar at Oakmont. Not a bad little run there.
