Shane Lowry feels 'absolutely disgusting' amounts of money in golf are 'going to p*** people off'

Shane Lowry has lashed out at the “absolutely disgusting” amounts of money being thrown at golfers, saying it is “going to p*** people off” who are average fans of the sport. The Irishman broke a three-year winless run when edging out Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm to claim the BMW PGA Championship title. Ad Lowry pocketed £1.175m for his Wentworth win, but said it was only after checking his phone that he was aware of his haul.

Golf‘This is one for the good guys’ — Lowry motivated to beat LIV Golf playersAN HOUR AGO The 2019 Open champion says his motivation is to win at the top level and leave a legacy, which is why he chose to reject overtures from LIV Golf. “The issues players might have is that LIV Golf is throwing around so much money, the DP World Tour might have taken that or could have taken that,” Lowry told the No Laying Up podcast. “But that’s too quick of a fix when you are talking about golf in general." Tiger Woods held a meeting of senior players at the BMW Championship in August to talk through the state of golf, and it led to a raft of changes and a strengthening of an alliance between the PGA Tour and DP World Tour.

McIlroy battles back from poor start to take share of clubhouse lead in Italian Open McIlroy and Fitzpatrick differ on inclusion of LIV Golf players at Ryder Cup “At that (players only) meeting in Delaware, I was like, lads, we have to do what’s right for golf not what’s right for us," Lowry said. «We are not always going to be there, but golf is and I feel what the DP World Tour and the PGA Tour have done and will do over the next few years is better for golf. “I am very lucky to have the life I have.