Flying nicely under the radar after the opening day at the Masters, Shane Lowry believes patience is key to remaining in contention throughout the remaining three days at Augusta National.
The Offaly native is one of just 26 golfers to shoot under par in difficult course conditions in Thursday’s opening round as he posted a well-earned one-under 71 to sit in a share of 11th place ahead of Friday’s second round.
All the pre-tournament talk was based around two players; world number one and two Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy, and while it was former major winner Justin Rose who set the early pace, shooting a remarkable six-under 66, the two main protagonists made quite the impact.
Defending champion…