Key Highlights :
1. Shane Lowry spoke against possible strike action by PGA Tour players at last week's Canadian Open.
2. Lowry is a member of the Player Advisory Committee on the Tour and, in the wake of the shock revelation by PGA Tour chief Jay Monahan that a merger deal had been struck between the Tour, LIV Golf and the DP World Tour, there was some discussion among blindsided players about taking industrial action.
3. The Clara man spoke at the meeting, revealing: "Yeah I did, it was brief. Obviously tensions were a little bit high, they're not really high but a couple of lads started talking about 'what if we didn't play this week'.
4. Lowry revealed that he spoke against possible strike action by PGA Tour players at last week's Canadian Open.
5. Lowry is a member of the Player Advisory Committee on the Tour and, in the wake of the shock revelation by PGA Tour chief Jay Monahan that a merger deal had been struck between the Tour, LIV Golf and the DP World Tour, there was some discussion among blindsided players about taking industrial action.
6. The Clara man spoke at the meeting, revealing: "Yeah I did, it was brief. Obviously tensions were a little bit high, they're not really high but a couple of lads started talking about 'what if we didn't play this week'.
7. Lowry revealed that he spoke against possible strike action by PGA Tour players at last week's Canadian Open.
8. Lowry is a member of the Player Advisory Committee on the Tour and, in the wake of the shock revelation by PGA Tour chief Jay Monahan that a merger deal had been struck between the Tour, LIV Golf and the DP World Tour, there was some discussion among blindsided players about taking industrial action.
9. The key points are that 1) Shane Lowry spoke against possible strike action by PGA Tour players at last week's Canadian Open, 2) Lowry is a member of the Player Advisory Committee on the Tour and, in the wake of the shock revelation by PGA Tour chief Jay Monahan that a merger deal had been struck between the Tour, LIV Golf and the DP World Tour, there was some discussion among blindsided players about taking industrial action, 3) The Clara man spoke at the meeting, revealing: "Yeah I did, it was brief. Obviously tensions were a little bit high, they're not really high but a couple of lads started talking about 'what if we didn't play this week'. 4) Lowry revealed that he spoke against possible strike action by PGA Tour players at last week's Canadian Open. 5) Lowry is a member of the Player Advisory Committee on the Tour and, in the wake of the shock revelation by PGA Tour chief Jay Monahan that a merger deal had been struck between the Tour, LIV Golf and the DP World Tour, there was
Shane Lowry, the Clara native and major-winning golfer, has revealed that he spoke against possible strike action by PGA Tour players at last week's Canadian Open. Lowry, a member of the Player Advisory Committee on the Tour, made his stance clear in the wake of the shock revelation by PGA Tour chief Jay Monahan that a merger deal had been struck between the Tour, LIV Golf and the DP World Tour.
At a meeting of players, tensions were high and some began discussing the possibility of not playing in the tournament. Lowry stepped in to calm the situation and urged the players to focus on their jobs and let the rest take care of itself.
Speaking to RTE Radio ahead of the US Open, Lowry admitted he was still in the dark over the ramifications of the controversial deal between the PGA Tour and the Saudi-backed Public Investment Fund. He said that the only thing players can do is worry about themselves and try to play good golf and the rest will take care of itself.
Lowry also expressed sympathy for the elite players who have had to constantly talk about the state of golf. Rory McIlroy, for one, cancelled his pre-tournament press conference this week to avoid the circus.
The Clara man said that the questions and speculation hadn't got to him, but he felt sorry for the top players who have been involved in the whole thing. He believes that the situation will become clearer in the near future and that players will have more information to talk about in the coming weeks.
Lowry is looking forward to getting into contention again this week as he looks for his first win of the year. He believes that if he can put himself within touching distance of the leaders on Saturday afternoon, Sunday morning going into the final round, then it would be a successful week for him.
Shane Lowry has made his stance clear on the possible strike action by PGA Tour players at the Canadian Open and is now looking forward to getting into contention at the US Open. He believes that the situation will become clearer in the coming weeks and that players will have more information to talk about. With that in mind, Lowry is content to get on with the business of getting into contention and playing good golf.
