WINNING SCORE: 17-under-par, 199 (shortened to 54-holes).

EQUIPMENT CHOICE:

DRIVER: Srixon ZX5 with 9.5° loft, fitted with Mitsubishi Chemical Diamana D+ White 70 TX shaft.

3-WOOD: TaylorMade SIM2 Titanium with 15° loft, with Project X HZRDUS Smoke Blue 80 TX shaft.

5-WOOD: TaylorMade M5 with 19° loft, with Graphite Design Tour AD DI-8X shaft.

IRONS: Srixon ZX Utility (3-iron), Srixon ZX5 (4- & 5-iron) and Srixon ZX7 (6-iron to pitching wedge), with Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 120 X (3) and KBS Tour 130 X (4-PW) shafts.

WEDGES: Cleveland RTX ZipCore (50°-10° MID Grind & 58°-08° Custom Grind), with KBS Tour Wedge X Custom Series Black shafts.

PUTTER: Odyssey White Hot Pro 2-Ball.

BALL: Srixon Z-Star XV.

FINAL LEADERBOARD

EQUIPMENT NOTES:

  • Remarkably going bogey-free over the three rounds at Wentworth’s difficult West Course, Lowry wasn’t a standout in any particular statistic beyond his scoring. Solid through the bag, Lowry’s ball striking is often the key indicator to performance and the major winner had a solid week with his irons. Interestingly, Lowry carries three different iron models in his bag from sponsor Srixon to achieve optimal distance gapping, ball flights and forgiveness where it is needed.
     

  • One of the best in the world with a wedge in his hands, Lowry’s lob wedge is a little different to the retail offerings from Cleveland in a 58° option. Carrying 8° of bounce, the sole of the wedge has heel and toe relief as well as the trailing edge being ground significantly. A fan of opening the face, Lowry clearly feels he can adjust the clubface to hit any shot he requires, and only carries one other speciality wedge.

  • Lowry’s victory continues a strong year for Srixon golf balls at big events, with the brand’s range of Z-Star models also used to win two women’s major championships.

QUOTE: “I love this tournament and I love this course. I love coming here, the area, I just love everything about it. I'm so happy that I can come here and win the tournament this year. I feel like I've had a great year but it's not a great year unless you win. And I feel like this is just the glaze on the cake for me.” – Shane Lowry.