Rory McIlroy says it was during a drunken lunch after the Ryder Cup that he asked Shane Lowry to be his teammate in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. That was some six months ago and it worked out better than he could have imagined. It's not so much he and Lowry won the PGA Tour's only official team event. They rediscovered the joy of golf.
Shane Lowry , of Ireland, hoists up teammate Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, after they won the PGA Zurich Classic golf tournament at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, La., Sunday, April 28, 2024. Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, and teammate Shane Lowry , of Ireland, right hold up their trophy after winning the PGA Zurich Classic golf tournament at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, La., Sunday, April 28, 2024.
As for the golf, he won at East Lake for the third time , in Scotland for the first time and in Dubai for the sixth time . New Orleans doesn’t happen. McIlroy would have rediscovered the fun again — that’s part of his personality and what makes him so popular — but it’s hard to imagine a celebration when someone lifts him off the ground like a rag doll to celebrate.
It doesn’t sound like it was much different in New Orleans. They received a standing ovation at Arnaud’s, the historic restaurant in the French Quarter on the eve of the final round. They had the largest and loudest gallery at the TPC Louisiana.
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