Just days after Xander Schauffele set the record for the lowest score to par at a major championship, Shane Lowry joined him with a 9-under 62 of his own.
Shane Lowry was eight shots back of the lead when he teed off over an hour and a half before the final group of the third round of the PGA Championship. When he entered the clubhouse, he was just one stroke back. That's because the Irishman shot a 9-under 62 on Saturday at Valhalla, tying the records for the lowest round and lowest score to par in a major. Xander Schauffele did the same on Thursday, tying the record of 62 that he already had a share of.
Lowry had a shot at history, reaching the par-5 18th in three and leaving himself about 10 feet for an unprecedented 61 in a major. But his putt never broke right, and he tapped in for par to tie Schauffele , Rickie Fowler and Branden Grace . The putt was to also tie Schauffele for the tournament lead at 14-under, but Lowry has more than put himself in position to win his second major. At the time of publishing, he was tied for second with 2020 PGA Champion Collin Morikawa.
Lowry parred the first hole, then birdied his next four before alternating between par and birdie from holes six through nine, entering the turn with a 29. He birdied 13, 14, and 17 en route to the bogey-free round. In all, he knocked down over 161 feet in putts, including back-to-back birdies of 37 feet, four inches and 32 feet, six inches at 13 and 14.
With a win Sunday, he'd become the 21st multi-time winner of the PGA Championship and the first since Brooks Koepka won his second in 2019, defending his title from the year before. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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