Despite the fact that Shane Lowry matched his best worldwide finish of the year at the PGA Championship, the Irishman didn't mince words over a frustrating ruling that played out late in the final round.Lowry was 10 under and four shots behind Brooks Koepka when he stepped to the 16th tee, but he sailed his tee shot on the par-3 well right and behind a TV camera tower. What ensued was a lengthy delay as Lowry consulted with rules officials over whether he was entitled to a free drop and where he might take relief.According to Lowry, the two officials failed to render a final decision and left it up to the player as to how to proceed. He eventually opted to play the ball from its original position next to the tower, pitching it into some rough in front of him and eventually making bogey. He also bogeyed the 17th, turning a possible top-5 finish into a tie for 12th."I think the referee didn't have the balls to make a decision there, and if he did I would have had an easier shot," Lowry told the Irish Times. "If you put (European Tour official) John Paramor or any of the good referees out there, and he would have given me full relief. But he wasn't giving me full relief, he was telling me to drop it in a tree basically."Lowry's discussion with officials dragged on to the point that his playing competitor, Justin Thomas, opted to play out of turn with a pitch shot of his own. He also went on to make a bogey, but after the round told reporters that he didn't blame Lowry for how the situation played out."It had nothing to do with Shane. The rules officials were having a hard time coming up with a ruling," Thomas said. "They were kind of looking at each other and saying, 'Well, what do we do?' And Shane's like, 'Look, just tell me if I get a drop or not.' And I'm a quick player, and that's why I went."Lowry's title chances were gone long before the rules fiasco, but his poor close had other ramifications. The 31-year-old's three-year exemption on the PGA Tour for winning the 2015 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational expires after this week's Wyndham Championship, and the T-12 finish at Bellerive only moved Lowry from No. 156 to No. 139 in the season-long points race with the top 125 retaining full cards for the 2019 season.
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Shane Lowry calls out rules officials over drop at PGA
The ruling could effect Lowry's US PGA Tour status for 2019. Lowry's currently 139th in the FedEx Cup, and with Lowry's exemption from the 2015 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational over, he'll need a strong showing at the Wyndham Championship to retain his tour card.
Shane Lowry matched his best worldwide finish of the year at the PGA Championship, but the Irishman didn't mince words over a frustrating ruling that played out in the final round.
Shane Lowry calls out rules officials over drop at PGA
Shane Lowry calls out rules officials: They "didn't have the balls" for PGA Championship ruling at Bellerive rules officials could not decide what drop, if any, Lowry was entitled to, and
Shane Lowry Calls Out Official Over Drop Ruling at PGA
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Shane Lowry was in search of a top-5 finish this week at the PGA Championship, but two late bogeys cost him. PGA: Shane Lowry calls out rules official | Sporting News
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Shane Lowry Calls Out Official Over Drop Ruling at PGA
Lowry hit his tee shot at the long par 3 well right, and the ball ended up behind a TV tower. He called in a rules official to assist with a drop away from the obstruction. But that didn't clarify the situation, and Lowry called for a second opinion with another rules official.
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Lowry calls out official over drop ruling at PGA Source: The Golf Channel Shane Lowry matched his best worldwide finish of the year at the PGA Championship, but the Irishman didn't mince words over a frustrating ruling that played out in the final round.
Shane Lowry Calls Out Official Over Drop Ruling at PGA
Shane Lowry Calls Out Rules Official at PGA Championship Posted by Golf Gods August 15, 2018 Shane Lowry was paired with Justin Thomas in the final round at Bellerive for the PGA Championship, but it was during the final round when things became controversial.
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Shane Lowry Calls Out Official Over Drop Ruling at PGA Championship. He became just the fourth player to win the U.S. Open and PGA in the same season.
Shane Lowry Calls Out Rules Official at PGA Championship
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