Believe it or not, it’s been a long time since Shane Lowry won on the PGA Tour.
In fact, Lowry is still searching for a follow-up stateside to his 2019 Open Championship win. He’s starred in the Ryder Cup and won the 2022 BMW PGA Championship on the DP World Tour, but has not won in the U.S. since the 2015 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.
But his best chance came at PGA National just two years ago when he was runner-up to Sepp Straka at the then-Honda Classic.
“I always say golf never owes you anything. I came up short that day. I’ve come up short before. I’ve been on the better end of things before,” Lowry said Saturday evening after the third round of the renamed Cognizant Classic. “You just go out there and do your best and what will be will be sort of thing.”
But yet, among those at the top of the leaderboard, Lowry has the most winning experience, by far. He’s joined at the top of the Cognizant Classic leaderboard by Austin Eckroat and David Skinns, who both have zero PGA Tour titles to their credit.
The trio was three clear of the field to start the final round Sunday, but Erik Van Rooyen had caught and passed them before they even teed off when play was suspended shortly before 1 p.m. Sunday.
“I’ve obviously played quite well over the last few days. I’ll take nothing for granted,” Lowry said. “I’ll prepare as best I can in the morning, do the same thing I’ve been doing all week, and go out there and give it myself, and if my best is good enough tomorrow, that will be amazing. If not, we’ll be back to the drawing board on Monday.”
What would also be amazing for Lowry is his share of the $9 million championship purse this week if he pulls off the win.
You can check out the entire payout breakdown for the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches below.
2024 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches money
1: $1,620,000
2: $981,000
3: $621,000
4: $441,000
5: $369,000
6: $326,250
7: $303,750
8: $281,250
9: $263,250
10: $245,250
11: $227,250
12: $209,250
13: $191,250
14: $173,250
15: $164,250
16: $155,250
17: $146,250
18: $137,250
19: $128,250
20: $119,250
21: $110,250
22: $101,250
23: $94,050
24: $86,850
25: $79,650
26: $72,450
27: $69,750
28: $67,050
29: $64,350
30: $61,650
31: $58,950
32: $56,250
33: $53,550
34: $51,300
35: $49,050
36: $46,800
37: $44,550
38: $42,750
39: $40,950
40: $39,150
41: $37,350
42: $35,550
43: $33,750
44: $31,950
45: $30,150
46: $28,350
47: $26,550
48: $25,110
49: $23,850
50: $23,130
51: $22,590
52: $22,050
53: $21,690
54: $21,330
55: $21,150
56: $20,970
57: $20,790
58: $20,610
59: $20,430
60: $20,250
61: $20,070
62: $19,890
63: $19,710
64: $19,530
65: $19,350
66: $19,170
67: $18,990
68: $18,810
