{"id":599127,"date":"2026-05-23T03:19:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T03:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/599127\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T03:19:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T03:19:23","slug":"shane-lowry-in-agreement-with-rory-mcilroy-as-he-makes-decision-scottie-scheffler-disagrees-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/599127\/","title":{"rendered":"Shane Lowry in agreement with Rory McIlroy as he makes decision Scottie Scheffler disagrees with"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shane Lowry finished in a tie for 44th place at the PGA Championship\"Rory<\/p>\n

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry(Image: Michael Reaves\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Shane Lowry has opted to take some time away from golf following the PGA Championship and will sit out the next two weeks of action.<\/p>\n

The Offaly<\/a> man has made the same call as his close pal Rory McIlroy<\/a>, with neither of them playing in this week’s CJ CUP Byron Nelson or the Charles Schwab Challenge at the end of the month. Both events take place in Texas<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Both Lowry<\/a> and McIlroy<\/a> will return to action at the $20million Memorial Tournament at Muirfield in Ohio, which begins on June 4. Scottie Scheffler<\/a> is aiming to win the event for the third year in a row, as he once again aims to take home $4million for winning it once again.<\/p>\n

The world number one is in action at TPC Craig Ranch for the CJ CUP Byron Nelson and tees off at 1.33pm Irish time on Thursday. Scheffler is 7\/4 generally with the bookies to make it back-to-back wins at TPC Craig Ranch after triumphing by eight shots last year on a record-breaking 31-under-par total.<\/p>\n

Having grown up nearby in Dallas, it is a tournament very close to Scheffler’s heart.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a lot of strong feelings towards this tournament,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\"Scottie<\/p>\n

Scottie Scheffler (Image: Mike Mulholland\/Getty Images for THE CJ CUP)<\/p>\n

\u201cThis tournament means a lot to me. Mr. Nelson means a lot to a lot of us from the Dallas area, but especially myself. He’s a guy that I’ve looked up to, the way he approached the game for a long time, and he’s a family man.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think his legacy is something that’s important to me as well, and being able to play here and compete in this tournament is the tournament I grew up dreaming of having a chance to play in. So I have a lot of strong feelings for this tournament, and I hope nothing but the best for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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