‘A lot of times you don’t get what you deserve’: Shane Lowry backs Rory McIlroy to recover from his Masters misery as he reveals he expected the Northern Irishman was ready to impress at Augusta
- Shane Lowry has issued a rallying call of support for Rory McIlroy
- Northern Irishman McIlroy endured a torrid Masters as he missed the cut
- Lowry reveals he had high hopes for McIlroy heading into the tournament
Shane Lowry has backed Rory McIlroy to get over his latest failure to win the Masters and complete a career Grand Slam.
McIlroy struggled to a hugely disappointing second round of 77 at Augusta National and declined to speak to waiting reporters.
The pre-tournament joint favourite was three shots outside the projected cut when he signed his card before a 21-minute suspension in play due to the threat of lightning.
More bad weather made scoring difficult on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning as McIlroy eventually missed the cut by two.
McIlroy, who had been backed by Tiger Woods earlier in the week to ‘definitely’ win the Masters at some point in his career, was on what proved to be the cut mark when he birdied the 13th and 15th, only to drop shots on two of the last three holes.
Shane Lowry (right) has backed Rory McIlroy to recover from his torrid Masters outing
McIlroy endured an awful weekend at Augusta as he failed to even make the first cut
‘To be honest I felt like he was going to have a good week,’ former Open champion Lowry said after his third round.
‘I spent a lot of time with him over the last couple of weeks but that’s golf. A lot of times you don’t get what you deserve.
‘It’s obviously been very tough for him. I’ll catch up with him next week. I’m sure he’ll get over it.’
Lowry and McIlroy are set to play in next week’s RBC Heritage event in Hilton Head, South Carolina.