Former champion Shane Lowry says his Open Championship at Royal Portrush has been "hard to take" after a shooting three over in his third round on Saturday.

Shane Lowry unleashing F-bomb rants during golf tournaments is certainly nothing new. He did it at this year's PGA Championship. He did it at last year's British Open. He, well, you get the point. But what happened on Friday was still a bit shocking from the Irishman.

Shane Lowry had to take a two-stroke penalty at the 2025 British Open Championship at Royal Portrush, explaining the situation and why he doesn't want to known as a cheat.

Shane Lowrys hopes of another major victory at Royal Portrush suffered a significant setback after he was handed a two-shot penalty at the end of his second round at The Open.

Lowry feels “rejuvenated” and as prepared as he could be in his bid to become the first player to win consecutive British Opens at the same course since Tiger Woods at St. Andrews in 2000 and ’05.

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry both let emotions get the better of them at Royal Portrush during the second round of The Open Championship, with microphones picking up their swearing