LAST UPDATE | 21 Aug 2022
A THREE-PUTT bogey on the 17th hole at the BMW Championship ultimately cost Shane Lowry his place in next week’s PGA Tour season finale Tour Championship.
Lowry shot a final round of three-under par 68 on Sunday to finish the tournament on eight-under par and in a share of 12th place.
That score moved him into 30th place in the season-long FedEx Cup standings — temporarily giving him the final qualification spot for the Tour Championship, where there will be a massive $18 million jackpot on offer for the winner.
But as the rest of the field finished their rounds, Aaron Wise and then Adam Scott both held their nerve to edge ahead of Lowry and cruelly relegate him to 31st place.
“I thought I was too far back to make a run at the tournament so in my mind, I was trying to get to East Lake,” Lowry told Sky Sports as he awaited his fate after his round.
“I’d love to be there next week.
“I played great golf. My season was looking over after nine holes yesterday and I’m six-under for my last 27 holes around here in very tough conditions which was pretty good.
“I’m proud of the way I played. A disappointing three-putt on 17 but it is what it is.
“I feel like I’ve had a pretty good season on the PGA Tour. I’ve only played 18 events and to be in this position with only 18 events, I feel like that’s pretty good golf.”
