Shane Lowry Hit Three Chip Shots on Oakmont’s 17th…And Made Par (Oh, And Threw a Microphone)

To say that Shane Lowry’s start to the U.S. Open has been frustrating would be a gross understatement. After a couple pars to start his day, the Irishman made a bogey on the par-5 12th—he teed off the 10th alongside Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose—and doubled the par-3 16th.

Lowry's tee shot down the short par-4 17th found the rough just short and left of the green, leaving the No. 12-ranked player in the world a decent chance to get up and down for his first birdie of the tournament.

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But it didn’t go to plan. Lowry’s first effort advanced a few feet, and he took his frustration out on a defenseless microphone—don’t worry, Shane, we’ve all been there, my man.

His next chip ran through the green and finished in the first cut just long of the flag. It was starting to get late pretty early for Lowry, but then he did what he does best: chip in.

Three chips→par. That’s the good stuff.

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