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Shane Lowry made a major move up the leaderboard on Saturday at the PGA Championship.The 2019 British Open champion tied the course and PGA record with a 9-under-par 62 on a hot and steamy day at Valhalla Golf Club. He had nine birdies during his round and is 13-under-par for a three-day total.The 37-year-old Lowry was one shot behind Xander Schauffele, who shot a 62 on Thursday in the first round.Lowry's round matched the lowest round ever in any of the four majors. Four players had previously posted 62s in the majors, including Schauffele who did it in the U.S. Open last year and the first round this week."Yeah, it was pretty good; I enjoyed it," Lowry said. "I enjoyed every minute of it, obviously. . . . Look, I went out there with a job to do today, and my job was to try to get myself back in the tournament, and I definitely did that."The round could have been better.Lowry hit his drive into the right rough at the par-5 18th hole and then his second shot went to the left rough. He then missed an 11-foot putt for birdie and a 61."Probably the most disappointed anyone can ever be shooting 62," Lowry said. "I knew what was at stake. Just didn't hit the ball hard enough. Had it on a good read and just broke away from the hole."Lowry, who won two weeks ago with Rory McIlroy in the Zurich Classic, has been in the top five of a major twice since he won the Open back in 2019. But he never had a round this special.After two straight 69s to open the tournament, Lowry got hot early on Saturday. He reeled off four straight birdies on his way to a 29 after nine holes. It was the first time a 29 had been shot on the front nine at Valhalla in four majors.Lowry, who was tied for 43rd at the Masters last month, had three birdies on the back nine.Lowry started the round 29th on the leaderboard and ended the day tied for second. He has a shot tomorrow for his second major championship."I go out and fight hard," he said. "I've been in this position a few times before, learned from the sort of Oakmont and tournaments like that and brought that into Portrush, and hopefully I can bring some of that with me tomorrow and just give it everything."
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Shane Lowry made a major move up the leaderboard on Saturday at the PGA Championship. The 2019 British Open champion tied the course and PGA record with a 9-under-par 62 on a hot and steamy day at Valhalla Golf Club. He had nine birdies during his round and is 13-under-par for a three-day total. The 37-year-old Lowry was one shot behind Xander Schauffele, who shot a 62 on Thursday in the first round. Lowry's round matched the lowest round ever in any of the four majors. Four players had previously posted 62s in the majors, including Schauffele who did it in the U.S. Open last year and the first round this week. "Yeah, it was pretty good; I enjoyed it," Lowry said. "I enjoyed every minute of it, obviously. . . . Look, I went out there with a job to do today, and my job was to try to get myself back in the tournament, and I definitely did that." The round could have been better. Lowry hit his drive into the right rough at the par-5 18th hole and then his second shot went to the left rough. He then missed an 11-foot putt for birdie and a 61. "Probably the most disappointed anyone can ever be shooting 62," Lowry said. "I knew what was at stake. Just didn't hit the ball hard enough. Had it on a good read and just broke away from the hole." Lowry, who won two weeks ago with Rory McIlroy in the Zurich Classic, has been in the top five of a major twice since he won the Open back in 2019. But he never had a round this special. After two straight 69s to open the tournament, Lowry got hot early on Saturday. He reeled off four straight birdies on his way to a 29 after nine holes. It was the first time a 29 had been shot on the front nine at Valhalla in four majors. Lowry, who was tied for 43rd at the Masters last month, had three birdies on the back nine. Lowry started the round 29th on the leaderboard and ended the day tied for second. He has a shot tomorrow for his second major championship. "I go out and fight hard," he said. "I've been in this position a few times before, learned from the sort of Oakmont and tournaments like that and brought that into Portrush, and hopefully I can bring some of that with me tomorrow and just give it everything."
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