Shane Lowry shoots 6-under 66 | Round 1 | Arnold Palmer Invitational | 2024

In the opening round of the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, Shane Lowry had a scorching back-nine and ended his day at 6-under with the solo lead.

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The PGA TOUR’s Florida swing continues as Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge hosts the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard. This event is the second of three player-hosted invitationals (along with Tiger Woods’ The Genesis Invitational and Jack Nicklaus’ the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday). ­World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler will be in the field this week. The American has gone T4-1-T15 in his last three Arnold Palmer Invitational starts and hasn’t finished worse than T17 in his last five TOUR starts – including three straight top-10s. Rory McIlroy will also be teeing it up in Florida this week. He’s had past success here claiming victory in 2018 and finishing runner-up two years ago. The Northern Irishman has also made nine out of nine cuts and claimed six top-10s previously in this event. Reigning FedExCup champion Viktor Hovland is also back in action this week. Hovland last teed it up at The Genesis Invitational where he finished tied for 19th. He has recorded back-to-back top-10 results at Bay Hill, including a runner-up in 2022. Others to look out for are Jordan Spieth, Max Homa, Justin Thomas and Austin Eckroat.

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I’m going to make you look it up though okay let me see that Shane Lowry back at the par 3 second I’ll be back with you in 5 to 10 minutes you using a computer is dangerous whole info Lowry so Shane Lowry he also told us yesterday he’s hoping for a good week

Around here well that’s a good start that’s a great St yeah he struggled almost inconceivably with the game he has most of that action seen right here on Golf Channel throughout 11 again Shane low is just kind of cruising along here in the latter stages of the first round

Where spe part started to break a little bit right that’s unexpected but you will run to the 12th t look at that the only player on the golf course or who finished back to the 12th this is the third for man on your Rider Cup team

Shane loward two great shots to get to here with his hands he’ll fancy this one and in it goes and that puts him in a time for the lead little Eagle so birdie birdie eagle run for Lowry and as Steve said before you only man out there who

Has not made a bogey now Lowry with his second a good shot here he could make four threes in a row after the eagle chiping on the last oh no he’s got to show oh baric the the line 20t 8 in for birdie got the speed did he do it again

Yes he did Shane Lowry is now the only man sitting yet six under par look at that run from the 10th hole on wow he surged into the lead Shane Lowry on the T at 14 the par three such a great Rhythm to his swing

He’s let this one out to the right a little bit would it catch the edge of the green might just feed off just to the edge there but not his best having a little run like that so important can of keep the momentum up that one looks a little short

Though yeah we talk about Shane sometimes having that Grimace he was smiling ear to ear when I called him with with the pick not smiling here with the bogy here after that great run to start this back nine he drops a shot and drops out of the lead so now we’re back

To three tied to 5 under and coming here with a six siren oh Bar’s ball just on the green on the front front side of it beautiful effort there one of the best of the day I was surprised to not see him try and hit a fade there he

Likes to hit cut shots that one up in the air cut so many shots and you know his Miss has been to the right but he drew that one in over the bunker legit chance here yep that one Falls so he is back to 6 under par and leading the way

By one over Hideki mat syama and Justin low Thursdays have not been an issue for Shane whatsoever great ball great ball that is a nice swing right there the midle yeah perfect from Shane good tip for anyone watching at home pick something very specific you see that wind that Luke had

Been mentioning throughout the day coming up here bit he stuck a little bit between clubs when with a hard wedge which made sure he had to go a little bit left had that five under run at the turn today for four holes this for 65 is under the hole and

Leaves a little bit more than he wanted to come back for par all right Rock Solid 66 only one bogey on the card for Shane Lowry top the leaderboard after day one here at the Arnold Palmer Invitational you started the floorida swing on the front foot yeah I’m uh I

Mean I’m not used to shooting scores like this especially around this course uh I mean my record here is incredibly bad and I very low expectations going into today but I knew I was playing well coming off last week and you know I spoke to my coach this morning on the

Phone and just said get out there and try and hit some Fairways and greens and make a few puts when I can and you know see what happens and just kind of enjoy it as best I can so uh I’ll try that for the rest of the week and hopefully I can

Keep this good golf up let’s take a look at some of the highlights you started with some great momentum on 10 with your second from 82 yards yeah it was a lovely number a lovely angle to this pin uh just a little floaty lob wedge in

There and uh it was a nice way to set up a birdie you know I played the front line pretty well and was only one under I felt like it should have been better and um that kind of got me going into the back nine how about this at 11 from 35

Ft these always help um obviously uh it was just one of those is quite a quick put down the hill and you’re trying to get it down with perfect pace and that’s what it did and it went in so I was pretty happy with that and of course

Attacking the par five so important here at Bay Hill you had an eagle putt after a great shot from 277 yards yeah I hit a great second shot there with a fivewood and then you know I fancy that chip and uh yeah knocked it in so I I was I was

On a roll there and it was game was feeling really easy and great and you know it’s amazing when it’s like this and then we went down to 13 and uh roll this one in as well and uh yeah like I said the game felt easy at that stage of

The round but I know you know 14 15 are quite difficult out here and uh yeah hit some good shots in the way too how about the t- shot at 17 always a difficult proposition at Bay Hill yeah it actually ended up in a perfect number you know 17

Is a tough one cuz if you get a good number there you know it it you can hit a good shot like that but if you’re in between numbers is quite difficult so I had a good number there and I hit a lovely IR to 5 or 6 feet was the sense

That today was the day to get Bay Hill uh this is as benign as I’ve seen it for a while so uh yeah but I’ve never had the mindset of going out trying to get beill Bill normally gets me so uh yeah but hopefully I I keep up this good

Stuff such a tough finish around here how about this par saver at the last yeah it was nice to hold this I kind of ran my birdie put a little too far past I was I struggled with the pace of it but uh yeah I I left myself the right fo

Straight up the hill and I knocked it in and you know manager sh uh yeah good score thanks for watching the PJ Tour on YouTube to watch more click here and to subscribe click here