Olympics 2024: Shane Lowry chases golf gold medal for Ireland after major disappointment at The Open
Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry represent Team Ireland in the men’s Olympic golf competition, beginning at Le Golf National in Paris on Thursday; Tommy Fleetwood and Matt Fitzpatrick represent Team GB; Xander Schauffele returns as defending champion Can Shane Lowry or Rory McIlroy win a medal for Team Ireland at the Paris Olympics?Shane Lowry believes winning Olympic gold will make up for missing out on a second Open title, as Ireland team-mate Rory McIlroy targets his biggest win for a decade.Lowry held a two-shot halfway lead at Royal Troon, where McIlroy missed the cut, but struggled to a third round of 77 and eventually finished sixth, five shots behind Olympic champion Xander Schauffele.”I felt I had a good chance to win The Open a couple of weeks ago and I was really disappointed to not give it a better go on Saturday and Sunday,” said Lowry, who described being one of Ireland’s flag bearers at the opening ceremony as an “amazing experience”.
