Lowry's Doonbeg masterclass | Trump's whirlwind weekend | The Irish Open review
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Now you're welcome. So what, 17 years on from Baltrae, Shane Lowry has won the Irish Open for a second time and not just won it either, destroyed the field. An 11-shot winner. Bernard Langer in Portmarnock in 1987 was the previous record holder. He won by 10 strokes, but Lowry with his 11... has set a new record. He was leader from Friday and destroyed the field, destroyed the field. He spoke greenside on 18 to TV cameras after holding a 20 footer for remarkable birdie to finish hands in the air, crowd going wild, final round 63. And after a couple of near misses this year in Dubai and at the Cognizant on the PGA Tour, this was a Sunday at last where he was feeling very, very good.
I mean this year has been quite difficult on the course for me. I've had a few chances to win and I took some really tough times. And yeah, to come here this week and do this, like, come on, like, it's, it's, I don't know, I just, I don't do things by half measures. I'm, I can't believe I'm standing here, that leaderboard, like, oh my God, like, I said to my caddy, I didn't know how I was doing. I said to him, I'm 15 after I hold up early, but I said, how are we doing? Or how far ahead are we? He said, he said, far enough. So I was, I was happy with that. And look, a lot of things went right for me, but this has been the most spectacular week. I think everything about it, It's just mad. I can't believe it.
My mum's just standing there. It's been unreal. My wife and my kids are back in Florida.
What happened at the Irish Open and how did Shane Lowry dominate the field?
When things are not going well at this level, it's hard at home as well. But my wife's been a huge support and my kids. I love them so much. I'm so happy just for them. I can't wait to bring a trophy home. My daughters always ask me, when are you going to bring a trophy home? So yes, I'm going to bring one home.
Yeah, it was a great moment for Shane Lowry. He wears his heart on his sleeve. He's been a frustrated figure on the golf course a lot over the last number of months. So finally a win and in some fashion. For the record, Patrick Reid, major winner, and Joachim Nieman, probably a major winner in weighting, were a distant second place, both in 1200 to Shane Lowry's 23 under. Meanwhile, we should say in the Netherlands, it was a big part of the weekend and the week. Leona Maguire in Europe won the Solheim Cup. Maguire lost her singles match yesterday, but Europe dominated the singles overall. They won out 15-13. Things had been deadlocked, eight points apiece going into the singles, but Europe took control early on yesterday and never really relinquished their grip and proceedings.
Despite losing the singles, Leona Maguire had a brilliant week. She won both their foursomes matches with Esther Henselight, the German player, and on Friday, after they'd won their match on the final hole, she was asked on Sky about her Solheim record.
When you look at European players who've played a minimum five matches, the point here for you, Leona, makes you the European player with the highest winning percentage of anyone who's ever played in the Solheim Cup. What is it about the Solheim Cup that inspires you and makes you play the way you do? Yeah, I mean, I think I've been just very fortunate to have great partners as well. A lot of those points have come from, you know, foursomes matches and four-ball matches. So, I mean, we had incredible support out here today.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–2:14
2
What happened at the Irish Open and how did Shane Lowry dominate the field?
2:14–10:04
3
How did Lowry’s performance break the tournament record and what were the key moments?
10:04–17:10
4
Why was Donald Trump’s visit to Doonbeg such a surreal backdrop for the tournament?
17:10–19:28
5
What insights did Kevin Doyle share about the political and diplomatic side‑effects of Trump’s weekend?
19:28–21:47
6
How did security and logistics around Doonbeg change because of the presidential visit?
21:47–25:33
7
What were the reactions from Irish politicians and the public to Trump’s presence?
25:33–30:06
8
How did the weekend’s events impact Irish trade talks, whiskey tariffs and soft‑power discussions?
30:06–58:49
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