Shane Lowry Rebounds After Elbow In Face To Stay In Sight British Masters Lead.

Shane Lowry brushed off being elbowed in the face to maintain his lofty position near the top of the British Masters leader board at Woburn.

The World No. 21 added a two under par 69 to move to seven under par and trailing just two shots behind the leading duo of reigning Irish Open champion Soren Kjeldsen (68) and England’s 21-year old Matthew Fitzpatrick (69).

Lowry was sporting a small bruise on this temple and the legacy of joyful celebrations on Thursday night following Ireland’s stunning 1 nil success over former World Cup champions Germany.

Shane Lowry rebounds from being elbowed in the face to be within good sight of the lead on day two British Masters.  (Photo - David Lloyd/www.golffile.ie)

Shane Lowry rebounds from being elbowed in the face to be within good sight of the lead on day two British Masters. (Photo – David Lloyd/www.golffile.ie)

The reigning WGC – Bridgestone Invitational and long-time caddy Dermot Byrne joined Padraig Harrington and his caddy, Ronan Flood along with Irish-born caddy Darren Reynolds watching the game in a rented house near Woburn.

“It was just an unbelievable match and result,” said Lowry.

“The lads are staying in a really nice house with a massive TV and we went over to watch it but I just wish someone had a video when we scored that goal as the reaction was just amazing.

“That’s when I jumped into a flying elbow in the face from Dermot so I had a sore head last night and while there is a bit of a bruise there it didn’t affect me.

“We also really couldn’t celebrate as both Padraig and I were out early today but there maybe time for a small drink on Sunday night.

Shane Lowry of Ireland looks on during Round 2 of the 2015 British Masters at the Marquess Course, Woburn, in Bedfordshire, England on 9/10/15. Picture: Richard Martin-Roberts | Golffile

Shane Lowry heading to the third round of the British Masters just two shots off the lead.  (Picture: Richard Martin-Roberts | Golffile)

“But then I don’t know if we will beat Poland but it is great and it’s amazing how well we continue to do for such a small country.

“Hopefully now I can be part of an Irish hat-trick come Sunday winning this event and with Ireland beating with Ireland beating Poland in the football and Ireland taking care of France in the rugby.”

Harrington has little cause for continued celebration on day two when he three-putted his second, third and fourth holes for bogeys in an eventual one over par 72 for a four under par tally.

“The three three-putts early on just put me on the back foot for the rest of the round,” he said.

“It was very, very hard to read the greens today. My three three-putts were definitely down to the shadows from the trees.

“I hit three good first putts, all from 35 feet or so, but I just misjudged them in the shadows.

“It does make a big difference, I’ve got to say, seeing the slopes and that. It’s a lot more easy to see the lines when there aren’t any shadows around.”



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