“I do not know what to say; I assume it is simply luck of the Irish or one thing, I do not know.
“I do know I am fairly good at instances, however a little bit of luck now and again is useful, too.”
As for future hole-in-one ambitions, he stated: “I used to be going to say 12 at Augusta, however I am simply pleased with pars on that gap. Yeah, look, I do not know. Anytime anybody goes in is an efficient time.”
Lowry obtained the improper aspect of the draw and missed the lower within the Farmers Insurance coverage Open, however he’s seeking to push on this week and hoping for a very good break with the climate at Spyglass Hill at this time earlier than returning to Pebble Seashore for the final two rounds within the 80-man, no-cut Signature Occasion
“It was good,” he stated of a 66 that includes 5 birdies and a lone bogey on the sixth in addition to his ace
“I had it going, after which I performed the fifth and sixth actually badly, bogeyed 5 and made an amazing par on six then to do this (on the seventh), after which I had a few possibilities coming in on eight and 9 as nicely.
“So I felt like I performed the spherical fairly nicely at this time. It was a lovely day for Pebble. There wasn’t a lot wind, the greens had been holding, so it was very scorable and clearly, the scores are exhibiting that.
“However because the week goes on, if there’s not an excessive amount of rain tomorrow, it may agency up slightly bit and get difficult, so we’ll see what occurs.”
As world primary Scottie Scheffler returned to motion after his hand damage and shot a five-under 67 at Spyglass Hill to share fifteenth, Seamus Energy was joint thirty sixth after making six birdies in a 69 at Pebble Seashore.
Lowry’s objective this season is to carry out within the majors and win the Ryder Cup.
“For me, it is in regards to the 4 large ones after which the Ryder Cup,” he stated. “It is about enjoying nearly as good as I can on weeks like this, and construct in direction of April to Augusta.
“In the end, if I am standing on the 18th inexperienced at Bethpage on the finish of the 12 months with the Ryder Cup, I feel I will be fairly pleased.”
As for McIlroy’s hole-in-one on the fifteenth at Spyglass Hill, he quipped: “Slam dunked it, didn’t he? Mine is unquestionably higher.”
