By Art Spander
For Maven Sports
NAPA, Calif. — The U.S. Open is next week at Winged Foot just outside New York City. Which is the reason Shane Lowry this week is at the Safeway Open in Napa.
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By Art Spander
For Maven Sports
SAN FRANCISCO — It would be better if things were normal. Shane Lowry, the Open winner, “the champion golfer of year,“ told us that.
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By Art Spander
Special to Newsday
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — It was a triumph for a man, and no less for a land. Irishman Shane Lowry on Sunday won the first British Open played in Ireland in 68 years, clutching the famed claret jug for himself while sharing joy with his elated countrymen.
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By Art Spander
Special to Newsday
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — The chants rolled across the fairways and down to the sea. “Ole, ole, ole, oh-lay.” An Irishman was leading the British Open, the first one held on Irish soil in 68 years. Shane Lowry’s countrymen were shouting their glee.
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By Art Spander
Special to Newsday
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — This is what the Open Championship, the British Open, is supposed to be: Birdies and bogeys, big names and no-names, and halfway through practically everybody in contention.
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