DUBAI INVITATIONAL

January 17, 2026

Shane Lowry

Dubai Creek Resort

Quick Quotes

Q. Shane a couple over par through six turned into a one over par 70. How does that leave you feeling?

SHANE LOWRY: Good. It was a grind today. Got off to a bad start. Didn't really have it early on. A couple of really, really bad mistakes and I just hung in there well, and to be honest I was grinding for our team more than anything. I really wanted to win with Jimmy. We had a great time over the last two days. We got lucky, we got paired together the last two days, and it's been really nice out there and that's what this event is about.

Obviously I'm here to -- when it comes into tomorrow, I want to try and win the individual event but I was grinding for our team. I wanted to hole the putt at the end. I didn't know what way the tie would have left us. I'm happy with my day's work. Could have been a little bit better.

Q. You played with a good frame of mind yesterday and said you'd like to carry that forward the rest of the year. Was it good again today?

SHANE LOWRY: Yeah it was pretty good because when I got sort of over par early, it's tricky out there. You know, obviously there's a few good scores but there's a lot of average and bad scores out there.

I just felt like I need to stay patient and keep doing what I was doing and my chances will come. I was happy -- I holed a great par putt on 16 and birdied on 17, was nice and I was robbed on the last but what can you do.

Q. Played some lovely golf last year, a couple of second places and a third, but three years since you won last, what would it mean to get that victory tomorrow?

SHANE LOWRY: It's the reason I get up in the morning. Try my best. Working as hard as I can, and yeah, hopefully it will come soon.