Shane Lowry has been assessed a two-shot penalty for his golf ball moving in the rough on the 12th hole of the British Open.

Shane Lowry was given a two-stroke penalty after the second round of the Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club on Friday. Lowry was determined to have caused his ball to move while taking a practice swing in the rough ahead of his second shot on the par-5 12th hole.

The Open Championship live leaderboard: Scottie Scheffler leads The Open at the halfway point but Shane Lowry the main talking point The 153rd Open Championship takes place at Royal Portrush for the third time this year. The north Antrim course last hosted the tournament in 2019, with Ireland’s Shane Lowry lifting the Claret Jug.

Shane Lowry was assessed a two-stroke penalty after the second round of the 153rd British Open for causing his ball to move at Royal Portrush Golf Club while making a practice swing.

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Irishman Shane Lowry, who won the British Open the last time it was played at Portrush, was assessed a two-shot penalty for accidentally moving his ball with a practice swing before his second shot on the par-5 12th hole.

During the second round of the Open Championship at the Royal Portrush, Shane Lowry was assessed a 2-stroke penalty for The post Shane Lowry ‘Disappointed’ After Getting Assessed with 2-Stroke Penalty at Open Championship appeared first on FirstSportz.

Shane Lowry was almost doing cartwheels after he opened with a one-under 70 and his pal Rory McIlroy was equally relieved to overcome a wayward driver to match him and lie just three shots off the pace in The Open at Royal Portrush.

Golf's oldest championship returns to Royal Portrush. It's the third time the British Open has gone to the Northern Ireland links. Shane Lowry won in 2019.