Shane Lowry accepted a two-stroke penalty for a rules infringement during the Open after officials determined he breached golf rules. He did not see his ball roll back during a practice swing at the 12th hole, leading to a score change. Lowry expressed disappointment over limited camera angles and his struggles with the decision. He emphasized that he did not want to appear deceitful by not accepting the penalty and highlighted concerns over public perception. Lowry's final score was impacted, dropping from a 70 to a 72, significantly affecting his standing in the tournament.
I was in there with the rules official and wasn't arguing my case but I'm disappointed that they don't have more camera angles on it.
I told them I definitely was looking down towards the ball as I was taking that practice swing and I didn't see it move. But I had to take the penalty.
The last thing I want to do is sit there and argue and not take the penalty and then get slaughtered all over social media tonight for being a cheat.
I'm still not sure, to be honest, whether it was or not, but I had to take the penalty because I can't have my name talked about or tossed around like that.
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