With Ryder Cup qualification hanging in the balance, Shane Lowry couldn’t have picked a better moment to make a statement. Sitting just outside the automatic spots, the Irishman turned heads at the TOUR Championship—not only strengthening his case for Rome but also etching his name into the record books.
In Friday’s second round, Lowry shot a birdie from an incredible 97 feet on the par-4 14th. The ball rolled in from the edge where the rough met the green, making it the longest putt in FedExCup Playoffs history and the sixth-longest on the PGA Tour since ShotLink began tracking in 2003. The moment was shared by the PGA Tour Communications account on X.
Lowry capped the round with a sizzling 5-under, and while the Ryder Cup conversation will rage on, this putt alone served as a reminder: