SHANE LOWRY made a unique piece of history on the opening night of the TGL – much to the chagrin of censors.
The new Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods backed indoor golf league kicked off in the early hours of Wednesday.
Lowry was one of the feature players, and teamed up with Wyndham Clark and Ludvig Aberg against Rickie Fowler, Matt Fitzpatrick, and Xander Schauffele.
The Irishman was all-in at the purpose-built Sofi Arena, with Sky Sports capturing the action.
His enthusiasm led to a hilarious moment when he dropped an f-bomb, with fellow golfer Billy Horschel poking fun on social media.
He said: “For all the people in a pool of who would be first to cuss in TGL, @ShaneLowryGolf is your winner.
“Just said, ‘that’s so f***ing good after a Ludvig drive.”
Lowry was tongue-in-cheek with his response, joking: “Was there ever a doubt Billy?”
Fans on social media played up the idea of having put money on Lowry being the one to first drop a cuss.
One posted: “100% told the text group that a hot mic will catch one Shane f bomb
“Well done last night brother. The Players countdown is on”
Paul quipped: “I think there was a ‘I don’t know What The F*** I’m doing’ and they basically muted the whole audio lol”
Another said: “Better F***ing believe it Shane, had the house on you tbf !!”
Lowry and his Bay GC clinched victory on the tenth hole of the 15-hole match, which lasted just over two hours.
The Offaly man admitted: “It’s quite an intimidating place to play golf because it’s somewhere we’re not used to.”
Lowry reflected on it as a playing experience afterwards.
He noted: “It all happens quite quickly when you’re out there because it’s loud and you’re not kind of used to that.
“But yeah, I enjoyed it. I had an amazing two hours this evening. It’s a lot of fun out there and something we’re not used to. But it was good.”
“I’m about to set off into my 17th year as a pro or 17th season.
“And I think some weeks can be like monotonous and tough when it gets to that, but this is just something different and something fun,”
“I love the big weeks and I love playing in front of big crowds, and I really struggle to get up for certain events when the crowd is not so big and the energy is not there.
“But the energy is going to be here every night we play, and I’m really looking forward to that.”
