Shane Lowry has two late Masters birdies to climb into contention
With a bogey-free 69 Friday, Shane Lowry made his eighth Masters Tournament cut at Augusta.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Shane Lowry is sitting in a solid position heading into the weekend of the 2026 Masters Tournament . The 39-year-old shot a bogey-free 69 Friday and sits comfortably six shots behind fellow Northern Ireland native Rory McIlroy.
More: Masters leaderboard, scores, groupings, stories, videos “Look, I'm in a nice position. I played well today,” Lowry said. “I felt like I did a lot of good things, and my attitude was great.
So I'm very, very happy. If you give me this position yesterday morning, I would have taken your hand off. To be kind of in the mix going into the weekend around here is nice, so I'm looking forward to it.
” This is Lowry’s eighth made cut in 11 Masters starts, his best finish coming in 2022 at T3. He finished his round Friday with birdies on the par-3 No. 16 and No.