Shane Lowry storms to second Irish Open title by 11 shots in Doonbeg

Shane Lowry has won the Irish Open by 11 shots.

He closed with a 63 at Trump International Golf Links & Hotel in Doonbeg on Sunday to finish at 23-under-par. Patrick Reed and Joaquin Niemann shared second place at 12-under, a full 11 strokes behind, according to BBC Sport.

Lowry started the final round four shots clear of Jacob Skov Olesen. He settled it fast. His 63 included eight birdies, holes played in one shot fewer than par, against a single bogey, a hole played in one shot more than par.

The win was built over three days of low scoring. Lowry fired a course-record 62 on Friday to lead by three shots at the halfway point, as reported by PGA Tour. He backed that up with a 65 on Saturday to take a four-shot lead into the last round, as reported by Golf Channel.

A four-shot lead sounds safe. It is not. One poor swing into a bunker or a three-putt from distance can cut it in half. Lowry never let that happen. He kept hitting greens and kept giving himself short putts for birdie.

This is his second Irish Open title. The first came in 2009, when he lifted the trophy as an amateur, meaning he was still unpaid and playing outside the professional ranks. Seventeen years separate the two wins.

It is also his first individual tournament victory since 2022. His only success since then came at the 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, a team event he won alongside Rory McIlroy. McIlroy had won the Irish Open in 2025.

The victory is the eighth of Lowry's career and his seventh as an individual. His best-known win remains the 2019 Open Championship, one of men's golf's four majors.

What makes this stand out is the control. An 11-shot margin gives a leader room to play simple golf, to aim for the middle of the green and avoid trouble. Lowry used that freedom well. He kept scoring instead of sitting back, and the chasing pack never got close.

For fans, this means a familiar name back on top at home. Lowry won over an Irish crowd first as a young amateur. He has now done it again as an experienced professional, with three rounds of 65 or better and a final-day show of putting that turned Sunday into a celebration.