What’s In The Bag: Shane Lowry
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What’s in the bag of six-time European tour winner and Major champion Shane Lowry? Today’s Golfer reviews what’s in the bag.
Today’s Golfer’s ‘What’s In The Bag’ insight is brought to you in association with Fujikura.
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Lowry has enjoyed a fantastic few years, winning his first Major title at the 2019 Open at Royal Portrush and making a real impact on his Ryder Cup debut despite Europe’s defeat at Whistling Straits in 2021.
Now the Irishman has added the 2022 BMW PGA Championship, the DP World Tour’s flagship title, to an impressive CV that includes multiple wins on the European Tour and a PGA Tour title at the WGC Bridgestone International.
His single-shot victory over good friend Rory McIlroy and Ryder Cup teammate Jon Rahm at Wentworth lifted the 36-year-old back inside the world’s top 15 and capped a superb season. The BMW PGA was also the first qualification event for the 2023 Ryder Cup.
Despite no further wins in 2023 however, Lowry’s steady form saw him finish ninth on the World Points List and 11th on the European Points List, which combined with his prolific team experience, earned him selection for a second Ryder Cup as one of Luke Donald’s picks.
Lowry also boasts an impressive record in Major championships recording a T2 finish at the US Open, T3 at the PGA Championship, and T4 in the Masters, in addition to his 2019 Open win.
Lowry is a Srixon/Cleveland staff player but, like many players, isn’t tied into a full-bag contract, allowing him to play TaylorMade fairway woods and an Odyssey putter.
Like fellow Major champions Brooks Koepka and Hideki Matsuyama, Lowry does use Srixon irons (ZX5 and ZX7). He has been a long-time user of Cleveland wedges and currently plays the RTX ZipCore model, which we’re huge fans of here at TG.
Let’s take a closer look at the golfer equipment used by six-time DP World Tour winner Shane Lowry.
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What driver does Shane Lowry use?
Shane Lowry uses a Srixon ZX5 MKII LS driver (9.5°) with a Mitsubishi Diamana White 70 X shaft
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It looks lovely, sounds great and there’s a touch of high launch draw bias built in. We’d play it, but in tough economic times, the price tag is hard to justify, especially knowing there are other excellent drivers out there for less.
Read our full Srixon ZX5 driver review.
| Lofts | 9.5° / 10.5° |
| Stock shafts | Project X HZRDUS Black Gen 4 / Project X HZRDUS Smoke Red RDX shafts. |
What fairway woods does Shane Lowry use?
Shane Lowry uses a TaylorMade SIM2 fairway wood (15°) with a Project X HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX 80 TX shaft
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5-wood: TaylorMade M5 (19 degrees), with Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 X shaft
Read our full TaylorMade SIM2 fairway wood review.
| Lofts | Rocket 3 - 14° / 3 - 15° / 5 - 19° |
| Stock shaft | Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Blue 75 |
| Stock grip | Golf Pride Z-Grip |
| Adjustable hosel | Yes (+/- 2°) |
What irons does Shane Lowry use?
Shane Lowry uses Srixon ZX5 (4-5) and ZX7 (6-PW) irons with KBS Tour 130 X shafts
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ZX5 - A player’s distance iron that offers forgiveness where it counts (in the mid and long irons) and control where you need it (short irons). A razor-sharp chassis gives a premium forged feel right along alongside the ball speed-enhancing tech that lots of club golfers crave.
ZX7 - A forged iron aimed at the lower handicap range. Srixon says the ZX7’s new Tour Cavity subtly shifts mass to the perimeter of the head whilst also concentrating mass behind the sweet spot. The idea gives slight assistance on off-center strikes, a soft feel, and the sort of workability that’s demanded by the world’s best players.
Read our full Srixon ZX5 and ZX7 irons review.
Pros
Cons
| Stock shafts | ZX5 - Nippon NS Pro Modus3 Tour 105 (s) Diamana ZX (g), ZX7 - Nippon NS Pro Modus3 Tour 120 |
| Stock grips | Golf Pride Tour Velvet 360 |
| 7-iron loft | ZX5 - 31°, ZX7 - 32° |
What wedges does Shane Lowry use?
Shane Lowry uses Cleveland RTX wedges (51°, 58°) with KBS Tour Wedge X Black finished shafts
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We love the compact size, the straight leading-edge profile, and the new super-aggressive CNC Milling pattern on the toe, which brings full-face groove levels of stopping power to traditional groove wedges.
Our best 2023 wedge test data has the ZipCore hovering just under average levels of backspin, but with so many factors to consider when buying new wedges, it’s worth remembering you should never just pick the highest spinning wedges.
Read our full Cleveland RTX ZipCore wedges review.
| Lofts | 46º, 48º, 50º, 52º, 54º, 56º, 58º, 60º |
| Grinds | Low (58º-60º), Low+ (54º-56º) Mid (46º-60º), Full (54-60º) |
| Stock shaft | Dynamic Gold Spinner Tour Issue |
| Stock grip | Lamkin Crossline 360 grip |
What putter does Shane Lowry use?
Shane Lowry uses an Odyssey White Hot OG 2-Ball putter
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There have been dozens of 2-Ball variations over the years, and it’s still hugely popular. But try as hard as they have to move consumers, pros, and retailers into new face technology, golfers still yearned for a return to the soft but firm feel of the beloved White Hot insert. Odyssey even admits that more than half the putters they create for Tour players today still feature this insert.
Read our full Odyssey White Hot OG putters review.
| Length | 33-35" |
| Weight | 355g |
| Stock grips | Grey Odyssey DFX grip or oversized Odyssey grip |
What golf ball does Shane Lowry use?
Shane Lowry uses a Srixon Z-Star XV golf ball
The 2023 model has a new three-piece construction, and it’s designed to fly higher and further than the standard Z-Star. Srixon like to say if your birdies start with a big tee shot then this is probably the ball for you.
Compared to the Z-Star Diamond the XV generates a little less mid-iron and wedge spin, but is also a little longer from the tee.
| Construction | Three-piece |
| Cover | Urethane |
| Dimples | 338 |
| Compression | 102 |
| Feel | Soft |
| Flight | Mid-high |
| Colors | White; Yellow |
- Speed dimple pattern
- Thin premium cover
- Spin skin+ coating
- Fastlayer DG core
What golf glove does Shane Lowry use?
Shane Lowry wears a Srixon Cabretta golf glove
Best quality leather glove
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For golfers wanting a soft, comfortable, and durable glove at a good price the Srixon Cabretta is perfect. A quality leather glove makes a huge difference to how the club feels in hand and can make a huge difference to your game.
The high-quality leather is partnered with Lycra panels in the knuckles to certify a good secure fit.
Pros
- Great durability
- Soft leather
- Super comfortable
Cons
- Thick thumb seams
| Sizes | S-XL |
| Colors | White |
| Material | Leather |
Today’s Golfer’s ‘What’s In The Bag’ insight is brought to you in association with Fujikura.
Fujikura are leaders in performance shafts, and the brand is honored to regularly be the #1 driver and wood shaft on the PGA, LPGA, and DP World Tours.
In 2022 the brand’s Ventus platform mopped up 44.5% of all available PGA Tour wins, with the Masters and Open champions both playing the brand’s headline shaft unpaid. At the 2023 Masters, 39.1% of players used Fujikura driver shafts, with five of the final Top 10 choosing the brand’s super stable models.
In short Fujikura shafts are the shaft of choice of the world’s very best players.
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We review the golf equipment used by Major champion and Ryder Cup star Shane Lowry.
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Shane Lowry plays the Srixon Z-Star XV golf ball.
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Shane Lowry uses the Odyssey Stroke Lab Exo 2-Ball putter.
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Shane Lowry lifts the trophy after winning the BMW PGA Championship.
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Shane Lowry uses Cleveland RTX Zipcore wedges
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Shane Lowry uses the Srixon ZX5 driver.
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Shane Lowry has a TaylorMade SIM2 fairway wood in the bag.
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Shane Lowry uses an Odyssey White Hot OG 2-Ball putter
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Shane Lowry won The Open in 2019 using Srixon irons.
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Shane Lowry uses a Srizon ZX5 MKII driver
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Shane Lowry uses Srixon ZX5 and ZX7 MKII irons
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Shane Lowry uses a TaylorMade SIM2 fairway wood
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Shane Lowry uses Cleveland RTX ZipCore wedges.
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Shane Lowry plays Srixon ZX5 and ZX7 irons.
