Shane Lowry takes matters into his own hands at the Truist Championship after demanding big change from the PGA Tour

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Sepp Straka won the Truist Championship on Sunday, after Shane Lowry sadly went out with a whimper on the final hole.

The PGA Tour is so mentally challenging for these players. Lowry played well all week at the Truist Championship, but he will have left Philadelphia Cricket Club feeling hugely disappointed.

The 38-year-old Irishman has actually enjoyed a fairly strong season so far, with four top 10s to his name in 11 events played, and only one missed cut.

However, he is still missing the one thing that all top players crave – a win.

After the Trusit Championship, Lowry was told he must improve his putting if he is to win on the PGA Tour this season.

However, Rory McIlroy suggested that Lowry has changed since moving to America, in the sense that he has become far more competitive at the very highest level of the game.

The 2019 Open champion’s all-round game is actually very solid, but his weakness was laid bare on the final hole of the tournament after a really poor three-putt basically handed the title to Sepp Straka.

Shane Lowry takes matters into his own hands at the Truist Championship

Lowry’s three-putt on the 18th hole on Sunday meant that there was no pressure on Straka to hole his five-foot putt for the win.

It was really poor from the three-time PGA Tour winner.

Gone was his affable nature after he tapped in for bogey, as a real wave of disappointment engulfed the Irishman.

He walked off the 18th green at Philadelphia Cricket Club on Sunday looking like he had the weight of the world on his shoulders.

And then he proceeded to take things into his own hands by declining media requests after his round.

An angry Lowry called for change in professional golf last month at The Masters after being forced to speak with the media immediately after a really poor finish to his third round.

He said, “Yeah, a lot of pain, especially those last two holes. I enjoyed every bit of today and then I hit that putt on 17 and I couldn’t believe it. I thought I did great holing one back and then just hit a very poor tee shot on 18.

“I’m going to go and — we talk about Collin Morikawa a few weeks ago. I think we need time. I think I need a half an hour now to sit there and gather my thoughts. I can’t be coming to talk to you guys straightaway. It shouldn’t be happening. I don’t agree with it.

“Tennis players have to talk to the media, but they have a half an hour or hour before they have to do it. I feel like we should have the same thing. That’s how I feel. I’m probably going to say something stupid. I probably already have said something stupid because I’m p—– off right now. I’m just going to leave, okay?“

At the time, he received huge criticism for those comments. Many fans and even some reporters suggested that PGA Tour pros should simply put up with the slight inconvenience of having to speaking to the press immediately after their rounds.

They are compensated well enough after all!

After demanding change, he has clearly decided to start doing what he feels is best for his own sanity, and that’s fair enough really isn’t it.

Shane Lowry has an obvious problem after Truist Championship woes

Lowry is quite obviously an elite player.

He’s ranked as the 10th best golfer in the world, so he’s clearly doing a lot right.

However, at the very highest level, success is dependent on all departments of your game being in tip-top condition.

And unfortunately for Lowry, that is rarely the case for him. He has always been an incredibly streaky putter.

And his numbers for the 2025 season show that there is huge room for improvement on the greens.

Lowry is already a major champion, so it’s hard to suggest that he needs to reach another level.

He has achieved more in the game than the majority of golfers on tour.

However, if he really does want to kick on now, he must improve his putting, focusing especially on the way that his stroke reacts under pressure.

Lowry would have been hugely disappointed with his finish at the Truist Championship, and that was proven by his subsequent failure to speak to the press after his round.