A Few Shane Lowry Reads Before The U.S. Open Final Round

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Before his 3:30 pm ET tee time with Andrew Landry (!), Shane Lowry probably needs some introduction before he attempts to win the U.S. Open at Oakmont.

Here is Doug Ferguson's game story on the conclusion of round three that saw Lowry open up a three stroke lead.

Ryan Herrington on Lowry prior to the restart and how much the stoppage helped the Irishman.

Brian Keogh of the Irish Golf Desk has covered the former Irish Open winner (as an amateur) and covers Lowry's self-called penalty. USGA researchers are trying to determine if it is historic first should Lowry go on to win.

In the morning he banked some crucial karma when he called a penalty shot on himself on his seventh hole, the par-three, 16th and did well just to make bogey and slip back to two over for the day.

“I addressed the ball, and the ball moved back,” he said. “I had to penalise myself. It’s very frustrating in a tournament like that.

“I actually holed a great eight-footer for a bogey on that hole. I think, if I had missed that, it would have been difficult to get back from there.”

Alex Miceli has post-restart quotes from Lowry, who says he would have been happy with four pars.

The pairing with unknown Landry will be interesting, and Rex Hoggard says the blue collar showdown is fitting in Pittsburgh.

Kyle Porter with various notes on Lowry including the records of those with a four-stroke-or-more lead.

Lowry's clutch 18th hole par putt: