Shane Lowry announced on Facebook that he was withdrawing from the ISPS Handa Wales Open due to illness.
"Unfortunately had to pull out of the tournament with a viral infection in my throat. So annoying because I felt like my game was coming along nicely but wasn't even nearly 100% today.... " he wrote.
His roiund 1 score card showed there was trouble afoot after an opening round of 81 strokes at The Celtic manor on Thursday, with a triple and double bogey through holes 12 to 13 - to set him at 10 over par for the day.
Having played at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth through the weekend, and finished 68th, Lowry then travelled to Walton Heath on Monday to chase a place at the Olympic Club in the US Open Qualifier.
An aggregate 142 was six strokes too many in the end to get one of the 11 automatic places on this occasion. But an early tee off in Wales on Thursday, after the added 36 holes on Monday, may have taken their toll on the Clara man in round 1.
In 2010 Shane qualified for both the Open Championship and the US PGA, on his way to finishing 62nd in the 2010 Race to Dubai, narrowly missing out on a spot in the Dubai World Championship.
In 2011, Shane’s game continued to improve in his final exempt season, as he would have to earn his right to play on the European Tour in 2012, since his 3 season exemption from winning the 2009 Irish Open had ended.
Lowry would do this with ease, securing 4 top-10’s on his way to finishing 41’st in the 2011 Race to Dubai.
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