British Open 2019: Results, highlights from Shane Lowry's victory at Royal Portrush

Jacob Janower

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For the first time in his career, Shane Lowry is a major champion.

Lowry becomes the second Irish golfer, following Pádraig Harrington, to win the British Open. He shot a 15-under par for the tournament and his win was set up by a record-setting third round 63 on Saturday. 

Lowry entered the final round with a four-stroke lead and never relented, cruising to a six-stroke win over Tommy Fleetwood while overcoming a strong wind and the looming threat of inclement weather, which caused Sunday’s tee times to be moved up.

He had his worst round of the tournament on Sunday, bogeying five holes and shooting 1-over par, but it didn’t matter. The struggles from everyone else at the top gave Lowry what was essentially a stress free victory.

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Lowry, who had 66/1 odds to win before the British Open got underway, joins Gary Woodland as first-time major champions in 2019.

Brooks Koepka, who finished in a tie for fourth place, became just the fourth golfer in PGA Tour history to finish in the top four in every major in a calendar year.

The conditions made it a tough day overall for most golfers on Royal Portrush, as only two of the top-10 finishers shot under par on Sunday. 2018 winner Francesco Molinari had the best round of the day, shooting a 5 under to finish in a tie for 11th.

Sporting News tracked the leaders with updates and highlights from the final round. Catch up with all of the action below.

British Open Round 4 results, highlights

(All times Eastern)

1:09 p.m.: The tap-in putt is good and Shane Lowry has won the British Open! 

1:08 p.m.: Fleetwood pars the 18th hole and clinches his second runner-up finish of his carer.

12:56 p.m.: No sweat for Lowry on 17, as he gets another par. It's only a matter of time until he is the British Open champion. 

12:44 p.m.: Pars for Fleetwood and Lowry on 16. The latter's lead remains at six strokes. 

12:32 p.m.: Lowry lets out some emotion with a birdie on hole 15. In case there was any doubt to begin with, that may have been the dagger. That was birdie No. 6 of the round for Lowry and his third on the back nine. 

12:31 p.m.: With two holes to play, Brooks Koepka currently sits in a tie for third place. He would be the first golfer in PGA Tour history to finish in the top three of all four majors in one calendar year.

12:19 p.m.: Lowry's struggles continue, but they aren't really hurting him. After a tough showing on No. 14, he has bogeyed four of the last seven holes, but Fleetwood stumbles as well, carding a double bogey. Lowry is now up five strokes and will win barring an epic collapse.

12:06 p.m.: With the wind playing a factor as inclement weather looms, both golfers in the top group miss the fairway off the tee on 14. Lowry is in the rough while Fleetwood is in a fairway bunker. 

12:02 p.m.: Fleetwood and Lowry both save par and the lead remains at four strokes with five holes to play. The crowd in Northern Ireland has been behind the Irishman Lowry all day. 

11:55 a.m.: Mixed bag off the par 3 13th tee. Fleetwood hits it over the green while Lowry is in the bunker.

11:54 a.m.: Looks like too little too late for Koepka, but shots like this can move him closer to seizing third place.

11:49 a.m.: Lowry breaks his streak of three bogeys in four holes with a par on hole 12. Fleetwood birdies and he is four back with six strokes to go. 11:38 a.m.: Some trouble off the tee on No. 12. Lowry’s tee shot lands in the thick rough.

11:30 a.m.: Lowry misses a putt on the 11th to bogey the hole and his lead drops to five strokes over Fleetwood. 

11:26 a.m.: Been a disaster of a day for J.B. Holmes. He started the day at 10-under par. Now? Just 2 under. He is 8 over for the day so far, capped off by a triple bogey on the 11th hole.

11:22 a.m.: With the weather undoubtedly playing a factor, Fowler sinks a long putt to stay nine back of Lowry.

Jacob Janower