Shane Lowry reveals why he was so ‘uncomfortable’ on the course on Thursday at the PGA Championship

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Shane Lowry got off to a solid start on day one of the PGA Championship at Aronimink on Thursday.

In fact, ‘solid’ probably does Lowry’s round an injustice. Two-under par around Aronimink was a very good score on day one, and it leaves him just one shot adrift of the leaders.

The 39-year-old Irishman has experienced a disappointing season so far in 2026, and has more missed cuts than top-10 finishes to his name.

Shane Lowry suffered heartbreak when he lost his lead at the Cognizant Classic during the final three holes back in March.

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Lowry then endured a nightmare final round at The Masters as he tumbled down the leaderboard on Sunday at Augusta National.

And he hasn’t really recovered since. So his opening round at the PGA Championship on Thursday was a very welcome one indeed.

Shane Lowry felt ‘uncomfortable’ on day one at the PGA Championship

Lowry may have posted the joint second best round of the day on Thursday, but he wasn’t entirely happy with his round.

He responded when asked to sum up his opening-round 68.

“Yeah, I was a little bit nervy at the start, to be honest,“ Lowry admitted.

*“*I was, like I struggled, I felt uncomfortable out there for a while. If anything, that kind of focuses me more, and I — you know, you really just worried about — you know, not worried, but one shot at a time, and you’re really just kind of focusing on the next shot at hand.