Shane Lowry was given a two-stroke penalty after the second round of the Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club on Friday. Lowry was determined to have caused his ball to move while taking a practice swing in the rough ahead of his second shot on the par-5 12th hole.

Shane Lowry won The Open the last time it was at Royal Portrush, but a controversy over his ball moving on a practice swing might make his return for the 2025 British Open one to forget.

Shane Lowry, a familiar face at Royal Portrush, received another warm welcome as he made his way down the 18th hole at The Open Championship on Sunday. Lowry, who clinched the Claret Jug at Portrush in 2019,