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Meet the reason why everyone keeps thinking Shane Lowry is Australian
Published 12:04 9 Aug 2015 BST
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One might be forgiven for thinking Shane Lowry has had a sudden change in citizenship
The Offaly man has been in fine form in Ohio this week, and is right in the mix as the WGC- Bridgestone Invitational enters its final round this evening. However, the extra attention of being on the first page of the leaderboard at one of the biggest non-majors of the year golfer saw the Sky Sports news ticker drones sprint to Google to confirm Lowry's nationality.
But wait, there's more.
A quick Google of the WGC leaderboard shows that the search engine itself has awarded the proud Irishman an Aussie passport...
How on earth, you might ask, could this happen?
Introducing Shane Lowry, well the OTHER Shane Lowry, a footballer currently plying his trade at Leyton Orient.
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