It turned out that Lowry, who had won the Irish Open in a playoff as an amateur in 2009, just needed some convincing. Never mind that he had won in Portugal in 2012, at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in 2015 and led by four shots going into the final round of the 2016 U.S. Open. His runner-up at Oakmont was tough to get over, given that he trailed by one through the first 12 holes in the final round only to make three straight bogeys on Nos. 14, 15 and 16 to finish second.