A wire-to-wire victory for Shane Lowry on the European Tour means the Irishman is in great position to return to the Masters this spring.
Lowry started the week ranked No. 75 in the world, but after capturing the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship he moved up to No. 41 in the latest Official World Golf Ranking. It's the highest he has ranked since October 2016, and he is now likely to return to Augusta National since the top 50 in the world on March 30 will earn invites. Lowry played the Masters three straight years from 2015-17 before missing last year.