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Shane Lowry says PGA blowup after pitch-mark ruling due to ‘ESPN guy’ being ‘too involved’

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Shane Lowry lost his cool after not receiving free relief from a pitch mark Friday at the PGA Championship.

The incident happened on the par-4 eighth hole, where Lowry’s tee shot came to rest in a pitch mark. Television cameras showed Lowry discussing with a rules official, who determined that the pitch mark was not Lowry’s, meaning Lowry would have to play his ball as it lies.

Lowry proceeded to take a huge divot and hit the 57-yard pitch into a greenside bunker, then followed by swiping angrily at the turf and firing off several f-bombs, which were picked up by a nearby mic.