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Shane Lowry Ditches Caddie Amid Slump, Signs Stryker Deal

6/26/2026

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Shane Lowry split with caddie Darren Reynolds after shooting +6 and missing the cut at the 2026 U.S. Open, and will tee off with Dermot Byrne at the Travelers Championship.
After the March Cognizant Classic, he missed cuts at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and Players Championship and has no top-20 finish in nine starts.
He signed a Stryker brand-ambassador deal, citing his father’s surgeries, and has earned over $32 million.

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Story summary

Shane Lowry split with caddie Darren Reynolds after shooting +6 and missing the cut at the 2026 U.S. Open, and will tee off with Dermot Byrne at the Travelers Championship.
After the March Cognizant Classic, he missed cuts at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and Players Championship and has no top-20 finish in nine starts.
He signed a Stryker brand-ambassador deal, citing his father’s surgeries, and has earned over $32 million.