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Shane Lowry makes ace to hop back in contention in Dubai

How many times have you hit a tee shot on a par 3 and, halfway through the ball's flight, thought there was even an outside chance of it ending up in the hole for an ace? At least one of those times, you probably muttered something to yourself like, "Be right!" It probably was wrong.

It was right for Shane Lowry on Friday at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.

Lowry was 1 over on his round at Jumeirah Golf Estates' Earth course when he hit his tee shot on the 13th hole. As the ball was descending to the hole, the Irishman said, "Be right." A bounce or two later, it disappeared in the ground for a 1 that moved him from over par to under par on the round.

From there, Lowry parred the last five holes to shoot 1-under 71 and wind up four back of 36-hole leader Henrik Stenson.

Though Rory McIlroy has already won the Race to Dubai, which concludes with this week's event, and its $1.25 million prize, there's plenty on the line for Lowry and the rest of the field. Not only does the tournament winner pull $1.22 million, but were Lowry to win, he'd finish inside the top 50 in the year-end Official World Golf Ranking. That would mean a guaranteed spot in almost every upper-echelon tournament in 2015, including the Masters.


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