Shane Lowry will stick to his plan on the final day of the 2022 Masters Tournament after revealing he feels he is playing "the best golf I've ever played".
The Irishman had got within four shots of 36-hole leader Scottie Scheffler on the front nine in round three and could not hide his disappointment as he bogeyed the ninth, 13th and 17th to sign for a 73 and trail Scheffler by seven with 18 holes to play.
But the 2019 Open Champion insists his game is in a good place and he will not be changing his tactics as he chases a second Major Championship at Augusta National Golf Club.
"I think I just have to play my own game and try to finish as best I can," he said. "There's no point in going out there and standing up and hitting a seven iron straight at the flag on the first because that's not going to work around Augusta.
"You just need to play your game-plan and plod my way around the course like I've been doing and see where it leaves me at the end of the day.
"What's possible? There's a 65 out there in good conditions but it just depends what the other guys ahead of me do.
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"I'm playing the best golf I've ever played and how many times do I get a chance to play the best golf I've ever played at Augusta in the Masters?
"I was quite bullish about my game going out there today and felt ready to kind of take on Scottie and I just didn't do it. Last ten holes just wasn't good enough and it's unfortunate."
Charl Schwartzel was alongside Lowry at two under and he was not giving up on his chances of winning a second Green Jacket.
"Scottie's playing good golf but there's 18 holes to go," he said. "You never know. I'm going to have to shoot something around the 66 mark, I would think, to maybe have a chance. Then it's up to him what he does.
"If he plays well tomorrow, then he determines his own destiny."
