Shane Lowry stated he wouldn’t be known as a “cheat” after accepting a two-stroke penalty through the second spherical of the Open Championship at Royal Portrush.

The R&A judged that the Irishman, who lifted the Claret Jug at Portrush in 2019, prompted his ball to maneuver throughout a apply swing on the twelfth gap.

Lowry stated he didn’t see the ball transfer and was “upset” that the choice was not primarily based on footage from extra digicam angles.

Eire’s Lowry completed his spherical on two-under however was instructed of the penalty when on the fifteenth gap.

The penalty leaves Lowry on level-par, one shot above the reduce line and he drops from a tie for seventeenth to tied for thirty fourth.

Lowry, 38, stated he would have known as a penalty on himself if he felt he had moved the ball and stated he was not “arguing” his case with the principles official.

“The very last thing I need to do is sit there and argue and never take the penalty after which get slaughtered throughout social media tonight for being a cheat,” stated the world quantity 18.

“I am upset that they do not have extra digicam angles on it. The one zoomed in gradual movement – they’re making an attempt to inform me if it would not transfer from the bare eye, in the event you do not see it transferring, it did not transfer.

“I instructed them I undoubtedly was wanting down in direction of the ball as I used to be taking that apply swing, and I did not see it transfer.”

Figuring out he had a possible penalty, Lowry then birdied the fifteenth and stated he “performed his approach” into the weekend as he survived the reduce by one stroke.