Sunday 11 October 2015 18:55, UK
Shane Lowry slammed his putting display following his final-round four-under-par 67 at the British Masters, but said there were still plenty of positives to take away from Woburn.
The tournament returned to the European Tour for the first time since 2008 with Lowry finishing tied-second behind winner Matthew Fitzpatrick, the youngest player in the field at 21, on 13-under par.
And despite claiming to be happy with many aspects of his game, Lowry admitted his performances on the greens have been frustrating.
"It was another good day of playing good golf and holing nothing. But a lot of positives to take from the week," said Lowry. "Finished up there, not putting - woeful putting is the only term I can use. I holed pretty much nothing all week, always hitting it inside 10 feet a lot and not making them.
"It's just frustrating and it's hard. I lost confidence on the greens. But my golf is good enough to finish in the top three putting bad, so you know, a lot of positives to take.
"But like I said, there's so many positives to take from the week. I can't really be looking at my putting. I think the greens were not great. They were tough to hole putts on. They were quite soft."
Another player to voice his frustration with his putting display was Soren Kjeldsen, who finished alongside Lowry on 13-under par.
The 40-year-old, who clinched the Irish Open title in May, said he was disappointed with the contrasting form between his long and short games at Woburn on Sunday.
"I played great today. I really did. But I struggled on the greens," said Kjeldsen. "As well as I played long game, as much as I struggled on the greens.
"So extremely pleased about how I played. But disappointed about how I putted."
Fabrizio Zanotti was the third player to tie for second behind Fitzpatrick, and the 32-year-old said the Englishman was a worthy winner at Woburn.
"A lot of positives. I was in contention all the week," said Zanotti. "I think I was close to win a great tournament. Matt played great golf the back nine and he deserved it big time.
"Every time I hit a good shot, he [Fitzpatrick] hit a good one later. So very impressed with him. Like I say, he deserves it. He's a good champion."
An upbeat Mike Lorenzo-Vera ended an impressive week in tied-fifth on 11-under par, and said enjoying the week was key to his success.
"It's been a very good week. Really tough start, the first few holes of the tournament were a bit tricky, but managed to get my head on the shoulders and there you go," said Lorenzo-Vera.
"It is a very good year, because I come back from four years of struggling. We are working really well with all my team, my family, my brother, my girlfriend, everybody is just doing really good, and I have some really good advice."
