Shane Lowry has made a change on the bag. The Irishman has split from caddie Darren Reynolds following a missed cut at the US Open at Shinnecock Hills last week and will have former caddie Dermot Byrne on the bag at this week’s Travelers Championship.
Lowry was honest about where his game stands right now. “It’s tough, but golf is just not agreeing with me at the moment,” he said after failing to make the weekend at Shinnecock Hills.
The arrangement with Byrne is confirmed only for the Travelers Championship, with Lowry still figuring out his long-term plans. “We’ll see what the plan is going forward. No idea really,” he said.
Dermot Byrne is no stranger to Shane Lowry. The experienced caddie worked with the Offaly man for the first 10 years of his professional career, a partnership that included victory at the WGC Invitational at Firestone in 2015.
Lowry split from Byrne in 2018 to hire Brian “Bo” Martin, with whom he famously won the 2019 Open Championship at Royal Portrush. The two parted ways in 2023. When reminiscing about that Open win last year, Lowry quipped: “I definitely told him I loved him, not so sure that’s the case anymore.”
Byrne had most recently been working with Leona Maguire until 2024. This week marks Shane Lowry’s third caddie change since 2018.
Lowry has had a difficult 2026 season. His most painful moment came at the Cognizant Classic, where he led with four holes to go before finishing two shots behind winner Nicolas Echavarria.
Other Caddie Changes This Week
Shane Lowry is not the only player heading into the Travelers Championship with a different caddie.
John Ellis, who was on the bag when Wyndham Clark won the 2023 US Open, is filling in for Chris Gotterup this week. Gotterup’s regular caddie Brady Stockton took the week off as his wife is expecting a baby. Ellis had been working with Max Homa, who is not exempt for Signature Events.
Julien Trudeau, formerly with Mackenzie Hughes, starts a new role this week with Canadian rookie Sudarshan Yellamaraju after caddying for Ryder Cowan at last week’s US Open. Travis McAlister, who previously worked for Maverick McNealy and Gordon Sargent, joins the bag of Tom Hoge.
