Shane Lowry Throws Dig At Singapore Classic Referees Amid Jetlag Struggles

It has been a tricky few days for Shane Lowry but he remains in touch going into the final round at the Singapore Classic.

The Irishman made the long journey to the Laguna National Golf & Country Club earlier this week, and has been battling jetlag struggles ever since touching down in Singapore.

After a strong opening round, Lowry faltered on Friday, with a one-over par 73 dropping him down the leaderboard.

Overnight, he steadied the ship in his third round - and had some (somewhat tongue-in-cheek) choice words for the officials after moving to within five shots of the lead.

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Shane Lowry battling jetlag and referees at Singapore Classic

An impressive Saturday 66 put Shane Lowry right back in the mix towards the top of the leaderboard, and he will enter his final round just five shots back from David Micheluzzi in Singapore.

However, after his round, Lowry - admittedly through laughter - expressed some frustration with the officials at the Singapore Classic, saying he felt "followed" by the referees on duty:

I feel like the referees are following me all week...I probably shouldn't be saying this.

I feel like I've been on the clock a lot this week, which is not me. I obviously don't think it's me. We've been in a few but bad spots - but I've been on the clock a lot, which is not what I'm used to.

That has not been the only challenge faced by Lowry this week in Singapore. Having played just last week in the Players Championship at Sawgrass, Lowry's commute saw him jump 12 time zones to Singapore for this week's tournament.

He posted a photo on Instagram pertaining to his jetlag struggles earlier this week and, speaking to Sky Sports after his third round, he said that he had not found things any easier as the week has gone on:

I've been awake at about 3am, probably 3 or 4am every morning, getting to bed about 10 o'clock.

[I'm] trying to go to bed as late as I can so I'll sleep but that hasn't been working.

I'm very sleep deprived this week. But it was my decision to come here so I can't really blame anyone but myself.

Despite all of this, Shane Lowry remains right in the mix going into the final round, in his final event before the Masters next month.

He tees off in the fifth-to-last group on Sunday alongside Li Haotong and Jesper Svensson overnight Irish time.

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