Shane Lowry shocked by reporter’s Oasis revelation: ‘Blasphemy’

The music world and the UK on the whole remains to be buzzing from some stunning information that dropped this week: Oasis, the largest British band for the reason that Beatles, introduced a long-awaited and sudden reunion tour.

The band, which options infamously feuding brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher and broke up 15 years in the past, have lengthy declared they’d by no means get again collectively, so the information has followers the world over excited. You’ll be able to depend Irish main champion Shane Lowry amongst them.

However as he came upon this week, not everyone seems to be as tuned in to the large information as Lowry is, together with one golf reporter who encountered the 2019 Open winner forward of the Tour Championship at East Lake.

Fanduel’s Ali McCann caught up with Lowry earlier this week to ask him a non-golf query: what superstar would he wish to have a drink with and why?

It didn’t take lengthy for Lowry to reply: “I’d like to have a drink with Oasis.”

When McCann appeared confused by his reply, Lowry adopted up saying, “You understand Oasis are again collectively? You understand Oasis?”

“I don’t… no,” an more and more embarrassed McCann replied.

“You don’t know who Oasis are? Oh my God! On my god! You’re clearly approach youthful than me,” Lowry mentioned as McCann apologized for her ignorance. “Like that is the largest information ever. You must lookup Oasis.”

After McCann promised to lookup the band after the interview, a nonetheless incredulous Lowry turned towards somebody off digicam, and repeated his shock.

“Doesn’t know who Oasis are. Doesn’t know Oasis,” Lowry mentioned, smiling. “That is, like, blasphemy.”

“I simply ruined this complete interview, I’m so sorry,” McCann shot again.

To which a laughing Lowry replied, “That is going to make it good although.”

Lowry, who’s taking part in in his first Tour Championship this week, is at seven underneath via two rounds and in line for a pleasant FedEx Cup payday on Sunday night.

The Oasis reunion tour, which is able to see the Gallagher brothers on stage collectively for the primary time since 2009, kicks off subsequent summer season within the U.Okay.

Kevin Cunningham

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