Sitting six feet outside the cup, Shane Lowry needed a birdie to tie the match with Russell Henley. Only half a point would have helped the European team win the 2025 Ryder Cup. And he did it, hitting the perfect putt to give his team the title on American soil. Overwhelmed with emotions, Lowry embraced his wife, Wendy Honner, who rushed from behind the ropes to celebrate her husband’s outstanding comeback.

This was not the first time Wendy had been on the course, cheering her partner. But it did come as a surprise watching her at Bethpage, as Andrew Coltart had warned the partners of Team Europe players to stay away from the course. But Honner was not afraid of some heckling. She has been with Lowry through thick and thin for the past 9 years. And we’re only talking about their life as a married couple.

Together, they have seen the worst lows of each other’s lives and careers. And they have stood strong together. The couple first started seeing each other in 2012. Lowry first met Honner when he was on a random night out with friends. Wendy has shared a picture of them meeting for the first time on Instagram as she stood beside her future husband with her arms around his shoulder. The picture is proof that they immediately hit it off and soon started seeing each other.

Their relationship grew very strong pretty quickly. The couple were constantly sharing pictures of each other on Instagram and showing their love to the world. So it didn’t come as a surprise when, in late 2014, they shared a special moment during their trip to Dubai. And on the last day of the year, Lowry wished his followers a Happy New Year and confirmed that Honner was now his fiancée.

The couple got married a little over a year ago in April 2016. Since then, they have led a very beautiful life and built an amazing family. They had their first daughter, Iris, who was born on March 3, 2017. Four years later, on September 1, 2021, Lowry & Honner welcomed their second daughter, Ivy, to their family. The entire Lowry family is often seen together on the golf course. Before the 2025 Ryder Cup, the last beautiful moment they shared on the green was at Augusta National when Iris hugged Poppy McIlroy after she made a 25-foot putt during the Par-3 Contest on Wednesday. Rory McIlroy & Shane were watching over their daughters as they celebrated the stroke.

Coming back to Wendy Honner, she is certainly an amazing wife and mother. But there is much more to her than just her duties to her family. Let’s learn more about her past that gave her purpose in life.

What was Shane Lowry’s wife’s profession?

When Shane Lowry met Wendy Honner, he was only 25 years old. Wendy, who is two years older than him, was 27 back then. And she had a very active career in Ireland. The now 40-year-old was a nurse by profession. She worked at the Temple Street Children’s Hospital in Dublin, Ireland, as per reports. However, a few years later, Honner retired from her job and focused her attention on her husband’s career and her growing family.

Other than that, it’s not just Shane who has the golf bug in the family. Wendy also tries her hand with the club every opportunity she gets. She has shared a few pictures and videos of her driving on the course on her Instagram. And looking at her clean swing, it’s evident that it’s not her first time holding the club. She also often interacts with other athletes as she has shared pictures of herself with tennis legend Serena Williams, Justin Rose, and Hunter Woodhall. With the Ryder Cup win, we’re sure we will see many more pictures of Shane Lowry and Wendy Honner together, celebrating with many other Team Europe members and their partners.