Shane Lowry remains out of contention at the PGA Championship after shooting an even-par 70 in round three.
Lowry is currently on four-over after his first three rounds of the major championship, having only just made the cut.
The Irishman has now given his honest verdict on Aronimink after his third round, with the Pennsylvania course having come under close scrutiny this week.
Scottie Scheffler called the PGA Championship hole locations “absurd” after his second round, while Rory McIlroy criticized the Aronimink setup as “not great” after day two.
Following such criticism, Lowry told BBC Sport Northern Ireland on Saturday: “Yeah I think it’s a great golf course, but I think it has been set up pretty poorly.
“And I guess that people sitting at home on the couch can say, ‘well, people are making birdies, some people are shooting good scores’.
“That’s always going to happen, they’re the best players in the world. But I was happy to hear Rory and Scottie’s comments yesterday, because it wasn’t just me feeling it out there.
“I feel like when you see the best players in the world struggling from 10 feet, you know that there’s something wrong somewhere.
“So I think they got it wrong the first two days. It looks like they’ve… it was certainly a little bit easier today, and it looks like that’s kind of maybe a reaction to the first two days, which is not right either you know.
“We want to play a similar setup every day, and you want to play a golf course that gets harder as the week goes on, especially in these major championships.
“You look at the field so bunched, maybe that’s the reason for the setup the way it is.”
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Despite Lowry’s concerns at Aronimink, many of his fellow early starters enjoyed superb third rounds at the PGA Championship .
Brian Campbell and Casey Jarvis really struggled on 12-over and eight-over respectively, but several others impressed at the other end of the leaderboard.
Along with Kristoffer Reitan and Chris Kirk,, Lowry’s Ryder Cup teammate Justin Rose shot a five-under 65, with his close friend McIlroy ending his day on 66.
Much to the delight of many fans, the PGA Championship leaderboard is extremely congested , with several players still in with a great chance of success.
But Lowry is not among the chasing pack, with the Irishman forced to continue his wait for a second major championship win.
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