As Rory McIlroy made his way through a tunnel of fans toward the Augusta National clubhouse, a man who’d just posted an 81 stood waiting at the other end. A beaming Shane Lowry wrapped up his friend in a burly man hug and picked him up 2 feet off the ground.

Ending Round 3 at the Masters with two bogeys, Lowry got heated afterward when the media asked about his friend Rory McIlroy's lead and ended his interview session early.

McIlroy was crying fresh tears of joy while Lowry was all smiles and lifted up his soon-to-be green-jacketed friend in triumph.