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.

Shane Lowry sent a heartfelt message to his friend, Rory McIlroy, following his triumphant victory at The Masters, one that gives a powerful reminder of friendship in golf and in life.