Last year’s Open champion reflects on breaking his duck at Royal Portrush, the pressure of being an Irish golfer and what it was like growing up in the shadow of Rory McIlroy
Shane Lowry has always been blessed with a candour that makes his depiction of trying to cross the line at an Open Championship no surprise. “It’s not a nice place to be,” he says. “It’s where you want to be as a golfer, I hope I’m in that situation again, but anyone telling you to go out and enjoy yourself? They are mad or don’t know what they are talking about. It’s the most unenjoyable weekend of your life. You realise the magnitude of the whole thing.”
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Rory was always the superstar. When you get to hang around and play with the best, you learn a lot. They almost drag you towards – not to – their level
