Harrington says Shane can finish the job this time

Pádraig Harrington believes Shane Lowry’s nightmare finish to the 2016 US Open at Oakmont can act as a help rather than a hindrance as the Offaly man chases a first major win at Portrush this weekend.

Lowry began his final round with four strokes to spare over Dustin Johnson and qualifier Andrew Landry in western Pennsylvania, but seven bogeys and just the one birdie ensued. The Offaly man ended with a round of 76 and in a tie for second, three shots back from Johnson.