Murphy could not have faced a much tougher test as he played the famously difficult Carnoustie on day one and then faced high winds at Kingsbarns on day two

“I didn’t think it was that bad until I asked my wife what it was like for her, and they got dog’s abuse going around as well,” said Lowry

Dunhill is as progressive a farming zone as anywhere in Ireland. The County Waterford farming community is famous as a scenic hurling stronghold, close to the famous Copper Coast.