Shane Lowry knows he has the game to win majors and play Ryder Cup but he also knows that Europe and not the US might be the perfect launchpad as he bids to make Pádraig Harrington’s team for Whistling Straits next year.

EUROPEAN TOUR chief George O’Grady wasn’t exaggerating when he claimed on Sunday that 2011 has been the greatest year in his organisation’s history.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON is sporting a novel head cover at the HSBC Abu Dhabi Championship – a ladybird.

TRIPLE Major-winning Pádraig Harrington has led a chorus of praise following the appointment of Jose Maria Olazabal as the 2012 European Ryder Cup captain.