For more than three years, Shane Lowry has looked back on his famous victory in the Irish Open at Baltray with a variety of emotions.

FRESH from his remarkable 11 strokes victory in front of his home fans in Castellon on Sunday, Sergio Garcia has moved down the coast in western Spain to Valderrama where the €3m Andalucia Masters gets underway tomorrow.

THIS time last year, Graeme McDowell was the toast of the golfing world.

MAN marking, to borrow a GAA expression, will be the order of things over the next few week for Europe’s leading golfers, Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer, Rory McIlroy, and Paul Casey.