John McHenry: Home hopes for Irish Open victory gone with the wind

Shane Lowry walks off the 18th green after completing his round in the fading light. Photo: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

In the world of competitive professional golf, one of the very first things you’re thought is to always stay in the moment, as it allows you to focus on what it is you want to achieve at that time, while also controlling your emotions.

A penny then for the thoughts of Pádraig Harrington and Shane Lowry, our leading golfers, as they return home today chastened by a tournament that promised so much but delivered little by way of any real satisfaction for either.