Offaly hurling celebrations left Shane Lowry homesick in Canada

FAITHFUL FAN: Golfer and Offaly supporter Shane Lowry, right, during the closing stages of the 2021 Eirgrid GAA Football All-Ireland U20 Championship final. Pic: Stephen McCarthy, Sportsfile

One shot was all that separated Shane Lowry from a missed cut at last week’s Canadian Open and an early exit from the course in Hamilton would have left the Irishman stuck between a rock and a hard place given events closer to home.

Lowry’s love for his county is legendary and Offaly’s presence in an U20 All-Ireland hurling final against Tipperary in Nowlan Park on the Saturday evening would have been a tempting lure for a man deep in the middle of major season across the pond.