Lowry shines in Algarve

IRISH champion Shane Lowry scored a sparkling five under par 68 yesterday in the final round to finish leading individual in the Portugal Nations Cup at Vale de Lobo’s Ocean Course in the Algarve, while Ireland narrowly lost out to England for the Nations Cup.

Lowry eagled the 16th and followed with birdie on the 17th before superb approach play left him with a 14-footer for eagle on the last.

Had Lowry holed it, he and team-mates Niall Kearney and Simon Ward would have secured the Nations Cup crown.