Lowry irate at missing US qualifier opportunity

Shane Lowry heads to today’s 36-hole US Open qualifier bitterly disappointed not to have automatically qualified for next month’s championship at Merion.

Lowry needed to finish top-three in the flagship BMW PGA Championship to be assured of contesting the season’s second Major for a first time in his career but was forced to settle for a share of 12th place on six under par.

Italy’s Matteo Manassero became the youngest-ever Wentworth winner in defeating England’s and 2010 champion, Simon Khan with a par at the fourth extra play-off hole.