Lowry’s magic number

Shane Lowry will take a well-earned break this week, satisfied with his 2013 season to date that belongs in the company of the world’s best players.

Only yesterday at Oak Hill, during the final round of the PGA Championship, as the Clara golfer weighed up a birdie putt at the par-four 12th he glanced across at the third hole and saw world No 1 Tiger Woods similarly assessing the green.

“I said to Dermot [Byrne, his caddie], I better wait for him to hit,” Lowry said after his final-round, one-over-par 71. “It was pretty cool to be waiting for Tiger to hit a shot. I still think he is God and it is great to be playing in the same tournaments and competing against him.