Texas on his mind, but Lowry home on range

He doesn’t treasure many memories from his adventures in America last year, but Shane Lowry would love to be back stateside this week as the world’s finest golfers descend on San Antonio for the Valero Texas open.

It was there 12 months ago the Offaly man tied for 15th and pocketed over $90,000 for his week’s work: a rare stab of light in the gloom of nine tournaments which, that aside, delivered only another $50,000 combined. Instead, he will spend the week here at home in Ireland working on his game before heading to Spain early for the NH Collection Open at the La Reserva de Sotogrande Club on the southern end of the Iberian peninsula.

Broadway it ain’t.