Shane pulls out stops in effort to find form

Shane Lowry is hoping his most demanding schedule in two years will enable him to contend at Fota Island next month when he bids to win the second Irish Open of his career.

The 2009 champion, who won a play-off with Robert Rock to land the European Tour event as an amateur at Baltray, is searching for the spark to ignite his season and break out of a slump that has seen him miss four consecutive cuts.

“I have got eight of the next nine weeks [to play].