Shane Lowry looking ahead to Wentworth

Shane Lowry feels he is close to clicking into form as looks forward to next week and to Wentworth, a golf course that has treated him well.

Lowry finished the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open as the only home-grown competitor other than Rory McIlroy, to finish under par, in a tie for 23rd. His closing 70 still left him on one-under-par for the week, 11 shots behind the tournament host and new champion, but the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational champion feels he is trending in the right direction, as he gears up for next week’s BMW PGA Championship, at Wentworth.

He has a good record in what is the European Tour’s flagship tournament, with three top-six finishes in his last five starts, including a runner-up place, to McIlroy, in 2014, and a tie for sixth, 12 months ago.