Weather gods frown on Irish Open once again

Correctly predicting the Irish weather is an art form that Irish Open organisers would pay handsomely to possess.

No matter whether it is played in May, June, July or August, the rain gods tend to have a field day, as it proved at The K Club this week.

Shane Lowry would be the first to admit that his 2009 Irish Open win as an amateur was due in no small part to the luck of the draw.