Pádraig Harrington ready to deliver pep talk to Shane Lowry

Pádraig Harrington is ready to play golf’s elder statesman role with off-form Shane Lowry when the Irish pair reunite after the PGA Championship for a practice round at the Travelers Championship in Connecticut.

Pádraig Harrington ready to deliver pep talk to Shane Lowry

Their contrasting weeks at Baltusrol meant Lowry will arrive at TPC River Highlands under a cloud while Harrington could float there from New Jersey after his best showing in a major championship for four years.

Both men know they have work to do, though. Despite Harrington’s seven-under-par weekend with rounds of 65-68 in the final major of the year, his tie for 13th place means he is still on the outside looking in for a top 125 place in the FedEx Cup standings that will provide a tee time for the first play-off event at the Barclays in New York on August 25.

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