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.

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.