Dunne and Lowry keep Augusta dreams alive

Paul Dunne knows he must ignore the dream of a Masters debut if he’s to get closer to winning his PGA Tour card at the Houston Open in Texas. The Wicklow man and Clara’s Shane Lowry kept their Augusta dreams alive with battling second round performances.

Like later starters Pádraig Harrington and Shane Lowry, one of them must win the $7 million event to clinch a ticket to Augusta National next week.

But while all four hope to make that trip with a win, Dunne admitted that he “can’t be thinking about the Masters” and a trip down Magnolia Lane but must concentrate instead on doing well enough on limited PGA Tour starts to earn his US card.