Errors cost Lowry lead

Shane Lowry made two mistakes he could ill afford as he battled today to become just the third amateur ever to win a European Tour event.

Joint leader with England’s Robert Rock entering the final round of The 3 Irish Open at County Louth, the 22-year-old was out in front on his own again after a birdie at the long third, but he failed to get up and down from short of the ninth and 11th greens.