Lowry urged to delay pro move

Walker Cup captain Colin Dalgleish today insisted he was hopeful that new golf sensation Shane Lowry will stay amateur until he has competed against the Americans in September.

The 22-year-old spent today thinking about his immediate future and trying to get his head around the fact that he had beaten eight of the world’s top 50 - Open and US PGA champion Padraig Harrington included – and 21 of the top 100 to win the Irish Open.