Lowry ponders options

Shane Lowry will not be at Wentworth this week for the European Tour’s flagship BMW PGA Championship – but that does not mean the new Irish Open champion is staying amateur until after September’s Walker Cup.

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 at County Louth.