Shane Lowry happy not to continue where he left off

The smile has returned to Shane Lowry’s face after some opening round gloom but behind it lies a determination to stay patient over what is sure to be a testing weekend at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open.

Lowry left Ballyliffin on Thursday evening seething with himself after the closing four holes had cost the Offaly man two shots and left him with a first-round, level-par 72 when he should have ended the day higher up the leaderboard.