No bias with Shane Lowry Ryder Cup selection, says Padraig Harrington

European captain Padraig Harrington (left) gave Shane Lowry (right) a Ryder Cup wild card (Gareth Fuller/PA)

European captain Padraig Harrington insists his friendship with Shane Lowry made it harder for the former Open champion to get on the Ryder Cup team.

Lowry held the last automatic place heading into the final qualifying event, but was knocked out of the team by Bernd Wiesberger’s performance in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.