Shane Lowry's commitment caps a very good week for Irish Open

Lowry’s commitment to making a 14th consecutive appearance at what is now the Horizon Irish Open will hardly have come as a shock but has still underscored a very good week 

Shane Lowry will play in his 14th consecutive Irish Open. Pic: Jared C. Tilton, Getty Images)

Shane Lowry’s commitment to making a 14th consecutive appearance at what is now the Horizon Irish Open this June will hardly have come as a shock but the Irish major winner’s ongoing endorsement of his national Open has underscored a very good week for the DP World Tour event.

It is not so long ago, 2014 in fact, that the tournament was without a title sponsor, lacking star power beyond this island’s own fine array of major champions and staring into a bleak future as Ireland battled to get its economy out of the red following the devastating collapse of the Celtic Tiger amidst a global downturn.