Lowry upbeat for The Open despite mixed emotions at Mount Juliet 

EXPECTANT: The crowd watch on as Shane Lowry misses his putt on the 10th. ©INPHO/Ben Brady

Tipperary's minor hurlers denied Irish golf an iconic moment when they fought back from a six-point deficit to beat Shane Lowry's Offaly with a last-minute goal to claim the All Ireland title.

Lowry was en route to a final round 67 that left him tied ninth on 12-under but having been told Offaly had won as he headed for the 17th, he was planning to whip an Offaly jersey out of his bag and wear it down the last.