'We keep it simple' - Shane Lowry on winning formula with coach Neil Manchip

The Offaly man claimed a dramatic victory at the BMW PGA Championship and was quick to give credit to those around him. 

TEAM EFFORT: Shane Lowry poses with his coach Neil Manchip and the trophy after winning the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Golf Club.
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Shane Lowry may have been reaffirming his anti-LIV credentials when he described his impressive BMW PGA Championship victory as a "win for the good guys" but the comment could equally have applied to those closest to him in his quest for success.

As Lowry sat in the recorders hut at Wentworth on Sunday evening as Rory McIlroy sent the eagle putt on 18 towards the hole, the fear was that all the great work of his bogey-free week and a final-round 65 on the West Course could come to nought. Had McIlroy's ball dropped as it seemed destined to for most of the 23 feet between putter and pin, the recently minted three-time FedEx Cup champion would have forced a play-off with his compatriot, friend and title rival. Instead, the ball drifted wide, only by millimetres but enough for Lowry to claim his first victory since the 2019 Open Championship at Portrush.