Shane Lowry happy to 'shut a few people up' with performance at Irish Open

Lowry says he deserved his place on the Ryder Cup team after his inclusion was criticised recently.

POINT PROVEN: Shane Lowry admits criticism of his Ryder Cup wild card “did not suit well” with him (Brian Lawless/PA)

Shane Lowry admits he was not best pleased to hear criticism of his Ryder Cup wild card after taking the chance to “shut a few people up” with his performance in the Irish Open.

Lowry received one of captain Luke Donald’s six picks having finished 11th on the European points list and eighth on the world points list, with only the top three on each qualifying automatically.