Shane Lowry: Open win at Portrush adds pressure to double up at Royal Troon

Shane Lowry admits to nerves before playing and that winning the Open in 2019 has added pressure.

ADDED PRESSURE: Shane Lowry admits to nerves before playing and that winning the Open in 2019 has added pressure. Picture: Andrew Redington/Getty Images

Five years already since Royal Portrush but Shane Lowry hasn’t forgotten what worked for him then. Not just over the four days but in the approaches. His form was good that year but he took a week off prior to that Open and, well, voila.

Events 12 months ago seem to have persuaded him to take that same angle of approach here. In 2023 he played some decent stuff at the Scottish Open and then went and missed the cut at Hoylake a week later, so the Renaissance Club was a no-no.