Rejuvenated Shane Lowry all business for Open title on back of home comforts

The return from Florida, after a six-month period where by his own admission he played too much golf, hasn’t just been about R&R and family time.

HOME COMFORTS: Ireland's Shane Lowry signs autographs for the spectators during the second preview day ahead of the The 153rd Open. Pic: Peter Byrne/PA Wire.

Perceptions can be hard to shift.

The image of Shane Lowry as some likeable rogue who juggles life on the pro golf tour with a love of the good life is clearly one that continues to grate on the 2019 Open champion.