Shane Lowry: 'I’m not counting my chickens, I haven’t talked to Luke for months'

Lowry was overtaken by Rasmus Højgaard in the Team Europe Ryder Cup rankings with the Dane claiming the final automatic spot. It means the Offaly man will have to rely on being selected by European captain Luke Donald. 

Shane Lowry finished tied for 13th at the Tour Championship at East Lake. Pic: AP Photo/Mike Stewart

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry leave East Lake with the satisfaction of having qualified for the Tour Championship but the disappointment of not actually performing to the standards they would prefer in the PGA Tour season finale.

McIlroy played the weekend of 1-over-par (71-70) to finish the week 6-under and tied 23rd in the 30-man field after sitting T7 at the midway mark. Lowry couldn’t sustain the momentum of his Friday 63 and wound up in the middle of the pack tied for 13th at 10-under after rounds of 70-63-68-69.