It’s been more than ten weeks since the Clara man slammed the door shut on Keegan Bradley’s US team in New York, and while he admits that the putt he dreaded having to take when dreaming of his potential role in New York is something he can’t stop thinking about, he’s already imagining another Ryder Cup party in Adare, not to mention more major glory.

“I actually think about a lot; probably far too much,” Lowry confessed in the snug of The Old Warehouse, the Tullamore pub he owns with pal Alan Clancy. “I was home for one day before the Spanish Open in Madrid, but I haven't been home since the Ryder Cup, and it's all people want to talk about.”

While Lowry will briefly dash back to Florida next week to join Rory McIlroy, Luke Donald and Haotong Le in taking on Scottie Scheffler, Sam Burns

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