Shane Lowry

“The way tournaments are in America, they're so big that, if you get off to a bad start, you feel like people are racing away and getting way ahead in the standings.”

“I don't think you can plan to peak in certain weeks. I just don't.”

“The pitch shot is a very important one for everyone. The trick is to get the ball landing softly.”

“I'll tell you one thing: I found the perfect antidote for missing the cut at the Masters - moving into a new house. No time for too much reflection when you're lugging your possessions backwards and forwards.”

“We are a great country when our sportspeople are doing well. Now, we have no problem kicking sportspeople when they are down as well.”

“Each week when you are out on tour, there is one thing you have no control over. It is the tee time you are allotted.”

“We're human. We're not robots. We can't not think about things.”

“I love playing late on Saturdays and Sundays. I think it's kind of where you want to be.”

“For me, I don't set the WGCs or the Majors apart. No matter what the tournament is, I go out to do as well as I can in whatever I am playing in.”

“When I'm nervous I like to talk about it. There's no point bottling it up. Because if I bottle it up I'm going to become too anxious or nervous.”

“You have to be confident with what you are doing.”

“I learned a lot about myself at Oakmont.”

“I've always wanted to play in a Ryder Cup.”

“People ask me what do I do for hobbies and I'm like, 'Well, I just watch sport.'”

“In some ways, I'm a creature of habit.”

“It is always good to get out on a good golf course and one you feel comfortable on.”

“There are a lot of benefits that come with being an Open champion but I'll just try and be the same old Shane Lowry that I've always been.”

“I desperately want to go to the Olympics for Ireland.”

“I like the big tournaments.”

“Playing golf in the rain is just hard, it's just hard.”