• Lowry playing in Europe this week for first time since Portrush• Open champion is in the field for the BMW PGA ChampionshipTwo months have passed since Shane Lowry took delivery of the Claret Jug and with it, all manner of life-changing add-ons. That this week’s BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth marks Lowry’s first start in Europe since “Open champion” was added to his CV means waves of congratulations have again been forthcoming. Lowry was afforded honorary life membership of the European Tour on Tuesday.
“Golf is funny,” Lowry said. “Myself and Neil [Manchip, his coach] talk about it a lot; you don’t win one major and people ask you when you’re going to win one. You win one, they ask you when you’re going to win your next one.