Shane Lowry produced the very best version of himself to survive the longest day in Amgen Irish Open history and thrust himself into contention at Trump Doonbeg,

Little has gone right for Shane Lowry this year, but he may just have found his sweet spot in West Clare, where he combined the artistic side of his brain with 17 years of experience and thrust himself into the mix at the Amgen Irish Open.

Doonbeg first hit the headlines in Irish golfing circles for Vertigo angustior, the rare microscopic snail that delayed construction of the original links and still has Donald Trump's ballroom plans in a holding pattern.

Rory McIlroy admits he’s been in the ear of Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley about handing the Amgen Irish Open winner a Masters invitation.

Padraig Harrington has faith in SHANE LOWRY

Pádraig Harrington clearly has a strong diplomatic bent, and while Donald Trump leaves few indifferent, the Dubliner knows the players will be cocooned in their own little worlds this week.

Tom McKibbin’s LIV Golf future might be in doubt but he believes he has the game to win the Amgen Irish Open and repay Jon Rahm’s faith in him as a potential superstar.

If LIV’s Jon Rahm dances his way between the dunes and bunkers at Doonbeg as deftly as he dodges questions about his future, he has a third Amgen Irish Open title in the bag.

Great Britain and Ireland captain Dean Robertson believes his troops still have a chance to come back from a Sunday morning foursomes whitewash and win the Walker Cup at Lahinch.