As Rory McIlroy made his way through a tunnel of fans toward the Augusta National clubhouse, a man who’d just posted an 81 stood waiting at the other end. A beaming Shane Lowry wrapped up his friend in a burly man hug and picked him up 2 feet off the ground.

Shane Lowry has said that he was “so happy” to watch Rory McIlroy win his first Masters title on Sunday, despite disappointment with his own final round performance. The Co Offaly golfer, who won the Open when it was last held in Portrush in 2019,