PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Shane Lowry believes he’s figured out a formula to excel in the biggest tournaments, like this week’s British Open at Royal Portrush, where he won the Claret Jug in 2019.

Shane Lowry said ahead of the Open Championship on Monday that feeling pangs of self-doubt before big events isn't always a bad thing.

The final major of 2025 begins on Thursday with the 2025 Open Championship, and after J.J. Spaun won the most recent major with odds longer than 100-1 at the U.S. Open, longshot bets could be a trendy way to attack the 2025 Open Championship on betting sites.

"I’m afraid of what’s going to happen in New York. I was there [at Whistling Straits] when they called Shane Lowry’s wife a w---e in front of him. I couldn’t believe my ears."

Shane Lowry’s travails before his first win at Portrush have been forgotten – he hopes the turbulence of 2025 will be similarly lost to history.

Shane Lowry revealed details about his celebrations following his victory at the 2019 Open Championship and admitted that one LIV Golf star wished they had acted differently after winning majors

FORMER Open champion Shane Lowry gave a prickly response to a question about his drinking. Lowry, 38, won the Claret Jug at Royal Portrush in 2019 and celebrated in style with selfies of him

The brilliant Irish pair are close pals on and off the golf course and they've both spoken about their relationship

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry are close friends away from the golf course, with the former admitting the latter is something of a role model to him as they prepare to do battle at The Open Championship

Shane Lowry has spent a couple of weeks playing casual golf in preparation for a return to the scene of his Open victory in 2019 but admits he would prefer a couple of “s***” practice rounds at Royal Portrush just to help focus his mind.