Shane Lowry and caddy Dermot Byrne in front of the Oak Hill clubhouse. Picture: Eoin Clarke www.golffile.ieShane Lowry almost chips in from the back of ninth at Oak Hill and a wide smile spreads across his face. His caddie, Dermot Byrne, smiles too.

Planet Lowry. Shane celebrates his second European Tour win. Photo Eoin Clarke/www.golffile.ieShane Lowry is not normally one for changing but his thrilling Portugal Masters victory has convinced him to shelve plans to tee it up in the PGA Tour Qualifying School next week and seek his place in the elite through the top 50 in the world rankings.

Irish Open champion Shane Lowry has found a top caddie as he prepares to take on America.

Dermot ByrneBray's Dermot Byrne, who ended his five year relationship with Peter Lawrie after last week's SAS Masters, will begin work for his new boss in Czech Republic this week before they head to Akron for the $8.5m WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone.

Lowry romped to a shock victory in the Irish Open at Baltray as an amateur with his pal Dave "Shaper" Reynolds on the bag, earning his tour card and a place in the megabucks Bridgestone and HSBC Champions World Golf Championships.

The Byrnes of Bray are still Ireland's No 1 caddie clan ­ despite Ian Woosnam's extra-club cock-up at the Open.

The English tabloids had a field day with the "Irish caddie"Caddie Myles Byrne might be a scapegoat after taking a roasting from the Welsh wizard for failing to notice the extra club in his bag, but he's still tops this side of the Irish Sea.

Just ask Myles' seven brothers, three sisters and Ryder Cup hero Christy O'Connor Jnr.