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.

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.

Leona Maguire failed to convert some brilliant golf into birdies and endured a poor finish to trail runaway leader Casandra Alexander by 13 shots at The K Club.

Lightly-raced Rory McIlroy came storming out of the gates to grab a share of the lead in the Genesis Scottish Open

Chris Devlin was shocked when they cancelled Q-School last year, but he now has a chance to win a one-year Champions Tour exemption with a shock victory in the US Senior Open.

Pádraig Harrington was relieved to make three birdies in his last six holes and get his US Senior Open defence off to a solid start in Ohio.

Shane Lowry is hoping that being reunited with his first long-term caddie will give him the confidence boost he needs to start putting results on the board.

Séamus Power was pleased to see green shoots in his game and earn some valuable FedExCup points with a top 30 finish in the CJ Cup Bryon Nelson in Dallas.

Rory McIlroy returns to the site of his first PGA Tour win this week feeling more motivated than he's ever been.