Shane Lowry won’t say no to a second Major win, but he admits his big goal this year is to win what he believes could be “one the great Ryder Cups of all time.”

Speaking on the Sky Sports Golf podcast, the world number 18 explained he was looking forward to trying to add to his 2019 Open Championship success.

While he admits he hates PGA Championship venue Quail Hollow, where he has only broken 70 three times in 24 rounds, he loves the Masters, can't wait to try and improve on his runner-up finish in the 2016 US Open at Oakmont and relishes the opportunity to “defend” The Open at Royal Portrush.

Yet for all that, it’s retaining the Ryder Cup in New York in September that’s firing his imagination this year.

“We're so used to the grind, week in, week out, on the PGA Tour or the DP World Tour, where you're on your own, trying to shoot the score yourself,” Lowry said.

“Things don't go well, you're letting yourself down. Or if things go well, you're just with yourself, your caddy and maybe your team. 

“But you get to (a Ryder Cup) week, and even the build-up (is fantastic), and I think that based on what Luke has done, he's made it a team.

“Even before the last one, the practice trip, and us all hanging out together at Wentworth and in Ireland, the enjoyment of the whole week was just incredible.

“At Whistling Straits, we got absolutely hammered, and it was one of the best weeks of my career. And then, obviously, you go to Italy, and we did what we did there, and that was incredible.

“I'd say it was more enjoyable than my week in Portrush because I feel like you're able to enjoy it more. I feel like the week in Portrush is a lot more stressful. 

“So I don't just want to be in the team, I want to be a part of a winning team, and I want to be able to help the team, and I think it's going to be one of the great Ryder Cups of all time. And I just hope we're going to come out on top.

“I think Luke Donald's been a great captain… and I think it's probably going to be one of the best prepared European teams for a long, long time. 

“He'll prepare the team as best he can, and then it's up to the 12 players to go out and perform and win it for him.”

As for the Majors, he's upbeat for at least three of the four.

“Three out of four major venues this year I love,” he said. “I don't even have a love-hate for Quail Hollow, just a pure hatred for it. So I really, I've never had a good week at that one. 

“Oakmont, it's a course that I felt like I should have won the (2016) US Open that year. But I learned a lot from that, and I felt I used that for Portrush.

“Would I give up Portrush for that? No, absolutely not. But I feel like maybe I should have two (Majors). But going back there is going to be good. 

“I haven't been back there since 2016, and I feel like my game's changed a lot for the better since then. I like the US Open, especially traditional US Open venues, and I feel that’ll certainly be a tournament that if I go there with a little bit of confidence, and I feel my game’s okay, you never know what could happen.”

Lowry clearly feels more comfortable in golf’s toughest tests and admits he doesn't go to Majors “to make up the numbers.”

“There are five dates every other year, with the Ryder Cup, that I circle in my calendar, and they're the weeks that I want to perform my best,” he said. 

“I just love the build-up to Majors; I just love the pressure off them; I just love how difficult they are and just love everything about them, and I feel like my best performances over the last couple of years have been at the Majors.

“I don't know what it is. I just think I love it. I always say my two favourite weeks of the year are not even tournaments but the week before the Masters and the week before The Open because I love the build-up. 

“I love getting up every day, doing the right things, practising, and getting ready for these tournaments. 

“I'm very fortunate I have one (Major) and that I've got a Claret Jug in my house. I'd love to win one more. 

“But you know, if I was to win one more, I'm sure I’m going to be greedy and want one more after that as well. As a golfer, you're never happy.“