Shane Lowry might not win his second major title at Valhalla today but the Offaly man clearly has the emotional maturity and the experience to get the very best out of his game.

Shane Lowry was disappointed not to become the first man to shoot 61 in the major but he insists he will draw on all his experience when he bids to win the PGA Championship and his second Major title at Valhalla on Sunday.

They say happiness in golf is a long walk with a putter and Shane Lowry certainly won’t disagree after producing one of the great putting rounds of his career to become the fourth man _ and the first European — to shoot 62 in a men’s major championship.

Rory McIlroy might be a better player than he was in 2014 but his form in majors remains a massive question mark as he bids to end his near 10-year drought in the 106th PGA Championship at Valhalla this week.

Rory McIlroy has been no stranger to drama throughout his career but like many of the sporting greats of the past, he’s been able to use outside distractions to soar to even greater heights.

Rory McIlroy had a quiver in his voice throughout as questions about his private life were banned in his brief media conference ahead of the PGA Championship at Valhalla.

It perhaps came as no surprise that Scottie Scheffler won the first major championship of the year at Augusta, winning the Masters by four shots from Ludvig Aberg in what turned out to be a victory procession.

Rory McIlroy’s victory in darkness at the 2014 PGA Championship in Valhalla Golf Club, resisting the rallies of local favourites Phil Mickelson and Rickie Fowler in a rain-delayed final round, was the Northern Irishman’s most recent in a major. However, it was not the last time nor the first time someone from the Old Country left an imprint in Valhalla and Kentucky.

Rory McIlroy admits he's "nowhere near" where he needs to be with his game but insists Brooks Koepka beating him to a fifth Major win in the PGA Championship at Oak Hill is not giving him extra motivation to end his near nine-year major drought.

Shane Lowry considers himself a Major player and after finishing tied 12th in the PGA Championship he can’t wait to get to Los Angeles for the US Open next month.

Brooks Koepka joined some legends of the game and proved that rumours of his demise were very much exaggerated when he claimed his third PGA Championship and fifth Major in imperious fashion at Oak Hill.

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry displayed immense grit and patience to keep their PGA Championship hopes alive but know they'll need to make a move on Sunday to catch Brooks Koepka and add to their Major tallies at a rain-soaked Oak Hill.

Shane Lowry can't wait for the weekend after he produced his best putting performance of the season to join Rory McIlroy on the fringes of contention in the PGA Championship at Oak Hill.

A slimmed-down Bryson DeChambeau turned back the clock to his US Open-winning exploits of 2021 and fired a four-under 66 to lead the PGA Championship at a brutal Oak Hill.

Pádraig Harrington and Shane Lowry were looking at the glass half full despite shooting over par in the first round of the PGA Championship at Oak Hill.

Jon Rahm has an opportunity to win his second major in a row at the PGA Championship.