RORY AND SHANE A TOP DOUBLE ACT

RORY McIlroy and Shane Lowry will be seeing plenty of each other at the Ryder Cup – but the friends are also spending their days off before the event together.

- BY SAM FROST

The duo are pivotal to Europe’s chances of victory at Bethpage Black in New York, where the tournament begins on Friday. The Irish heroes were this week on a two-day scouting trip alongside their teammates and captain Luke Donald.

And Mcllroy was in great spirits according to former captain Paul McGinley.