BOB'S YOUR UNCLE

SHANE LOWRY hopes to emulate Ryder Cup-winning teammate Robert MacIntyre and win on his first start since victory at Bethpage.

- BY CARL MARKHAM

Unlike the United States-based Irishman, MacIntyre flew home to his native Scotland immediately after Europe's success in New York to claim the Dunhill Links Championship in gale-force winds.

Lowry, who holed the putt which ensured Europe would retain the trophy, has opted for the more temperate climates of Madrid for the Open de Espana to make his comeback after a week off and is trying to forget Bethpage and focus on his individual game again.