Inside Wendy Lowry's ‘beautiful' day out with other golf WAGs before cheering Shane on at The Open
She was joined by fellow
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Wendy captioned this snap 'Beautiful morning'
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Kate (left) and Clare (middle) are the wives of Justin Rose and Tommy Fleetwood respectively
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Here Wendy joked 'Can you cope with this weather'
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The trio were accompanied by their children who loved dipping their toes into the water
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Padraig Harrington
Ahead of his 3.10pm tee time
The sign salutes McIlroy's testicular fortitude when finally
The cheeky Irish bookmaker doffed their cap to
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Paddy Power himself commented: 'Winning a career Grand Slam takes guts – or, in Rory's case, absolute balls of steel.
"We thought it was only right to honour his heroic return with something suitably enormous, unmissable, and truly entertaining.
"What better way than a pair of giant underpants and two enormous golf balls swinging in the Northern Irish breeze? If that doesn't scream 'Rory's home', we don't know what does.'
"Because if anyone's earned the right to strut around with massive metaphorical stones, it's Rory McIlroy, and when he shows up swinging, so do we."
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The five-time Major winner gave his fans a thrill by wearing his Green Jacket to Portrush as he collected the Golfer of the Year award from the Association of Golf Writers.
McIlroy, 36, said: 'The reception I've had here has made this week a celebration of what I have achieved in my career but it's also an opportunity I want to embrace.
'People's champ' Bryson DeChambeau delights Open fans with classy gesture as they say 'how can you not love this guy?'
'Being in this position is the stuff of dreams. It has been an incredible year.'
McIlroy was mobbed walking across the first fairway for the awards, prompting chants of 'Rory, Rory'.
He
McIlroy also wants to make amends for his Portrush Open flop in 2019 when he missed the cut.
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Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge is a renowned landmark in the Ballintoy area
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Wendy shared this wide shot to give an idea of how scary it was to cross it
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Ballintoy Harbour is also a charming sight
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Shane of course won the competition the last time it was held at Royal Portrush in 2019
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He said: 'I feel so grateful to be in this position now, to be home and have the chance to win another Major.
'It's been an amazing year, from the end of last year winning the Race to Dubai and doing what I've done in the first half of this year.'
Pointing at his Green Jacket for winning The Masters, he said: 'I fulfilled a lifelong dream this year, winning this thing that's over my shoulders right now.
'Any excuse to put it back on I'll happily take.'
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