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‘I want to be adopted by Peter & Jess O'Mahony' jokes Shane Lowry's wife after fun family trip to Cork
WENDY Lowry joked "I want to be adopted by the O'Mahonys" after being given the guided tour of Cork by Peter and Jessica.
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Wendy, right, joked 'I want to be adopted by the O'Mahonys'
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She and Jessica soaked up the sunny conditions at Barley Cove
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Jess quipped Peter was showing Shane how to fold a towel here
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Shane later savoured his first-ever pint of Murphy's stout
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Both couples were joined on the beach day by their children with it looking like a hectic if happy scene from start to finish.
The Lowry clan had initially visited the Rebel County in an effort to unwind after The Open in Portrush where
On the Saturday of the year's final major,
"I tried to get a protein drink down me after eight holes, and I felt like throwing up all over the place. It's been a tough day and I had a bad finish.
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'It was hard to take. Then I woke up at 2.30am with cramps in my stomach. I know we have it in the house.
"Ivy had it a couple of days ago. Wendy had it yesterday. Me and Iris have it today. It will be gone by the holidays next week so at least that's a plus.
'Honestly, every bathroom I went in and tried to throw up, I couldn't. It's just such a bad feeling. It's just really bad timing obviously.'
The Offaly native did still manage to close out his tournament well, however, carding a slick rather than sick round of 66 on Sunday.
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He acknowledged: "Obviously I would have liked to do better this week, there's no doubt about that.
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"But it is what it it. I tried my best, I gave it everything I could and it wasn't to be.
"For me now the next two months, obviously the play-offs are huge, but my focus and my work will be getting out of bed every morning to prepare for hopefully going to Bethpage and winning that Ryder Cup.
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"I think it's a big thing for us Europeans and it's a big thing for me. major season is over now so everything turns towards the Ryder Cup."
And in between his time in Antrim and Cork, he also
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The Lowrys have two daughters while the O'Mahonys have one daughter and two sons
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But they were essentially all one big happy family on this occasion
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Ralph O'Mahony amid a typically stunning Barley Cove backdrop
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That possibility has been touted for some time with tournament organisers admitting at Royal Portrush that they are in the process of conducting feasibility studies around the idea.
Lowry said of it: "As regards Portmarnock - I've heard they're talking about it - I've heard it might go there. It would be amazing.
"It's 30 minutes from my house, I would be able to stay at home and play in an Open - and I think it's one of the best golf courses in the world.
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"I think it's good enough to host and Open, and hopefully it will soon."
Last year three-time major winner
