Shane Lowry has leaped to the defence of Rory McIlroy against 'armchair golfers who don't know how hard it is' following the Holywood golfer's PGA Championship.
The Offaly sportsman was talking after McIlroy took eighth place in the major tournament this weekend.
Lowry told the media: "The armchair golfers don't realise how hard it is out here. It's not as easy as shooting 65 in the first round.