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Robert Hynes

Shane Lowry, Rory McIlroy, Padraig Harrington and Darren Clarke attend Open champions dinner

Shane Lowry, Rory McIlroy, Padraig Harrington and Darren Clarke were among the attendees at the Open champions dinner on Tuesday evening.

The Irish quartet attended the dinner at St Andrews ahead of the 150th Open Championship, which starts on Thursday.

Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Jordan Spieth and Garry Player were among the others in attendance at a star-studded event.

READ MORE: Irish stars get stellar draws for 150th Open Championship at St Andrews

Sharing a picture on Instagram, Lowry said: "Off to dinner @theopen."

McIlroy won the Open in 2014 at Royal Liverpool and is the favourite with the bookies to taste success again this weekend.

He tees off at 9.58am on Thursday alongside defending champion Collin Morikawa and Xander Schauffele, who won the Scottish Open last weekend.

Offaly man Lowry was crowned Open champion at Portrush in 2019 and is also high in the betting for this year's tournament.

Former Open champions look on (Getty Images)

He will play alongside two-time major winner Justin Thomas and Viktor Hovland, with their round scheduled to start at 10.09am.

Harrirngton, who won the tournament in both 2007 and 2008, will begin his round at 2.48pm alongside Thomas Pieters and Keith Mitchell, while 2011 champion Darren Clarke will play with England's Richard Bland and Italian Filippo Celli, with their round scheduled to start at 1.37pm.

Another Irishman who will be hoping to attend the dinner in the future is Seamus Power and the Waterford native is eyeing up a victory "for the ages" in his first Open Championship appearance.

He said: "As a player growing up in Britain and Ireland, it's something you dream of.

"That’s the plan and the goal.

"Obviously, to go and win the 150th Open at St Andrews would be something for the ages.

"It's cool to be a part of. There's amazing history but you're not thinking about it out on the course.

"Always when you play St Andrews it's the whole setting, the R&A Museum and all that stuff, it makes it a little bit extra special."

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