At Royal Troon, on an epic day in which, although all the headlines talk about his leadership, his dominance and his character, this advantage did not end up translating into a winning position in the rankings. 

He finished sixth in that competition, as he did last May in the United States, both of which were won by Xander Schauffele. However, he led for much of the tournament, although he had problems with the wind and complications during play. Returning with a medal would be compensation for a tough day.

Lowry openly admits the disappointment, but looks ahead to a medal in Paris. He is aiming for gold, but would accept any of the other metals. He is excited and looking forward to the challenges ahead at Tokyo 2020, where he finished 22nd.

“Onwards and upwards and onto the Olympics and try to win a medal for Ireland and get on from there,” said Lowry about how he would move on from his Open disappointment.

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“I’m playing good golf and I’d love to win a medal. Obviously I’d want it to be gold, but I’d probably take either three. I’m very excited about it. Obviously Le Golf National is going to be a great test and a great course and that medal isn’t going to be around your neck until you’re finished on that 18th green at that place.”

Lowry is relishing the upcoming Olympics, saying, “Hopefully I’ll be going back (to the Open), you never know, as an Olympic medallist or a major champion. It’s something different, something I haven’t done before, so I’m definitely looking forward to it (Olympics).

“It would probably be right under there, just under a major. It’s not something that golf has put on the calendar at the start of the year that’s a must. The four majors are number one, and then probably you look at the Race to Dubai, FedEx title, that’s number two, as well as The Players and the BMW at Wentworth.

“I wouldn’t say it’s always been high on a golfer’s agenda, but this year it is," Lowry concluded.