TROON, Scotland (AP) -- First there was frustration, then there were tears. Then there was the realization that his first major title could just be round the corner.
Shane Lowry went through the whole gamut of emotions after throwing away a four-shot lead in the final round of U.S. Open last month. But in this most congested of golfing years, another big tournament is never far away and next up for the cuddly, always-smiling Irishman is the British Open at Royal Troon.
''I know I'll be back there,'' Lowry said Wednesday. ''I know I'll give myself a chance again.