Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry began their Zurich Classic title defence with a solid eight-under-par 64 in Thursday's opening round at TPC Louisiana. The Irish pair, playing together for the first time since McIlroy completed his career Grand Slam at Augusta earlier this month,

Shane Lowry chuckled when Rory McIlroy recalled an amusing anecdote from their opening round of the Zurich Classic in New Orleans

That meant the defending champions, Rory McIlroy, who won the 2025 Masters less than two weeks ago to complete the career Grand Slam, and his partner, Shane Lowry, could be aggressive from the start.