The Offaly man tees off at 1:45pm this afternoon.
Offaly's Shane Lowry is aiming to win his second Irish Open this week.
The world number 53 comes into this week looking to win his first tournament of the year and will be paired alongside fellow major winners Patrick Reed and Jon Rahm at Doonbeg.
Lowry gets his opening round underway at 1:45pm.
The Clara man says the Irish Open is one of his favourite tournaments to play:
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