Lowry desperate for confidence going into US Open after 85 at Memorial

Shane Lowry admits that he's searching for confidence going into the US Open after shooting the worst round of his professional career on Sunday, an 85 at the Memorial Tournament which he said almost reduced him to tears.

While he was never really in the running at Muirfield Village Golf Club, a third round of 68 had him moving in the right direction going into the final round at the Memorial and promised to help set him up well going into the US Open.

However, everything that could go wrong did go wrong on Sunday with eight bogeys and three double bogeys leaving the Offaly man struggling for answers ahead of the third major of the year.

Three days on from that disastrous round, Lowry is eager to put it behind him, but admits that is easier said than done.

"I'd be lying if I said I was full of confidence," he told reporters on course at Pinehurst No. 2, the venue for this year’s US Open.

"Anytime you shoot a score like that is not good for your mind or your game and, but it is what is. I've taken it on the chin and move on.

"I've been going well this year. Lot of good scores, lot of decent finishes. So it's a funny old game because even with all the good golf I played this year, the one thing you're coming in this week is all you're thinking about is one round of golf, and that was last Sunday.

"I tried over every one of those shots, and I tried my best to shoot the best score I could. Unfortunately, that was the best score I could shoot on Sunday and, that's golf.

"The one thing in this game does, is it brings you back down to earth with a bang, and that's what it did with me on Sunday. I had a tough day yesterday mentally and Sunday night was tough.

"I was almost reduced to tears. It was that type of that type of a day, but,