Shane Lowry feels he doesn’t need to apologize, or even explain, why Europe’s Ryder Cup captain, Luke Donald, named him to the 2023 squad.

Ahead of the BMW PGA Championship, at a press conference, the 2019 British Open champ made it clear that he was one of the top 12 players in Europe.

“I know there was a little bit about that last week and me, and—need to be careful here, didn’t sit very well with me to be honest,” Lowry said. “I didn’t feel like I had to go out and prove anything to anyone last week. The Irish Open is important to me and a tournament I wanted to play well in.”

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