FARMINGDALE, New York :For most professional golfers, major championships represent the ultimate prize, but for Ireland's Shane Lowry it is the Ryder Cup that drives every swing he takes.

The 2019 British Open champion said on Thursday that the Ryder Cup had evolved into his primary motivation, so much that he'll be thinking about the next edition at Ireland's Adare Manor before this week's dust settles at Bethpage Black.

"Like it's just a big deal for me. Like I am who I am. Like I said it there, I have to be myself... This is what I live for. This is what I play golf for now," Lowry said ahead of his third Ryder Cup appearance.

"I don't not care about anything else, but it's like, literally, this is it, this is what I play for. As soon as we finish here Sunday evening I'll be thinking

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