‘We’re back in business’ Shane Lowry reunited with golf clubs after air travel mix-up

The 2019 Open Champion Shane Lowry with the Claret Jug at Croke Park, Dublin. Picture by Ramsey Cardy

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Irish golfer Shane Lowry said he is “back in business” after he was reunited with his golf clubs today following an air travel mix-up.

The former British Open Champion was given a scare yesterday when his golf bag and suitcase were mistakenly sent to Chicago.

He took to Twitter and asked Dublin Airport if it could find out where they were gone.

The golfer is competing at the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina, from tomorrow.

“Can you help find my missing golf clubs and suitcase @DublinAirport?" he said.

Just over an hour later, Lowry issued an update and thanked Dublin Airport who confirmed that his bags were in Chicago's O'Hare International Airport and appealed to United Airlines and Aer Lingus to help get them to him in Greensboro.

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“Update…Thanks to the lads at @DublinAirport who confirmed my bags are in Chicago. @AerLingus @fly2ohare @united can you help get them to me in Greensboro?” he said.

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Today, the golfer confirmed that he has been reunited with his luggage, paving the way for him to continue his preparations for this weekend’s tournament, which is worth over $1.3 million to the overall winner.

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The Offaly native is the latest golfer to have his clubs go missing at Dublin Airport.

The responsibility for lost luggage lies with individual airlines, not Dublin Airport operator, DAA.

Last month, Leona Maguire issued a similar plea online when her golf clubs went missing after she flew from Dublin to Geneva in Switzerland for the Amundi Evian Championship.

In a post on Twitter, the 27-year-old originally tweeted that the airline had “no idea where it is”.

“Really need help from someone @DublinAirport or DAA. Flew from Dublin to Geneva yesterday direct and somehow my golf bag has gone missing between check-in and take-off. @FlySWISS & @swissportNews have no idea where it is,” she said.

“Need it urgently for @EvianChamp major this week. Airtags are no help because Swiss Airlines can’t locate the bag in their system.”

But within an hour of the post appearing, a Twitter user replied that his sister, who is believed to work at Dublin Airport, had found the missing bag.

The sports star, ranked 19th in the world, replied: "Just spoke to a legend called Claire? Found the bag."

Maguire's management said her sister, former professional golfer Lisa Maguire, came to the rescue and drove a six-hour round trip to Zurich to collect the clubs.

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