Shane Lowry made a young golfer’s dream come true at the Irish Open this weekend, with an amazing interaction captured on video.
The Offaly native has been followed by swarms of fans throughout the weekend at the K Club, though he is likely to come up short in his pursuit of a second triumph at his home event.
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At the pre-tournament Pro-Am on Wednesday, Lowry worked with the Make-A-Wish Foundation to make the dream of young Dáire Coyle come true.
11-year-old Coyle from Louth is in remission from Acute Myeloid Leukaemia, and dreamt of walking down the fairway with Major champion Lowry.
At the Irish Open, that dream was realised, with amazing video footage captured.
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Shane Lowry makes amazing gesture at Irish Open
Young Dáire Coyle was invited to play the 9th with Shane Lowry during Wednesday’s Pro-Am at the Irish Open.
Coyle is a remarkably strong young man, with his family helping him to fight Leukaemia since he was just six weeks old.
The 11-year-old said he was nervous before meeting Lowry, in a heart-warming footage released by the DP World Tour this weekend.
11-year-old Dáire has a dream to walk the fairways with @ShaneLowryGolf.
Shane wanted to make it happen this week in Ireland…#AmgenIrishOpen | @MakeAWish_ie pic.twitter.com/0feqOr0OS0
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) September 6, 2025
Lowry chatted away with Dáire as they strolled down the fairway at the par four 9th hole, joking that Coyle was “like me” when the youngster admitted he does not love school.
The 2019 Open champion let Dáire pick his club for his approach shot, and young Coyle took Lowry’s putt on the green.
Dáire’s dad spoke to Lowry about his son’s battle with Leukaemia, saying that he thankfully seemed to be free of any setbacks.
It was a really wonderful interaction, and Shane Lowry said it had been a special thing to be a part of:
Obviously Make-A-Wish is a great organization and do a lot for kids. Dáire has recovered from Leukaemia and he’s out the other side, and he loves his golf.
Make-A-Wish is a great thing. We obviously are involved with them, and the Irish Open is involved with them every year, and what they do here is pretty cool. It was nice to be involved with that.
Dáire Coyle had a fun jab for Lowry, though – that the Irish golfing superstar had to agree with.
“He told me his favourite player is Rory McIlroy, which is…oh, well, he’s probably mine as well!” Lowry joked
A truly special day at the K Club for young Dáire Coyle, playing with one of his heroes Shane Lowry.
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