Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry were rightly in fine fettle on Sunday night, after wining the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
The Irish duo had to come through a play-off after finishing level with Chad Ramey and Martin Trainer, to secure a first PGA Tour win as a pairing.
It's long-established that two boys are great mates and the bromance that has been on full display all weekend was out in force again after the event, as the lads celebrated their win together.
In one clip from the after-party, McIlroy and Lowry are seen taking to the stage to belt out Don't Stop Believing by Journey, although it's the Holywood man who is doing most of the singing, with Lowry happier to egg his mate on for the most part.
The two had beers in hand and it was a in fact a boozy lunch after the Ryder Cup when the pair decided to team up for the Zurich Classic.
JUST A SMALL TOWN GIRL pic.twitter.com/NefSbCQjAk
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) April 29, 2024
Don’t Stop Believing, by Rory McIlroy.
(Unedited) pic.twitter.com/Y4vq5wrfke— Jack Culotta, Jr. (@TalkCulotta) April 28, 2024
Don’t Stop Believing, by Rory McIlroy.
(Unedited) pic.twitter.com/Y4vq5wrfke— Jack Culotta, Jr. (@TalkCulotta) April 28, 2024
Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry enjoy epic celebrations after Zurich Classic win
"I asked him," McIlroy told Golf.com back in March. "We had this really drunken lunch after the Ryder Cup last year, the week after. I said to him, 'you want to play the Zurich together?' And he was like, 'yeah.'"
That decision has paid off now and the pair couldn't hide their joy on the course after a missed final putt from Trainer confirmed their win.
Lowry was seen picking McIlroy up for a massive bear hug and carrying him for a few steps, but according to the Offaly man, it was the other way round on the course.
Shane Lowry is right up there on the list of “tour players I’d like to have a beer with”. I think Rory might be drunk under the table celebrating this win! 😂🍻
pic.twitter.com/d7eh3X3kXg— Flushing It (@flushingitgolf) April 28, 2024
Modest Lowry says McIlroy was "carrying" him
"We both said at the start of the week 'let's go and get 400 points,' Lowry told CBS in a joint-interview alongside McIlroy.
"I nearly feel a little bit bad taking them because Rory carried me a lot of the way but they're mine and they're not going away!"
Of course, Lowry was being modest as ever as he produced a number of big moments along the way, including a birdie on the 18th which took the match-up to a play-off.
Never far from a one-liner, Lowry also declared that the WWE-style belts the pair were given after their victory were a "little bit snug," leading to much laughter from his joyous partner.
"It's a little bit snug." 😂 pic.twitter.com/4g7sdJLPHw
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) April 29, 2024
It was great to watch the pair in action all weekend and let's hope they've gotten the bug for team events after the success of this one.
Before they think about that, they'll probably be dealing with fairly big hangovers for the rest of Monday.
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