Shane Lowry is still refusing to let the Claret Jug out of his grasp, two days after his maiden major triumph at The Open.

The County Offaly man was primed for a hectic Clara homecoming on Tuesday evening and an emotional reunion with 82-year-old grandmother Emmy Scanlon.

Lowry said his stunning victory on Northern Irish soil at Royal Portrush is still far from sinking in, and with madcap celebrations showing no signs of slowing down.

“I said to Bo (caddie Brian Martin) walking down 18 on Saturday ‘We might never experience anything like this ever again, so let’s enjoy it as much as we can’.”

Lowry can prolong his celebrations after it was confirmed he would not be competing in this week’s lucrative World Golf Championships event in Memphis.

The PGA Tour wrote on Twitter: “@TheOpen champion Shane Lowry has withdrawn from the @WGCFedEx.”