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19:50 BST
Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport golf news reporter at Bethpage Black
Should be said that Lowry and McIlroy, other than when they have been put off their shots, don’t seem too fussed by the flak.
The pair walk off the tee laughing at something which has tickled them.
“Oh, he’s loving it,” one of Lowry’s team chuckles to me.
Suppose these golfing superstars learn how to have blocked ears – even when they’re getting comments about former girlfriends and their weight.