SHANE LOWRY admitted that he needs to control his emotions better after an opening 69 in the Porsche Singapore Classic.

Lowry made a flying start with three birdies in his first four holes at Laguna National, but covered the next 10 in two over par before picking up shots on the 15th and 18th.

That left the former Open champion five shots off the lead shared by Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat, England’s Jordan Smith and Malaysia’s Gavin Green as he bids to secure a seventh DP World Tour title.