Rory McIlroy has shared some words of advice for his good friend Shane Lowry after his major collapse last weekend.Lowry looked set to get his hands on the Cognizant Classic trophy as he boasted a three-shot lead with just three holes to go.Lowry was left devastated by his late collapse in Florida last weekendGettyHowever, the Irishman brutally double-bogeyed the 16th and 17th holes to drop down to second and hand the title to Nico Echavarria.Speaking after the collapse, he said: “I’m obviously extremely disappointed. I had the tournament in my hands, and I threw it away.“What more can I say? That’s twice this year now so far. I’m getting good at it. “The hardest thing about today is that I’ve never won in front of my four-year-old. I only wanted it for her today. I didn’t want it for – I don’t care about anything else. I wanted it so bad.“Just to see her little ginger hair running down the 18th green would have been the most special thing in the world.“I thought I had it. I thought I was going to win. I didn’t get ahead of myself, but I felt so comfortable out there, and then yeah, tried to get a lot out of my three-iron on 16 and did the only thing I couldn’t really do.”Lowry was clearly heartbroken by his failure, but he will hope to bounce back with success at the Arnold Palmer Invitational this week.And McIlroy, who has been through his own woes late in a tournament, has done what he can to try to lift his mate’s confidence.“I reminded him I double-bogeyed the 18th at PGA National in 2014 and went on to win two Majors that year,” he said as he revealed what he had told Lowry during a pre-event practice round.“It was two bad holes, two bad swings. It doesn’t mean the rest of the year is going to be bad.”McIlroy and Lowry battled through a tough week together at the Ryder Cup in September, so the former’s words will likely help his friend outGettyWhat else has McIlroy said? McIlroy has done his best to try and get Lowry back in the right mindset for the Arnold Palmer Invitational.The pair are very close friends and pushed through tough conditions at the Ryder Cup together at the end of last year.The reigning Masters champion has also spoken about the next Ryder Cup after it was confirmed that Luke Donald will return as Team Europe captain again in 2027.“It’s amazing,” McIlroy said. “I think it’s obviously a huge advantage for the European team to have that continuity and that consistency. I was sort of banging on that drum going into Bethpage. And we’ll have it even more so again. “The team may be a little bit different, or it could be, obviously really similar to Bethpage to what it was in Rome. I maybe envision a couple of other guys maybe breaking their way into the team.“But it’s wonderful to have Luke back. There’s not one player or one person behind the scenes that helps with Ryder Cup Europe that isn’t thrilled that Luke agreed to come back.”McIlroy was delighted with the Ryder Cup news ahead of the Arnold Palmer InvitationalGettyWhen are McIlroy and Lowry in action? Both McIlroy and Lowry will be going for glory this week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational after sharing a practice round.They tee off in Orlando, Florida on Thursday at 6:30pm and 3:05pm UK time, respectively.Their second rounds will get going at 3:20pm and 6:20pm UK time on Friday, respectively.talkSPORT 2 will be providing live coverage of the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational from Thursday to Sunday.To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.