Keith Pelley
DP World TourBrian KeoghDubai Creek Golf and Yacht ClubDubai Invitational, Rory McIlroy, Tom McKibbin, Keith Pelley

McIlroy opens with bogey-free 62 in Dubai as DPWT announces Pelley to leave in April

Rory McIlroy fired an early warning shot across the bows of his manor rivals when he fired a stunning nine-under 62 to take a two-shot lead into the second round of the inaugural Dubai Invitational.

DP World TourBrian KeoghDubai Creek Golf and Yacht ClubDubai Invitational, Rory McIlroy, Tom McKibbin, Keith Pelley
McIlroy opens with bogey-free 62 in Dubai as DPWT announces Pelley to leave in April
DP World Tour, Asian Tour, Japan Golf Tour, PGA Tour, PGA Tour of AustralasiaDP World TourKeith Pelley, International Golf Federation

Keith Pelley named Chairman of the International Golf Federation

Keith Pelley, the Chief Executive of the European Tour group, has been elected as the new Chairman of the International Golf Federation (IGF). 

DP World Tour, Asian Tour, Japan Golf Tour, PGA Tour, PGA Tour of AustralasiaDP World TourKeith Pelley, International Golf Federation
Keith Pelley named Chairman of the International Golf Federation
European Tour, PGA TourBrian KeoghDubai Duty Free Irish Open, Keith Pelley, European Tour Board, Jay Monahan

Irish Open purse balloons to $6m thanks to transatlantic Alliance

The Irish Open received a massive shot on the arm yesterday as the Strategic Alliance between the PGA Tour and the European Tour saw its prize almost doubled to a whopping $6 million (€5.05 m) next year.

European Tour, PGA TourBrian KeoghDubai Duty Free Irish Open, Keith Pelley, European Tour Board, Jay Monahan
Irish Open purse balloons to $6m thanks to transatlantic Alliance
European Tour, PGA Irish RegionBrian KeoghAntonia Beggs, Michael McCumiskey, Rory McIlroy, Keith PelleyComment

Irish Open key to Pelley's strategy but PGA Irish Region in dark over Qualifier talks

Rory McIlroy and the European Tour have massive plans for the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open but there’s doubt about Lough Erne Resort’s planned hosting in 2017 and utter confusion between the tour and the Irish Region of the PGA over a possible qualifying event. 

European Tour, PGA Irish RegionBrian KeoghAntonia Beggs, Michael McCumiskey, Rory McIlroy, Keith PelleyComment
Irish Open key to Pelley's strategy but PGA Irish Region in dark over Qualifier talks
European TourBrian KeoghKeith Pelley, Rory McIlroy, Paul Dunne, Cormac Sharvin, Gavin Moynihan, Niall Turner, Niall Kearney, Seamus Power, Chris Selfridge, Ruaidhri McGee, Brian Casey3 Comments

Double top for Rory and 5 other things we learned this season

Even the best in the world need constant motivation and stimulation and there's no doubt that Rory McIlroy got that in spades 2015.

European TourBrian KeoghKeith Pelley, Rory McIlroy, Paul Dunne, Cormac Sharvin, Gavin Moynihan, Niall Turner, Niall Kearney, Seamus Power, Chris Selfridge, Ruaidhri McGee, Brian Casey3 Comments
Double top for Rory and 5 other things we learned this season
European TourBrian KeoghThe K Club, Lough Erne Resort, Adare Manor, Mount Juliet, Portstewart Golf Club, Trump International Golf Links Ireland, Doonbeg, Rory McIlroy, Keith Pelley, Dubai Duty Free Irish OpenComment

Rory power gives The K Club biggest Dubai Duty Free Irish Open ever

Rory McIlroy is clearly the host with the most after his decision to support the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open for another three years helped boost the prize fund by 60 percent to €4 million — the biggest in the event’s history.
 

European TourBrian KeoghThe K Club, Lough Erne Resort, Adare Manor, Mount Juliet, Portstewart Golf Club, Trump International Golf Links Ireland, Doonbeg, Rory McIlroy, Keith Pelley, Dubai Duty Free Irish OpenComment
Rory power gives The K Club biggest Dubai Duty Free Irish Open ever