Conor Purcell couldn’t capitalise on an opening eagle and watched his hopes of topping the Challenge Tour rankings  evaporate in the Rolex Grand Final in Mallorca.

Galway amateur Liam Nolan is not in Troon to make up the numbers and it’s a testament to his ambition that his only goal is to see where he ends up “on Sunday evening”.

Galway's Liam Nolan still can't believe he's qualified for The Open, but he insists that the mental game will be the secret to getting the most out of his dream week at Royal Troon.

Malone golfer Matt McClean battled back from four shots down to claim his first Irish title with the Flogas Irish Men’s Amateur Open Championship on a thrilling final day.

Galway’s Liam Nolan is looking forward to battling close friend and fellow Walker Cup star Matt McClean this weekend after they snatched the halfway lead in the Flogas Irish Men’s Amateur Open Championship at Co Sligo.

Schoolboy Gavin Tiernan ditched his schoolbooks for his clubs for a few hours and fired a sensational six-under 65 to grab the first-round lead in the Flogas Irish Men’s Amateur Open Championship at County Sligo.

R&A Amateur Series winner Alex Maguire will look to end his phenomenal season on a high at the Eisenhower Trophy as Ireland sends a strong team to the World Amateur Team Championships in Abu Dhabi later this month. 

Carton House’s Marc Boucher and Hermitge’s Kate Lanigan lead the respective Irish challenges after the opening strokeplay qualifying rounds for the Copa del Rey and the Copa de la Reina in Spain.

Ireland fell 6.5-2.5 to hosts and defending champions Spain and will battle England for third place on the final day of the Octagonal Matches in Cadiz.

Galway’s Liam Nolan gave his Walker Cup prospects a boost when he edged out Royal Dublin’s Max Kennedy by a stroke to win the South American Amateur Championship in Ecuador.

Ireland has six players in the 19-man Great Britain and Ireland squad hoping to make the 10-man team for next year’s Walker Cup clash with the USA at St Andrews.

Golf Ireland has today confirmed that 21 players will form the 2023 Men’s and Women’s High Performance squads. Twelve men and nine women have been selected, and they will form the backbone of Ireland’s international squads for next year.

Rory McIlroy made an incredible comeback from a nightmare start to keep hopes of a third FedEx Cup win on life support at the Tour Championship.

Peter O’Keeffe would dearly have loved to win the 120th South of Ireland Championship but the Douglas man had few complaints as he went down 3&1 to Royal Dublin’s Hugh Foley in a stiff southwesterly breeze at Lahinch.

Douglas’ Peter O’Keeffe came back from four down after 10 holes to beat Galway’s Liam Nolan on the 19th and secure a showdown with Royal Dublin’s Hugh Foley in the 120th South of Ireland final at Lahinch.

Robert Brazill remains on course for what would be a dream comeback from a career-threatening injury after he battled his way into Sunday's semi-finals in the Pierse Motors sponsored South of Ireland Championship at a wet and windy Lahinch.