Omega European Masters
Amateur golf, DP World Tour, Ladies European TourBrian KeoghKPMG Women's Irish Open, Leona Maguire, Olivia Mehaffey, Kate Lanigan, Omega European Masters, Sara Byrne

Maguire catches fire in nick of time

Leona Maguire produced a scintillating finish and picked up five shots in her last five holes to go into the weekend just six shots off the lead in the KPMG Women's Irish Open.

Amateur golf, DP World Tour, Ladies European TourBrian KeoghKPMG Women's Irish Open, Leona Maguire, Olivia Mehaffey, Kate Lanigan, Omega European Masters, Sara Byrne
Maguire catches fire in nick of time
Amateur golf, DP World Tour, PGA Tour, HotelPlanner TourBrian KeoghRory McIlroy, FedEx Cup, Tour Championship, Jonny Caldwell, Omega European Masters, Interprovincial Matches, Moyvalley, Liam Nolan, Keith Egan

McIlroy fights back from nightmare start but falls further behind Scheffler in Atlanta

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.

Amateur golf, DP World Tour, PGA Tour, HotelPlanner TourBrian KeoghRory McIlroy, FedEx Cup, Tour Championship, Jonny Caldwell, Omega European Masters, Interprovincial Matches, Moyvalley, Liam Nolan, Keith Egan
McIlroy fights back from nightmare start but falls further behind Scheffler in Atlanta
Amateur golf, European Tour, HotelPlanner TourBrian KeoghBMW Championship, Omega European Masters, Rowan Lester, Rory McIlroy, Interprovincial Matches, Curtis Cup

McIlroy leads in Baltimore after garage rummage; GB&I leads Curtis Cup

RORY McIlroy is not giving up on his third $15 million FedEx Cup bonanza after he blasted an eight-under 64 to share the lead with Jon Rahm and Sam Burns in the BMW Championship in Baltimore.

Amateur golf, European Tour, HotelPlanner TourBrian KeoghBMW Championship, Omega European Masters, Rowan Lester, Rory McIlroy, Interprovincial Matches, Curtis Cup
McIlroy leads in Baltimore after garage rummage; GB&I leads Curtis Cup
European Tour, Korn Ferry Tour, LPGA, Symetra TourBrian KeoghOmega European Masters, Rory McIlroy, Paul Dunne, Padraig Harrington, Gavin Moynihan, KPMG Trophy, Robin Dawson, Korn Ferry Tour Championship, Seamus Power, Korn Ferry Tour Finals, Cambia Portland Classic, Stephanie Meadow, Sioux Falls Greatlife Challenge, Leona Maguire

Rory eyes summit from the Alps; Power chasing full PGA Tour status

European Tour, Korn Ferry Tour, LPGA, Symetra TourBrian KeoghOmega European Masters, Rory McIlroy, Paul Dunne, Padraig Harrington, Gavin Moynihan, KPMG Trophy, Robin Dawson, Korn Ferry Tour Championship, Seamus Power, Korn Ferry Tour Finals, Cambia Portland Classic, Stephanie Meadow, Sioux Falls Greatlife Challenge, Leona Maguire
Rory eyes summit from the Alps; Power chasing full PGA Tour status
European Tour, Europro Tour, Staysure Tour, HotelPlanner TourBrian KeoghSenior Open Championship, Des Smyth, Ronan Rafferty, Philip Walton, Bernhard Langer, RBC Canadian Open, Graeme McDowell, Stephen Grant, Alan Dunbar, Brian Casey, Niall Kearney, Simon Thornton, Ruaidhri McGee, Chris Selfridge, Damien McGrane, Omega European Masters, Michael Hoey, Le Vaudreuil Golf ChallengeComment

Round up: GMac's struggles; Hoey's ace; Irish challengers; Grant's hernia; Langer's class

PGA Tour — He looked to be turning the corner at The Open but Graeme McDowell stumbled a little in his return to form with a three over 75 in the opening round of the RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey.

European Tour, Europro Tour, Staysure Tour, HotelPlanner TourBrian KeoghSenior Open Championship, Des Smyth, Ronan Rafferty, Philip Walton, Bernhard Langer, RBC Canadian Open, Graeme McDowell, Stephen Grant, Alan Dunbar, Brian Casey, Niall Kearney, Simon Thornton, Ruaidhri McGee, Chris Selfridge, Damien McGrane, Omega European Masters, Michael Hoey, Le Vaudreuil Golf ChallengeComment
Round up: GMac's struggles; Hoey's ace; Irish challengers; Grant's hernia; Langer's class
European TourBrian KeoghShane Lowry, Omega European Masters, Gareth Maybin, Peter Lawrie, Michael Hoey, David Lipsky, Padraig HarringtonComment

Joy for Lipsky and Maybin as Lowry and Lawrie fade

Shane Lowry and Peter Lawrie were left to wonder what might have been as David Lipsky earned his maiden European Tour win by beating Graeme Storm in the first hole of a play-off at the Omega European Masters.

European TourBrian KeoghShane Lowry, Omega European Masters, Gareth Maybin, Peter Lawrie, Michael Hoey, David Lipsky, Padraig HarringtonComment
Joy for Lipsky and Maybin as Lowry and Lawrie fade
European TourBrian KeoghOmega European Masters, Peter Lawrie, Gareth Maybin, Shane Lowry, Padraig Harrington, Graeme Storm, Michael HoeyComment

Lawrie due some good karma

Peter Lawrie might not have succeeded in carding the first 59 in European Tour history but if karma has anything to do with it, his surge up the leaderboard in the Omega European Masters will yield a big cheque as he battles to keep his card.

European TourBrian KeoghOmega European Masters, Peter Lawrie, Gareth Maybin, Shane Lowry, Padraig Harrington, Graeme Storm, Michael HoeyComment
Lawrie due some good karma
European TourBrian KeoghOmega European Masters, Padraig Harrington, Gareth Maybin, Shane Lowry, Michael Hoey, Darren Clarke, Peter LawrieComment

Vice squad call boosts Harrington

Pádraig Harrington gave fair warning that laying down his competitive hat for a week at Gleneagles will not stop him in his battle to regain his old form.

European TourBrian KeoghOmega European Masters, Padraig Harrington, Gareth Maybin, Shane Lowry, Michael Hoey, Darren Clarke, Peter LawrieComment
Vice squad call boosts Harrington
European TourBrian KeoghMichael Hoey, Omega European Masters, Padraig Harrington

Harrington in resurrection: "I played well today"

Padraig Harrington looks determined as he walks off the first tee. Picture: Eoin Clarke www.golffile.ieThere was no need for complicated mental gynmastics, no need for any mind-bending theorising. Padraig Harrington shot a six under par 65 in the second round of the Omega European Masters at Crans Sur Sierre and said: “I played very nicely, especially towards the end.”
European TourBrian KeoghMichael Hoey, Omega European Masters, Padraig Harrington
European TourBrian KeoghDamien McGrane, Michael Hoey, Omega European Masters

Hoey laid back in the Alps

The hills are alive with the sound of titanium on Titleist. Michael Hoey, pictured by Eoin Clarke www.golffile.ieWhen Michael Hoey is in the mood, he’s a match for anyone. Just ask Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell, who lost the Dunhill Links title to the Belfast man not too long ago.
European TourBrian KeoghDamien McGrane, Michael Hoey, Omega European Masters
European TourBrian KeoghDarren Clarke, Michael Hoey, Omega European Masters, Richie Ramsay, Shane LowryComment

Lowry undone by inconsistency as Ramsay wins

Richie Ramsay with the Omega European Masters trophy. Picture by Getty ImagesThe chicken and egg debate over Shane Lowry’s fitness will go on for a while longer after the Offaly man made 16 birdies and two eagles yet still finished 14 shots behind runaway winner Richie Ramsay in the Omega European Masters.
European TourBrian KeoghDarren Clarke, Michael Hoey, Omega European Masters, Richie Ramsay, Shane LowryComment
European TourBrian KeoghGreg Norman, Gregory Bourdy, Michael Hoey, Omega European Masters, Shane LowryComment

Bourdy sparkles in Crans, Lowry and Hoey in touch

Gregory Bourdy made a hot start in damp Crans. Picture ©Getty ImagesShane Lowry and Michael Hoey were the only Irishmen to break par as Grégory Bourdy carded the joint lowest of his European Tour career to take a two-stroke lead in the Omega European Masters.
European TourBrian KeoghGreg Norman, Gregory Bourdy, Michael Hoey, Omega European Masters, Shane LowryComment