Shane Lowry is backing Tom McKibbin to make golf’s elite no matter what happens in the Holywood star’s battle for a PGA Tour card at this week’s DP World Tour Championship.

Paul Waring held off a stellar chasing pack to clinch a career-changing victory in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship as Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy were left to wonder what might have been.

It wasn’t perfect but Rory McIlroy gave his new takeaway the thumbs up after he made six birdies in a five-under 67 to lurk just five shots behind leader Tommy Fleetwood in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

Joe Dean, Thorbjørn Olesen and Jesper Svensson share the first round lead at the FedEx Open de France after carding six under par rounds of 65.

Amateur Sean Keeling crashed back to earth with an 81 but Tom McKibbin and Seamus Power made headway as high winds sent scores soaring in the third round of the Amgen Irish Open at Royal County Down.

Tom McKibbin admits playing Royal County Down for the first time was a “traumatising” experience. But as he makes his third Amgen Irish Open appearance in a stellar threesome with Rory McIlroy and defending champion Vincent Norrman, he’s looking forward to trying to achieve what “would probably be the biggest achievement of my career.”

Tom McKibbin took another step towards securing his PGA Tour card when he clinched his seventh top-10 of the season in the Danish Golf Championship.

Tom McKibbin roared home in three-under to make the cut with ease in the weather-delayed Danish Golf Championship.

Padraig Harrington was left to rue a cold putter as he racked up his best finish in The Open since 2015.

Darren Clarke is contemplating saying goodbye to The Open at Royal Portrush next year but he also expects the “conundrum” that is Rory McIlroy to be a factor on home soil.

Tom McKibbin walked away disappointed with his Open debut as he failed to capitalise on a one-under front nine and opened with a two-over 73 at Royal Troon.

Tom McKibbin got the perfect trial run for his 6:46 am tee time on Thursday when he played a practice round with heroes Rory McIlroy and Darren Clarke at Royal Troon.

Pádraig Harrington might be a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame but he has nothing but respect for his rivals as he begins his quest for a second US Senior Open win today.

LIV Golf’s Graeme McDowell and Holywood star Tom McKibbin are among the 16 Irish players entered for Final Qualifying for The Open at Royal Troon next week.

Rory McIlroy saw his patience rewarded with two birdies in the last three holes as a bogey-free 65 gave him a share of the first-round lead in the US Open at Pinehurst No.  2.

Séamus Power might not win the US Open, but he certainly didn’t lose it on day one after battling back from a nasty four-putt to open with a one-over 71 at Pinehurst No. 2.