Architecture, Tourism, TravelBrian KeoghNovember 01, 2024McGinley Foundation, Paul McGinley, McGinley Golf Design, Joe Bedford, Dunfanaghy Golf ClubComment

Dunfanaghy dreaming big down by Sheephaven Bay

Remembering your roots and giving back to those who helped you up the ladder is par for the course for many successful people.

Architecture, Tourism, TravelBrian KeoghNovember 01, 2024McGinley Foundation, Paul McGinley, McGinley Golf Design, Joe Bedford, Dunfanaghy Golf ClubComment

Dunfanaghy dreaming big down by Sheephaven Bay

Purcell sees Rankings dream evaporate in Mallorca

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.

DP World Tour, PGA Tour, LPGABrian KeoghOctober 27, 2024Seamus Power, ZOZO Championship, Nico Echavarria, Genesis Invitational, Genesis Championship, Byeong-hun An, Leona Maguire

Power rallies as Echavarria clinches Masters place in Japan

Seamus Power made six birdies in a final round 66 to finish 13th behind Colombia's Nico Echavarria in the ZOZO Championship in Japan.

DP World Tour, PGA Tour, LPGABrian KeoghOctober 27, 2024Seamus Power, ZOZO Championship, Nico Echavarria, Genesis Invitational, Genesis Championship, Byeong-hun An, Leona Maguire

Power rallies as Echavarria clinches Masters place in Japan

LPGABrian KeoghOctober 26, 2024sarah byrne, lauren walshComment

Byrne and Walsh advance to LPGA Final Qualifying

Sara Byrne closed with a brilliant 68 to advance to Final Qualifying as Lauren Walsh made a 15 clutch footer at the last to also keep her LPGA dream alive in Florida.

LPGABrian KeoghOctober 26, 2024sarah byrne, lauren walshComment

Byrne and Walsh advance to LPGA Final Qualifying

Ladies European Tour, LPGABrian KeoghOctober 22, 2024LPGA Q-Series, LPGA Qualifying Tournament, Sara Byrne, Lauren Walsh

Solid starts for Byrne and Walsh at Qualifying for LPGA Q-Series

Douglas’ Sara Byrne opened with a five-under 67 to sit just one stroke behind the leader after the first qualifying round for December’s LPGA Q-Series in Florida.

Ladies European Tour, LPGABrian KeoghOctober 22, 2024LPGA Q-Series, LPGA Qualifying Tournament, Sara Byrne, Lauren Walsh

Solid starts for Byrne and Walsh at Qualifying for LPGA Q-Series

MajorsBrian KeoghOctober 22, 2024Portmarnock Golf Club, The Open, AIG Women's Open

Government earmarks €35-€40m for staging The Open and the AIG Women's Open at Portmarnock

Portmarnock Golf Club and the R&A today welcomed today’s announcement by the Irish government that it will support the likely hosting of The Open and the AIG Women’s Open and its north Dublin links to the tune of up to €40 million.

MajorsBrian KeoghOctober 22, 2024Portmarnock Golf Club, The Open, AIG Women's Open

Government earmarks €35-€40m for staging The Open and the AIG Women's Open at Portmarnock

Challenge TourBrian KeoghOctober 21, 2024Hangzhou West Lake Golf ClubConor Purcell, Hangzhou Open

Purcell targets Ranking title after second career win in China

Conor Purcell wants to become the first Irishman to top the Challenge Tour rankings for 30 years after clinching his DP World Tour card with an impressive four-shot win in the Hangzhou Open.

Challenge TourBrian KeoghOctober 21, 2024Hangzhou West Lake Golf ClubConor Purcell, Hangzhou Open

Purcell targets Ranking title after second career win in China

DP World TourDP World TourOctober 13, 2024Comment

McKibbin rallies with closing 64 to share 27th in France

Tom McKibbin followed a bogey six at the third with eight birdies in a seven-under 64 to tie for 27th in the FedEx Open de France.

DP World TourDP World TourOctober 13, 2024Comment

McKibbin rallies with closing 64 to share 27th in France

LPGA TourOctober 13, 2024Comment

Maguire 26th as Ruoning Yin wins at home

Leona Maguire closed with a level par 72 to tie for 26th in the Buick LPGA Shanghai.

LPGA TourOctober 13, 2024Comment

Maguire 26th as Ruoning Yin wins at home

LPGABrian KeoghOctober 12, 2024Comment

Maguire rallies late in Shanghai

Leona Maguire birdied three of her last five holes to share 19th place heading into the final round of the Buick LPGA Shanghai event in China.

LPGABrian KeoghOctober 12, 2024Comment

Challenge TourBrian KeoghOctober 12, 2024Comment

Hurley slips back after closing 10 in Hainan Open

Gary Hurley made a quintuple bogey ten on his final hole to slip six shots behind Finland’s Oliver Lindell heading into the final round of the Challenge Tour’s Hainan Open in China.

Challenge TourBrian KeoghOctober 12, 2024Comment

Hurley slips back after closing 10 in Hainan Open

Amateur golfAmateur newsOctober 12, 2024Comment

Walker and Fleming claim Irish Intervarsity titles at Bundoran

Maynooth University’s Simon Walker capped off a fantastic three days in Bundoran to claim the Men’s Irish Intervarsity Championship with a dominant final round display on the Donegal links.

Amateur golfAmateur newsOctober 12, 2024Comment

Walker and Fleming claim Irish Intervarsity titles at Bundoran

PGA TourBrian KeoghOctober 12, 2024Comment

Power makes a move with seven-under 64 in Utah

Seamus Power moved inside the cut line when he made an eagle and five birdies in a seven-under 64 in the Black Desert Championship in Utah.

PGA TourBrian KeoghOctober 12, 2024Comment

Power makes a move with seven-under 64 in Utah

DP World TourOctober 11, 2024Comment

McKibbin six behind in Paris

Thomas Detry carded an eight under par 63 to take a share of the lead into the weekend at the FedEx Open de France.

DP World TourOctober 11, 2024Comment

Challenge TourEuropean Challenge TourOctober 11, 2024Comment

Hurley two back in China

Gary Hurley shot a three-under 69 to go into the weekend just two shots behind Oliver Lindell, Niklas Lemke and JC Ritchie in the Hainan Open at Sanya Luhuitou.

Challenge TourEuropean Challenge TourOctober 11, 2024Comment

DP World Tour, PGA TourBrian KeoghOctober 11, 2024Augusta National Golf ClubSeamus Power, Black Desert Championship, Ryder Cup

Power to concentrate on FedEx Cup Fall as affiliate status eases DP World Tour commitments

Seamus Power does not need to play any more DP World Tour events this year to remain eligible for Ryder Cup selection as he holds Affiliate status and can concentrate on securing vital PGA Tour starts early next year.

DP World Tour, PGA TourBrian KeoghOctober 11, 2024Augusta National Golf ClubSeamus Power, Black Desert Championship, Ryder Cup

Power to concentrate on FedEx Cup Fall as affiliate status eases DP World Tour commitments

Challenge TourEuropean Challenge TourOctober 11, 2024Sanya Luhuitou Golf ClubHainan Open, Gary Hurley, Conor Purcell, Jonathan Caldwell

Hurley one behind Lemke and Co after opening 65 in China

Niklas Lemke is one of five players in a share of the lead after a low-scoring opening day of the Hainan Open at Sanya Luhuitou Golf Club.

Challenge TourEuropean Challenge TourOctober 11, 2024Sanya Luhuitou Golf ClubHainan Open, Gary Hurley, Conor Purcell, Jonathan Caldwell

Hurley one behind Lemke and Co after opening 65 in China

DP World TourDP World TourOctober 11, 2024Tom McKibbin, FedEx Open de France

McKibbin four back in Paris

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.

DP World TourDP World TourOctober 11, 2024Tom McKibbin, FedEx Open de France

Amateur golfAugusta NationalOctober 06, 2024Wenyi Ding, Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship

Wenyi Ding Wins 2024 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship

GOTEMBA, Japan – China’s Wenyi Ding won the 2024 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship on Sunday after a final-round 67, his fourth consecutive 67 at the par-70 Taiheiyo Club Gotemba.

Amateur golfAugusta NationalOctober 06, 2024Wenyi Ding, Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship

Wenyi Ding Wins 2024 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship

PGA TourBrian KeoghOctober 06, 2024The Country ClubSeamus Power, Sanderson Farms Championship, Keith Mitchell

Power chasing anxious Mitchell in Mississippi

Seamus Power might have bogeyed two of his last three holes, but a third-round 69 leaves him just six shots behind Keith Mitchell heading into the final round of the Sanderson Farms Championship in Mississippi.

PGA TourBrian KeoghOctober 06, 2024The Country ClubSeamus Power, Sanderson Farms Championship, Keith Mitchell

Power chasing anxious Mitchell in Mississippi

DP World TourBrian KeoghOctober 06, 2024Rory McIlroy, Nicolas Colsaerts, Alfred Dunhill Links, Tyrrell Hatton, Shane Lowry, Alex Maguire, Padraig Harrington

McIlroy fades after sensational start as Hatton closes in on Alfred Dunhill Links hat trick

Rory McIlroy stormed to the turn in seven under, only to hit a brick wall on the back nine and fade from contention in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews.

DP World TourBrian KeoghOctober 06, 2024Rory McIlroy, Nicolas Colsaerts, Alfred Dunhill Links, Tyrrell Hatton, Shane Lowry, Alex Maguire, Padraig Harrington

McIlroy fades after sensational start as Hatton closes in on Alfred Dunhill Links hat trick

LET Access SeriesBrian KeoghOctober 06, 2024Sara Byrne, Iberdrola Calatayud Ladies Open

Byrne turns thoughts to LPGA Q-School after finishing sixth in Spain

Sara Byrne had to settle for a tie for sixth after a closing 75 left her four shots outside a playoff in her bid for her maiden professional victory in the Iberdrola Calatayud Ladies Open in the LET Access Series in Spain.

LET Access SeriesBrian KeoghOctober 06, 2024Sara Byrne, Iberdrola Calatayud Ladies Open

Byrne turns thoughts to LPGA Q-School after finishing sixth in Spain

Amateur golfAugusta NationalOctober 05, 2024Comment

Nakano extends lead before third round suspended at Asia-Pacific Amateur

GOTEMBA, Japan – Following the extensive weather delay on Friday, players returned first thing on Saturday morning to resume their second rounds at the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship.

Amateur golfAugusta NationalOctober 05, 2024Comment

Nakano extends lead before third round suspended at Asia-Pacific Amateur

LET Access SeriesBrian KeoghOctober 04, 2024Comment

Sara Byrne eyes maiden win in Spain

Douglas’ Sara Byrne has her maiden professional win in her sights after she fired a four-under 68 to take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Iberdrola Calatayud Ladies Open on the LET Access Series in Spain.

LET Access SeriesBrian KeoghOctober 04, 2024Comment