MajorsBrian KeoghNovember 21, 2024Rafa Nadal, Rory McIlroyComment

McIlroy pays tribute to Nadal: “You have been a hero of mine and an inspiration to how I approach my own career”

Rory McIlroy joined the chorus of stars paying tribute to tennis legend Rafa Nadal after his retirement from the game on Tuesday night.

MajorsBrian KeoghNovember 21, 2024Rafa Nadal, Rory McIlroyComment

McIlroy pays tribute to Nadal: “You have been a hero of mine and an inspiration to how I approach my own career”

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

MajorsAugusta NationalOctober 03, 2024Augusta National, Fred Ridley, Hurricane Helene

Augusta National Golf Club Announces Support of Hurricane Helene Relief Efforts

Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters Tournament announced today a joint $5 million donation towards the Hurricane Helene Community Crisis Fund.

MajorsAugusta NationalOctober 03, 2024Augusta National, Fred Ridley, Hurricane Helene

Augusta National Golf Club Announces Support of Hurricane Helene Relief Efforts

MajorsBrian KeoghAugust 25, 2024St Andrews Old CourseAIG Women's Open, Lydia Ko, Leona Maguire

Ko completes fairytale win in AIG Women's Open

Lydia Ko completed a fairytale summer when she followed her Olympic gold medal win with a third major championship victory in the AIG Women’s Open at St Andrews.

MajorsBrian KeoghAugust 25, 2024St Andrews Old CourseAIG Women's Open, Lydia Ko, Leona Maguire

Ko completes fairytale win in AIG Women's Open

Majors, Ladies European Tour, LPGABrian KeoghAugust 23, 2024Comment

Leona Maguire nine behind Korda at St Andrews

Leona Maguire has work to do to catch Nelly Korda after a level par 72 left her nine shots behind the world number one in the AIG Women’s Open at St Andrews.

Majors, Ladies European Tour, LPGABrian KeoghAugust 23, 2024Comment

Leona Maguire nine behind Korda at St Andrews

Majors, Ladies European Tour, LPGABrian KeoghAugust 22, 2024Comment

Leona digs deep to keep major hopes alive at St Andrews

Leona Maguire overcame high winds and a marathon six-and-a-half-hour round to keep leader Charley Hull in her sights in the AIG Women’s Open at St Andrews.

Majors, Ladies European Tour, LPGABrian KeoghAugust 22, 2024Comment

Leona digs deep to keep major hopes alive at St Andrews

Majors, Ladies European TourBrian KeoghAugust 19, 2024Comment

Meadow qualifies for AIG Women’s Open after playoff

Stephanie Meadow came through a 12-way playoff for three spots at Final Qualifying to claim her place in this week’s AIG Women’s Open at St Andrews.

Majors, Ladies European TourBrian KeoghAugust 19, 2024Comment

Meadow qualifies for AIG Women’s Open after playoff

MajorsPGA TourAugust 16, 2024Comment

McIlroy Must Avoid Being Weighed Down by his Major Drought

Northern Irish golf star Rory McIlroy had a two-shot lead over Bryson DeChambeau in the 2024 US Open and was in prime position to clinch victory before the unspeakable happened.

MajorsPGA TourAugust 16, 2024Comment

McIlroy Must Avoid Being Weighed Down by his Major Drought

MajorsBrian KeoghJuly 25, 2024Comment

Government to explore green lighting Portmarnock’s bid for The Open and AIG Women’s Open

The sight of Pádraig Harrington saying farewell to The Open at Portmarnock looks a more realistic prospect now after Government agreed to further explore the club’s bid to host The Open and the AIG Women’s Open.

MajorsBrian KeoghJuly 25, 2024Comment

Government to explore green lighting Portmarnock’s bid for The Open and AIG Women’s Open

Majors, LIV Golf Invitational SeriesBrian KeoghJuly 25, 2024Royal TroonJon Rahm, The Open, LIV Golf, Irish Open

Rahm calls for LIV Golf Links event before The Open with Ireland his preferred destination

Jon Rahm wants to win The Open and says he’d lobby LIV Golf to stage a links event in Ireland the week before the game’s oldest major if it boosted his chances of lifting the Claret Jug.

Majors, LIV Golf Invitational SeriesBrian KeoghJuly 25, 2024Royal TroonJon Rahm, The Open, LIV Golf, Irish Open

Rahm calls for LIV Golf Links event before The Open with Ireland his preferred destination

MajorsBrian KeoghJuly 21, 2024Kilmarnock Golf ClubPadraig Harrington, The Open, Royal Troon, Shane Lowry, Tom McKibbin, Darren Clarke

Harrington rues cold putter as Clarke mulls Portrush goodbye

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

MajorsBrian KeoghJuly 21, 2024Kilmarnock Golf ClubPadraig Harrington, The Open, Royal Troon, Shane Lowry, Tom McKibbin, Darren Clarke

Harrington rues cold putter as Clarke mulls Portrush goodbye

MajorsBrian KeoghJuly 21, 2024Comment

Lowry: “I had a great chance of winning this Open; it's going to hurt for a few days”

Sixth place in The Open might be an impressive result for most mere mortals but Shane Lowry admits this one will “hurt for a few days”.

MajorsBrian KeoghJuly 21, 2024Comment

Lowry: “I had a great chance of winning this Open; it's going to hurt for a few days”

MajorsPGA TourJuly 21, 2024

The Open Championship 2024: Weather blows Lowry off course

The 152nd Open Championship concluded this weekend with American golfer Xander Schauffele claiming victory at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland.

MajorsPGA TourJuly 21, 2024

The Open Championship 2024: Weather blows Lowry off course

MajorsBrian KeoghJuly 21, 2024Royal TroonDarren Clarke, Rory McIlroy, Tom McKibbin, The Open, Royal Troon, Royal Portrush

Clarke backs “conundrum” McIlroy as he contemplates saying goodbye to The Open at Royal Portrush

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.

MajorsBrian KeoghJuly 21, 2024Royal TroonDarren Clarke, Rory McIlroy, Tom McKibbin, The Open, Royal Troon, Royal Portrush

Clarke backs “conundrum” McIlroy as he contemplates saying goodbye to The Open at Royal Portrush

MajorsBrian KeoghJuly 20, 2024Royal TroonShane Lowry, The Open, Royal Troon

Lowry ready for Open battle at Troon

Every warrior bears the scars of battle and Shane Lowry believes he has thick enough skin now to deal with the vagaries of links golf as he chases his second Claret Jug at Royal Troon this weekend.

MajorsBrian KeoghJuly 20, 2024Royal TroonShane Lowry, The Open, Royal Troon

MajorsBrian KeoghJuly 20, 2024Royal TroonRory McIlroy, The Open, Royal Troon

McIlroy: “Once I made the eight on the fourth hole, that was it"

Rory McIlroy says he “can’t wait” to watch Shane Lowry bid for his second Claret Jug this weekend and turned his thoughts to a vacation and the Olympic Games after turning in the second-worst major performance of his major career at Royal Troon.

MajorsBrian KeoghJuly 20, 2024Royal TroonRory McIlroy, The Open, Royal Troon

McIlroy: “Once I made the eight on the fourth hole, that was it"

MajorsBrian KeoghJuly 20, 2024Royal TroonPadraig Harrington, The Open, Royal Troon

Harrington bullish after tough day on greens: "I'm not retiring yet!”

Pádraig Harrington overcame an ice-cold putter to make the cut in The Open and insisted he has no intention of retiring yet as he renewed his belief he can compete with the young guns.

MajorsBrian KeoghJuly 20, 2024Royal TroonPadraig Harrington, The Open, Royal Troon

Harrington bullish after tough day on greens: "I'm not retiring yet!”

MajorsBrian KeoghJuly 20, 2024Royal TroonPaul McGinley, Shane Lowry, Luke Donald, The Open, Royal Troon

McGinley wowed by Lowry's Troon show: “He’s looked brilliant — he’s absolutely chuffed with how he’s played”

Ryder Cup skipper Luke Donald and winning 2014 captain Paul McGinley were seriously impressed by Shane Lowry’s charge to the top in The Open.

MajorsBrian KeoghJuly 20, 2024Royal TroonPaul McGinley, Shane Lowry, Luke Donald, The Open, Royal Troon

McGinley wowed by Lowry's Troon show: “He’s looked brilliant — he’s absolutely chuffed with how he’s played”

MajorsBrian KeoghJuly 18, 2024Royal TroonRory McIlroy, The Open, Royal Troon

McIlroy in danger of missing cut after nightmare 78 at Royal Troon

The question was pointed and Rory McIlroy rolled his eyes to the left and then upwards.

MajorsBrian KeoghJuly 18, 2024Royal TroonRory McIlroy, The Open, Royal Troon

McIlroy in danger of missing cut after nightmare 78 at Royal Troon

MajorsBrian KeoghJuly 18, 2024Royal TroonThe Open, Royal Troon, Shane Lowry

Lowry vows to keep foot on gas after hitting route 66 at Troon

Shane Lowry vowed to keep his foot on the gas after he carded a sensational five-under 66 to grab the clubhouse round lead in The Open at Royal Troon.

MajorsBrian KeoghJuly 18, 2024Royal TroonThe Open, Royal Troon, Shane Lowry

Lowry vows to keep foot on gas after hitting route 66 at Troon

MajorsBrian KeoghJuly 18, 2024Royal TroonTom McKibbin, The Open, Royal Troon

McKibbin downcast as wind switch proves puzzler at Troon

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.

MajorsBrian KeoghJuly 18, 2024Royal TroonTom McKibbin, The Open, Royal Troon

McKibbin downcast as wind switch proves puzzler at Troon

MajorsBrian KeoghJuly 17, 2024Liam Nolan, The Open, Royal Troon

Nolan refuses to set a limit on his Open ambitions

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”.

MajorsBrian KeoghJuly 17, 2024Liam Nolan, The Open, Royal Troon

Nolan refuses to set a limit on his Open ambitions

MajorsBrian KeoghJuly 17, 2024Valhalla Golf ClubShane Lowry, The Open, Royal Troon

Lowry gung ho for another crack at the Claret Jug

Shane Lowry doesn’t know what lies in store for him at Royal Troon, but he insists he feels as good as he did before he claimed his first major win at Royal Portrush five years ago.

MajorsBrian KeoghJuly 17, 2024Valhalla Golf ClubShane Lowry, The Open, Royal Troon

Lowry gung ho for another crack at the Claret Jug

MajorsBrian KeoghJuly 17, 2024Pinehurst Resort & C.C. (Course Shane Lowry, Rory McIlroy, Harry Diamond

Lowry: “People criticising Rory and Harry, it really makes my blood boil”

Shane Lowry wants his second Claret Jug at Royal Troon this week but he’s also pulling for Rory McIlroy and his caddie after admitting the criticism they received after last month’s US Open heartbreak “made my blood boil.”

MajorsBrian KeoghJuly 17, 2024Pinehurst Resort & C.C. (Course Shane Lowry, Rory McIlroy, Harry Diamond

Lowry: “People criticising Rory and Harry, it really makes my blood boil”