Shane Lowry

Tom McKibbin, who is 85th in the Race to Dubai standings, is also playing in Spain and is in need of some big finishes if he is to move into the top 50 players who make it to the Tour Championship

The finale of the DP World Tour season is currently set for Abu Dhabi and Dubai later this autumn but Fitzpatrick has suggested he wouldn’t play in the tournaments

Trump was asked by a reporter if he had spoken with Zelenskyy following his recent conversation with Russia’s Vladimir Putin

The 39-year-old, who shot a course-record 62 on Friday, teed off on Sunday with a four-shot lead in front of Taoiseach Micheal Martin and went on to make eight more birdies to dominate the field

Shane Lowry was forced to focus entirely on his golf ball rather than be distracted by whirring helicopters or a charge from Jacob Skov Olesen on the front nine of his third round at the Amgen Irish Open, utilising the towering sand hills as vantage points

Gusts of up to 35 miles per hour made for slow going at Trump International Golf Links and Hotel in Doonbeg

As Trump International Doonbeg plays host to the old championship for a first time, with the sound of the Marine One helicopter expected to provide a noisy backdrop at some stage or other on Saturday, the players — none more so than world number two and defending champion Rory McIlroy — will look to keep the focus on their own concerns

But Caroline delivered earlier than expected, then encouraged her husband to give the Open a whirl

His triumph came after Scottie Scheffler, his formidable opponent, narrowly missed a 4-foot birdie attempt that would have extended the contest

Aaron Rai continued his impressive form, carding a flawless five-under 65 to enter the top 10 at the Travelers Championship

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Winds gusting up to 36mph on Thursday afternoon could cause issues for later starters but the Northern Irishman goes off at 7.52am local time (12.52pm BST)

Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy both hung tough in the opening round of the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village, the penultimate $20 million signature event of the PGA Tour’s season

Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy both hung tough in the opening round of the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village, the penultimate $20 million signature event of the PGA Tour’s season

The Northern Irishman stopped off at Shinnecock Hills on Long Island in New York on Monday on his way to this week’s Memorial Tournament in Ohio

Rory McIlroy stands to lose more than half of his £476,000 PGA Championship winnings due to tax rules

Defending champion Scottie Scheffler looked untouchable again when the 2026 PGA Championship opened at Aronimink

However, he and teammate Shane Lowry surprisingly failed to make the cut and Koepka tumbled in the alternate standings

England’s Fitzpatrick, who holidayed on Hilton Head Island as a youngster, conjured eight birdies at Harbour Town Golf Links, including runs of three in a row on each side, to build a 36-hole total of 14-under-par 128

Shane Lowry improved on his opening round by a stroke to post a two-under 69 at the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town on Friday to leave himself 11 shots off clubhouse leader Matt Fitzpatrick on the PGA Tour

For the second year running, Shane Lowry will seek to pick up the pieces when he competes in the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links, one of the PGA Tour’s $20 million signature events

For a small golf economy like Australia, which can struggle to lure marquee names during a period when many players ​are on holiday, a genuine superstar can make a massive difference

A chaotic afternoon at Augusta National saw both men plunk key shots into water on the back nine but finish level atop the leaderboard on 11-under 205 through 54 holes, one stroke ahead of American Sam Burns

McIlroy starts round three with a six-shot lead as he eyes a second consecutive Masters crown

In 2011, his 4-stroke lead imploded during an excruciating final round that scarred him until he finally won the tournament in 2025

Rory McIlroy has revealed the secret behind his dominant form at the 2026 Masters

Golf fans tuning in for the third round of the 2026 Masters Tournament on Saturday, April 11, can catch live coverage on CBS starting at 2 p.m. ET, with early action available on Paramount+ from noon as defending champion Rory McIlroy seeks to protect a commanding lead at Augusta National Golf Club

Rory McIlroy is looking to win the Masters for the second year in a row

Jason Day has charged back into Masters contention courtesy of a birdie brace through Amen Corner that salvaged hope of staying within reach of a stalling Rory McIlroy

The defending champion has been making use of his $50million (£38m) private jet to fly back and forth to Augusta National for extra practice sessions on the course

Magical Rory McIlroy sets Masters record with six-shot lead at halfway

He was saying that he never realised there were so many Rossies in Philly,’ smiles the New York county board chairman, whose 33 years in the Big Apple have barely made a dent in his South Kerry brogue

Scottie Scheffler arrived at Augusta National Golf Club this week as the clear betting favorite to claim a third Masters title, but defending champion Rory McIlroy stole the early spotlight by sharing the first-round lead at 5-under par Thursday in the 90th edition of the season's first major

They are already talking about crusty conditions for the weekend and one of the hardest challenges in many years at the famed course

Defending champion McIlroy, a 36-year-old five-time major winner from Northern Ireland, will join 18-year-old Howell from nearby Thomasville and his compatriot Cameron Young on the first tee at 10:31 am local time on Thursday

Northern Ireland star out to become only fourth player to go back to back, while world No 1 is bidding to hold three majors at once

The Northern Irishman, who completed the career Grand Slam with an emotional playoff victory over Justin Rose 12 months ago, will go out at 10.31am local time (3.31pm Irish time) with Players champion Cameron Young and 2025 US Amateur winner Mason Howell

As Daniel Berger — without a top-10 since the RBC Heritage last April — regained form from out of the blue, shooting a brilliant nine-under-par 63 to assume the clubhouse lead at Bay Hill Country Club in Orlando, Lowry’s scorecard was one that showcased a flat response to his collapse in the Cognizant last Sunday when two late double-bogeys scuppered his title challenge

Donald led Europe to wins in Rome and New York

Ireland's Lowry, the 2019 British Open champion ranked 31st in the world, appeared headed for a fourth PGA Tour triumph when he produced an eagle and four birdies through the first 13 holes and led by three through 15

Lowry and Smotherman take 13-under 200 scores into Sunday's final round at PGA National's Champion Course

The body language and gestures told their own stories as Shane Lowry struggled on the greens with a cold putter in hand in shooting an opening round of one-under-par 70 in the Cognizant Classic on the Champion course at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

British fans arrived in numbers at Emirates Golf Club for Desert Classic

Following on from last week’s Dubai Invitational, the DP World Tour stays in the UAE’s most popular city and the venue this time around is Emirates Golf Club