It was a solid but unspectacular opening day for the Irish contingent on the MENA Tour’s Blue Canyon Open, with all three of Kevin Phelan, Robin Dawson and Conor O’Rourke left in the middle of the pack in Phuket
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Leona Maguire to tee up at the Horizon Irish Open Pro-Am
Leona Maguire will participate in the Horizon Irish Open Pro-Am for the first time alongside a host of celebrities when the fun-filled curtain raiser for the event tees off at Mount Juliet Estate next month
Lowry being heavily supported to land second Major win
Shane Lowry has been backed into 22/1 from 28/1 at the start of the week with BoyleSports and he has also been clipped into 8/1 from 10/1 to finish the week as the leading European
Bizarre DeChambeau interview raises more questions than answers
“I’ve had a lot of stuff going on recently and just being out of the game is not fun. It’s not been a fun thing for me, so I’m excited to get back and give it another shot. I think everybody deserves a second chance”
‘Blandy’ set to defy DP World Tour ban
“I understand some people might not like that but it’s an opportunity for me to make the next stage of my life very comfortable and how can I turn that down?”
McIlroy adopting “ignorance is bliss” attitude for latest Major quest
Rory McIlroy teed up as part of a full Irish fourball on Tuesday at Southern Hills as he ramped-up his preparation ahead of Thursday’s starting US PGA Championship
Woods labels Mickelson’s views “polarising”
“There’s really no middle ground, you stand one way or the other. It’s very polarising. And the viewpoints that Phil has made with the Tour and what the Tour has meant to all of us has been polarising, as well”
Murphy and Purcell amongst Irish quintet in action in Spain
John Murphy is looking to find form after his PGA Tour missed cut while Conor Purcell makes the leap from the Alps Tour for this week’s Challenge de Espana which starts Thursday in Cadiz
Tiger, “I’ve climbed my golfing Everest. It can only get better and flatter”
Tiger Woods looks and sounds every bit confident declaring he’s climbed his golfing Everest and that it can only get better and flatter 15-years on from his 2007 PGA Championship triumph
McIlroy laments Mickelson absence as he eyes solid Southern Hills start
“He won a Major championship at 50-years old. It was possibly his last big, big moment in the game of golf and I think he should be here this week and celebrating a monumental achievement”
Lowry relishing The Open’s return to St Andrews
“We play a lot of big tournaments around the world and The Open venues that we go to are all really special but for me, the best and most special tournament in the world is The Open at St Andrews”
Spieth trending ahead of Grand Slam bid at Southern Hills
Given the hype around Rory McIlroy’s grand slam bid, we often forget that Jordan Spieth is on the cusp of golfing immortality too. Could this be the week for the popular Texan?
Fowler undecided over LIV Golf Invitational
“I haven’t necessarily made a decision one way or the other. I’ve mentioned in the past, do I currently think that the PGA Tour is the best place to play? I do. Do I think it can be better? Yes”
Power arrives in Tulsa buoyed heading into a second straight Major
“As everyone says, it’s the majors you want to be competing, so I am looking forward to Southern Hills and testing my game on another major championship host course, and in a major championship field”
Golden Bear Reveals He Twice Turned Down LIV Golf’s CEO role
“I was offered something in excess of $100 million by the Saudis, to do the job probably similar to the one that Greg is doing,” Nicklaus said in an interview with Fire Pit Collective
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Woods now battling to play all four rounds In Tulsa
After his superhuman effort at the Masters, Tiger Woods is up against it to play all four rounds in the PGA Championship at Tulsa, Oklahoma. Woods, winner of the 2007 PGA Championship when last at Southern Hills, is in doubt to be present for his second-round tee time...
Nolan in the mix after 68 at the Brabazon Trophy
Liam Nolan is just three shots off the lead after the opening round of the Brabazon Trophy. The Galway native shot a three-under 68 to move into fifth place as England’s Arron Edwards-Hill and South Africa’s Christiaan Maas ended the day in a share of the lead on...
McIlroy ignites hopes of Major win #5 with lowest PGA opener in seven years
Rory McIlroy, seven long years since his last major championship triumph, ignited hopes of glory at the game’s highest level once more with a gutsy five-under par 65 on the opening of the PGA Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma. McIlroy entered the Southern Hills...
Purcell leads the Irish charge as Nienaber takes control in Spain
Conor Purcell leads the Irish charge after day one of the Challenge de Espana as Wilco Nienaber stormed into the lead on a windy opening day as, a six-under par round of 66 opened a one-stroke advantage at Iberostar Real Club de Golf Novo Sancti Petri. Purcell who has...
Baker in action replay mode at Romford with McGovern in hot pursuit
Former Ryder Cup star Peter Baker turned back the clock at Romford Golf Club in the second round of the Senior PGA Professional Championship and goes into final day buttressed by a three-shot lead over Ireland's Brendan McGovern. Reprising the form that has earned him...