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Break out the popcorn, it's US Open time

Most everything in the States is never any bigger than the Lone Star State of Texas. Well, tell that to the four Irish and their 152 colleagues tackling this week’s U.S. Open host venue at Erin Hills which will be akin to tackling a monster. In fact, Congressional in suburban Washington D. C, where Rory McIlroy ... Read more

Five Irish players move to match play stages at British Amateur

Golf Ireland News

Five Irish players made it to the match play stages at the Ladies British Amateur at Pyle & Kenfig. Paula Grant was the leading qualifier at the South Wales venue and leads the Irish charge going into the match play stages. In total 64 players will compete at this stage with 3 rounds of matches ... Read more

Lowry taking plenty of positives from past US Open experience

Tour News

After missing the cut in his first two starts in the U.S. Open, Shane Lowry has unlocked the secret of the championship, it seems. “I’d like to think so, but I haven’t gotten it down quite yet,” said the Clara man. Lowry tied for ninth two years ago at Chambers Bay, and then last year ... Read more

McGovern sets the halfway pace at Luttrellstown Castle

Irish PGA News

Brendan McGovern is bearing the standard for the host nation and golfers of an advanced vintage at the halfway stage of the Titleist and FootJoy PGA Professional Championship. The Irishman, who is a member of the European Senior Tour and lies 31 in the current rankings, leads the field by a shot on seven-under-par ... Read more

Paula Grant leading qualifier at British Amateur

Golf Ireland News

Paula Grant (Lisburn) was the leading qualifier today after the second round of stroke play at the Ladies British Amateur with five Irish players in all making the cut and moving forward to the match play stages. Grant followed up her opening 70 with a 68 at Pyle & Kenfig to top the qualifiers with ... Read more

You can’t help but be impressed with Carton House

Courses & Travel

When I wrote a feature article on Carton House for Irish Golfer Magazine a couple of months ago, I stated that the Montgomerie was a seriously tough course… one of the top ten most challenging courses in the country, in my opinion. The Carton House Media Day was held last week and the challenges of ... Read more

Maria Dunne is leading Irish player at Ladies British Amateur

Golf Ireland News

Maria Dunne is the leading Irish player at the Ladies British Amateur at Pyle & Kenfig after the first day’s play. The first two rounds of the event are stroke play qualifying with the top 64 progessing to the match play stages and after an opening round of 69 in pleasant and sunny conditions at ... Read more

Dunne already in front at US Open after Lowry bet

Tour News

Paul Dunne is already in front heading to his first U. S. Major after taking the money off Shane Lowry in a pre-U.S. Open practice range. Dunne and Lowry had just walked from the course and Dunne was heading up the staircase of a temporary footbridge and bound for the Erin Hills locker room when Lowry threw ... Read more

Kavanagh and McGovern lead the Irish charge at Luttrellstown

Irish PGA News

It was a tough scoring day in high winds at Luttrellstown Castle for the opening round of the 2017 Titleist and FootJoy PGA Professional Championship. Of the 144 qualified players from all regions of the PGA in the UK and Ireland only 10 players broke par with a further ten players carding a level par ... Read more

Gmac looking to past success for inspiration

Tour News

Graeme McDowell needs little reminding this week marks seven years since he was handed the gleaming U.S. Open trophy. In the intervening period McDowell tied the knot and is now the father of two children, so much so, life off the golf course is nothing but rosy. But then this lifestyle change came at a ... Read more

USGA ‘Under the cosh’ to get it right at Erin Hills

Tour News

While Rory McIlroy has taken an instant likening to Erin Hills he says the USGA is under the “cosh” to get correct the set-up of this week’s host venue. A number of players, including Graeme McDowell and Adam Scott, have joked a player could lose a caddy in the, in parts, near neck high rough. ... Read more

Eleven Irish players take on the Ladies British Amateur

Golf Ireland News

The 114th Ladies British Open Amateur Championship will take place at Pyle & Kenfig this week, from the 13-17 June and there are eleven Irish ladies in the field. The Championship, being hosted by the R&A for the first time after the merger of the Ladies Golf Union (LGU) and the R&A at the beginning of ... Read more

McIlroy gives Erin Hills the big thumbs up

Tour News

Former champion Rory McIlroy has given the thumbs up to both the Erin Hills course and any lingering injury concerns ahead of the U.S. Open later this week. McIlroy has been in Milwaukee since last Friday getting familiar with the course located about a 40-minute drive north-west of downtown Milwaukee. In fact, McIlroy has been ... Read more

USA take Arnold Palmer Trophy in fine style

Golf Ireland News

The USA reclaimed the Arnold Palmer Trophy with an imperious performance over the weekend at the Atlanta Athletic Club. Running out 19.5 to 10.5 winners overall it wasn’t exactly a close match on the final day but that was all down to the almost whitewash the Americans gave the Europeans in the Saturday singles where they won ... Read more