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153rd Open Championship - Day One
Tommy Fleetwood falls foul of new bunker raking policy at Open
"It's a change for us but we think a good one," new R&A chief Mark Darbon said Wednesday.

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

The Open 2025 - Day One - Royal Portrush
Some discomfort but no squirming this time as McIlroy survives first day at Portrush
“It was a tough enough day, especially either chopping out of the rough or out of the fairway bunkers most of the time. So to shoot under-par was a good effort.” 

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

The Open 2025 - Day One - Royal Portrush
Home favourite Rory McIlroy falls short in bid for first-round Open lead
McIlroy had to settle for a one-over-par round of 70.

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

Shane Lowry on the 18th 17/7/2025
Lowry's grit sums up challenge on Open's fascinating first day at Royal Portrush
Shane Lowry is happy to be up and running at The Open as he gets a bit of luck in what was a tricky opening round.

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

The Open 2025 - Day One - Royal Portrush
Home favourite Rory McIlroy rewards fans with strong start at Royal Portrush
McIlroy reached the turn in two under par.

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

The Open 2025 - Preview Day One - Royal Portrush
Open Diary: 'Pretty cool' Spidercam keeps out of the way on 18 
The R&A stole a march with their adoption for the first time this week of a Spidercam on the 18th green.

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

Shane Lowry after finishing his round 17/7/2025
Shane Lowry hangs tough to set up another Open challenge at Royal Portrush
The Offaly man was satisfied with his day's work on Thursday. 

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

153rd Open Championship - Day One
Padraig Harrington: 'I expected the nerves, I didn't expect the emotion'
What he wasn’t ready for was the well of emotion as he approached that first tee, not least because he had spotted an empty grandstand coming off the range, but one that was quickly filled as those queuing patiently were ushered in.

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

153rd Open Championship - Day One
No early Irish charge on Open's first day at Royal Portrush
Partnering Padraig Harrington around the 18 was another Irishman in 22-year-old Tom McKibbin, whose good recent form in the LIV tour converted into a one-over 72 with a bogey in the last after finding sand off the tee.

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

The Open 2025 - Day One - Royal Portrush
Tom McKibbin and Nicolai Hojgaard take early lead at the Open
The highlight for the 22-year-old McKibbin, who learned his craft at Rory McIlroy’s Holywood Golf Club an hour down the road, was an eagle at the par-five seventh after teeing off in the first group at 6.35am.

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

The Open 2025 - Day One - Royal Portrush
Padraig Harrington gets Open under way at Royal Portrush
Harrington got the 153rd Open Championship under way, backed by loud Irish support at Royal Portrush.

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

Rory McIlroy 16/7/2025
Portrush Open victory last of old monkeys to shake from Rory McIlroy's back
There are five Irish players in the field here, and Shane Lowry will fancy his chances of a 2019 repeat and lifting that Claret Jug again, but McIlroy remains the North Star on this stretch of coastline in north Antrim

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

The 153rd Open Championship - Wednesday Previews
The Open Diary: Turnberry question isn’t going away
R&A chief executive Mark Darbon reiterated on Wednesday the “logistical challenges” making another staging there difficult

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

Masters Golf
Fulfilment? Some golfers have come close by finishing second-best
“What’s the point?” asked Scottie Scheffler rhetorically when trying to explain how the game is not the centre of a universe that for him revolves around his family and his faith

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

The 153rd Open Championship - Previews
Darren Clarke back at Royal Portrush with high hopes for McIlroy – and himself
The 2011 Open winner practised on Tuesday with the Masters champion and Tom McKibbin, and is keen for all three to make their mark

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

Masters Golf
Justin Rose: 'Pressure is off Rory McIlroy in Portrush after epic Masters win'
McIlroy claimed his first Masters title, and the career Grand Slam, in the most dramatic of circumstances and ultimately needed a playoff to get past his Ryder Cup teammate having built what appeared to be an unassailable lead during his regular round

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

The 153rd Open Championship - Wednesday Previews
Pádraig Harrington not standing on ceremony for latest Open bid
The job of opening these majors tends to go to players of an older vintage, guys once great who aren’t about to threaten the leaderboard come the thick end of the four days. Harrington’s competitive nature makes that impossible

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

Irish Challenge Golf - Day One
'Clearer picture' on Portmarnock's chances of hosting The Open expected later this year
The Republic of Ireland has never hosted The Open. 

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

The Open 2025 - Preview Day Three - Royal Portrush
The Open Diary: Golf's Civil War certainly more civil these days
At Royal Portrush this week, there is no sign of the toxicity which the LIV Golf breakaway initially injected into the sport. 

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

The 153rd Open Championship - Previews
Royal Portrush feeling the love from stars aiming to conquer it 
Some will inevitably dim and disappear before the weekend, but one seems guaranteed to shine, whatever the winner or the weather, because the love for the Dunluce Links course this first few days has been pouring in from all angles and accents.

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

The 153rd Open Championship - Previews
Rory McIlroy: Between the Giant's Causeway and the Claret Jug
For Rory, no obvious time-out has happened between Augusta and Portrush. To what extent that summit descent has been choreographed by Team McIlroy remains to be seen. Somewhere between the Giants Causeway and the Claret Jug, we may be about to find out the answer.

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

The Open 2025 - Preview Day Three - Royal Portrush
Tom McKibbin leading next generation of Irish hopes in golden Open era
Food for thought. If there is no Irish winner at this year’s Open Championship it will cement the longest stretch without one since Padraig Harrington ended the 60-year drought stretching back to Fred Daly at Carnoustie in 2007.

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

Shane Lowry 15/7/2025
Tee times: Shane Lowry paired with world No.1 Scottie Scheffler at 2025 Open
McIlroy goes out with two-time US PGA champion Justin Thomas and England’s Tommy Fleetwood completing the trio.

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

153rd Open Championship - Previews
Scottie Scheffler: 'This is not a fulfilling life'
“I'm blessed to be able to come out here and play golf, but if my golf ever started affecting my home life, or it ever affected the relationship I have with my wife or my son, that's going to be the last day that I play out here for a living."

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

The 153rd Open Championship - Previews
Jon Rahm: 'Tom McKibbin has all the tools he needs to succeed in this game'
“He's quiet by nature, but even in competition when things go wrong, he stays quite calm, and it's just remarkable and an incredible gift to have for a young player. I don't think I can relate to that whatsoever, so I'm a little bit jealous of that. It's going to serve him very well in the long run."

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

The Open 2025 - Preview Day Two - Royal Portrush
Rejuvenated Shane Lowry all business for Open title on back of home comforts
The return from Florida, after a six-month period where by his own admission he played too much golf, hasn’t just been about R&R and family time.

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

The Open 2025 - Preview Day Two - Royal Portrush
The Open Diary: Tournament lagging behind other Majors in golf gold rush
The total prize fund for this week’s Open sits at $17m (€14.53m).

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

Alfred Dunhill Links Championship - Day Three - Old Course St. Andrews
Harrington to start The 153rd Open at Royal Portrush
Former Open champion to hit first tee shot on Thursday morning

Mon, 14 Jul, 2025

The Open 2025 - Preview Day Two - Royal Portrush
Rory McIlroy more at peace with his mind and his game on return to Royal Portrush
McIlroy is encouraged by how's he played in his last two starts, including finishing tied for second at last week's Scottish Open. 

Mon, 14 Jul, 2025

The Open 2025 - Preview Day Two - Royal Portrush
Shane Lowry: 'I just need to play s*** for the next couple of days, and I'll be all right'
Lowry feels he has a tendency to become complacent when he's playing well. 

Mon, 14 Jul, 2025

153rd Open Championship - Previews
Relaxed McIlroy wants to embrace pressure of second home Open bid
The Holyrood man endured a turbulent time when the tournament came to the Antrim coastline six years ago.

Mon, 14 Jul, 2025

The 153rd Open - Previews
Shane Lowry: ‘If I win another Open, I’ll celebrate twice as much’
Offaly man explains the emotion of winning Claret Jug at Portrush in 2019 after the ‘toughest 24 hours of my sporting life’

Mon, 14 Jul, 2025

The Open Championship 2019 - Day Four - Royal Portrush Golf Club
Francesco Molinari joins brother Edoardo as a European Ryder Cup vice captain
Luke Donald has added the younger Molinari brother to his backroom team

Mon, 14 Jul, 2025

Genesis Scottish Open 2025 - Day Four - The Renaissance Club
Chris Gotterup holds off Rory McIlroy to win Scottish Open and claim Open spot
McIlroy's hopes of heading for Royal Portrush with another title under his belt faded away as a round of 68 left him in a tie for second place with England's Marco Penge.

Sun, 13 Jul, 2025

France Golf Evian Championship
'The best golf I've played in quite a while': Leona Maguire finishes tied for seventh at Major in France
Maguire is undecided if she will play the Scottish Open next week ahead of the AIG Women's Open later this month. 

Sun, 13 Jul, 2025

Ireland amateurs fall short in European bronze medal match 
Ireland amateurs fall short in European bronze medal match 
Italy were crowned champions after a phenomenal 6-1 victory over Denmark in the final in Killarney.

Sat, 12 Jul, 2025

Genesis Scottish Open 2025 - Day Three - The Renaissance Club
Rory McIlroy eyes overdue win after moving into share of lead at Scottish Open
England’s Matt Fitzpatrick and Marco Penge are two shots back.

Sat, 12 Jul, 2025

Irish amateurs suffer heartbreak in Killarney
Irish amateurs suffer heartbreak in Killarney
Having not featured in the final since 2014, the Irish had taken a 2-0 lead after the morning foursomes but their Danish counterparts bounced back in the singles.

Fri, 11 Jul, 2025

Genesis Scottish Open 2025 - Day Two - The Renaissance Club
McIlroy enjoys fruitful Friday, weighs in on US Ryder Cup captaincy debate
Keegan Bradley poised to be player-captain at Bethpage.

Fri, 11 Jul, 2025

The Amundi Evian Championship 2025 - Round Two
Leona Maguire remains in the mix at Evian Championship after level-par second-round
Maguire remains in contention for her first major title after a rather inconsistent level-par 71 on day two in the French Alps. 

Fri, 11 Jul, 2025

The Open Championship 2019 - Day Four - Royal Portrush Golf Club
The Open organisers agree to use of Spidercam on 18th green at Portrush
The four-point wire-cam system has been suspended above the final hole using four 25-metre-high pylons and will be used to provide spectacular aerial views and unique angles of play, as well as capturing the Open champion’s final walk up the 18th in unprecedented detail

Fri, 11 Jul, 2025

Genesis Scottish Open 2025 - Day Two - The Renaissance Club
Rory McIlroy fires himself into contention at Scottish Open with Friday 65
The Masters champion's five-under-par round - which included six birdies - and minus-seven total means he is four adrift of Chris Gotterup.

Fri, 11 Jul, 2025

Ireland move into Euro semi-final after emphatic win in Killarney
Ireland move into Euro semi-final after emphatic win in Killarney
Men's team to face Denmark in semi-final and Girls team to face Italy

Thu, 10 Jul, 2025

The Amundi Evian Championship 2025 - Round One
Leona Maguire makes hole-in-one on way to leading Evian Championship
Cavan star enjoys first ace of LPGA career at fourth women's major of the year

Thu, 10 Jul, 2025

Genesis Scottish Open 2025 - Preview Day Two - The Renaissance Club
‘It would mean a little bit more’: Rory McIlroy returns to Europe with eyes on Open tilt
The 2025 Masters winner plays at Scottish Open this week.

Wed, 09 Jul, 2025

England take charge at European Amateur Team Championship in Killarney
England take charge at European Amateur Team Championship in Killarney
England took the opening round lead with an impressive -20 total at the European Amateur Team Championship with Ireland taking a share of third.

Tue, 08 Jul, 2025

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