“First week back out, I think you’re going to expect some of those sloppy mistakes.” Rory McIlroy will be hoping he got the early shanks, slumps and shakes out of the way. The four-time major winner looked a class apart when he got it going, at the Dubai Invitational. When it went wrong, though, it […]

2 years ago

“It’s the worst part of winning!” Rory McIlroy had such a successful 2023, albeit without that elusive fifth major, that he won the ‘Race to Dubai’ even before the DP World Tour Championship concluded, in Dubai, this weekend. This was not so much a Race to Dubai as a stroll, for McIlroy at least. The […]

2 years ago

“Relief. Proud. Joy.” Europe have won the Ryder Cup, beating the United States 16½-11½ at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome. Tommy Fleetwood sealed the win for Europe. The English golfer hit his tee shot on the 16th to within a couple of feet of the hole. Fleetwood, 32, then set himself […]

2 years ago

It was getting dicey on the back nine, but the Europeans pulled it out in the end. Tommy Fleetwood and Rory McIlroy teamed up for a 2&1 win in the foursomes that gave Europe a 4-0 lead over America after the opening session of the Ryder Cup. With Team Europe racing out to a 3-0 […]

2 years ago

Having bogeyed four of eight holes, coming down the stretch, Jon Rahm was able to steel himself and make serious bank. Jon Rahm sealed the DP World Tour Championship and the Race to Dubai (European Tour Order of Merit) in one, fell swoop with a peach of a bunker shot on the 18th. Shane Lowry […]

6 years ago

A ringing endorsement from two of the top golfers in the world. Some glowing endorsements for Royal Portrush and Irish golf fans, and the welcoming public, that will surely help the County Antrim course and its case to hold more Open Championships. Having Shane Lowry win the Claret Jug by six clear strokes does no […]

7 years ago