Shane Lowry has backed Rory McIlroy's decision to skip the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open this year.
Shane Lowry has defended Rory McIlroy's decision to skip the Irish Open later this year, stating that the tournament would likely no longer be on the...
They're doing some serious spring cleaning down around Lahinch these days. In fact, local endeavour is positively transforming the West Clare resort in preparation for what is being viewed...
Rory McIlroy has a problem with Keith Pelley, chief executive of the European Tour. Without knowing the facts behind that particular situation, it is...
Fears are growing Rory McIlroy will miss next year's Irish Open after announcing his plans to pare down his 2019 European Tour involvement yesterday.
Darren Clarke begins his PGA Tour Champions career in Seattle on Friday but he's already looking to 2020 and the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open.
Rory McIlroy would love to turn up in Lahinch for next year's Dubai Duty Free Irish Open as the Masters champion and the first European to complete the career Grand Slam.
Scotland's Russell Knox defeated Ryan Fox in a play-off to win the £5.3million Dubai Duty Free Irish Open in amazing fashion at Ballyliffin. Knox...
South African Erik Van Rooyen has a four shot lead to protect going into the final round of the Irish Open. We'll bring you all the updates from...
These precious days are producing a truly memorable chapter in an event dating back to 1927. Even the European Tour have been prompted to acknowledge this particular Dubai Duty Free...
A location once referred to sympathetically by John Hume as "the forgotten peninsula", has been thrust into world-wide golfing consciousness by the $7m Dubai Duty Free Irish Open. And a South African...
Rory McIlroy admits his game is stuck in neutral in his last competitive start before the Open, but...
Five Irish players have made it through to the weekend at the Irish Open at Ballyliffin. We'll keep you up to date with their scores and much more...
The sun-scorched Glashedy Links left them scratching their heads but home stars Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry and Graeme McDowell still believe they can solve an intriguing Ballyliffin puzzle and...
Rory McIlroy did not enjoy the second round he was hoping for as he fired a 73 to back up his 70 from the opening day and Padraig Harrington is also...
Rory McIlroy has admitted that the his putting performance got into his head during his first...
Two days after telling anyone who would listen that he was "good value" to win a second Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, Padraig Harrington proved his...
There are 14 Irish golfers battling for their share of the €6m prize fund on offer on the Inishowen peninsula at this year's Dubai Duty Free Irish Open. Follow the progress of Rory McIlroy, Shane...
Rory McIlroy wishes he could turn back the clock and play like a teenager again as he bids to end his four-year Major drought this summer.
Rory McIlroy insists he will not lose any sleep over his major championship drought, even if it continues for the rest of his career.
Padraig Harrington is ranked 268th in the world and seeking a first win since 2016, but believes he should still be among the favourites for a second...
With the 2018 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open hosted by the Rory Foundation jalmost upon us, here's our...
Back in 1968, Ballyliffin Golf Club signalled its long-term ambitions by splashing £5,000 on 360 acres of wonderfully promising linksland. Fifty years on, the fruits of those intrepid plans have led them to spearhead a remarkable outlay of €500,000 in bringing the $7m Dubai Duty Free Irish Open to...
It was confirmed today that Rafael Cabrera Bello will compete in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open hosted by the Rory Foundation this July, along...
Paul McGinley wants Lahinch to be a "major" party when he hosts the 2019 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at the iconic County Clare links.
Lahinch golf club in co. Clare has been chosen to host the Irish Open next year.
Paul McGinley wants to take the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open to Lahinch when he plays host to the $7million Rolex Series event next year.
The world of golf is a far better place with a swashbuckling Spaniard prowling the fairways, destroying course records, and playing sublime golf.
Spain's Jon Rahm consolidated his status as the hottest property in golf with a resounding victory in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, his second win in just his 25th event as a professional.
RORY McIlory’s connections with Ballyliffin golf club helped secure the 2018 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open for one of the ‘best kept secrets’ in Irish golf.
Welcome to the final day of our live blog from the Irish Open at Portstewart Golf Club. Shane Lowry and Gavin Moynihan are best of the Irish at -8 while Padraig Harrington is -7. But they are too far...
On a trip to Boston last September, John Farren managed to get a quick chat with Rory McIlroy during his victory surge in the Deutsche Bank Championship. The upshot was pledged support...
A stunning location was clad in its finest apparel yesterday, for the third round of the $7m Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at Portstewart. It became the perfect setting for a moving-day surge from the...
As he extended his hand in a corridor of the Portstewart clubhouse, our meeting got off to a rather fraught start. "You had my score wrong," chided Peter Alliss, in a reference to a piece I had written about the 1951 Open Championship. "It was 69 not 79."
THE sight of Padraig Harrington disappearing into the huge swathes of gorse to the right of the first fairway did not augur well for an Irish charge...
On Friday, we lost Rory McIlroy, Graeme McDowell and Darren Clarke, all three of whom missed a very competitive cut at -4, so the local hopes now rest on the shoulders of the likes of Paul Dunne (-8), Padraig Harrington (-7) and Shane Lowry (-5).
The Dubai Duty Free Irish Open is set to be a $10 million tournament by 2020.
A deflated Rory McIlroy admitted he needs to eliminate "silly mistakes" from his game after missing the cut in the Dubai Duty Free Irish...
Welcome to our live blog from some featured groups on day two of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at Portstewart Golf Club.
Like a latter-day Mr Chips, Des Giffin has been observing some of his star pupils during the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at Portstewart. Most...
Graeme McDowell and Paul Dunne were among the best of the Irish on day one of the Irish Open at Portstewart, carding five under par rounds after...
Rory McIlroy turned to his wife, Erica, and asked her to change the password on his Twitter account.
Rory McIlroy aims to defend his Irish Open title in Portstewart and we will bring you all the action over the four days right here.
Rory McIlroy yesterday revealed how he has changed from being an ambitious rising star to a winner with a ruthless streak on the fairways.
What a difference a week makes to a professional golfer.
A woman was taken to hospital after she was struck by a golf ball at the Pro Am event at the Irish Open course today.
While we discussed various aspects of the build-up to the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, Portstewart's tournament director, Michael Moss, showed me...
Screen actors Jamie Dornan, Aidan Quinn and James Nesbitt were vying with Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and racing legend AP McCoy at...
The Dubai Duty Free Irish Open tees off tomorrow and ahead of the big event, here is a hole by hole preview comprised entirely of drone footage.
It's a smaller window than you might think.
Joey Carbery walked...
Munster's Camino to St James' Park is paved...
The state of Maine produces 85pc of all...
