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English golfer cards an eagle and 10 birdies in opening round

Philip Reid’s Lowdown: The CJ Cup and Scottish Championship

All you need to know ahead of this week’s PGA Tour and European Tour events

Rory McIlroy takes to the desert to warm up for Augusta

World number four will be joined by Shane Lowry at this week’s CJ Cup at Shadow Creek

European Tour moves on to Scotland as the field remains thin

Scottish Open has a bigger purse than Irish Open but many big names remain stateside

Shane Lowry brings the X-Factor to an Irish Open like no other

British Open winner the only player in the world’s top-50 lining up at Galgorm Castle

Different Strokes: Stephanie Meadow hoping to go jump in a lake at ANA Inspiration

Fahy goes top of order of merit; In Numbers; Word of Mouth; In the Bag; On this Day; Know the Rules

Philip Reid’s Lowdown: Andalucia Masters and Northern Ireland Open

All you need to know ahead of this week’s European Tour and Challenge Tour events

Garcia Rodriguez sets pace at Hero Open as Sharvin leads Irish

Spain dominates on opening day of tournament, taking the top three places

Irish stars looking to lift form ahead of US PGA Championships in San Francisco

Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry and Graeme McDowell all in action at WGC event in Tennessee

Different Strokes: Day looks in the mirror and sees the light

PGA Tour to remain fan free . . . Spieth’s breakthrough . . . In the Bag . . . Know the Rules

Marc Warren ends barren run with victory at Austrian Open

Scottish golfer wins first European Tour event in six years at Diamond Country Club

Gavin Moynihan opens with bogey-free 69 at Austrian Open

Irish golfer four shots behind leader Joost Luiten as European Tour returns

Shane Lowry seeks to improve putting game for Workday Charity Open

British Open champion has struggled since US circuit restarted, missing two of three cuts

Different Strokes: Disability golfer Brendan Lawlor gets some top backing

Evian on the ball . . . world of mouth . . . in numbers . . . on this day . . . know the rules

McDowell’s win in Saudi Arabia jumps him up to 48th in world rankings

Northern Ireland player attributes return to form to working with new coach Kevin Kirk

Branden Grace storms to South Africa Open title with superb closing 62

Home favourite picks up 10 shots in 12 holes to complete three-shot victory

Oosthuizen on course to defend title

South Africam holds one shot lead going into final round in Johannesburg

Shane Lowry hoping to turn pain into early-season gain as he gets back to action

British Open champion returns to action in Hong Kong ahead of Abu Dhabi defence

Jonathan Caldwell finally earns his card at Tour School

Caldwell graduates with flying colours but Kearney and Moynihan miss out

Jonathan Caldwell leads Irish challenge in European Tour Q school

Irish quintet all have work to do as Denmark’s Benjamin Poke extends his lead

Out of Bounds: who'll emulate Kitayama and will they be Irish?

There are 156 players involved in this week’s European Tour’s Final Qualifying School

Dunne and Moynihan left with work to do in bid to make vital cut in Portugal

Irish golfers in battle to hold on to full playing privileges for next season

Fisher, the man with the magic 59, has mixed feelings before Portugal Masters

Last-chance saloon for players battling to keep their playing rights for next season, including Ireland’s Dunne and Moynihan

Irish Open’s move to May confirmed by European Tour

Move will avoid a clash with St Jude Classic on PGA Tour schedule

Garcia and Shinkwin take share of lead into final round at KLM Open

Playing partners both card 66s to lead by two in Amsterdam

Rory McIlroy finishes fast as 63 leaves him one shot off lead in Switzerland

World number two picked up five shots in his last five holes to move right into contention

Rory McIlroy three shots off the pace in Switzerland

Matthias Schwab and Mike Lorenzo-Vera lead the way at the European Masters

Gavin Moynihan hopes his game will hit the big time in a big week

Dublin player says while driving would normally be a strength, it has been letting him down of late

Tougher events bring out the best in Shane Lowry

Offaly man’s tied-eighth place in the US PGA moves him up to 39th in the world rankings

McIlroy to work on short game during week off before US PGA

Lowry and McDowell will also prepare for Bethpage away from tournament play

Lipsky and Crocker continue strong run of American form on European Tour

Duo share the halfway lead in the Hassan Trophy in Morocco

Disappointed Shane Lowry finds solace in many positives

His double bogey on the 12th proves to be particularly punishing

Gavin Moynihan lets promising start slip away in Qatar

Irish golfer cards one-under 71 to sit five off the lead in windy Doha

Play suspended at Oman Open due to sandstorms

Gavin Moynihan looking to follow up on promising first round 69 in Muscat

David Lipsky shoots 66 to take one-shot lead at Leopard Creek

Four Scotsmen in pursuit of American player at the halfway stage

Wallace aiming for top spot at Leopard Creek

The Englishman hopes to spoil the party as the previous six Alfred Dunhill Championships have been won by South Africans

Gavin Moynihan regains European Tour card in Spain

Cormac Sharvin misses out by just one shot after six-round Tour School final

Gavin Moynihan leads the Irish as all three make Q-School cut

Cormac Sharvin and Robin Dawson also still in with a chance of European Tour cards

Why are there fewer and fewer Irish players on the European Tour?

Out of Bounds: Numbers have dwindled since the 1990s due to a number of different factors

Shane Lowry starts strong at rainy Valderrama

Sergio Garcia sits two off the clubhouse lead after a weather-affected day in Andalucia

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