Golf

When the US president is also the proprietor of the venue, every handshake and every word of praise carries weight

If the sight of us shampooing the red carpet for the planet’s most notorious golf cheat inspires anything, it is contempt

Over three days, both teams compete with a fiercely different mindset to what they are used to

Bradley picks Justin Thomas, Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay, Ben Griffin, Cameron Young and Sam Burns

There have been many winners from Royal Portrush Golf Club to town of Portrush and Northern Ireland

The world’s oldest golfing tournament is bringing a feel-good factor as well as 270,000 spectators from across the globe

Met Éireann forecasts cloudy conditions for most of Friday

The Open: American, who has struggled with links courses in past, plans to be strategic at championship

Irishman explains the emotion of winning the Open at Portrush in 2019, the relief from getting over the line, and plans to add to his solitary major

Alison Algeo and Sammy Barry are chief recorder and chief scorer at the Portrush tournament

The Co Antrim seaside town hosted its first Open 74 years ago, when you could sneak in for free and send a postcard from the course

Royal Portrush’s most dramatic hole is its most unforgiving

Mountain views, sand dunes aplenty and the Atlantic make this a special part of the world for golfers

Newcastle course offers a perfect mix of scenery, prestige and course configuration, but there are supremely scenic alternatives

Course designer’s last great creation perfectly complemented by new additions

An Alister Mackenzie masterpiece, a five-star resort and a US president’s playground

Baltray links course designed in 1890s by Scottish professional with wonderful name of Mr Snowball

Thomastown masterpiece was designed by Jack Nicklaus and has tested the likes of Tiger Woods

Ireland’s leading woman golfer on her favourite meal, rivalry with her twin and how she spends her money

Spiritual home of Irish golf continues to pack a punch 98 years after first Irish Open

A splendid course that once was host of Irish Opens won by Sergio Garcia and Colin Montgomerie

New research outlines impact of golf in Ireland by analysing consumer spending, gross value added, employment, and tax revenues

Tiernan, 1,340th in the world amateur rankings, will face American Ethan Fang in final

JJ Spaun has clubhouse lead on four under

Professional rugby probably needs to change to stay viable, but the R360 breakaway league proposal seems a fanciful solution

Plus: the policeman’s trousers, the internet loses its mind over Theegala, and the ups and downs of the PGA

While annual subscriptions increased, US golfers make up sizeable chunk Co Clare club’s income

Even before Rory McIlroy’s success, the Harcourt Collection of hotels had a 'buoyant start to the year' with group revenues rising by 10%

McIlroy, on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, also replicated his timeless Gerry Kelly challenge

Golf dominated everything in Northern Ireland this week following McIlroy’s Masters win

A quick tot of McIlroy’s prize money after his big win in Augusta suggests he could one day be a billionaire sportsman

Television crews arrived at the home club of McIlroy in Co Down from sunrise on Monday following his win in Augusta

Masters 2025: Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy wins at Augusta after beating Justin Rose in playoff

McIlroy wins three-hole play-off to claim second Players Championship

Wild Geese: Sean Moriarty runs Quinta do Lago resort

Odds of making two holes-in-one in same round estimated to be around 67 million to one

Tree-lined parkland layouts particularly affected in the west and north of the island as storm wreaks unprecedented damage

As a new year gets into gear, here are the artists, entrepreneurs, activists and musicians set to shake things up

The Titleist golf ball launched in 2000 continues to be the most popular. But it doesn’t mean it’s the best one for your game

Irish golfer held overnight lead going into final round in Spain