Golf

‘We’re now in the golden years of Portrush’: Why golf’s Open has the town smiling all over again

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

Heavy rain showers and thunderstorms could hit Portrush course

Met Éireann forecasts cloudy conditions for most of Friday

Bryson DeChambeau focuses on links test over Rory McIlroy rivalry as he arrives in Portrush

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

Shane Lowry: ‘If I win another one, I’ll celebrate twice as much’

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

‘It is more fun to be involved’: Open golf score records down to two local women

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

There’s nothing casual about how The Open arrives at any venue but Portrush is better prepared than most

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

Calamity Corner: Open players will want to steer clear of Royal Portrush 16th’s ‘card wrecker’ chasm

Royal Portrush’s most dramatic hole is its most unforgiving

Best golf courses in Co Sligo: Bucket list courses and hidden gems from Rosses Point to Tubbercurry

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

Best golf courses in Co Down: Bucket list courses and hidden gems from Royal County Down to Belvoir Park

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

Best golf courses in Mayo, Roscommon and Leitrim: Bucket list courses and hidden gems from Carne to Carrick-on-Shannon

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

Best golf courses in Co Clare: Bucket list courses and hidden gems from Lahinch to Dromoland Castle

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

Best golf courses in Co Louth: Bucket list courses and hidden gems from Baltray to Ardee

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

Best golf courses in Co Kilkenny: Bucket list courses and hidden gems from Mount Juliet to Castlecomer

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

Golfer Leona Maguire: ‘We came from a modest background. I don’t need a lot of money to keep me happy’

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

Best golf courses in Co Wicklow: Bucket list courses and hidden gems from the European club along Brittas Bay to picturesque Druids Glen

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

Best golf courses in Co Dublin (North): Bucket-list courses and hidden gems from Portmarnock to Corballis

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

Economic value of golf to Ireland has more than doubled since 2014 to €717m

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

Gavin Tiernan aims to make history after reaching Amateur Championship final

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

US Open Day One as it happened: McIlroy (+4) and Lowry (+9) struggle at Oakmont

JJ Spaun has clubhouse lead on four under

LIV Golf shows what happens when a niche sport goes to war with itself – rugby should take note

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

It’s all bonza: Rory McIlroy has tills ringing down under as he commits to Australian Open

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

Record green fees tee-up operating surplus at Lahinch Golf Club

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

Harcourt hotel group bookings triple for British Open in Antrim following McIlroy’s Masters win

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

‘Welcome to the club, kid’: Rory McIlroy says Tiger Woods and Elton John among stars to reach out after Masters win

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

‘This is for everyone’: Rory McIlroy transcends orange-green divide in all-island game of golf

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

Rory McIlroy’s net worth: Masters winnings, Nike deal and where else the golfer makes his millions

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 arrive from sunrise as Holywood golf club basks in Rory McIlroy’s Masters win

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

Rory McIlroy’s career Grand Slam: Media reaction from around the world

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

The Players Championship: Rory McIlroy beats JJ Spaun at Sawgrass – As it happened

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

‘The Portuguese are very like the Irish in many ways’: the Tipperary man in charge of Denis O’Brien’s luxury Algarve resort

Wild Geese: Sean Moriarty runs Quinta do Lago resort

Dale Whitnell makes two holes-in-one in same round at South African Open

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

Storm Éowyn leaves battered Irish golf courses counting the cost

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

50 people to watch in 2025: From film and music to arts, activism, sport and more

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

A box of Pro V1s is the Christmas present of choice for many. But do they help the average golfer?

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

Sara Byrne slips back to finish sixth at Calatayud Ladies Open

Irish golfer held overnight lead going into final round in Spain

Masters to be held as scheduled despite Hurricane Helene damage

Tournament scheduled to take place at Augusta National on April 10th-13th

Boxing beaten to the punch when it comes to sports capital grants

Despite producing 19 Olympic medals, the latest being Kellie Harrington, the sport gets a derisory €830,914 out of a €230 million funding pie

DP World Tour: Jon Rahm eyes fourth Spanish Open win as Shane Lowry stands as sole Irish contender

Playing in Spain brings LIV Golf-based player Rahm closer to Ryder Cup eligibility for Europe’s team next year

Developer Joe O’Reilly seeking €30m for Killeen Castle golf resort

Castlethorn chief Joe O'Reilly invites proposals from hotel, leisure and golf investors to become strategic partner in Kileen Castle golf resort in Co Meath

Neergaard-Petersen makes the grade as he heads for Irish Open

Young Dane Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen heading for Royal County Down after winning his third title on the Challenge Tour to automatically earn his full DP World Tour card

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