Golf’s 30-somethings looking over their shoulder as youth dominates

At 32 years old, Rory McIlroy is almost beginning to look like an elder statesman

Shane Lowry sets himself up for weekend run at Valspar Championship

Irish golfer trails Matthew NeSmith by nine strokes as Graeme McDowell misses cut

Rory McIlroy ready to get right back on the horse at The Players

Bad memories of last year at Sawgrass and last weekend are put behind him

Tiger Woods beats Phil Mickelson to win PGA Tour’s Player Impact Programme

Tiger banks $8m to Mickelson’s $6m with Rory McIlroy picking up $3.5m

Will Zalatoris chips his way into share of lead with Jason Day at Torrey Pines

World No 1 Jon Rahm one shot behind alongside England’s Aaron Rai heading into final round

Tiger Woods and son Charlie ride birdie blitz to finish second at PNC Championship

John Daly and his son John Daly Jr win by two shots in Orlando

Rory McIlroy in vanguard at Hero World Challenge with share of lead

Adventurous round pays dividends for Northern Irish man with 66 – six under par

Pádraig Harrington looking to bring the good vibes on to the course in Portugal

Ryder Cup captain among a number of Irish golfers looking to move into Race to Dubai top 50

Steve Stricker’s ‘cut the fluff’ mentality the key to regaining the Ryder Cup

The Team USA captain never tried to turn his players into something they’re not

Pádraig Harrington: ‘We did our job and it just wasn’t our week’

Irishman says: ‘It’s difficult being a captain. I think I did what I needed to do’

Ryder Cup: Another day, another session of American dominance

USA won the second session of foursomes 3-1 to stretch their overall lead to 9-3

Ryder Cup: Europe require historic comeback after US dominate opening day

Jon Rahm and Sergio Garcia were the only European duo to win their match on day one

Team Europe face boos and uphill battle amid rocky start at Ryder Cup

Star-spangled home crowd makes its presence felt as US attempts to regain trophy

Ryder Cup: USA take 3-1 lead after impressive foursomes show at Whistling Straits

Jon Rahm and Sergio Garcia secure Europe’s sole point on the opening morning

Ryder Cup: Philip Reid’s guide to Friday’s foursomes, tee-off times and verdicts

Rahm and Garcia lead off European challenge with McIlroy and Poulter in the last match

Rory McIlroy knows better sleep can lead to better golf

More and more players making use of technology to measure their body’s recovery

Rory McIlroy inspired by European Ryder Cup history

Win on US course would be ‘monumental achievement’, says four-time major winner

United States proudly sending forth the team that Steve Stricker built

No fewer than 11 of the US team are ranked in the top 16 in the latest world rankings

Malachy Clerkin: The Ryder Cup shouldn’t work but we wouldn’t miss it for the world

Contrary to logic it remains an unignorable, thoroughly irresistible weekend of sport

Patrick Cantlay leads Jon Rahm by one at Tour Championship

Rory McIlroy is nine shots off the lead on eight under par after second round

Cantlay enjoys a deluge of riches from epic playoff win over DeChambeau

Cantlay heads to Atlanta top of FedEx rankings as well as booking Ryder Cup berth

The six automatic places on US Ryder Cup team decided

Patrick Cantlay leapfrogs Tony Finau and Xander Schauffele to take sixth position

Séamus Power best of the Irish after opening 70 at Northern Trust

McIlroy and Lowry both open with rounds of 71 as Rahm and Thomas surge ahead

Tokyo 2020: Lure of gold fails to sway top men golfers

Women players showing more enthusiasm and desire to embrace across-sport camaraderie

Shane Lowry not going to give up British Open crown without a fight

Defending champion comes in a little under the radar but with the perfect game for links

Rory McIlroy storms into US Open contention with 67 at Torrey Pines

Northern Irishman two shots behind leaders Oosthuizen, Hughes and Henley

Koepka and DeChambeau kept apart at US Open

DeChambeau’s agent denies player declined to be paired with his rival at Torrey Pines

Rory McIlroy pulls out of Memorial pro-am citing ‘personal reasons’

McIlroy joined in the field by Harrington and Lowry at Muirfield Village this week

Different Strokes: Thomas puts his money where his mouth is to give Visacki a hand up

Free shots at Memorial; By the numbers; Word of Mouth; On this Day; In the Bag

Rory McIlroy’s revived energy shines through ahead of US PGA

Improved form and rediscovered confidence will help McIlroy tackle ‘really tough test’

Philip Reid: Wide open Masters as many eye Major prize at Augusta

Move back to traditional springtime slot ensures the famous course will play firm and fast

Butch Harmon believes Rory McIlroy wrong to chase DeChambeau

‘He needs to stop over-analysing and just get back to playing golf. The basic fundamentals’

Rory McIlroy rallies as Shane Lowry knocked out in Texas

McIlroy emerges 4 and 3 winner over Lanto Griffin but his fate is out of his own hands

Rory McIlroy to take on Ian Poulter in Match Play opener on Wednesday

Cameron Smith and Lanto Griffin make up group while Shane Lowry plays Ryan Palmer first up

Different Strokes: Emotional win for Branden Grace in Puerto Rico

Lawlor walks on for Crumlin . . . Word of mouth . . . By the numbers . . . Twitter Twaddle . . . On this day . . . In the bag . . . Know the rules

Rory McIlroy cast adrift at Riviera as Sam Burns surges ahead

Bryson DeChambeau and Justin Thomas also suffered on the iconic old course

Shane Lowry well aware that silence can be golden at times

Irish star gets season under way at Abu Dhabi Championship this week

Shane Lowry well aware of the perils of on-course microphones

‘We’re out there, it’s your livelihood. You’re out there under high-pressure situations’

Ralph Lauren ends Justin Thomas sponsorship over homophobic slur

Thomas has apologised but is expected to be fined by PGA Tour for incident in Kapalua

Golf’s pitch to distance itself from Donald Trump came five years too late

Decision is hardly a profile in courage after five years of see no evil, hear no evil

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