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The world number one topped the strokes gained putting stat at Portrush, turning a once-weakness into a weapon
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We are watching greatness every time Scottie Scheffler steps on a golf course, whether he cares or not
World number one demonstrated his mastery at Portrush, showing he is at a level far above all others
Open Diary: The smiling face of Jim Allister reminds us how prudent it would have been to follow Google Maps
The crowds thronged Royal Portrush on the north Antrim coast all week as the game’s top players rose to the occasion
The Open Day Four: Scottie Scheffler cruises to victory at Royal Portrush – As it happened
American wins by four strokes as he wins fourth Major championship
‘Rory did win. He brought the Open to Portrush’: Standing ovation for local hero McIlroy
There have been many winners from Royal Portrush Golf Club to town of Portrush and Northern Ireland
Scottie Scheffler takes another giant stride into golfing pantheon after stunning Open success
World No 1 becomes champion golfer of the year at Royal Portrush with another display of poise and skill
Scheffler basks in Open glory but McIlroy thrills Portrush fans
For local hero to succeed, the world number one would have had to be among biggest final-day championship implosions
The Open Day 3: Rory McIlroy finishes with a 66, Scottie Scheffler leads by four – As it happened
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Open Championship: Rory McIlroy launches his pursuit but Scottie Scheffler a cut above the rest on day three
World number one Scheffler leads the field by four shots heading into the final round at Royal Portrush
‘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
Shane Lowry suffers two-shot penalty and says he didn’t want to be ‘slaughtered’ for ‘being a cheat’
Former Open champion hit with two-shot penalty after officials deemed him to have moved the ball during practice swing
The Open Day 2 - as it happened: Shane Lowry hit with 2-shot penalty as Scottie Scheffler takes the lead
Lowry drops back to even par after officials deemed his ball to have moved during a practice swing
Open Championship: Rory McIlroy knows that hanging in just won’t cut it over the weekend
The Grand Slam winner showed flashes of brilliance during a second-round 69 at Royal Portrush
Open Digest: Tony Finau links up with Irish caddie Colin Byrne at Portrush
McIlroy bags new sponsor; 2028 Open date and venue complicated by clash with Olympics; Northern Ireland to get new £30m links course
Open Championship: Wayward McIlroy stays in the game as he grinds it out on gruelling day
McIlroy cards opening 70 to trail leaders by three shots as Portrush go-slow sees rounds taking close to six hours
The Open Day One as it happened: Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry finish three shots behind the leaders
Haotong Li and Jacob Skov Olesen hold the early clubhouse lead
‘We love you Shane’: Lowry’s swing breaks the Open silence as tens of thousands descend on Royal Portrush
Feeling around north Co Antrim course is miles away from the tensions which often grab summer headlines in Northern Ireland
Portrush digest: Second man Rose back in battle with McIlroy for Claret Jug
Rose lost playoff at Augusta in April, but says he was happy McIlroy made career Grand Slam
The Open 2025: Rory McIlroy will become the stuff of legend if he lifts the Claret Jug at Portrush
World’s best players are expecting a stern test at Dunluce links when tournament tees off on Thursday
Darren Clarke: ‘Rory winning the Masters was like watching one of my boys win. I was that emotional’
2011 Open champion is looking to right the wrongs of 2019, when he triple bogeyed the 18th at Portrush to miss cut
The Open 2025: Tee times, TV details, weather forecast, players to watch
Everything you need to know about Royal Portrush and the final Major of the year
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
‘I just want to have my best result in a Major and go from there’: Tom McKibbin on his hopes for the Open
Young star taps into Darren Clarke’s knowledge of the links as he seeks to build on good finishes at Dallas, Valderrama
Open Championship tee times: Pádraig Harrington and Tom McKibbin in first group to tee off in opening round
Darren Clarke and Shane Lowry to follow on Thursday morning before Rory McIlroy takes to the course in the afternoon
Rory McIlroy: ‘It’s nice to be able to accept adulation, even though I struggle with it at times’
Masters champion gets out early for his first look at Royal Portrush ahead of Open Championship
‘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
Rory McIlroy: ‘It has been a great week. Missing the trophy, that’s about it’
McIlroy finishes tied second as Chris Gotterup wins Scottish Open
Scottish Open final round: Chris Gotterup holds off Rory McIlroy to win - as it happened
McIlroy finishes tied second at Renaissance Club as he tunes up for The Open
Open 2025: The five Irish players who will tee it up at Royal Portrush
Rory McIlroy arrives on the back of a brilliant US Masters win, while Shane Lowry will hope to repeat his 2019 triumph at Dunluce links
Rory McIlroy takes share of lead into final round of Scottish Open
World No 2 shares overnight lead with American Chris Gotterup at The Renaissance Club
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
‘It’s a player-led team in America’: Rory McIlroy weighs in on US Ryder Cup captaincy debate
Keegan Bradley poised to be player-captain at Bethpage
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
Leona Maguire sinks first LPGA Tour hole-in-one to share lead at Amundi Evian Championship
Rory McIlroy four off the lead at the Genesis Scottish Open
Rory McIlroy: ‘I feel very fortunate that I’m of the generation that I am in Northern Ireland’
McIlroy has a score to settle when he returns to the Antrim coast for next week’s Major
Golf lowdowns: Scottish Open and Evian Championship
Pádraig Harrington and Rory McIlroy are in action at The Renaissance Club; Leona Maguire the Irish hopeful in France
Rory McIlroy and Pádraig Harrington tuning up for Portrush at Scottish Open
Shane Lowry, meanwhile, has been keeping himself busy on links courses
Rory McIlroy gets back on an upswing with opening 64 at Travelers Championship
Golf round-up: Leona Maguire cards level-par 72 in first round of KPMG Women’s PGA Championship
Rory McIlroy hoping Travelers Championship proves ‘perfect sort of chaser’ after testing US Open
World number two will be playing his last tournament in the US ahead of his build-up to Open Championship at Portrush
Women’s PGA Championship and Travelers Championship lowdowns: Maguire, McIlroy and Lowry in action
Everything you need to know about this week’s LPGA and PGA Tour events
Storybook ending for JJ Spaun as US Open at Oakmont makes its mark
Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy looking forward to going back to Ireland after this week's PGA Tour event
Rory McIlroy sees Open at Portrush as perfect time to climb the mountain again
McIlroy enjoys best round of the week at the US Open as he closes with three-under 67
US Open: Sam Burns leads the field with one-shot lead over JJ Spaun and Adam Scott
Scottie Scheffler has outside chance on rain-softened course but Rory McIlroy is out of contention
US Open: Rory McIlroy tries to put a smile on another chastening day at Oakmont
McIlroy cards four-over 74 to slip back to 10 over par after third round
US Open: Rory McIlroy vents frustration as he scraps his way to making cut
Birdie on 18th helped the world number two survive but a frustrated Shane Lowry missed out on the weekend
US Open: Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry fight to make the cut
Sam Burns has shot the round of the day with a 65 to race up the leaderboard on Day Two of the year’s third major
Oakmont the winner after testing first round at US Open
Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler have ground to make up as JJ Spaun heads the field on four-under
US Open Day One as it happened: McIlroy (+4) and Lowry (+9) struggle at Oakmont
JJ Spaun has clubhouse lead on four under
US Open: Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry left battered and bruised from Oakmont slog
Irish duo both come home in more than 40 shots on their closing nine as holed eagle shot cannot raise Lowry’s spirit
US Open digest: Schoolboy Mason Howell expects US Open challenge at Oakmont ‘to get crazy’
Seventeen-year-old has his school coach on the bag for his first tilt at Major glory
US Open: ‘Unapologetically difficult’ Oakmont to provide serious challenge for McIlroy and Lowry
Scottie Scheffler is favourite on Pittsburgh course that tests all aspects of the game
Rory McIlroy still waiting for competitive juices to flow again after Masters high
‘At some point, you have to realise that there’s a little bit more golf left to play this season’
US Open: Tee times, what TV channel is it on, weather, players to watch
Everything you need to know about Oakmont and the second Major of the year
Shane Lowry: ‘Every Sunday I come off the golf course I feel like I’m after getting punched in the gut’
Offaly golfer says he ‘learned a lot from’ final day of US Open at Oakmont in 2016
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