The Masters

McIlroy’s round – four birdies, three bogeys – was one where he got a couple of lucky ricochets off trees on wayward drives

Danny Willett fires cards an opening 68 during his first round since undergoing shoulder surgery six months ago

Ronan O’Gara takes La Rochelle to Cork; Vera Pauw speaks out; Louth get ready for Leinster championship

Former US Amateur champion Chris Cowan began a trend when he was the first to skip the ball across the pond to the 16th green at Augusta National in 1972

The splintering of the sport with the advent of the LIV Tour could not have come at a worse time for golf as generation beige fail to move the needle in the post-Tiger Woods era

Spanish golfer reveals his menu choices for the Champions Dinner at Augusta last year

Only 77 players expected to compete in the US Masters, although invitations could be offered to non-PGA Tour regulars

Gamers can experience playing at Augusta National in the new release

The 12 men who have been awarded Ireland caps; a rethink of venues for women’s GAA deciders

Stephanie Meadow and Leona Maguire are taking different approaches heading into next week’s Chevron Championship

Spaniard’s impressive Masters success brings him halfway towards the goal of becoming the first European to join golf’s legendary elite

Rahm wins the Masters; Garry Ringrose back in super form; Sinéad Farrelly makes fine debut

Lefty began the final round 10 shots behind Koepka but fired the low score of the day, a seven-under-par 65

Spaniard reeled in Brooks Koepka and held off late charges from Phil Mickelson and Jordan Spieth in dominant performance

Rahm’s victory was the sixth for Spanish golfers at the Masters, following in footsteps of Ballesteros, Olazábal and Garcia

In the run-up to his ninth bid to complete career Grand Slam, it seemed everything would fall into place, but instead it unravelled

Having struggled with injury and focus, the American is right back in contention at the Majors

The wait for the elusive green jacket will go on for at least another year for the Northern Irishman

Opinion differs over Koepka incident; Rainy days as well as nights in Georgia

A fast start has proved to be almost essential in winning the first major of the year

Poignant farewell from caddie Jackson; Age but a number for Langer; Golfing gods turn the Power down

Northern Irishman again struggled in first round at Augusta, finishing seven shots behind leaders Hovland, Rahm and Koepka

John Rahm and Brooks Koepka ensured he had some company atop the clubhouse leaderboard

The Offaly man’s partisan followers are noticeable at times by their GAA attire

Jon Rahm fought back from a poor start to his first round at Augusta National

Driving has gone too far, say proponents of new measure that could save legendary courses

James Lowe loves his pancakes; rising status of Connacht football; Lee Keegan on life as a TV pundit

Irish golfer become only third player in history to get two aces in a row in pre-tournament competition

Widening gap between Leinster and other provinces; the evergreen Leicester outhalf Jimmy Gopperth

This year’s field of 89 players at Augusta is the smallest since 2019

Following reconstructive surgery to his leg, Woods is playing to a limited schedule based around the four Majors

Everything you need to know about Augusta National and the first major of the year

‘I’ve played 81 holes in the last 2½ weeks, so I’m very familiar with the place again’

By inviting LIV golfers, tournament organisers have arranged a rare meeting of the world’s top players - and raised the prospect of an extraordinary finale

Offaly player hoping his game is about to ‘click’ for the Masters

The Par 5 hole has been increased to 545 yards ahead of the major tournament

Scottie Scheffler is at the top of the world rankings and is returning as defending champion

The idea that the TV broadcasters should ignore the breakaway players is ridiculous - golf is precious, the Masters is precious squared

The Masters is the only missing part of McIlroy’s Grand Slam dream