Golf

March 2023

‘It’s so awesome’ – American Taylor Moore claims first PGA Tour title after avoiding playoff in Florida

American Taylor Moore claimed his first PGA Tour title in his 46th start following a dramatic finish to the Valspar Championship.

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Tom McKibbin continues super start to rookie season in South Africa

Holywood’s Tom McKibbin continued his impressive start to his rookie season by racking up his sixth top-25 from 11 starts in the SDC Championship in South Africa.

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Tom McKibbin enjoys fantastic Friday with sizzling 65 in South Africa

Tom McKibbin produced another fantastic Friday to surge into contention at the weather-delayed SDC Championship.

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Pádraig Harrington backs roll-back as Justin Thomas slams ‘selfish’ USGA

Pádraig Harrington has backed the proposed golf ball roll-back but two-time US PGA champion Justin Thomas has slammed the initiative.

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Scottie Scheffler reclaims world number one spot with victory at Players Championship

Scottie Scheffler continued to build up a head of steam for his Masters defence when he cruised to a five-shot win in The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass to regain the world number one ranking.

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Shane Lowry waiting for putter to warm up for Augusta

Shane Lowry is bullish about his Masters chances but admits he urgently needs to find his putting touch before he drives down Magnolia Lane.

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Shane Lowry looking for big finish as impressive Scottie Scheffler moves two clear at Sawgrass

Shane Lowry is looking forward to testing Sunday conditions so he can make a final-round move and win some valuable FedEx Cup points in The Players Championship at Sawgrass

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Tired Rory McIlroy needs rest before Masters as PGA Tour duties begin to bite

Rory McIlroy yearns “to get back to purely being a golfer again”, with Paul McGinley claiming that his missed cut at the Players Championship was due to “all the bullets” he has been obliged to take on behalf on the PGA Tour.

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Hall of Fame distinction the highest yet for Pádraig Harrington

Pádraig Harrington is set to have personal memorabilia on public display on both sides of the Atlantic. His elevation as the third Irish inductee into the World Golf Hall of Fame comes after being honoured with the Harrington Room at Stackstown GC in March 2011.

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Tired Rory McIlroy misses Sawgrass cut and admits: ‘I'd love to get back to being a golfer’

Rory McIlroy admits he’ll be happy to get back to focusing on his golf rather than the politics of the sport after he missed the cut in The Players Championship.

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Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry set to miss cut at storm-delayed Players Championship

Rory McIlroy looks set to miss the cut at the Players Championship, which was suspended mid-round on Friday due to storms.

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Séamus Power to join Shane Lowry at Augusta on Monday after missed cut at Players Championship

Séamus Power might have missed the Players Championship but will be in heaven on Monday when he joins Shane Lowry for a practice round at Augusta National.

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‘Never give up’ – Shane Lowry shows fighting spirit in Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass

Shane Lowry was proud to show some true grit, even if a second-round 69 left him “sweating” on the projected cut mark in Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass.

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World number one Jon Rahm withdraws from Players Championship due to illness

Jon Rahm has withdrawn from the Players Championship ahead of his second round because of illness.

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Watch: Shane Lowry snaps club in anger as he struggles at Players Championship

Shane Lowry snapped a club over his knee after running up a double-bogey six at the 15th in a 77 that left him 127th on five-over at the Players Championship in Sawgrass.

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‘Tired’ Rory McIlroy can’t take all the bullets for the PGA Tour – Paul McGinley

Paul McGinley believes Rory McIlroy needs to stop carrying the PGA Tour on his back after putting in a jaded first-round performance in The Players Championship.

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Rory McIlroy faces crunch Friday after driver woes at Sawgrass

Rory McIlroy faces a race against time to find his driving and putting for the Masters after a dismal 76 left him struggling to make the cut in The Players Championship.

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Rory McIlroy in battle to make the cut at Players Championship after dismal opening round

Rory McIlroy faces a massive uphill task to make the cut in The Players Championship after his driver let him down and he was gobbled up by the thick rough at TPC Sawgrass.

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Jack Nicklaus has a theory on the reason for Rory McIlroy’s eight-year Major drought

Jack Nicklaus believes Rory McIlroy will win more Majors, but he's convinced the Holywood star's occasional lack of focus is to blame for his eight-year Major drought.

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Tiger Woods' ex-girlfriend asks judge to nullify non-disclosure agreement

Tiger Woods' former girlfriend Erica Herman has asked a judge to nullify a non-disclosure agreement she signed when the couple began dating in 2017, citing a recent law that limits enforcing such agreements in sexual harassment and assault cases.

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Players Championship 2023 prize money and tee times as Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm battle for record pay-out

Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler tee it up at the The Players Championship today looking to add more context to the ongoing conversation surrounding who is the best player in the world.

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Shane Lowry and Séamus Power are looking to silence the big guns at Players Championship

Big three Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy will grab all the limelight, but Shane Lowry and Séamus Power believe they can spoil the party and capture the $4.5 million (€4.26m) winner’s cheque in The Players Championship this week.

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Hannah Tyrrell: Leona Maguire is inspiring a generation of Irish female golfers

Dublin footballer Hannah Tyrrell says that Leona Maguire is inspiring a new generation of Irish talent to pick up the game of golf.

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‘There’s lots of emotions… it’s humbling’ – Pádraig Harrington to be inducted into World Golf Hall of Fame

Pádraig Harrington will become the third Irishman to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2024.

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Greg Norman accused of ruining Cameron Smith’s career by tempting him to LIV Golf

Greg Norman has been accused of denying Cameron Smith a potentially great career by tempting his fellow Australian to the breakaway LIV Golf Series.

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Rory McIlroy admits PGA Tour’s leading stars have benefited from LIV Golf’s threat

Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm might differ on the 2024 schedule and the presence of LIV Golf rebels in the European Ryder Cup team, but they’re united on one thing – the upstart Saudi-backed league has had a hugely positive effect on the PGA Tour.

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Rory McIlroy: LIV Golf has dragged the PGA Tour into the twenty-first century and benefited everyone that plays

World number three Rory McIlroy admits the emergence of the LIV Golf series has forced change in the “antiquated” existing system and dragged the PGA Tour into the 21st century.

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Rory McIlroy regrets late mistakes but insists his ‘game's rounding into form’ before Masters tilt

Rory McIlroy is feeling good about his game a month before the Masters but he was left to rue a bad start and an untidy finish as the unheralded Kurt Kitayama snatched the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill.

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Dogged Rory McIlroy digging in at Bay Hill as he seeks return to world number one spot

Rory McIlroy produced an escapology performance worthy of Houdini and fired a bogey-free 68 to keep alive his hopes of winning back his world number one ranking at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill.

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Premium

Jon Rahm is looking after number one

Back in 1990 at St Andrews, Nick Faldo was heading for a second Open triumph when the question arose as to whether he was the best player in the world. “Does Nick believe he’s the best player in the world?” asked Jack Nicklaus. “To be the best, he’s got to believe he’s the best.”