Golf

Tiger Woods had a great Friday at a tournament that he himself hosts. A round of 65 at the Quicken Loans National, including seven birdies, saw Woods shoot -5, both for the second round and the tournament. After a level par 70 yesterday, the 14 time Major winner started his second round with birdie-bogey-birdie for some early momentum. His third birdie …

After two rounds of the French Open, a host of contenders are in the mix, including an in-form Wicklow man. The third event in the Rolex Series on the European Tour is in progress less than two weeks before the Open Championship. Le Golf National in Paris, which will host the 2018 Ryder Cup in September, is playing very tough indeed. +4 was …

Ireland’s Seamus Power was in blistering form on Thursday, as a bogey-free 66 put him in contention at the Quicken Loans National in Maryland. Power has been threatening a PGA Tour victory for some time now, and the Waterford native has a good opportunity to be in the running come Sunday at Potomac. Power finished tied for fifth at the …

Veteran Welsh golfer Bradley Dredge conquered stifling heat and windy conditions to take a one-shot lead at the French Open, but he is being tailed by Graeme McDowell. The French Open is being played at Le Golf National, the venue for September’s Ryder Cup. The 44-year-old Dredge, who won the last of his two European Tour titles back in 2006 …

Tiger Woods was pleased with a new mallet putter he used competitively for the first time Thursday despite only firing a level-par 70 in the opening round of the US PGA Quicken Loans National. The 14-time major champion, playing his 11th event in a comeback year after spinal fusion surgery, stood seven strokes behind co-leaders Andrew Landry and J.J. Spaun …

Bryson DeChambeau faces an investigation following his apparent use of a compass during the Travellers Championship over the weekend. The American golfer who is nicknamed “The Mad Scientist” has been informed by referees that he is under investigation for using the geometrical device. DeChambeau stated he uses the compass to determine “true pin locations,” noting that they are off every …

Rory McIlroy has said that he is “a little uncomfortable over the ball at the minute” as he looks to build up his confidence ahead of July’s Open Championship. McIlroy had a solid performance at last weekend’s Travellers championship finishing in T-12 position alongside Ryan Blaum and Jason Day on -11. Despite the strong showing which included an excellent first round …

Paul Lawrie won’t be heading back to the scene of his 1999 British Open triumph at Carnoustie when this year’s edition returns to the Scottish course after announcing Monday that his season was over due to injury. The 49-year-old Scot has been struggling with back and foot problems and he now plans to spend the next few months concentrating on …

The beauty of golf is that there are so many different ways to prevail in the sport. Not dictated purely by physicality, golf has seen a legend in Tom Watson almost win the Open Championship at the age of 59 in 2009, finishing second. Shorter-hitters like Ian Poulter and Francesco Molinari have both won big events this season, the latest victories …

It’s been a storming start to life in the professional ranks for Ireland’s Leona Maguire. Since shedding her amateur status earlier this month along with sister Lisa, Maguire has competed twice, on the main LPGA Tour and the USA’s second tier Symetra Tour. Maguire, considered one of the women’s games’ greatest amateurs, finished 15th in her debut event at the …

A brilliant weekend of sport which saw the last round of the Munster championship, The US Open at Shinnecock Hills and plenty of World Cup action, let’s take a look at the biggest winners and losers from the last couple of days: Winners: Clare Hurlers Another huge victory for Clare hurlers, this time against a much-fancied Limerick, which saw them …

American Brooks Koepka has won his second Major championship at Shinnecock Hills. The brutally tough course caused much drama throughout the week, but in the end, it was last year’s U.S. Open champion who tamed the beast with a final tally of +1. Koepka, who won the event at Erin Hills in 2017, was six shots off the lead after …

England’s Tommy Fleetwood matched the lowest round in US Open history, storming to a seven-under-par 63 to take the clubhouse lead at Shinnecock Hills on Sunday. Fleetwood’s two-over-par total put him one off the lead of defending champion Brooks Koepka after 11 holes of the latter’s round. The 27-year-old from Southport, owner of four European Tour titles, started the day six …

The reaction of some to Phil Mickelson setting the golfing world ablaze with his deliberate rule breaking is one of – who cares? Mickelson was nowhere near contending for the U.S. Open when he scored a sextuple bogey 10 on the 13th hole yesterday, and did exploit a loophole of the sometimes archaic rules of golf when incurring a two shot …

English golfer Ian Poulter aired his frustrations on Twitter early this morning following a difficult third round at the US Open in Shinnecock Hills, New York. Poulter who carded a six-over par round of 76 was one of the many golfers who were upset at the conditions the USGA had set for Shinnecock Hills, making low scoring incredibly hard to …

Dustin Johnson surrendered a four-shot lead in his first six holes and finished the day in a four-way tie for the US Open lead as Shinnecock Hills battered the world’s best golfers on Saturday. World number one Johnson closed with a bogey at the par-four 18th in a seven-over par 77 that left him tied atop the leaderboard at three-over …

A drama-filled Saturday is in progress in the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills. Dustin Johnson had a four-shot lead teeing off, and eight holes later he is +6 for his round, now two shots behind leader Henrik Stenson. The usually mild-mannered Zack Johnson has blasted the difficult set-up, saying: “They’ve lost the golf course. When you’ve a championship which comes down …