Spain’s Blanca Fernandez and Switzerland’s Chiara Tamburlini carded opening 67s to share the Women’s Irish Open lead after the first round at Carton House. English trio Lottie Woad, Mimi Rhodes and Hannah Screen are among a group one shot back, but home favourite Leona Maguire is five off the lead. …

Hall got his first and, so far only, tour win a year ago at the Isco Championship and has had four top 10 finishes this year, making the cut in 16 of his 19 events and is 46th on the PGA rankings. He says the result at Burnham and Berrow …

Gary Woodland will be part of his first Ryder Cup in September – two years after undergoing brain surgery. It will be in a non-playing role, with United States captain Keegan Bradley naming the 41-year-old as his fifth and final vice-captain for the 45th Ryder Cup, which will take place …

Lee Westwood booked his return to The Open after a three-year absence by winning his qualifier at Dundonald Links. The 52-year-old posted scores of 70 and 67 for a seven under par total in blustery Ayrshire. Across four different courses, Westwood was one of eight Englishmen to claim the 20 …

The first 17 places were taken by previous Open champions under the age of 60 on 20 July 2025. Tiger Woods is one of six players who would have qualified via this route, but opted not to take up a place. The next exemption would have gone to the winners …

Patrick Reed beat three opponents in a play-off to claim his first win on the LIV Tour at the Dallas event. The 34-year-old American had finished on six under alongside England’s Paul Casey, South African Louis Oosthuizen and Japan’s Jinichiro Kozuma. Reed, who switched to LIV from the PGA Tour …

A brilliant charge on the back nine saw France’s Adrien Saddier claim a first European title on his 200th start at the Italian Open. Saddier trailed compatriot Martin Couvra by three shots at the turn, but a run of five birdies over seven holes on the closing stretch sealed a …

Great Britain and Ireland defeated the Continent of Europe to seal a first Vagliano Trophy victory since 2005. Following the Curtis Cup win over the United States last September, the GB&I women again held their nerve in the biennial match, winning 12½-11½ at the Royal Hague Golf & Country Club …

He was replaced by Mexican reserve Luis Carrera for the remainder of the round, with their combined score counting towards their team Smash GC’s score. LIV said Kopeka can return for the second and third rounds but his score would contribute only to his team’s. Players compete individually and for …

Golf, for Marshall, has been a constant in his life. He grew up in Retford, in the north east of the county, and first took up the game there. When he still had both hands, he was on the club’s ‘scratch’ team – representing the best who played at course. …

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In 1988, as a 17-year-old amateur golfer, Rose managed a fourth-placed finish at The Open at the Royal Birkdale. He finished runner-up in 2018 and will compete at Portrush next month. After missing out on final qualifying by just one shot in the previous two years, Wheeler was able to …

Europe, meanwhile, have the inspirational and analytical Luke Donald watching on, no doubt wondering whether he can exploit all this uncertainty to help land a rare away win. Donald has witnessed a series of European wins on American soil this year from the likes of Rory McIlroy (three times including …

Rory McIlroy says he is “excited” to take a break before July’s Open Championship at Royal Portrush. The 36-year-old finished in a tie for sixth at the Travelers Championship at the weekend and will not be in action until the Scottish Open on 10-13 July, one week before the season’s …

US captain Keegan Bradley says he will have a “hard look” at whether he should play in September’s Ryder Cup after his dramatic one-shot victory in the Travelers Championship on Sunday. Bradley, 39, birdied the last hole of his final round in Connecticut to deny England’s Tommy Fleetwood his first …

England’s Tommy Fleetwood was denied his first PGA Tour title in heartbreaking fashion as American Keegan Bradley claimed the Travelers Championship by a single shot. Fleetwood, 34, held an three-shot overnight lead going into the final round as he looked to finally get over the line on the PGA Tour. …

England’s Tommy Fleetwood will take a three-shot lead into the final round of the Travelers Championship in Connecticut. The 34-year-old, looking to clinch his first PGA Tour title, had a share of a three-way lead after the second round. A brilliant seven-under-par 63 on Saturday has given Fleetwood the outright …

England’s Charley Hull carded the lowest second-round score at the Women’s PGA Championship as Thailand’s Jeeno Thitikul extended her lead at the top of the leaderboard. Hull carded a three-under-par 69, which included four birdies and a bogey, in the only round under 70 on a day when only 14 …

Tommy Fleetwood made two eagles in a second-round 65 to take a share of the lead in the Travelers Championship in Connecticut. The 34-year-old Englishman was one stroke better than his opening round and sits on nine-under par alongside world number one Scottie Scheffler and his fellow American Justin Thomas. …