McKibbin’s acceptance of LIV Golf’s riches means he joins a breakaway circuit whose participants include major winners such as US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson, Cameron Smith and Sergio Garcia. He becomes the second player from Northern Ireland to make the switch to LIV Golf, with 2010 …

Two days after his Pebble Beach Pro-Am triumph, Rory McIlroy ended up on the losing side in the latest night of Tomorrow’s Golf League (TGL) action in Florida which included a technical hitch that forced Tommy Fleetwood to retake a shot. McIlroy’s Boston Common Golf team were beaten 6-2 by …

Welsh golfer Darcey Harry starts life on the Ladies European Tour (LET) this week with the goal of qualifying for this summer’s home AIG Women’s Open. Harry begins her first LET event in Morocco on Thursday having come through qualifying school to earn a place on the tour. The 21-year-old …

Tiger Woods has paid tribute to his “biggest fan and greatest supporter” after announcing the death of his mother, Kultida. Former world number one Woods, 49, did not reveal the cause of death of his mother, who attended his TGL match in Florida last week. Woods said none of his …

But the final group of McIlroy, Shane Lowry and Sepp Straka were regularly held up by the group in front, with Tom Kim particularly culpable. The young Korean – regarded as one of the game’s exciting prospects – took so long over so many shots, including his second to the …

After a one-over outward nine of 37, 2019 Open champion Lowry gained strokes at 11, 12, 14 and 16 to keep the pressure on McIlroy, but his hopes were dashed with a missed birdie putt on 17. “There’s still a few scenarios playing through your head. I even though if …

Kim A-lim held off a challenge from world number one Nelly Korda to win the LPGA’s season-opening Tournament of Champions in Florida. The 2020 US Women’s Open winner from South Korea had led after each of the opening three rounds at Lake Buena Vista, Orlando, and held a three-shot advantage …

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry are one shot behind leader Sepp Straka going into Sunday’s final round of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am in California. The pair, who were team-mates for Ireland at the Paris 2024 Olympics, both hit seven-under-par rounds of 65 to reach 15 under. “Let’s hope one of …

Up until his exploits on the closing hole, McIlroy’s back nine frustration was summed up by his failure to exploit a huge drive on the par-five 14th as his pulled seven-iron approach was followed by a clumsy belly wedge, with the 15-foot birdie putt failing to drop. There was no …

Rory McIlroy hit his second career hole-in-one on the PGA Tour in the opening round of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Starting on the back nine at Spyglass Hill, McIlroy struck his ace on the par-three 15th. The 35-year-old’s effort went straight into the 119-yard hole off the flag, without touching …

Golfer Brandon Robinson-Thompson set a course record of 61 and took an early three-shot lead in the first round of the Bahrain Championships. From the Isle of Wight, Robinson-Thompson is competing in his first season of the DP World Tour and was delighted with his start in Bahrain. “I didn’t …

World number one Scottie Scheffler is not concerned the “stupid” hand injury he sustained on Christmas Day will have a negative effect on his game. The 28-year-old had the most successful year of his career in 2024, winning the Masters, the Players Championship and Olympic gold in Paris. The American …

McIlroy will make his first PGA Tour start of 2025 at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am this week and warned against making too many changes to emulate what is on offer elsewhere. “I don’t think we should try to dumb down golf to appeal to more people,” he said. “Golf is …

Iain Carter and 2-time Solheim Cup winner Trish Johnson preview of the 2025 golf season. BBC News

Tiger Woods says his meeting with fellow co-founder Rory McIlroy at the latest Tomorrow’s Golf League (TGL) event was “what we had envisioned” for the fledgling technology-driven tournament. Woods’ Jupiter Links Golf Club team beat McIlroy’s Boston Common Golf squad 4-3 after overtime on Monday in the closest match of …

The Old Course at St Andrews has been confirmed as the host of the Open Championship in 2027. The announcement by the Royal & Ancient (R&A) maintains the five-year cycle the Old Course has had, with just one exception, since 1990. Royal St George’s was awarded the 2020 Open so …

Four-time major winner Rory McIlroy will compete in this year’s Irish Open at the K-Club in County Kildare. The Holywood player’s only success in his home tournament came at the same venue in 2016. McIlroy produced a superb birdie-par-eagle finish in the final round to secure victory by three shots. …

Hatton deserves to be in the conversation when we consider contenders for this year’s four majors. They start with the Masters in April. Danny Willett (2016) and Sergio Garcia (2017) are Desert Classic winner who claimed the famous Green Jacket in the same year. Hatton, like Garcia, has often been …

Sepp Straka overcame some late nerves to claim his third PGA Tour title with victory in The American Express at La Quinta in California. The Austrian carded a two-under-par 70 in the last round to finish two shots clear of America’s Justin Thomas. The European Ryder Cup player took a …

England’s Tyrrell Hatton held his nerve at the final hole to edge out Daniel Hillier to win the Dubai Desert Classic by one shot. Hatton went to the 18th two shots ahead of Hillier but the New Zealander, who led by one shot going into Sunday, birdied it to leave …