Ryder Cup veterans back Shane Lowry to feel right at home in the heat of battle

Ian Poulter and Sergio Garcia believe Irishman’s personality and golf game the perfect mix

Billy Horschel admits missing Ryder Cup motivated him on way to Wentworth win

American cards closing 65 to take BMW PGA Championship as Shane Lowry fades on final day

Lee Westwood questions the structure of Europe’s Ryder Cup qualifying system

Shane Lowry puts himself right in the mix at Wentworth with second-round 66

Justin Rose makes first move with opening 67 at Wentworth

Shane Lowry opens with two-under 70 to sit six shots off the leaders

Shane Lowry out to grab Ryder Cup spot ‘by the scruff of the neck’ at Wentworth

Irish star will enjoy a week off before looking to cement automatic spot in Pádraig Harrington’s team

Wiesberger’s closing double-bogey lets Hojgaard in to take European Masters

Austria’s Wiesberger would have jumped into automatic Ryder Cup spot with win

Rory McIlroy happy to be faced with ‘a good test’ at the Renaissance Club

Northern Irish golfer complained that course was too easy in the past

Viktor Hovland moves up a gear as Niall Kearney’s BMW challenge stalls

Norwegian star goes three clear in Munich after bogey-free 64

Koepka and DeChambeau kept apart at US Open

DeChambeau’s agent denies player declined to be paired with his rival at Torrey Pines

Dermot McElroy two shots adrift of Irish Challenge winner Huizing

The Ballymena golfer led by a shot on eight under par going into final round

Patrick Reed shares Race to Dubai lead ahead of final day

Graeme McDowell withdraws from European Tour finale because of back inury

Victor Perez in pole position to win Race to Dubai after opening 67

Race leader Patrick Reed cards 70 in his first round

Lee Westwood fires flawless 62 to make the running in Scotland

English golfer takes advantage of later start to take one-shot lead after opening round

European Tour moves on to Scotland as the field remains thin

Scottish Open has a bigger purse than Irish Open but many big names remain stateside

Different Strokes: Bryson DeChambeau wants to go further

McIlroy and Rose set to take on Woods and Thomas, what’s in Bryson’s US Open bag

Philip Reid’s Lowdown: Andalucia Masters and Northern Ireland Open

All you need to know ahead of this week’s European Tour and Challenge Tour events

Paul Waring moves into contention on back of 67 at The Belfry

South Africa’s Justin Walters continues to lead at UK Championship

Justin Walters takes clubhouse lead as rain ruins opening day at The Belfry

South African golfer cards six birdies and also chips in for an eagle to lead by three

Dustin Johnson leads US PGA after Saturday charge

Brooks Koepka lurking two off the lead as McIlroy and Lowry fail to make their move

Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson to play televised charity match

Event will follow social distancing guidelines and use appropriate testing measures

Golfers urged not to break 5km limit as clubs await return to play protocols

‘We are very fortunate it is a sport where people are very used to following the rules’

Different Strokes: McIlroy would use world rankings to decide Ryder Cup team

Rankings frozen for now; Perks peaks at the perfect time; Twitter Twaddle; Know the Rules

No regrets for Rory McIlroy as Race to Dubai battle concludes

McIlroy’s four worldwide victories in 2019 justify his overall approach

Five players in contention for jackpot in Dubai

Wiesberger in pole position in Race to Dubai but Lowry among those poised to pounce

Tommy Fleetwood eagles his way to playoff victory in South Africa

English golfer has Race to Dubai title in his sights after winning €2.25m pot at Sun City

Things fall into place for Oosthuizen

South Africa leads in Sun City hours after considering withdrawing

All to play for as Race to Dubai comes down to the wire

Lowry critical of the heavy weighting of points for the final events of the season

Pin-chasing pays off for Shane Lowry as he crafts fine 65 in Turkey

Irish star five shots off leader Mathias Schwab in Antalya

Shane Lowry struggles on the greens but time is on his side

In tied-52nd he’s seven shots behind co-leaders Mathias Schwab and Tom Lewis

Lowry looking to add ‘icing on the cake’ by becoming European number one

British Open champion looking for big showing in Turkey this week

Hot start helps early bird Pulkkanen get ahead of the rest in Italy

Justin Rose comes home in 31 shots and is two shots off the lead

Course specialist Slattery one off leader Green at Czech Masters

Paul Dunne leads Irish challenge after opening 70 at Albatross Golf Resort

Bernd Wiesberger is the man to catch at the Scottish Open

The Austrian also finished second in last week’s Irish Open and is in excellent form

Jon Rahm claims Irish Open and eyes Seve’s treble

He moves to the top of Race to Dubai order of merit and back into the world’s top-10

Different Strokes: Woods returns to happy hunting ground at Memorial

Na doesn't Dodge his commitment to caddie after win, Maguire in Major company

Bernd Wiesberger puts injury behind him to take Made in Denmark title

Austrian golfer wins fifth European Tour title as Paul Dunne shares fourth place

Paul Dunne seeing good signs in his game at Made in Denmark

Irish golfer four shots behind leader Matthias Schwab going into weekend

Rory McIlroy gets Match Play challenge back up and running

Last 16 place still possible after 2&1 win over Jhonnattan Vegas, Dustin Johnson out

Rory McIlroy frustrated after failing to seal the deal in Dubai

Second-place finish moves Irishman up to eighth in the official world rankings

Closing eagle helps Rory McIlroy soar up star-studded leaderboard

Bogey-free 65 leaves McIlroy three shot off leader Thomas Pieters in Abu Dhabi

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