At 32 years old, Rory McIlroy is almost beginning to look like an elder statesman

Irish golfer trails Matthew NeSmith by nine strokes as Graeme McDowell misses cut

Bad memories of last year at Sawgrass and last weekend are put behind him

Tiger banks $8m to Mickelson’s $6m with Rory McIlroy picking up $3.5m

World No 1 Jon Rahm one shot behind alongside England’s Aaron Rai heading into final round

John Daly and his son John Daly Jr win by two shots in Orlando

Adventurous round pays dividends for Northern Irish man with 66 – six under par

Ryder Cup captain among a number of Irish golfers looking to move into Race to Dubai top 50

The Team USA captain never tried to turn his players into something they’re not

Irishman says: ‘It’s difficult being a captain. I think I did what I needed to do’

USA won the second session of foursomes 3-1 to stretch their overall lead to 9-3

Jon Rahm and Sergio Garcia were the only European duo to win their match on day one

Star-spangled home crowd makes its presence felt as US attempts to regain trophy

Jon Rahm and Sergio Garcia secure Europe’s sole point on the opening morning

Rahm and Garcia lead off European challenge with McIlroy and Poulter in the last match

More and more players making use of technology to measure their body’s recovery

Win on US course would be ‘monumental achievement’, says four-time major winner

No fewer than 11 of the US team are ranked in the top 16 in the latest world rankings

Contrary to logic it remains an unignorable, thoroughly irresistible weekend of sport

Rory McIlroy is nine shots off the lead on eight under par after second round

Cantlay heads to Atlanta top of FedEx rankings as well as booking Ryder Cup berth

Patrick Cantlay leapfrogs Tony Finau and Xander Schauffele to take sixth position

McIlroy and Lowry both open with rounds of 71 as Rahm and Thomas surge ahead

Women players showing more enthusiasm and desire to embrace across-sport camaraderie

Defending champion comes in a little under the radar but with the perfect game for links

Northern Irishman two shots behind leaders Oosthuizen, Hughes and Henley

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

McIlroy joined in the field by Harrington and Lowry at Muirfield Village this week

Free shots at Memorial; By the numbers; Word of Mouth; On this Day; In the Bag

Improved form and rediscovered confidence will help McIlroy tackle ‘really tough test’

Move back to traditional springtime slot ensures the famous course will play firm and fast

‘He needs to stop over-analysing and just get back to playing golf. The basic fundamentals’

McIlroy emerges 4 and 3 winner over Lanto Griffin but his fate is out of his own hands

Cameron Smith and Lanto Griffin make up group while Shane Lowry plays Ryan Palmer first up

Lawlor walks on for Crumlin . . . Word of mouth . . . By the numbers . . . Twitter Twaddle . . . On this day . . . In the bag . . . Know the rules

Bryson DeChambeau and Justin Thomas also suffered on the iconic old course

Irish star gets season under way at Abu Dhabi Championship this week

‘We’re out there, it’s your livelihood. You’re out there under high-pressure situations’

Thomas has apologised but is expected to be fined by PGA Tour for incident in Kapalua

Decision is hardly a profile in courage after five years of see no evil, hear no evil