Rory McIlroy

The R&A could decide to bring the championship outside of Britain and Northern Ireland for the first time

Lowry shoots 68, McIlroy shoots 69 on a beautifully sunny day at The K Club

The superstar’s presence at the K Club lends a completely different weight to the Irish Open

Defending champion Adrian Meronk has plenty of motivation at the K Club following his Ryder Cup disappointment

The Republic of Ireland’s players still believe, Paul O’Connell’s optimism and the murky world of the GAA rule-book

In 2016, Rory McIlroy played two brilliant second shots to the par-five 16th and 18th holes on the way to victory

Everything you need to know about The K Club and the DP World Tour event

The hosts will seek to win back the Ryder Cup when they take on the United States in Rome at the end of September

The event needs the sustained passion of the top Irish players. This is fundamental to its make-up

Irish golfer said he was ‘feeling better’ and will put the clubs away for three or four days to rest up

Northern Irishman ‘over the moon’ after posting level par 70 as Morikawa, Bradley and Hovland share lead after first round

Irish golfer is suffering from ‘muscular issue’ as he shot a two-over 37

East Lake holds no fears for the three-time FedEx Cup champion who is well-placed to launch another bid for the title and huge prizemoney

Suzann Pettersen to reveal wild card picks for Solheim Cup; Scottie Scheffler on the unattainable; East Lake fortune up for grabs; Phil ‘Lefty’ Mickelson; questions and answers

Scottie Scheffler will start at 10 under par on Thursday with McIlroy at seven under

The Irish players - men and women - struggle in the ISPS Handa World Invitational

Lowdowns: Séamus Power has work to do if he is to fulfil his ambition of making it to the Tour Championship

Irishman misses out on playoff by one shot at St Jude Classic but happy with his game as he heads for BMW Championship in Chicago

43-year-old moves up to fourth in FedEx standings after holding off a packed field in Memphis

Billy Walters, an old gambling associate of Mickelson, claims golfer bet $1 billion over 30 years

Jordan Spieth leads by one over Tom Kim in Memphis

Irish golfer admits she has learned from her experience of leading at the most recent women’s Major

PGA Tour’s playoffs: This year’s winner will pocket $18 million from a pool of $75 million

Any Other Business: Chief executive of RDS missing from company while Denis O’Brien and Rory McIlroy go golfing

As things stand he would need a wild card pick from Europe captain Luke Donald for the Ryder Cup

Undeterred by the weather, the American’s putter was his powerful weapon on the links

Irish golfer focused on a strong finish to the year in the Fed-Ex Cup, Race to Dubai and Ryder Cup

Five-stroke lead for American heading into the final day as Jon Rahm lights up Royal Liverpool on Saturday

Northern Irishman nine shots behind leader but believes he has a ‘really good’ chance of recovering in challenging wind conditions

World number two shoots a round of 70 as Harman takes a big lead. Follow how it all happened

World number two cards a one-under 70 and goes into the weekend with work to do

Joe Canning on Limerick’s claim to being the greatest team ever; Rory McIlory pulls off a feat of escapology

2014 winner pulls off feat of escapology while trio of players share overnight lead at 151st Open

Tommy Fleetwood among the leaders at Royal Liverpool on first day of the final major of the year

Pádraig Harrington and Séamus Power paired together for the opening two rounds at Hoylake

The Northern Irish golfer is determined to let his game do the talking as he prepares for 151st edition of the Open on terrain where he reigned supreme in 2014

No old brown shoes for Rory McIlroy

Lowry takes the money in practice match with Rory McIlroy and admits: ‘If I finish ahead of him on Sunday then I shouldn’t be far away’

Matt Fitzpatrick on Irish fans, and looking back on Greg Norman’s British Open win

Rory McIlroy has consistently been one of the strongest voices but even his remarks have softened