Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Leona and Lisa Maguire will become the youngest ever to play for GB & I

Irish trio named in GB & I team

Ireland’s Danielle McVeigh, and twins Leona and Lisa Maguire have been selected for the Great Britain & Ireland team to compete against the continent of Europe in the Vagliano Trophy in July.

Golf • 15 Jun 09

Maguire twin honoured with monthly award

Golfer Lisa Maguire has scooped The Irish Times/Irish Sports Council 'Sportswoman of the Month' award for the month of May.

Golf • 11 Jun 09

Lisa and Leona Maguire are one of several Irish ladies competing at next week's British Amateur Championship

Irish ladies eye British Amateur success

Ireland’s elite golfers will take on Europe’s top amateur female golfers at the 106th British Amateur Championship being played over the challenging Royal St David’s Golf Course at Harlech in North Wales, Tuesday 9 June to Saturday 13 June 2009.

Golf • 04 Jun 09

Andrew Stracey became the first English winner of the event since Cliff Hartland in 1992

Stracey lands Irish Seniors Amateur Open

Andrew Stracey, from the Littlestone golf club in Kent, fired a final round of 78 to win the Irish Seniors Amateur Open Championship, sponsored by the Algarve Tourist Board, at Bangor Golf Club.

Golf • 29 May 09

Two lead Irish Seniors Amateur Open

Ronnie Berry (Rossmore) and Andrew Stracey (England) lead the Irish Seniors Amateur Open Championship on level par after the opening round at the Bangor Golf Club.

Golf • 28 May 09

O'Callaghan wins Waterford Scratch Cup

Aaron O’Callaghan from the Douglas Club celebrated his 21st birthday with a superb win in the Men’s Senior Scratch Cup for 2009 at Waterford Golf Club at the weekend.

Golf • 26 May 09

The Links in Portmarnock is hosting the Carey Cup

Sides level in the Carey Cup

Ireland and the Metropolitan Golf Association of New York could not be separated as day one of the Carey Cup Matches drew to a close at three matches apiece at the Links Portmarnock.

Golf • 05 May 09

Padraig Harrington: 'At times out there there was an urgency about scoring and if you didn't shoot in the 60's, you would have felt that you were going backwards'

Harrington in contention for three in a row

Padraig Harrington, aiming to land his third major in a row, said he needed to work on most facets of his game after shooting a three-under 69 in docile conditions in Thursday's US Masters first round.

Golf • 11 Apr 09

The spindly Jim Furyk continues to rely on unerring accuracy over length

Furyk takes lead in Florida

Jim Furyk followed up his third place finish in last week's WGC-CA Championship by taking the lead when the Transitions Championship began at the Innisbrook Resort in Florida.

Golf • 20 Mar 09

Thornton leads Irish chase in Qualifying

Simon Thornton is the leading Irishman at the European Tour's qualifying school in Spain’s Arcos Gardens, lying one shot behind the leader, Spain’s Santiago Luna.

Golf • 05 Nov 08

Shane Lowry (pictured) and the Irish team are well off the pace in Adelaide

Scotland close in on World Amateur title

Scotland's amateur golfers are one round away from completing a remarkable double.

Golf • 18 Oct 08

Scotland & US lead Down Under

Scotland are level with the United States at the halfway stage of the World Amateur Team Championship in Australia.

Golf • 17 Oct 08

Sergio Garcia and Lee Westwood were dropped for Saturday's foursomes for the first time in their Ryder Cup careers

RYDER CUP LIVE: SESSION THREE

Europe have clawed their way back into Ryder Cup contention in Saturday morning's foursomes. Europe won the session 2 1/2 to 1 1/2 to leave them 7 - 5 behind the USA overall.

Golf • 20 Sep 08

Irish win home internationals

Ireland's amateur golfers continued their dominance of team competition this season as they swept to victory in the Home Internationals at Muirfield.

Golf • 05 Sep 08

Student golfers hope for improvement

The Irish students participating at the World University Golf Championships are eager to ensure their results improve over the last two rounds.

Golf • 03 Sep 08

Maguire twins make Ryder Cup team

13-year-old identical twins Lisa and Leona Maguire, from Cavan, have qualified for Europe's Junior Ryder Cup team after finishing first and second at the European Young Masters.

Golf • 06 Aug 08

Loucks claims Irish Open title

Wales' Breanne Loucks has won the 2008 Irish Women's Open Strokeplay at Elm Park Golf Club.

Golf • 05 Aug 08

Seamus Power dominated the Irish Youth Amateur Open Championship, winning it for the third time

Power wins Youth Amateur title

Seamus Power has won the Irish Youth Amateur Open Championship at Lisburn Golf Club.

Golf • 27 Jun 08

Stewart Cink has been a model of consistency this season

Cink shines in Travelers field

Stewart Cink closed with consecutive birdies on Saturday to take a two-shot advantage after the third round of the Travelers Championship.

Golf • 22 Jun 08

Rocco Mediate hinted he would take a break after his epic match with Tiger Woods

Mediate out of PGA Tour event

Rocco Mediate has withdrawn from this week's Travelers Championship, a decision that comes only a day after he lost a play-off against world number one Tiger Woods for the US Open title.

Golf • 17 Jun 08

Johnny Caldwell has booked his place in the matchplay stages of the British Amateur Championship

Caldwell on form at Amateur Championship

Irish Walker Cup player Jonathan Caldwell secured his place in the matchplay stages of the British Amateur Championship at a windy Turnberry this morning.

Golf • 17 Jun 08

The East of Ireland Amateur Open enters its final day tomorrow

Lernihan in lead at County Louth

Dara Lernihan is the clubhouse leader in the East of Ireland Amateur Open at County Louth Golf Club.

Golf • 01 Jun 08

The USA retained the Curtis Cup over the Old Course at St Andrews

USA retain Curtis Cup at St Andrews

The United States won the Curtis Cup for the 26th time, beating Great Britain & Ireland 13-7 over the Old Course at St Andrews.

Golf • 01 Jun 08

Forrest Little's Eoin Arthurs carded two eagles in a six-under-par 66

Arthurs leads East of Ireland Championship

Forrest Little's Eoin Arthurs fired a six-under-par 66 to take the clubhouse lead in the first round of the East of Ireland Amateur Championship at Co Louth.

Golf • 31 May 08

Lowry clinches spot in West of Ireland final

Irish close champion Shane Lowry beat the Castle's Ryan Boal at the 20th hole to clinch his place in tomorrow's West of Ireland Championship semi-finals at Rosses Point.

Golf • 25 Mar 08