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Shane Lowry reacts after his second shot on the fourth hole

Lowry takes route 66 to drive into BMW PGA contention

Shane Lowry carded a six-under 66 in the second round to propel himself into contention at the BMW PGA Championship and within four shots of the lead as he looked to bolster his Ryder Cup chances.

Golf • 10 Sep 21

Shane Lowry is on two under par after round one of the BMW PGA Championship

Lowry makes a solid start as Scott rolls back the years

Shane Lowry opened with a two under par round of 70 at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth as he attempts to hold on to the final Ryder Cup automatic qualification spot.

Golf • 09 Sep 21

Lowry back in Ryder Cup frame after 69 at Wentworth

Ryder Cup hopeful Shane Lowry kept his chances alive of playing for Europe with a three-under 69 that kept him within three shots of BMW PGA Championship leader Francesco Laporta.

Golf • 11 Sep 21

Hatton grabs first round lead at CJ Cup

Tyrrell Hatton fired four birdies and an eagle in his first nine holes and finished with a seven-under-par 65 to take a one-stroke lead, while Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy struggled to keep pace in the first round of the PGA Tour's CJ Cup in Las Vegas.

Golf • 16 Oct 20

Tyrrell Hatton: 'This was a goal of mine to win this tournament'

Hatton holds nerve to claim Wentworth win

Tyrrell Hatton gave himself the ideal early birthday present by achieving his childhood dream of winning the BMW PGA Championship.

Golf • 11 Oct 20

Lowry falters as Hatton takes control at Wentworth

Two late bogeys saw Shane Lowry fall four shots behind 54-hole leader Tyrrell Hatton after the third round of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.

Golf • 10 Oct 20

Shane Lowry is one off the lead at Wentworth

Lowry one off the lead at the PGA Championship

Ireland's Shane Lowry is one shot off the lead at the BMW PGA Championship after a strong back nine pushed him in contention at Wentworth.

Golf • 08 Oct 20

Reed in BMW PGA field with aim of winning Race to Dubai

Race to Dubai leader Patrick Reed said the chance to finish the year as Europe's number one motivated him to make a late entry into the BMW PGA Championship starting on Thursday.

Golf • 07 Oct 20

Willett celebrates after the last with his son

Willett holds off Rahm challenge at Wentworth

The former Masters champion carded a closing 67 to finish 20 under par, three shots ahead of fellow overnight leader John Rahm

Golf • 22 Sep 19

Shane Lowry: "I got off to a nice start and I just kept it going."

'Ireland win and a 66 - a successful day all round'

Shane Lowry delayed going out to warn up for his final round BMW PGA Championship because he was glued to Ireland's Rugby World Cup opener against Scotland.

Golf • 22 Sep 19

Jon Rahm plays his third shot on the 18th hole

Willett & Rahm lead the way after topsy-turvy climax

Former Masters champion Danny Willett and Spain's Jon Rahm share the lead heading into the final day of the BMW PGA Championship after a dramatic finish to the third round at Wentworth.

Golf • 21 Sep 19

McIlroy carded a seven-under-par 65 to reach six under for the tournament

McIlroy still hopeful after superb round in Wentworth

Rory McIlroy has not abandoned hope of a second remarkable victory in the BMW PGA Championship after a superb third round at Wentworth.

Golf • 21 Sep 19

Rory McIlroy: "I had to battle hard out there just to be here."

'I'm proud of myself for hanging in'

Rory McIlroy admitted he only had himself to blame after making the cut with nothing to spare in the BMW PGA Championship.

Golf • 20 Sep 19

Rory McIlroy will have it all to do to make the cut at Wentworth

McIlroy posts another opening round to forget

Rory McIlroy shot seven over par on the final eleven holes en route to a four-over-par opening 76 at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.

Golf • 20 Sep 19

McIlroy won the Tour Championship last month

High five - McIlroy intent on matching best season

Rory McIlroy believes he is fully capable of achieving his target of two wins from his next five events to equal his career-best season.

Golf • 18 Sep 19

Shane Lowry: "Golf is funny because if you don't win one people ask you when you're going to win one."

Only the Masters could match Open glory - Lowry

Shane Lowry believes the only thing which could come close to topping his Open championship triumph would be winning the Masters.

European Tour • 17 Sep 19

The 39-year-old hopes to be fit enough to join nine of his Ryder Cup team-mates in the field

Knee injury could rule Rose out of BMW PGA Championship

Justin Rose has emerged as an injury doubt for the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth due to a knee injury.

Golf • 17 Sep 19

Padraig Harrington will have just three Ryder Cup wildcards

Harrington cuts Ryder Cup wildcards to three

European captain Padraig Harrington has opted to reduce the wildcards from four to three for next year's Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits.

Golf • 08 May 19

"I guess my thing is that I want to play against the strongest fields week-in and week-out and for the most part of the season that is in America'

McIlroy's Stateside focus to get back to his best

Rory McIlroy has revealed that he may not fulfil the requirements for European Tour membership next season as he looks to move back to the top of the world rankings and concentrate on winning more majors.

Golf • 13 Nov 18

Rory McIlroy has all the attributes to win the US Open, according to Brad Faxon

McIlroy still has the potential to be the best - Faxon

As Rory McIlroy tries to put all pieces of the puzzle together and claim a fifth major title at this week's US Open, he has received a vote of confidence from his putting mentor.

Golf • 11 Jun 18

Olesen holds his nerve to win the Italian Open

Italy's Francesco Molinari came up agonisingly short in his bid for back-to-back wins and a third Italian Open crown as Thorbjorn Olesen held his nerve to claim the fifth European Tour title of his career.

Golf • 03 Jun 18

Francesco Molinari is soaked with champagne

Agony for McIlroy as Molinari sneaks PGA Championship

Italy's Francesco Molinari finally got his hands on the BMW PGA Championship trophy as Rory McIlroy's bid for a second title came up short.

Golf • 27 May 18

Graeme McDowell, Thomas Bjorn and Rory McIlroy share a laugh on the 11th tee

McIlroy's sparkling second round fires him into lead

Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy blazed a trail to the top of the BMW PGA Championship leaderboard with a scintillating seven-under 65 in his second round at Wentworth on Friday.

Golf • 25 May 18

Rory McIlroy had a dramatic final hole at Wentworth but stayed in bounds and made par

Final-hole drama for McIlroy en route to five under

Former champion Rory McIlroy found the spark he was looking for with his best ever opening round in the BMW PGA Championship, despite a final hole which was far from picture perfect.

Golf • 25 May 18

Shane Lowry came very close to victory at Wentworth in 2017

Strong Irish field set for Wentworth challenge

There is plenty of Irish interest in this week's BMW Championship at Wentworth with Shane Lowry looking to make amends for missing out in the final round last year.

Golf • 23 May 18