Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Marcus Armitage was in sparkling form in Spain

Armitage sets course record, Irish contingent struggle

England's Marcus Armitage set a new course record of 63 to lead by one shot on the opening day of the Mallorca Open.

Rasmus Hojgaard fired 10 birdies and one bogey

Hojgaard produces course record, Caldwell best of Irish

Rasmus Hojgaard produced a course record-equalling 62 on the opening day of the Cazoo Open de France at Le Golf National.

Golf • 22 Sep 22

Jonathan Caldwell had a good first day in Denmark

Caldwell leads Irish charge in Denmark

Jonathan Caldwell sits three shots off the lead after a promising opening-round 65 at the Made in HimmerLand event in Denmark.

Golf • 01 Sep 22

Cormac Sharvin in action at the Albatross Golf Resort

Sharvin shoots 66 to end Czech Masters on a high

Cormac Sharvin carded a brilliant six-under-par 66 to shoot up the leaderboard in his final round at the D+D Real Czech Masters on Sunday.

Golf • 21 Aug 22

Gavin Green surges into halfway lead at Czech Masters

Gavin Green holds a three-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Czech Masters after carding a nine-under 63.

Golf • 19 Aug 22

Cormac Sharvin walks along the ninth fairway

Pieters one off lead as Irish trio make steady start

Former Ryder Cup star Thomas Pieters made an excellent start to his bid to win the D+D Real Czech Masters for the third time in eight years while Irish trio Cormac Sharvin, David Carey and Gavin Moynihan are seven shots off top after the first round.

Golf • 18 Aug 22

Paul Dunne is in good shape at Celtic Manor

Paul Dunne still in the hunt at Cazoo Open

Paul Dunne finds himself inside the top 20 at the halway point of the Cazoo Open at Celtic Manor with France's Julien Guerrier leading the way on seven-under-par after 36 holes.

Golf • 05 Aug 22

Jordan Smith leads the way at the DP World Tour in Hamburg

Smith leads in Hamburg, Irish trio miss the cut

Jordan Smith take a two-shot lead into the weekend at the DP World Tour clash in Hamburg.

Golf • 03 Jun 22

Armitage fights back in Porsche European Open defence

Marcus Armitage produced a brilliant comeback to boost his hopes of a successful title defence in the Porsche European Open.

Golf • 02 Jun 22

Jamieson hoping to finally finish a lead at ISPS Handa

Scott Jamieson is looking to convert another promising start into a first win in almost a decade as he opened up a two-shot lead heading into the weekend at the ISPS Handa Championship in Spain.

Golf • 22 Apr 22

Caldwell and Kearney six off lead at Qatar Masters

Jonathan Caldwell and Niall Kearney are six shots off the lead held by Pablo Larrazabal at the halfway point of the Qatar Masters.

Golf • 25 Mar 22

Pablo Larrazabal leads at the Qatar Masters

Larrazabal leads the way at Qatar Masters

Spain's Pablo Larrazabal quickly rediscovered his best form to set the pace after the opening round of the Qatar Masters.

Golf • 24 Mar 22

Ryan Fox was wilier than the rest in the UAE

Irish off the pace as fantastic Fox leads way in Dubai

A putting tip paid instant dividends for Ryan Fox as he carded a course record-equalling 63 to set the pace in the Ras Al Khaimah Classic.

Golf • 11 Feb 22

Paul Dunne is one of 15 players to withdraw from the Joburg Open

Irish golfers withdraw as Joburg Open set to continue

The four Irish golfers involved in the DP World Tour's Joburg Open have withdrawn ahead of the second round due to concerns over a new Covid-19 variant in South Africa.

Golf • 26 Nov 21

Padraig Harrington called in the rules official after an incident with a moth, but he faced no penalty

Harrington loses ground but moth not to blame

Padraig Harrington failed to take advantage of good scoring conditions at the Portugal Masters with a second-round 72 leaving him nine strokes behind halfway leader, Italy's Nino Bertasio.

Golf • 05 Nov 21

The 2021 Europe Ryder Cup captain playing his second shot on the third hole

Harrington tied for fourth after day one in Portugal

Padraig Harrington is six shots off the lead in a tie for fourth after the opening round at the Portugal Masters.

Golf • 04 Nov 21

Caldwell falls back as Winther leads in Mallorca

Jonathan Caldwell is in a tie for 30th as Jeff Winther carded three closing birdies in a bogey-free 62 to take a two-shot lead into the final round of the Mallorca Golf Open.

Golf • 23 Oct 21

Jonathan Caldwell plays a shot during day one at Golf Santa Ponsa

Caldwell and Dunne in the mix after Mallorca round one

Jonathan Caldwell heads the Irish challenge on four under after a 66 in the opening round at the Mallorca Golf Open with the Co Down native four shots off the lead held by Denmark's Jeff Winther.

Golf • 21 Oct 21

John Murphy in action at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid

Murphy shines in Madrid as Rahm eyes more home glory

Kinsale's John Murphy produced another terrific round at the at the Acciona Open de Espana to lead the Irish charge on Friday.

Golf • 08 Oct 21

John Murphy continues good form in Madrid

John Murphy built on last week's brilliant top-10 finish at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship with a solid opening round at Acciona Open de Espana.

Golf • 07 Oct 21

America will attempt to show that they are a united team at Whistling Straits

Team tribulations - why Europe hold the edge over US

Golfer Cormac Sharvin and journalist Brendan Quinn look at why Europe have an advantage over America when it comes to team unity.

Golf • 23 Sep 21

Niall Kearney opened up with a brilliant 65 at the Dutch Open

Kearney sets pace at Dutch Open

Ireland's Niall Kearney carded a flawless 65 to set the pace on day one of the Dutch Open at Bernardus Golf.

Golf • 16 Sep 21

Henrik Stenson tees off on the eighth hole

Stenson pushes for place in Harrington plans in Rome

Former Open champion Henrik Stenson continued to press his case for a wild card slot in Padraig Harrington's Ryder Cup selection after opening with a share of the lead at the Italian Open in Rome.

Golf • 02 Sep 21

Burmester went bogey free this afternoon

Burmester holds narrow lead as Caldwell makes the cut

Dean Burmester will take a narrow lead into the weekend at the Omega European Masters but he has a high-quality chasing pack containing England's Andy Sullivan and Belgian Olympian Thomas Detry breathing down his neck.

Golf • 27 Aug 21

Padraig Harrington during day two at the Renaissance Club

Harrington four off halfway lead, McIlroy misses cut

Padraig Harrington carded a 68 to move to within four shots of the lead at the halfway stage of the Scottish Open, while Rory McIlroy missed the cut.

Golf • 09 Jul 21