Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

McIlroy and Power make strong starts at Wells Fargo

It was a happy birthday for Rory McIlroy who celebrated turning 34 by shooting an excellent first-round 68 at the Wells Fargo Championship on Thursday.

Golf • 05 May 23

Shane Lowry made a strong start to his round

Lowry makes cut at RBC Heritage but Power bows out

A second round of 69 was enough to ensure Shane Lowry made the cut for the weekend at the RBC Heritage in South Carolina but Seamus Power bowed out after a 72.

Golf • 15 Apr 23

Preview: Dreams can become reality for in-form McIlroy

It's a mantra that regularly gets trotted out at this time of the golf season that 'this will be a Masters like no other'.

Golf • 06 Apr 23

Seamus Power celebrates his hole-in-one on the ninth hole

Power makes back-to-back aces at Masters par-three

Seamus Power amazingly made back-to-back holes-in-one during the par-three contest ahead of the 87th Masters.

Golf • 06 Apr 23

Rory McIlroy admitted he had an eye on the future towards an elusive Masters tilt

McIlroy's eye on Augusta after Match Play opener win

A buoyant Rory McIlroy turned one eye towards his latest attempt to win the Masters after opening with a win in the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, but Shane Lowry and Seamus Power lost their openers.

Golf • 23 Mar 23

Shane Lowry looks set for a reprieve at the Players Championship

McIlroy misses cut at Players, Lowry makes weekend

Rory McIlroy has missed the cut at the Players Championship but Shane Lowry earned a reprieve as the cut-line dropped back one shot during Saturday's delayed second-round action, with Canadian Adam Svensson leading on nine-under-par at the halfway stage.

Golf • 13 Mar 23

Things did not go to plan for Rory McIlroy (L) and Shane Lowry

McIlroy and Lowry struggle at Players Championship

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry endured dreadful starts at the Players Championship, carding 76 and 77 respectively in the first round at Sawgrass.

Golf • 10 Mar 23

Rory McIlroy is back the running at the Arnold Palmer Invitational

McIlroy and Lowry back in contention at Arnold Palmer

Kurt Kitayama leads the Arnold Palmer Invitational at the halfway stage, while Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry played themselves back into contention on a day of testing conditions.

Golf • 04 Mar 23

Rory McIlroy finds himself outside the top 50 after a shaky opening round

Rahm leads as Irish quartet start slowly

World number one Jon Rahm shot a seven-under-par round of 65 to lead after day one of the the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill.

Golf • 03 Mar 23

Rahm celebrates his birdie putt on the last

Rahm roars into lead as Power makes progress

Jon Rahm is in position to claim his third win of 2023 as he takes a three-shot lead into the final round of the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club.

Golf • 19 Feb 23

Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas and Tiger Woods played together in the opening round

McIlroy stalks leaders as Woods generates controversy

Rory McIlroy continued his mission to replace Scottie Scheffler at the head of the rankings as he posted four under during the first round of the Genesis Invitational, while Tiger Woods was involved in a bizarre incident featuring a tampon.

Golf • 17 Feb 23

Scottie Scheffler with the trophy in Arizona

Scheffler wins Phoenix Open as Power makes top 20

Scottie Scheffler successfully defended his WM Phoenix Open title to regain top spot in the world rankings at the expense of Rory McIlroy.

Golf • 12 Feb 23

Scheffler in Phoenix control, Power moves into top 20

Scottie Scheffler maintained a two-stroke advantage following the third round of the WM Phoenix Open as the defending champion seeks to make it back-to-back victories in Arizona.

Golf • 12 Feb 23

Justin Rose with the winner's trophy at Pebble Beach

Rose ends four-year wait for win as Power makes top 15

England's Justin Rose secured his first victory in four years with a three-shot triumph at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in a delayed finish in California.

Golf • 06 Feb 23

Darkness was falling as Justin Rose completed 10 holes

Rose two clear at Pebble Beach ahead of Monday finish

Justin Rose has a two-shot lead headed ahead of the Monday finish at the weather-affected AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, with Seamus Power seven shots behind.

Golf • 06 Feb 23

Seamus Power has four holes left to play o his third round

Power loses ground as play is suspended at Pebble Beach

Seamus Power is six shots off the lead at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am after high winds along the California coast forced a postponement midway through the penultimate round and with the tournament now scheduled to finish on Monday.

Golf • 05 Feb 23

Seamus Power is chasing a third PGA Tour title

Power surges into reckoning at Pebble Beach Pro-am

Seamus Power soared up the leaderboard at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am after a seven-under 64 left him trailing leader Kurt Kitayama by just two shots at the halfway stage in California.

Golf • 04 Feb 23

Gareth Bale made his PGA Tour debut at the Pebble Beach Pro-am at Spyglass Hill

Power off pace as Bale makes debut at Spyglass

Seamus Power sits eight strokes off the pace after the opening round of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am, led by America's Hank Lebioda after day one at the Monterrey Peninsula.

Golf • 03 Feb 23

Seamus Power didn't drop a single shot during his round

Early starters Power and Lowry in top 10 in Abu Dhabi

Seamus Power shot a flawless 66 to move into the top five after his first round at the Abu Dhabi Championship, while Shane Lowry and Padraig Harrington also made strong starts.

Golf • 19 Jan 23

'I feel like guys (in their) late 40s and more must be looking at it and want to punch the lot of us'

Seamus Power bemused by 'astronomical' prize money

Seamus Power believes older players must want to 'punch' the current generation when they see the 'astronomical' prize money now on offer.

Golf • 18 Jan 23

Seamus Power walks with Shane Lowry of Ireland on the first hole during the Morning Foursomes

Continent hold edge as Power and Lowry fall short

Continental Europe have extended their advantage over Great Britain and Ireland to two points on the second day at the Hero Cup, with Shane Lowry and Seamus Power involved in defeats in both of their foursomes matches.

Golf • 14 Jan 23

Power shines but GB & Ireland stutter at Hero Cup

Continental Europe secured a 3-2 lead after the opening day of the Hero Cup as course form failed to pay dividends for Great Britain and Ireland.

Golf • 13 Jan 23

Shane Lowry is in the first group for Britain and Ireland in the Hero Cup

Lowry out first in debut Hero Cup

The Hero Cup event, which starts tomorrow in Abu Dhabi, sees Shane Lowry first out in fourball competition representing Britain and Ireland.

Golf • 12 Jan 23

Jon Rahm poses with the trophy in Hawaii

Rahm rallies from seven back for big win in Hawaii

Jon Rahm amazingly overturned a seven-shot deficit, with a significant helping hand from Collin Morikawa, to claim a remarkable victory in the Sentry Tournament of Champions in Hawaii.

Golf • 09 Jan 23

Collin Morikawa stretched his lead from two strokes to six

Power slips down the pack as Morikawa stretches lead

Collin Morikawa easily kept control of his lead ahead of the last day of the Sentry Tournament of Champions in Hawaii as Seamus Power slipped down the leaderboard.

Golf • 08 Jan 23

Seamus Power