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Seamus Power finished in a tie for 12th at last year's US Open at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts

Power anticipates fun time despite 'unusual' LA course

Seamus Power reckons the course for the US Open is among the most idiosyncratic he has played at but expects to have "fun" as the year's third major gets underway on Thursday.

Golf • 14 Jun 23

McIlroy acknowledges the crowd after his birdie on the 17th green

McIlroy surges into joint lead ahead of Ohio finale

Rory McIlroy will start the final round of the Memorial Tournament in a three-way tie for the lead after a third-round 70.

Golf • 04 Jun 23

Seamus Power practising at Oak Hill on Tuesday

Power primed for another major performance

Seamus Power is geared up for another big performance on the major stage at the US PGA this week.

Pga Championship • 17 May 23

Jason Day waited five years for a new hat

Day secures first victory in five years, Power top 20

Jason Day tapped in for birdie at the 18th hole to polish off a nine-under 62 and win the AT&T Byron Nelson on Sunday in McKinney, Texas.

Golf • 15 May 23

Austin Eckroat is looking to land his first PGA Tour win

Power seven shots off lead as Eckroat chases maiden win

A third round 63 catapulted rookie Austin Eckroat into a share of the lead heading into the final round of the AT&T Byron Nelson near Dallas as home favourite Scottie Scheffler slipped back.

Golf • 14 May 23

Seamus Power walks to the 14th tee on Friday

Hometown favourite Scheffler leads as Power makes move

A second straight round of 64 vaulted hometown favourite Scottie Scheffler into the lead at the AT&T Byron Nelson on Friday in McKinney, Texas while Seamus Power made a move up the leaderboard.

Golf • 13 May 23

Seung-Yul Noh had a remarkable first-round putting performance

Noh flirts with history as Power makes steady start

Seamus Power sits just outside the top 60 and nine shots off the lead following a stunning opening round by South Korea's Seung-Yul Noh at the of the AT&T Byron Nelson on Thursday in McKinney, Texas.

Golf • 11 May 23

Power watches his tee shot fall on the 17th hole during the third round

Power in mix for top-10 finish, McIlroy off the pace

Seamus Power is in the mix for a top-10 finish ahead of the final round at the Wells Fargo Championship but Rory McIlroy remains well off the pace after a third-round 71.

Golf • 07 May 23

It was a close run thing for McIlroy to make the cut

McIlroy just about joins Power in making Charlotte cut

Rory McIlroy and Seamus Power made the cut at the Wells Fargo Championship in North Carolina but Shane Lowry's tournament is over.

Golf • 06 May 23

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