Golf

Tourism Ireland’s drive to grow the number of golf visitors to the island of Ireland continues this week – at the International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Ireland put their previous disappointments behind them to become the only team in the top 10 at the World Amateur Team Championships to card a combined round under par in round three on Friday.

Unprecedented demand for tickets to The 148th Open at Royal Portrush has led to all four Championship days being completely sold out.

The ‘home’ challenge ran into trouble on day four of the North of Ireland Championship at Royal Portrush on Thursday.

Graeme McDowell, Major Champion and Mastercard Global Ambassador, returned to Royal Portrush, to mark the going on sale of the first tickets to The 148th Open. The event will be held there from 14-21 July next year for the first time since 1951.

Rory mcIlroy hailed Ballyliffin Golf Club's Glashedy Links as a 'hidden gem' on Sunday after he completed his final round in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open.

Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell is likely to play in the Scottish Open next week and try and qualify for The Open Championship.

South Africa's Erik van Rooyen will take a commanding lead into the final day of the £5.3million Dubai Duty Free Irish Open after a brilliant third round at Ballyliffin.

Rory McIlroy was also frustrated to bogey the last and card a third round of 72 which ended his chances of winning the title for the second time in his final year as tournament host.

Graeme McDowell again found it hard to get scoring at Ballyliffin in the third round of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open.

Graeme McDowell admitted The Glashedy Links at Ballyliffin Golf Club had proven a bigger test than some may have anticipated for this year’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Championship.

A bogey on the final hole of his second round at the Irish Open Championship at Ballyliffin on Friday saw Rory McIlroy finish on one over for the day but one under overall.

Rory Mcilroy's putting issues from day one followed him into his second round of the Irish open at Ballyliffin on Friday.

Rory McIlroy suffered a case of the blues with the putter at Ballyliffin as he began his quest for a second Irish Open Championship on Thursday.