MAUREEN MADILL COLUMN: Oh Brother!

Simon Thornton is the sole Irish professional on the Great Britain and Ireland team that will battle the United States this week for PGA Cup glory as the biennial event returns to The K Club (South Course) for the first time since 2005.

Irish singer-songwriter and R&A Ambassador Niall Horan made a surprise visit to Golf It! in Glasgow to see first-hand the progress of its Disability Golf Programme, which has welcomed more than 1,300 participants and helped establish the facility as a National Disability Hub for Golf.

The United States produced a remarkable final-day turnaround at Medinah Country Club on Sunday, overcoming a three-point deficit to defeat the International team 17-13 and retain the Presidents Cup.

Team Ireland have been crowned 2026 Tri-Nations Champions following a composed two-day performance at the Vale Resort in Wales. 

The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews welcomed its new Captain, Claire Dowling, at the traditional driving-in ceremony on the 1st tee of the Old Course this morning.

A landmark moment for collegiate golf is set to arrive in 2027 with the launch of the NI Collegiate Invitational, a new international championship set to become the first Division I collegiate golf tournament held in Northern Ireland at Galgorm.

Augusta National Golf Club and The R&A announced today continued alignment with aspects of the 2027 qualification criteria for the Masters Tournament and The Open, awarding invitations to winners/top finishers of select national opens.

 JJ Spaun claimed the BMW PGA Championship on his Rolex Series debut with a dramatic two stroke win at Wentworth Club where Rory McIlroy ended the week in a tie for second.

Ireland’s Shane Lowry stormed to his second Amgen Irish Open success after making history with a record 11-shot triumph at Trump International Golf Links & Hotel, Ireland, Doonbeg.

Team Europe won the 20th Solheim Cup at Bernardus Golf in the Netherlands after a decisive final day of singles against the United States.

It’s all to play for heading into the final day of the 2026 Solheim Cup with Europe and the United States tied with eight points each at Bernardus Golf in The Netherlands, but the scoreline only tells part of the story on another dramatic day. 

Shane Lowry will take a commanding four-shot lead into the final round of the Amgen Irish Open at Doonbeg, rekindling memories of his stunning triumph at County Louth in 2009 when he burst onto the scene as an amateur to claim his national Open title.