ADARE MANOR HOSTS YEAR TO GO RYDER CUP GALA DINNER

Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy will be playing a lot more off-season golf together with news that this year’s Amgen Irish Open winner completed the first trade in TGL from The Bay Golf Club to McIlroy’s Boston Common Golf.

World number two Rory McIlroy responded to criticism from fellow professional Kevin Kisner that he only competed in India last week because of appearance money, dismissing the comments by saying “two things can be true at the same time”.

Rory McIlroy is determined to do everything he can to stay at the top of the golfing world for the next 10 years as he aims to make more history on the DP World Tour by claiming the DP World India Championship as part of his bid to win a record-equalling eighth Race to Dubai title.

The landscape of top tier professional golf remains ever more uncertain after the boss of the DP World Tour told the BBC that any LIV Golf members wishing to compete on their tour in 2027 “need to make a choice”.

Newcastle native Simon Thornton was crowned the Evalon Order of Merit Champion for the second successive year after a PGA Irish Region campaign that saw him win six times. 

Adare Manor hosted a celebratory Ryder Cup Year to Go gala dinner on Monday night, with captains Luke Donald and Jim Furyk joining host Patrick Kielty on stage. 

In a week when PGA Irish Region captain Simon Thornton led from the front, Great Britain and Ireland cruised to a record breaking 16.5 to 9.5 win over their US counterparts to win the PGA Cup for the first time since 2017 at The K Club

Ireland’s Liam Nolan is a winner on the HotelPlanner Tour after producing a flawless weekend performance to claim the Abu Dhabi Challenge at Al Ain Equestrian, Shooting & Golf Club.

A sensational finish from Graeme Robertson and Gavin Hay at The K Club made it four wins from four matches as a pair as they helped Great Britain and Ireland to within two points of their first PGA Cup victory since 2017.

Paul McBride produced a stunning final-round at Slaley Hall to win the Clutch Pro Tour Championship and, in the process, secure his place on the HotelPlanner Tour for 2027.

James Freeman stole the show with a sensational hole in one in the afternoon fourballs as Great Britain and Ireland whitewashed the Americans on their way to a 6-2 lead after day one of the PGA Cup at The K Club.

The background of the famous Llandudno International Trophy, awarded to the winners of the PGA Cup, is a fascinating one. The story takes us back 88 years to a tournament that was only staged once.