Concerns for Rory McIlroy’s fitness were heightened overnight after it emerged the Grand Slam winner is leaving his arrival to TPC Sawgrass for THE PLAYERS Championship to the last minute as he and his team assess his back injury.

Rory McIlroy was left to rue a cold putter at Riviera where the Northern Ireland star finished joint runner-up to Jacob Bridgeman at the Tiger Woods hosted Genesis Invitational.

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry didn’t have the weeks they wanted at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic where Tom McKibbin closed out as the leading Irishman in a week when LIV raider Patrick Reed finished top of the pile at The Emirates Golf Club.

Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy were both in the mix at the Dubai Invitational, but it was Lowry who left with the sourest taste after an untimely double bogey on the final hole cost him his chance of a first individual win since 2022.

Ireland’s Shane Lowry and Nacho Elvira from Spain both produced brilliant rounds of 68 in windy conditions to share a two-shot lead at the 2026 Dubai Invitational.

Shane Lowry and Francesco Molinari will bring Major Championship pedigree to the 2026 Dubai Invitational, with both former Open Champions confirmed for the opening event of the Race to Dubai’s international Swing at Dubai Creek Resort from January 15-18.

Masters champion Rory McIlroy and his lifelong coach Michael Bannon have been recognised for their outstanding achievements in the annual Irish Golf Writers’ Association (IGWA) awards.

Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy ended his historic 2025 season Down Under at the Crown Australian Open where he said the crowds were "absolutely incredible” at Royal Melbourne and that he looks forward to returning there next year.

Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen saved his best until last as he fought off the challenge of Major Champion Cam Smith to claim his maiden DP World Tour title at the 2026 Crown Australian Open.