Work will begin next week on a carefully planned programme of enhancements and restoration to the Old Course ahead of The 155th Open in 2027.

Patrick Curran went wire-to-wire while Anna Dawson came to the fore as the pair won their respective men’s and women’s 2025 Irish Intervarsity title at Kirkistown Castle Golf Club

Tommy Fleetwood added another chapter to his fairy-tale year as he fought off a world-class field to win the inaugural DP World India Championship where Ireland’s Shane Lowry finished tied third while Rory McIlroy ended his week midtable

Scotland’s Dean Robertson will continue as Captain of Great Britain and Ireland for the 51st Walker Cup match against the United States of America at Lahinch next year.

Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre won on home soil for the second time in his career after he claimed the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at thew Home of Golf, just one week on from a second Ryder Cup victory as part of Team Europe.

Bethpage Black will live long in the memory for the high drama and edge of seat action, and for Shane Lowry it was a week that could compare to his Open success of 2019 after the Offaly man’s heroics helped Europe retain the Ryder Cup before going on to win the famous team event.

Not a line for effect, but most definitely a reaction, a controlled reaction at that. Yet, in those five tasty words, delivered with utter conviction, it epitomised everything that this high-octane showpiece means to every single gladiator on show at Bethpage.

Europe will take a 5½-2½ lead into the second day of the Ryder Cup after extending their advantage in dramatic fashion on the 18th hole as the sun set at Bethpage Black.

The wait is over as today’s morning Foursomes pairings that will kick off the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black were announced.