FOX SEALS MEMORABLE OPEN WIN WITH DRAMATIC FINISH

New Zealand’s Ryan Fox produced one of the most memorable finishes in Open Championship history by birdieing the final hole to win the 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale and claim the first Major title of his career....READ STORY

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FOX SEALS MEMORABLE OPEN WIN WITH DRAMATIC FINISH
FOX SEALS MEMORABLE OPEN WIN WITH DRAMATIC FINISH

New Zealand’s Ryan Fox produced one of the most memorable finishes in Open Championship history by birdieing the final hole to win the 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale and claim the first Major title of his career.

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REACTION TO DECHAMBEAU’S TWO-STROKE PENALTY
REACTION TO DECHAMBEAU’S TWO-STROKE PENALTY

PLAYER REACTION: “Late night for everyone. Yeah, look, I won't pretend to be up here and defend Bryson. I'm not particularly fond of him. I think a lot of it is performative. I think a lot of it's for attention.”

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BURNS LEADS AS MCILROY MAKES POINT ON DECHAMBEAU
BURNS LEADS AS MCILROY MAKES POINT ON DECHAMBEAU

American Sam Burns takes a two-stroke lead into the final round of The 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale as he bids to win his for Major, while Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy are six and eight strokes back respectively.

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DECHAMBEAU HIT WITH TWO-STROKE PENALTY AT THE OPEN
DECHAMBEAU HIT WITH TWO-STROKE PENALTY AT THE OPEN

Bryson DeChambeau's challenge for the Claret Jug became more difficult after he was ruled to have “inadvertently” improved the intended area of his backswing and subsequently hit with a two-stroke penalty last evening by R&A rules officials at The 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.

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LOWRY AND MCILROY SAFELY INTO THE WEEKEND AT THE OPEN
LOWRY AND MCILROY SAFELY INTO THE WEEKEND AT THE OPEN

By mid-afternoon it looks like only Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy will make it into the weekend of The 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale where seven Irish hopefuls started the week.

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LOWRY BEST OF THE IRISH AS MCILROY STRUGGLES
LOWRY BEST OF THE IRISH AS MCILROY STRUGGLES

Rory McIlroy will need to produce a battling Open Championship fightback after a difficult day on the baked Royal Birkdale links that left The Masters champion on two-over and seven strokes adrift of overnight leader Jackson Suber from the United States.

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DECHAMBEAU HIT WITH TWO STROKE PENALTY

Bryson DeChambeau's challenge for the Claret Jug became more difficult after he was ruled to have “inadvertently” improved the intended area of his backswing and subsequently hit with a two-stroke penalty last evening by R&A rules officials at The 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.

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R&A BOSS HINTS PORTMARNOCK OPEN ‘GETTING PRETTY CLOSE’

Keeping with tradition on the eve of The Open Championship the R&A Chief Executive Mark Darbon held his press conference and the most interesting topic from these parts was hearing that a future Open at Portmarnock is “getting pretty close”.

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ORDINARY THOUGHTS: BY PAUL GALLAGHER

MAGIC OF THE OPEN OFFSET BY PERSONAL INJURY

ORDINARY THOUGHTS | PAUL GALLAGHER
This is usually my favourite fortnight of the year; golfing nirvana, both in viewing and participation but one half of the 2026 version ended abruptly after two nasty broken ribs put paid to that!

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R&A - THE OPEN

SCOTT HONOURED WITH NEW R&A SPIRIT OF GOLF AWARD

The inaugural R&A Spirit of Golf Award will be presented to Adam Scott, who has been recognised for his significant impact on golf across the world.

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GUEST COLUMN: MAUREEN MADILL

It’s only Sunday and, uncharacteristically, I’m already pondering my blog topic for the Friday that this missive will be posted.  I have a busy week coming up, you see, and a wee trip to Norn Iron to fit in, so time for blogging will be very short indeed.

BIRKDALE BRILLIANCE

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OPEN QUALIFYING

Fota Island’s David Howard is living proof that dreams really do come true as he stamped his ticket to this month’s Open Championship at Royal Birkdale after coming through Final Open Qualifying at Dundonald Links in Ayrshire, Scotland.

CORK AMATEUR HOWARD QUALIFIES FOR THE OPEN

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THE 154th OPEN

DIGITAL INNOVATIONS REVEALED FOR THE OPEN

Millions of fans around the world will experience The Open in more personalised, immersive and accessible ways than ever before thanks to a range of new digital innovations and enhanced broadcast coverage for this year's Championship at Royal Birkdale.

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MCILROY TAKES POSITIVES DESPITE FALTERING DOWN THE STRETCH
MCILROY TAKES POSITIVES DESPITE FALTERING DOWN THE STRETCH

Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy was left to reflect on what might have been after his final-round challenge fell short at the BMW Championship, as Wyndham Clark went on a late birdie charge to claim victory at Bellerive Country Club.

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RYAN WINS IRISH MID-AM AFTER DRAMATIC PLAY-OFF
RYAN WINS IRISH MID-AM AFTER DRAMATIC PLAY-OFF

Aaron Ryan credited his recent hard work behind the scenes as the key to his success as he claimed the Irish Men’s Mid-Amateur Open Championship after a play-off win at Castle Dargan Estate.

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EUROPE COMPLETES THE DOUBLE AT THE ISLAND
EUROPE COMPLETES THE DOUBLE AT THE ISLAND

The Continent of Europe savoured a double victory on Irish soil as they beat Great Britain and Ireland in both the Jacques Leglise Trophy and the Junior Vagliano Trophy at The Island.

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STOUT AWARDED R&A’s MCCORMACK MEDAL
STOUT AWARDED R&A’s MCCORMACK MEDAL

American Preston Stout has won the Mark H McCormack Medal as the leading male in the 2026 World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR). The McCormack Medal winner receives exemptions into the 2027 US Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links and The 155th Open at St Andrews.

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DUNNE 2026 BRIDGESTONE MEN’S ORDER OF MERIT WINNER
DUNNE 2026 BRIDGESTONE MEN’S ORDER OF MERIT WINNER

County Louth golfer Gerard Dunne has been crowned Bridgestone Men’s Order of Merit Champion after a brilliant season on the Irish amateur circuit.

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GREHAN CONFIRMED IN GB&I WALKER CUP TEAM FOR LAHINCH
GREHAN CONFIRMED IN GB&I WALKER CUP TEAM FOR LAHINCH

The Great Britain and Ireland Walker Cup team has been selected with 10 players, including Ireland’s Stuart Grehan, confirmed to take on the United States of America in the 51st Walker Cup at Lahinch next month.

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LIV GOLF CANCELS MICHIGAN EVENT TO END SEASON EARLY
LIV GOLF CANCELS MICHIGAN EVENT TO END SEASON EARLY

The future of LIV Golf was cast into further doubt after the breakaway tour on Monday confirmed the cancellation of the team championship scheduled to be played in Michigan next week.

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HIGGINS WINS THRILLING IRISH CLOSE IN PORTUMNA
HIGGINS WINS THRILLING IRISH CLOSE IN PORTUMNA

Roscommon’s Thomas Higgins won his first major as he claimed the AIG Irish Men’s Amateur Close Championship after a thrilling play-off victory against Dylan Holmes from Greystones. 

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HARDING WINS AS POWER BOOKS IRISH OPEN SPOT
HARDING WINS AS POWER BOOKS IRISH OPEN SPOT

South Africa’s Justin Harding sealed his first victory for over five years after coming through a testing final round of the Irish Challenge at Killeen Castle where Mark Power booked his place into the Amgen Irish Open as the leading Irishman.

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ALBERTSE MOVES TWO CLEAR AT KILLEEN CASTLE
ALBERTSE MOVES TWO CLEAR AT KILLEEN CASTLE

Louis Albertse fired a nine under par second round 63 to take a two-stroke lead into the weekend of the Irish Challenge at Killeen Castle where Mark Power and Gary Hurley lead the Irish challenge.

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CONDREN AND EAKIN TRIUMPH AT SENIOR IRISH CLOSE
CONDREN AND EAKIN TRIUMPH AT SENIOR IRISH CLOSE

Alan Condren and Tracy Eakin claimed silverware at the Whirlpool Irish Senior Men’s and Women’s Amateur Close Championships respectively after an exciting final day of match play action at Enniscorthy Golf Club.

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POWER WITHIN FOUR OF OVERNIGHT LEAD AT KILLEEN CASTLE
POWER WITHIN FOUR OF OVERNIGHT LEAD AT KILLEEN CASTLE

Joel Moscatel and Will Enefer share a one-stroke lead following a low-scoring opening round of the Irish Challenge at Killeen Castle where Mark Power is the leading Irishman from the 18-strong home players in the field.

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