“I will have high expectations of myself, but at the same time I’m not going to put pressure on myself to do things that other people want. I’ll work as hard as I can and hopefully the results will follow”
McIlroy shares lead in Bahamas: ‘This game is the ficklest of fickle’
Rory McIlroy bounced back from his Dubai final round disappointment to jump straight back into contention with a 66 for a share of the lead on the opening day of the Hero World Challenge
First year of WHS has not gone well
‘If every golfer played the game honestly, there would be no problems with WHS. In Ireland, that seems to be a presumption too far’
McIlroy not ready to play the part of Santa Claus
Rory McIlroy reckons he’s not yet ready to be playing the part of Santa Claus as two-year old daughter, Poppy heads into her second Christmas
Stenson joins Westwood in ruling out Rome Ryder Cup captaincy
‘I feel like if I can get my game to where I want it to be and where it can be, I can have another Ryder Cup in me. When was the last time we had a playing captain?!’
Royal Dublin vote to welcome women members
Royal Dublin Golf Club has voted to support “gender equality” and will therefore now accept women golfers as members
Gamechanger! Leopardstown Golf Centre welcomes TrackMan technology
In huge news for Irish golfers looking to improve over winter, Leopardstown Golf Centre has embraced technology with over 70 TrackMan bays installed at the high-class facility
Thomas confirms PNC title defence; will Tiger play?
World No.6 Justin Thomas has confirmed that he will defend his title at the 2021 PNC Championship, leaving one spot remaining to complete the field of golfing legends past and present
Significant headwinds facing Golf Club Committees and Managers
As Clubs begin preparing for AGMs over the coming weeks, it is critical that Committee members and Club Managers understand some of the challenges facing the industry amid a participation boom
Fennelly “proud” to named Assistant Coach for 2022 Palmer Cup
Maynooth University’s Barry Fennelly admits it’s a real honour to be named as an Assistant Coach to the International team ahead of the 2022 Arnold Palmer Cup at Golf Club de Genève
McIlroy backs Woods’ decision to return to competition
“I mean, I think if I were him at this point, I’d have no ambition to play a full-time schedule. You play the events you want to play, whatever gets your juices flowing”
Morikawa primed to end year as World Number One
A fortnight after being crowned European No. 1, Collin Morikawa would move to World No. 1 with victory in this week’s Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas
McIlroy says PGA Tour should grant releases to Saudi ‘rebels’
“We’re independent contractors and we should be able to play where we want to play. So in my opinion I think the Tour should grant releases”
Golf for Good raises £125,000 for UNICEF
The European Tour group’s Golf for Good raised a total of £125,000 for UNICEF through its season-long ‘Every Birdie Counts’ campaign
Local rule introduced to limit use of Green-Reading Materials
The local rule introduced by the R&A and USGA gives a committee the ability to establish an officially approved yardage book for a competition so that the diagrams of putting greens show only minimal detail
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