Paul McGinley has revealed how fans have reacted to Europe’s Ryder Cup victory at Gleneagles and his emotions at finally getting the chance to see highlights of the action.

Legends like Harry Bradshaw, Fred Daly, Christy O’Connor Senior, Paul McGinley, Darren Clarke and Pádraig Harrington have won the Irish PGA Championship over its 104-year history.

European captain Paul McGinley has revealed the United States claimed at least one victory over his side at Gleneagles – albeit in the wrong sport.

Five Irish golfers, Waterville’s David Higgins, Ulstermen Chris Devlin and Gareth Shaw, Dubliner Niall Kearney and Yorkshire-born Simon Thornton, will be among a group of 150 hopefuls seeking 25 places on the 2013 European Tour when the final Tour School takes place over six days at the Catalunya complex near Barcelona beginning next Saturday.

Former Ryder Cup star Ross Fisher and Scotland’s Stephen Gallacher both matched their lowest rounds of the year to share the lead when the Portugal Masters began today.

Rory McIlroy has his sights set on finishing the season as European number one for the first time to cap a brilliant year.

Europe’s sensational victory in the Ryder Cup was seen as a massive boost for the under pressure European Tour.

The PGA Tour money list title is already in the bag for Rory McIlroy, but the battle to be the European circuit’s number one this season may not be settled for another eight weeks.

Ernie Els has lavished praise on fellow South African Branden Grace today ahead of the final round of the Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews.

Branden Grace holds the biggest halfway lead of the European Tour season after a second-round 67 in the Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews today.

South African Branden Grace today equalled the European Tour record with a round of 60 at Kingsbarns in the first round of the Dunhill Links Championship.

Paul Lawrie yesterday revealed just how bad it was for Europe’s player to compete in front of the Chicago crowd at last week’s Ryder Cup.

Paul Lawrie will be back in front of his home fans this week after playing his part in Europe’s almost magical Ryder Cup victory.

Michael Hoey is determined to gain from his upsurge in form and join Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell on the lucrative PGA Tour next year.

Michael Hoey joined some pretty good company when he won the Hassan Trophy in Morocco yesterday.

Michael Hoey put himself back into the hunt for a Ryder Cup debut with a three-stroke victory at the Hassan Trophy in Morocco today.

Pablo Martin’s hopes of an Alfred Dunhill Championship hat-trick lay in ruins in South Africa tonight.

HOLDER Graeme McDowell is chasing his first tournament success of 2011. Peter Lawrie is bidding to put his place in the Race to Dubai order of merit on the European Tour beyond any further doubt. Shane Lowry badly needs a big finish to get back among the top 60 who make it to the Emirates for the cash rich Dubai World Championship in December.

DUBLIN-based sports management company Horizon, headed by Galway man Conor Ridge, pulled off its biggest coup yesterday with the news that US Open champion and world No 3 Rory McIlroy will become their latest acquisition after leaving Andrew “Chubby” Chandler’s International Sports Management (ISM) company.

World number three and US Open champion Rory McIlroy has ended his association with management company International Sports Management, they announced today.

Michael Hoey has claimed his second European Tour golf title of the year by winning the Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews.

MICHAEL HOEY has penned another impressive chapter in the remarkable story of Northern Irish golf after holding off illustrious compatriots Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell to win the Dunhill Links Championship.

Michael Hoey today wrote another glorious chapter in the remarkable story of Irish golf today after holding off illustrious compatriots Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell to win the Dunhill Links Championship.

Rory McIlroy today charged into the lead in the final round of the Dunhill Links Championship with a brilliant front nine of 30 at soggy St Andrews.

Michael Hoey will take a three-shot lead over compatriot Graeme McDowell into the final round of the Dunhill Links Championship after another excellent day for Northern Ireland’s golfers.

Michael Hoey and Graeme McDowell were today continuing Northern Ireland’s remarkable recent golfing success story in the Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland.

IRELAND’S Michael Hoey and Englishman Tommy Fleetwood stormed clear of a host of big names, sharing the second-round lead at the Dunhill Links Championship yesterday.

Lee Westwood and Colin Montgomerie were today among those hoping to take advantage of more perfect conditions in the second round of the Dunhill Links Championship.

Ryder Cup hero Graeme McDowell believes he faces a tough task to book his place on Europe’s team to defend the trophy in Chicago next year.

RORY McILROY thanked his father for keeping him in contention in the Dunhill Links Championship yesterday.

Open champion Darren Clarke today admitted he would put his personal opinion to one side and play at Gleneagles next year if he needed to qualify for the Ryder Cup.

Holders Britain and Ireland have been hit much harder by withdrawals than Continental Europe for next week’s Vivendi Seve Trophy in Paris.

MEMBERS of Killarney Golf & Fishing Club who feared the withdrawal of 3 as sponsors of the Irish Open would set the club back €1 million can rest easy.

Martin Kaymer today became the European Tour's youngest number one since Ronan Rafferty in 1989.

Golfer Colin Montgomerie today said he was lucky to walk away from a car crash “relatively unscathed”.

Triumphant Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie remains hopeful he can play in the competition again and has set his sights on forcing his way back into the world's top 50.

Open champion Louis Oosthuizen has pulled out of next week's money-spinning Grand Slam in Bermuda because of his ankle injury.

LEE WESTWOOD is not yet certain to go to world number one later this month – Martin Kaymer could deny him.

IT’S that time of year again when Europe’s professional elite have arange of considerations to occupy their thoughts.

Lee Westwood has no trouble naming the qualities which later this month will see him replace Tiger Woods as the world’s number one golfer.

German Martin Kaymer, the hottest thing in golf right now, has no explanation for why he cannot stop winning.

LEE WESTWOOD has decided not to play again this month because of his nagging leg injury – and as a result will take the world number one spot off Tiger Woods on October 31.

German Martin Kaymer made it an incredible three wins in a row with a three-stroke victory in the Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews today.

St Andrews, the Home of Golf, could tomorrow see Lee Westwood crowned as the new world number one - and little-known John Parry as the shock winner of one of Europe's richest events.