THE Rose of Tralee doesn’t do scandalous sex secrets, so it was no wonder Daithí Ó Sé’s tongue-in-cheek response to questions about his blossoming romance with former Rose Rita Talty led to a sudden pandemic of journalistic panic.

PGA Tour rookie Webb Simpson defied difficult conditions in the second round of The Barclays at Liberty National to take a two-shot lead at the halfway stage.