NOTHING will boost Darren Clarke’s confidence more tomorrow morning at the 93rd PGA Championship than teeing it up at Atlanta Athletic Club as a Major champion.

Darren Clarke gave his answer today to those who have criticised his Open victory celebrations - get a life.

CONSIDERING he got the worst of the day’s weather, there was plenty for Rory McIlroy to be satisfied about from his opening round of 71 at Royal St George’s yesterday.

IAN POULTER admitted he would have been disappointed had he not finished under par at Royal St George’s having played so well without creating many chances during his first round yesterday.

TIME will tell whether Rory McIlroy was correct to take a three-week break between his US Open victory and the British Open, which starts at Royal St Georges, Sandwich, on Thursday.

Colin Montgomerie was part of a seven-way tie for the lead after a sparkling start to his third – and final – round in the Barclays Scottish Open at Castle Stuart near Inverness.

GRAEME McDOWELL now refers to Rory McIlroy as “The Man” — but his own talent was there for all to see again at Castle Stuart near Inverness yesterday.

GRAEME McDOWELL has pointed out another potential problem for Rory McIlroy when he returns to action at the British Open next week.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON, who won two of his three majors while Tiger Woods was out injured in 2008, has fallen from third in the world to 57th since then.

Sandwich chain Subway has announced 25 new jobs at the opening of a new store in Galway today.

Sandwich chain boss and former Middlesbrough FC trainee Rocky Andrews has become the latest 'The Apprentice' candidate to be fired - after a catering task where his team walked away with a £160 (€175.81) loss.

Some of Ireland’s hottest acts have been confirmed for The Music Show, which takes place at the RDS, all day on October 4 and 5.

The founder of the multi-million O’Brien’s Sandwich Bars business today said he would strive to bring back traditional family values into society if he won a Fine Gael Dáil seat.

American Fred Funk shot a dazzling 62 in the second round of the NEC world championship in Akron today – and then let everybody know what he thought of the British Open last month.

Four days after losing the Open championship from three ahead with four to play, Thomas Bjorn took the lead in the Nissan Irish Open today – by holing a bunker shot of all things.

If Phil Mickelson’s long wait for a first Major title does not end at the Open this week it will not be because he cannot stand Sandwich.

Phil Mickelson stepped up his preparations for next week’s Open Championship with a blistering start to the third round of the £2.2m (€3.18m) Scottish Open this morning.

Ernie Els was today trying to forget about his defence of his Open title next week – even though he was getting the perfect preparation at Loch Lomond.