Great Britain and Ireland captain Paul McGinley warned his players not to get carried away after a dream first day of the Vivendi Seve Trophy at St-Nom-La-Breteche saw them take a 4-1 lead over Continental Europe.

Ireland's Phillip Walton has qualified for this year's Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.

Yesterday was certainly a great day for the Irish and the most memorable of days for Irish golf.

Laura Davies may have won four majors and 56 women’s tournaments, but nothing prepared her for the pressures of being the first woman to tee off in a European Tour event.

Mark James, part of Sam Torrance’s backroom team again for this September’s Ryder Cup, has called Europe’s cup committee ‘‘gutless’’.