Rory McIlroy kept his hopes of winning the Race to Dubai alive as a closing 65 saw him claim a two-shot victory at the Hong Kong Open.

AS Rory McIlory walked from the 18th green on Sunday evening to the scoring room to present his card for the final round of his victorious US Open golf tournament somebody from the crowd threw a tricolour at him.

RORY McILROY will have his first session on his home driving range this week after revealing that the state of the art practice facility he has building at his Holywood home in Northern Ireland is finally ready to use.

SUDDENLY after a remarkable Sunday of golfing achievement, capped by Rory McIlroy’s Quail Hollow Championship success, Tiger Woods at 34 years of age seems very, very old.

RORY McIlroy played down fears he could miss next week’s WGC-Accenture Match-Play Championship despite meeting a Belfast specialist today to assess a back concern.

Defending champions Sweden trimmed Ireland’s advantage to two strokes at the midway point of today’s third round fourballs at the Omega Mission Hills World Cup.

Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell combined to blaze a brilliant 14-under-par 58 in today’s opening round fourballs at the Omega Mission Hills World Cup as Ireland opened up a commanding three shot lead over Argentina.

Rory McIlroy got off to a flying start on the first day of Omega European Masters in Switzerland today, sitting three shots behind the lead on three under after just six holes.

SHANE LOWRY’S victory at Baltray is part of the ongoing success story that is the Golfing Union of Ireland.

Tiger Woods overcame a front-nine wobble to win his opening match at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in his much-anticipated comeback from an eight-month injury lay-off.

Cork City have been blocked from talking to former Northern Ireland boss Sammy McIlroy by his current club.

Walker Cup players Lloyd Saltman and Rory McIlory safely came through the first stage of the European Tour’s qualifying school at The Oxfordshire.

Daniel Willett caused a stir in the opening matchplay round of the British Amateur Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes today as he claimed the notable scalp of rising Irish star Rory McIlroy.

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