Such is the bond between the two Ryder Cup veterans, Ian Poulter needed little persuasion from tournament host Paul McGinley to commit to this week’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open.

Poulter joins major winners Padraig Harrington, Danny Willett, and Graeme McDowell, former world number one Lee Westwood, and defending champion Russell Knox in the field.

Rory McIlroy has made an impressive start to the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play in Texas today.

When Thomas Bjorn arrived at Le Golf National at the start of last week, Europe’s captain could not have dreamed he would be reflecting on a landslide victory, nor imagined what a pain in the backside it could become.

Ryder Cup veterans Ian Poulter and Justin Rose saluted team captain Thomas Bjorn’s calm under pressure and attention to detail after the Dane delivered a landslide victory for Europe over the United States at Le Golf National.

While assessing Europe’s dramatic performance in the Ryder Cup yesterday for today’s article, I was conscious of a number of factors;

Patrick Reed relishes the role of Captain America. And he’s just as comfortable being Public Enemy No. 1 at the Ryder Cup.

Any keen follower of professional golf could have automatically selected two of Thomas Bjorn’s Ryder Cup picks yesterday, writes John McHenry.

Thomas Bjorn faces the first tough decision of his Ryder Cup captaincy as he prepares to name his four wild cards for the contest with the United States.

Jon Rahm will attempt to put his Masters disappointment behind him by completing his collection of national titles in the Open de Espana.

Ian Poulter refused to blame being timed for slow play for a second round of 75 in the Masters.

Pre-tournament favourite Rory McIlroy kept his hopes of winning the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play title alive thanks to a 2&1 victory over Jhonattan Vegas last night.

Pádraig Harrington believes he is capable of making a Ryder Cup return at the age of 47 after making a superb start to the Turkish Airlines Open in Antalya.

Padraig Harrington and Ian Poulter already have one eye on a Ryder Cup return after making strong starts to the Turkish Airlines Open.

Tyrrell Hatton bemoaned missing out on the launch of FIFA 18 as he remained on course for some real silverware at the halfway stage of the British Masters.

Rory McIlroy could only add a 69 to his opening 67 to lie eight shots off the pace on four under alongside former Masters champion Danny Willett.

When he agreed to appear as a racist cop in the tale of 1967 in Detroit,

Most bagmen go unnoticed, quietly doing their jobs and supporting their employer to the best of their ability. That is what they have been hired to do.

Kevin Markham reflects on the Open at Royal Birkdale.

Open leader Jordan Spieth found himself under unexpected early pressure in the final round at Royal Birkdale as his three-shot advantage was cut to just one in the space of two holes.

An "ecstatic" Rory McIlroy had no need for a pep talk after one of his best Open Championship rounds kept him firmly in contention for a fifth major title at a wet and windy Royal Birkdale.

English duo Danny Willett and Ian Poulter made the early running on the first day of the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.

The Players Stadium course at Ponte Vedra, Jacksonville, Florida, is famous mostly for the par three 17th hole with its infamous island green.

Masters champion Sergio Garcia continued his remarkable turnaround in fortunes to climb into contention for a second Players Championship title and third win of the season.

For the second time in 18 months, Ian Poulter was spared at the last minute from losing his tour membership. And both times, it was an American to the rescue.

Sergio Garcia holds a three-shot lead after the second round of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic was completed this morning.

Do you remember these Ryder Cup moments?

Darren Clarke last night hit back at Johnny Miller’s criticism of his European Ryder Cup team, pouring scorn on the American’s assertion it was the worst in years.

Irish actor Jack Reynor has joined the cast of Kathryn Bigelow’s upcoming film about the 1967 Detroit Riots.

The sight of European big guns limping over the finish line early on Sunday at the Masters need not necessarily give Ryder Cup team captain Darren Clarke cause for panic five months out from the 41st match-up at Hazeltine.

Rory McIlroy is relishing the prospect of an injury-free 2016 after a dramatic victory in the DP World Tour Championship ensured he ended the season as European number one for the third time in the last four years.

Rory McIlroy was taken by surprise when told of Tiger Woods’s appointment as a 2016 Hazeltine Ryder Cup vice-captain.

Europe’s Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke believes Shane Lowry has a tough decision to make over his WGC-Bridgestone Invitational title defence in 2016 but is in no doubt the European Tour made the right decision not to sanction next year’s prestigious tournament.

The teeth have been ungritted, the mind opened to fresh thoughts and the mood modified to optimistic but whatever Graeme McDowell tries to get the better of Wentworth’s West Course, the Irishman admits he has something of a Marmite relationship with the place.

Ian Poulter and former PGA of America president Ted Bishop have reignited their Twitter feud by clashing over a recent poll that dubbed the English golfer "overrated".

Former world number one Tiger Woods gained an unwanted record as he struggled to a third round of 75 in the Players Championship today.

In 1986, Stephen King released a book called It about a thing which manifests as a clown and menaces a group of children who later return to battle it again as adults.