Rory McIlroy feels the PGA of America were probably making use of their home advantage at Hazeltine National after Europe were beaten by the United States in the Ryder Cup.

Rory McIlroy felt he and Thomas Pieters won their battle with the crowd on the second morning of the Ryder Cup at Hazeltine.

Rory McIlroy has suggested the US could be trying too hard to win back the Ryder Cup this week, preferring Europe’s natural recipe for success to the Americans’ taskforce-driven search for the formula.

Matt Kuchar may have been the beneficiary of two of the many withdrawals from golf’s return to the Olympics, but the American believes all those who opted out of competing in Rio will regret it. 

No world No. 1 has won the Masters since Tiger Woods in 2002, and current incumbent Jason Day does not consider himself the favourite this week.

Pádraig Harrington is no longer searching for ‘the secret’ in the autumn of a glorious career, but he remains just a little bitter nobody told him where his ball was at St Andrews this year, writes Brian Keogh.

West Brom have completed the signing of Rickie Lambert on a two-year-contract after swiftly concluding negotiations for the Liverpool striker.

Rory McIlroy will look for a big improvement with the putter as he bids to chase down the leaders on day two of the US Open on Friday at Chambers Bay but Tiger Woods’s championship already looks over after another disastrous round.

The 26-year-old was thousands of miles from his luxurious home in sunny Jupiter, Florida. He was being swept by fierce showers blown in off the Irish Sea. One of his partners was the local hero and tournament host who happened to be going through a horrendous time, failing to break 80.

Rory McIlroy will put his money where his mouth is when he tees off at Royal County Down this morning by pledging to donate any prize money he earns at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open to his charity.

European Ryder Cup heroes Victor Dubuisson, Jamie Donaldson and Miguel Angel Jimenez have become the latest stars to confirm their plans to play Royal Co Down in two weeks as the entry deadline closed for this year’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open.

World No. 1 Rory McIlroy is not the least interested in talk of a new golfing rivalry with Masters Champion Jordan Spieth.

Graeme McDowell has followed Ernie Els to become the second US Open winner in confirm his appearance in what is shaping up as one of the most high profile Irish Opens.

World No. 1 Rory McIlroy is already a candidate for European Tour ‘Shot of the Year’ after pulling off a stroke of brilliance on the opening day of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

Crystal Palace 2 Tottenham 1: Alan Pardew could have no complaints about a homecoming that went exactly to plan.

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It’s Gameweek 13 in the Premier League and this week we’re giving you three forwards who may very well be hitting the back of the net this weekend, and be getting you some vital points for your Fantasy Team.

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers’ has finally admitted it may be time for a change after his persistence with Mario Balotelli as a lone striker has failed to pay off.

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World number one Rory McIlroy wants to turn his enforced absence from the European Tour to his advantage with victory in the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.

Between them, Paul McGinley, Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell ensured that Europe’s Ryder Cup success over the United States had ‘Made In Ireland’ stamped all over it.

When Europe needed him most, Rory McIlroy stepped up to the mark and delivered.

Nowhere are the twin impostors of success and failure more in evidence than in the cauldron of Ryder Cup battle.

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On celebrating

Jack Nicklaus has been a huge fan of Rory McIlroy’s for some time but even the Golden Bear was bowled over by the Holywood star’s dramatic back nine comeback to win his fourth major at Valhalla on Sunday.

Jack Nicklaus hailed the US PGA Championship won by Rory McIlroy as great theatre after the Northern Irishman’s dramatic success in near darkness at Valhalla.

We’re not to the point of changing the team flag to red, white and orange, but you’d be safe to argue that at this point in the proceedings, the American team at the biennial Ryder Cup could have a fresh-faced leader in Rickie Fowler.

Valhalla is a stadium-style golf course, which offers its competitors a wonderful study in contrasting landscapes and colour from the open, lower-lying front nine holes to the markedly more elevated and densely-wooded back nine.

Rory McIlroy celebrated his Open triumph by drinking red wine out of the Claret Jug, but was also quick to target more major success following his hard-fought win at Royal Liverpool.

Theo Walcott was not overly concerned by the absences from training yesterday morning of Daniel Sturridge and Jack Wilshere ahead of England’s World Cup qualifiers against Moldova and Ukraine.

England captain Steven Gerrard believes Rickie Lambert’s fairytale story from lower league journeyman to Wembley hero shows aspiring youngsters that anything is possible.

Rory McIlroy starts his third spell as world No 1 this week by returning to the event he turned his back on last year.

The USPGA Tour like to call it the ‘Fifth Major’ and with a prize fund of $9.5m (€7.3m) and the presence of nine of the top 10 in the world rankings, the 39th Tournament Players Championship at Sawgrass looks like living up to expectations.

Christy O’Connor Jnr believes Rory McIlroy will ultimately enjoy more success over Rickie Fowler as golf’s next great rivalry takes shape in the coming years.

Rickie Fowler equalled the course record with a third-round 63 to move four shots clear of YE Yang at the top of the Kolon Korea Open leaderboard.

RICKIE FOWLER was given a gentle introduction to the way things are done differently at Augusta National last night but it is history, not conformity, that is the young American’s chief obstacle as he bids to break the rookies’ curse at the Masters this week.

THE PGA Tour of America has defended its decision to overlook Rory McIlroy for its prestigious Rookie of the Year award.