‘Duel in the Sun’ is still The Open’s greatest day, writes Kevin Markham.

Augusta Masters champion Danny Willett will add to the cast of homegrown major winners when he keeps his promise to play next month’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at the K Club.

Paul Casey might not be available for Darren Clarke’s Ryder Cup team but the Cheltenham thoroughbred could change his mind if he wins the Masters.

Rory McIlroy may have enhanced his chances of completing the career grand slam by opting out of the par-three contest, but the world No 3 still faces a tough task to end Europe’s surprising Masters drought.

Rory McIlroy has cut down on the distractions as he attempts to complete the career grand slam at Augusta this week.

Austria’s Bernd Wiesberger added his name to the illustrious list of Alstom Open de France champions thanks to a brilliant closing 65 at Le Golf National on Sunday.

He was becoming one of the world’s forgotten golfers — compared to others like David Duval, Lee Jansen, Ian Baker Finch and Sandy Lyle – all Major champions who had vanished from the golfing scene.

After more than 500 rounds of European Tour competition, Rory McIlroy recorded his first hole-in-one on day two of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

World number one Rory McIlroy has won the Golf Writers Trophy for the second time in three years following a stunning season that saw him claim two major championships and play a leading role in Europe’s Ryder Cup victory.

At 66 and with his sights firmly trained on a top 10 finish in this week’s British Seniors Open at Royal Porthcawl, Cork’s Denis O’Sullivan is focused.

Martin Kaymer admitted his Players Championship victory felt like another Major title after a dramatic triumph in near-darkness at Sawgrass on Sunday.

Scotland’s Stephen Gallacher was delighted to make the cut on his Masters debut after a second round played in testing conditions at Augusta National.

Rory McIlroy believes almost three-quarters of the 97-strong field can win the US Masters, while Justin Rose neatly summed up an unpredictable season so far.

Sweden’s Rikard Karlberg holds a two-shot lead after carding a second-round 68 in the M2M Russian Open at Tseleevo Golf & Polo Club near Moscow.

Former European number one Colin Montgomerie believes the introduction of a shot clock would instantly solve the problem of slow play on the course.

Despite his obvious disappointment, Pádraig Harrington could see a plus in missing the halfway cut in the Scottish Open at Castle Stuart.

Justin Rose’s magnificent US Open triumph was a victory for the good guy, the hard-worker, the gentleman and the good son.

You can never say never in golf.

Graeme McDowell could have been speaking for the entire European contingent when he summed up his efforts at this year’s Masters.

England’s David Lynn, who described qualifying for the Masters as a dream come true, might be forgiven for thinking he had yet to wake up after setting the clubhouse target on his tournament debut today.

Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus got the 77th Masters under way at Augusta National today, with Player again hitting a drive which the rest of the field would be more than happy with.

Ernie Els, Nick Watney and Bo van Pelt went into the first round of the 77th US Masters today with their hopes of claiming a first Green Jacket very much alive.

It’s 14 years since a European donned one of Augusta National’s famous green jackets and was proclaimed Masters champion.

It is now 14 years since Europe produced a winner of a Masters green jacket, but Rory McIlroy’s timely return to form suggests that wait could be about to end at Augusta this week.

Former world number one Luke Donald believes mental toughness will be key to victory at this week’s Masters as Europe’s 28-strong contingent bid to end a 14-year drought.

It’s impossible to play Augusta National blindfolded but Pádraig Harrington might have to do just that — at least on the greens — to make sure his eyes don’t deceive him when he tees up in his 14th Masters this week.

Rory McIlroy’s last-ditch bid to find some form before next week’s US Masters stuttered after a promising start in the Valero Texas Open today.

Paul McGinley has spoken about the agonising 58 minutes he spent in his hotel room last night waiting to hear if he had been made Ryder Cup captain - or if he had missed out on the job probably for ever.

Paul McGinley last night thanked Rory McIlroy for the part he played in him becoming Europe’s new Ryder Cup captain, and said: “If Rory does not make the team, he has got a good chance of a pick now.”

New Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley has hailed the support of Rory McIlroy after he was chosen to lead Europe at Gleneagles in 2014.

Paul McGinley tonight thanked Rory McIlroy for the part he played in him becoming Europe’s new Ryder Cup captain, and said: “If Rory does not make the team I think he has got a good chance of a pick now!”

Rory McIlroy last night called on the European Tour Players’ Committee to resist any temptation to award Colin Montgomerie a second Ryder Cup captaincy and again called for Ireland’s Paul McGinley to be handed the job of leading Europe’s defence at Gleneagles in 2014.

Rory McIlroy’s long-time coach, Michael Bannon was virtually speechless after the Holywood native stunned his rival shooting birdies in his closing five holes to wrap-up the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.

You want goofy? Here is goofy: In 1967, Jack Nicklaus was the best player in the galaxy, a titan who that summer won the US Open for his sixth Major.

Rory McIlroy took a stranglehold on the $10m FedEx Cup and made another mark in the history books when he outplayed old enemy Lee Westwood in a thrilling back-nine battle to capture the BMW Championship at Crooked Stick for his second PGA Tour win in a row and his third in four starts.

Second-ranked Rory McIlroy is with 2010 champion Louis Oosthuizen and reigning USPGA champion Keegan Bradley at the Open Championship.

Two double bogeys in the first group on the first hole gave an early warning that the second round of The Masters was going to be another tough test today.

Lee Westwood made the perfect start to his 56th attempt to win a major title today.

Lee Westwood found himself leading The Masters again after Henrik Stenson crashed from six under par to one under in almost a blink of the eye on his 36th birthday at Augusta National today.

Paul Lawrie made his first round in The Masters since 2004 one to remember at Augusta National today.

THE little fella might have been three decades older than his 53 years the way he struggled up the hill.