Rory McIlroy warmed up for next week’s Open Championship with a course record of 64 in the opening round of the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open.

Ireland’s Rory McIlroy shot a disappointing final round 72 for a final score of six under par in the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio yesterday.

A week may be a long time in politics but 20 hours can feel like a marathon for one of the game’s greatest golfers when his game goes from the sublime to the ridiculous in such a short space of time.

He doesn’t treasure many memories from his adventures in America last year, but Shane Lowry would love to be back stateside this week as the world’s finest golfers descend on San Antonio for the Valero Texas open.

Tiger Woods won the deciding match for a third straight time and the United States lifted the Presidents Cup for a fifth straight time as they beat the International team 18.5 to 15.5 in Dublin, Ohio.

Shane Lowry heads to today’s 36-hole US Open qualifier bitterly disappointed not to have automatically qualified for next month’s championship at Merion.

World number one Rory McIlroy admitted he still has much to learn about his new Nike equipment following an indifferent effort on the first day of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

Rory McIlroy recovered from a nightmare quadruple bogey seven on the ninth hole to climb back in touch with the leaders at the midway point of the first round of the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio.

IRELAND may be the proud holder on the largest gathering of people dressed as Wally, but we are positively normal when it comes to some record-breakers in the latest Guinness Book of Records.

Steve Stricker held on to win the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio before admitting he had to grind out his 10th career victory.

Steve Stricker managed to cling onto his lead at the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village after contrasting fortunes today.

LUKE DONALD dethroned Lee Westwood as world number one in the most dramatic way possible yesterday – beating him in a play-off to win the European Tour’s flagship event at Wentworth.

Tiger Woods confirmed today he will defend his title in next week’s Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio.

Justin Rose shot a third-round 70 to move within three shots of the lead at the Memorial tournament in Dublin, Ohio.

European Tour number one David Howell has already made his presence felt on his return to the American circuit.

UP to 10,000 people are expected on the streets of Cork later today in a bid to break an Irish dancing world record.

CORK’S Lord Mayor danced a jig on the banks of the Lee yesterday to invite Irish dancers from all over the country to the city next month for a world record-breaking attempt.

BART BRYANT spent 20 years trying to prove he belonged among the best, often lying awake at night wondering if three surgeries and too many trips to Q-school were a sign he was wasting his time.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON and Darren Clarke will tee off in the Buick Classic here today attempting to walk a delicate line just seven days before the US Open.

MORE than 1,300 new jobs promised for Longford two years ago are now unlikely to come on stream before 2007, if at all.