West Waterford’s Seamus Power got his bid for a Web.com Tour card off to a brilliant start when he fired a four under par 68 on the first day of the Q-School Finals in Florida.

Last year at Fota Island Resort’s Santa experience, six men proposed to their partners, inspired — and perhaps emboldened — by the spirit of Christmas created there. A tough act to follow. So what’s going on down there this year?

US Amateur champion Matthew Fitzpatrick leaves innocent ways behind him today as he starts life in the professional ranks at Fota Island Resort.

For a moment there, Paul McGinley had the cream of European golf within arm’s reach as the European Tour staged its flagship event, the BMW PGA Championship, on home turf at Wentworth.

The European Tour has announced a comprehensive review into the Final Series after Ernie Els strongly criticised the demands on players.

Frank Hederman’s Belvelly smokehouse is also a hard-working, food- producing and tasty family home. Tommy Barker goes to visit

A commemorative ceremony has been held at Castlemartyr Resort in East Cork to honour the life and achievements of a local horticulturist who landscaped parts of the White House in Washington DC.

Qualifying for a major championship would be considered a good week’s work in any golfer’s estimation but, instead of basking in his success, Elliot Saltman went out and won a tournament.

Former US president Bill Clinton visits Ireland this week to deliver the keynote address at the annual conference of the worldwide Ireland Funds.

PGA EuroPro Tour boss Danny Nickless has thrown down the gauntlet to Ireland’s young professional golfers to make their mark at the Audi Cork Irish Masters this week and take an important step towards life in big-time golf.

Katy Harrington samples the action and adventure at Delphi Mountain Resort

Lee Westwood led from the front in trademark fashion as Europe set off on their quest to regain the Ryder Cup at a mist-shrouded Celtic Manor.

MEET the small boy with the very big swing who’s about to tee off with the best in the world.

Rory Sabbatini fired a seven-under-par 63 to move to the top of the leaderboard after the third round of the Texas Open.

Dubliner Bernard Dunne ended his eight-month absence from the ring tonight as he claimed a points victory over Felix Machado at the Breaffy House Resort in Castlebar, Mayo.

Tiger Woods is poised to extend his astonishing winning streak after finishing day two of the CA Championship one stroke behind leader Geoff Ogilvy.

Michael Jackson is to launch his next world tour with a spectacular show at Las Vegas' Luxor resort.

Rock star and activist Bono will donate one of his guitars to Brazil’s Zero Hunger campaign, Agencia Brasil, the government’s official news agency said today.

TIGER WOODS came from behind to overtake Phil Mickelson and win the Ford Championship by one stroke in Florida.

THE ongoing dangers for Irish expatriates in Saudi Arabia were further emphasised yesterday when it emerged that another Irishman was fortunate to avoid being shot dead earlier this year.

The European Tour will break new ground again next year when Russia becomes one of 23 countries to stage an event.

2002 PGA European Tour Schedule