The K Club’s Ryder Cup course has been voted the country’s top parkland course for 2014 by readers of Golfing Weekly. Its sister course at the Straffan estate, the Smurfit Course, came in at No 15.

Towards the end of last year, I realised that if I was to have any chance of continuing to perform at the highest level, then things would have to change.

The wife of businessman Sean Quinn has been ordered to repay a €3m debt to the former Anglo Irish Bank.

LEONA MAGUIRE stormed to the Ladies British Open strokeplay title in sensational fashion yesterday at Royal Ashdown Forest, East Sussex.

IRELAND is still perceived as an expensive location, according to tourism chiefs, who say business from Britain has collapsed.

WATERVILLE’S David Higgins is the man to beat as the Irish PGA Region’s season comes to an exciting climax at Mount Juliet on Saturday.

IT is a rags-to-riches tale that without skilled intervention could yet end in tears for Sean Quinn.

Two million US visitors could be bringing in €1bn in revenue annually within the next seven years, it was claimed today.

The news that Jack Nicklaus is set to design his second course in Ireland — on the grounds of the Killeen Castle in Co Meath — has renewed the debate on just how many more new multi-million euro complexes this country can take.

THE news that Jack Nicklaus is set to design his second course in Ireland — on the grounds of Killeen Castle in County Meath — has renewed the debate on just how many more new multi-million euro complexes this country can take.

By Bill George examines the spectacular success of a tournament exclusively for GAA players.

COMPETITION for this year’s FBD All-Ireland GAA Club Golf Challenge, supported by the Irish Examiner, is sure to be red hot if the calibre of entries already received is anything to go by.

Rain has stopped play in the second round of the €70,000 Quinn Direct PGA Charity Trophy event at Slieve Russell in Co Cavan with today's second round abandoned and the overnight scores to stand as the final result.

FORMER Walker Cup star and European Tour regular John McHenry is all set to make his return to the big time having spent four years in virtual retirement.

Massimo Florioli stepped up his bid to become the third Italian in four years to win the North West of Ireland Open this morning.

THE build-up to the selection of the first ever Irish side to compete in the World Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy in Malaysia next October continues.

Philip Walton showed his old flair and sticking power at Slieve Russell to win the €70,000 Quinn Direct PGA Charity Trophy tournament, one stoke ahead of Francis Howley and Damian McGrane.

Tobias Dier from Germany has won the £220,000 North of Ireland Open at

Tobias Dier from Germany goes into the last round in the £220,000 North West

Philip Walton, one of the seven Irish players who made the cut last night in

Spaniard Jesus Maria Arruti leaped into the overnight lead in the £220,000

European Tour player Des Smyth leaped into the lead after the first day's