The Open champion was familiarising himself with the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island for the first time on Monday

The Bangor, Co Down man competed in the infamous ‘War by the Shore’ Ryder Cup at Kiawah in 1991, and he was an on-course broadcaster for CBS in 2012 when Rory McIlroy won the PGA Championship by a record eight strokes

Playing with Tiger Woods means Martin Kaymer still has fond memories of the 2012 US PGA Championship, despite missing the cut.

Defending US PGA champion Collin Morikawa is relishing the packed major championship schedule as he targets more career-defining victories in golf’s biggest events.

Power banked €175,102 but was left to wonder what might have been as his hopes of a maiden PGA Tour win dissolved in the rain on the back nine

An emotional Richard Bland defeated Guido Migliozzi in a play-off to win his first European Tour title at the 478th attempt after a dramatic finish to the Betfred British Masters.

Two-time US Open champion Curtis Strange believes the return of spectators can inspire Rory McIlroy to play at “full throttle” as he bids to end his winless drought in majors.

A nightmare start to his second round proved fatal for James Sugrue in his first tournament as a professional, as he missed the cut at the Challenge Tour’s Range Servant Challenge by Hinton Golf in Sweden.

Rory McIlroy chasing a third title, comes into the major on the back of an impressive win last time out

Ireland's Seamus Power is just two shots off the lead in the PGA Tour's AT&T Byron Nelson Championship after a stunning round of 65 in Texas. Power, is two shots off the leader JJ Spaun.

Starting his round off the 10th tee, the Mallow golfer and former British Amateur champion recorded six birdies in his opening round

The 22-year-old Cork golfer makes his first start since the Masters last November in the Range Servant Challenge at Hinton Golf Club, Malmö, on Thursday

The world number one has pulled out of the Byron Nelson Classic

Kinsale's John Murphy and Kilkenny's Mark Power played a stellar role in the foursomes, but they couldn't continue their heroics in the singles as the USA retained the Walker Cup with a 14-12 victory at Seminole Golf Club in Florida.

“Let’s take a step back and think about this,” Diamond said. “Where’s your best place you’re hitting your third from?” 

The Dubliner came close to carding the second 59 in European Tour history

McIlroy weathered a late double-bogey en route to carding a three-under 68

The highlight of the morning foursomes session was the Irish duo's dramatic comeback to beat Quade Cummins and Austin Eckroat

Not only was Seminole flooded by torrential rain, the tummy bug that affected two players from each side early in the week (including Kinsale’s John Murphy) spread to five on each side

Rory McIlroy enjoyed a belated birthday present with a superb second round of 66 in the Wells Fargo Championship.

They say a good start is half the work and that’s exactly what Paul McGinley emphasised when he gave Great Britain and Ireland the benefit of his team golf expertise as they prepare to do battle in the 48th Walker Cup match at Seminole in Florida ...

“I now feel ready to take the next step in my career and I have been looking forward to this day since I was a young girl!“

The University of Louisville star (22) is bracing himself for “carnage” on the links

Reports have come out that the backers of the proposed golf league – formerly dubbed the Premier Golf League but now going by SGL – plan to start operation in 2022

Having started out as the Premier Golf League — the project may actually now have been rebranded to include the word “Super”, unless the ESL prompted another rethink

Lowry, 34, who this year has secured a top-10 finish at The Players Championship and a career-high tie for 21st at the Masters to take his PGA Tour earnings to over €1m so far for 2021

McKibbin has followed in McIlroy’s footsteps by turning professional at the age of 18 and will make his debut in this week’s Tenerife Open

Cork Golf Club and Killarney Golf and Fishing Club were among the courses welcoming members back on Monday

As the end of April inches ever closer, golfers are heading back to the golf course after one of the longest breaks anywhere in the world.

The 21-year-old left-hander took a two-shot lead into the final round at Meloneras Golf and carded a flawless closing 63 to finish 25 under par.

Kevin Markham looks at some important things to bear in mind as we return to the golf course

Ace was first on PGA Tour for Portrush golfer

Ireland's Niall Kearney shoots fine six under par 64 at European Tour event

Cabrera-Bello is following in the footsteps of the likes of Rory McIlroy, Lee Westwood, Justin Rose and Tommy Fleetwood in hosting a European Tour event, the inaugural Gran Canaria Lopesan Open

Monday will be a red letter day for Irish golfers as they are allowed back onto their courses for the first time this year, having lost more than 30 weeks in the last 13 months to Covid-related shutdowns

Cavan's Maguire, 26, hit six birdies but also had a double-bogey and two bogeys in an eventful opening round which sees her sit in the top 20.

The Ryder Cup team-mates missed the cut in the inaugural edition of the two-man team event in 2017 and tied for 19th the following year

'Golfweek' reports that ten players will share bonus pot for driving fan and sponsor engagement 

'I’ve been calling home and calling my coach and saying, it’s close, it’s close. So it really is close now'

American Stewart Cink has five-shot lead heading into final round at Hilton head

Shane Lowry moved into contention at the RBC Heritage after an excellent second-round 65 that included an eagle and five birdies. The Clara player had come into day two on the PGA Tour stop in Hilton Head, South Carolina, on one under.

Kevin Markham recalls Nick Faldo's failed bid to transform Bartragh Island into a world-renowned golf course

Swedish golfing legend Annika Sörenstam will compete on home soil for the first time in 13 years at an innovative mixed tournament co-sanctioned by the European Tour and Ladies European Tour.

Shane Lowry expressed his worry that Irish Open could face a similar problem to last season when travel restrictions forced the European Tour to move the event to Galgorm Castle Resort in Northern Ireland

Hideki Matsuyama’s Masters victory wasn’t just big in Japan — it’s given golfers here a taste of what they’ve been missing as a return to play here finally appears on the horizon. Nothing compares to Augusta in April — but which Irish course comes closest?

Matsuyama closed with a 1-over 73 and a one-shot victory that was never seriously in doubt, despite Xander Schauffele’s late charge

Open champion admits that Government's new restrictions of vistors has put him, and the Irish Open, in a spot of bother

Matsuyama becomes the first male golfer from Japan to win a major and the first Asian to don the green jacket.

Despite setting up his best finish in six career Masters starts, Shane Lowry left Augusta National a little less than satisfied.

'I've wanted to do this my entire life, and now I’m doing it.'