Irish winners in majors
Four years ago no Irish golfer had won a major since Fred Daly in the 1947 Open, but how times have changed.
Padraig Harrington won three of the next six and now Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy, both from north of the border like Daly, have won back-to-back US Opens. Here Press Association Sport looks back at the major triumphs:
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