Max Kennedy double-bogeyed the 72nd hole and lost in the first extra hole to James Morrison. Still, there were huge positives to take for the Royal Dublin rookie

Irish Golf Desk

25.06.2025

Women's and Girls' teams named for European Team Championships - News - Irish Golf Desk

Two teams have been selected to represent Ireland at the EGA European Ladies’ and Girls’ Team Championships, taking place from 8 to 12 July. 

Irish Golf Desk

25.06.2025

16 Irish to bid for spots at Royal Portrush in Final Qualifying for The Open - News - Irish Golf Desk

Irish golf will have 16 players bidding for just 20 spots in The 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush at four Final Qualifying venues in the UK next week.

Irish Golf Desk

24.06.2025

French star Landgraf wins Flogas Irish Women's Amateur Open - News - Irish Golf Desk

French teenager Louise Landgraf said it was a breakthrough victory as she secured the Flogas Irish Women’s Amateur Open Championship after a stunning finale in Headfort.

Irish Golf Desk

24.06.2025

McBride top qualifiers at Regional Qualifying for The Open at The Island - News - Irish Golf Desk

Paul McBride used his local knowledge to perfection and fired a three-under 69 to win Regional Qualifying for The 153rd Open at The Island.

Irish Golf Desk

23.06.2025

"Gutted" Fleetwood vows to bounce back after Bradley denies him first PGA Tour win - News - Irish Golf Desk

Tommy Fleetwood three-putted the last and watched US Ryder Cup skipper Keegan Bradley snatch the Travelers Championship from under his nose.

Irish Golf Desk

23.06.2025

Top 20 for Leona Maguire as Minjee Lee claims Women’s PGA and third major - News - Irish Golf Desk

Leona Maguire clinched her first top-20 finish in a major for two years as Minjee Lee claimed the KPMG Women’s PGA and her third major win.

Irish Golf Desk

23.06.2025

Kennedy jumps into promotion berth despite cruel playoff loss in France - News - Irish Golf Desk

Max Kennedy was cruelly denied his maiden win on the HotelPlanner Tour when he double-bogeyed the 72nd hole and lost to England’s James Morrison on the first playoff hole.

Irish Golf Desk

23.06.2025

Entries open for Lumsden Cup at Royal Dublin - News - Irish Golf Desk

Entries are open for the 91st John Lumsden Memorial Cup, which will be played at Royal Dublin on Sunday, August 3.

Irish Golf Desk

23.06.2025

Fleetwood eyes end to his PGA Tour drought at Travelers Championship - News - Irish Golf Desk

Tommy Fleetwood takes a three-shot lead into the final round of the Travelers Championship in Connecticut.

Irish Golf Desk

22.06.2025

Tiernan comeback cruelly thwarted as Fang birdies 36th to win Amateur Championship - News - Irish Golf Desk

Gavin Tiernan produced a gusty late comeback only to lose to a Ethan Fang’s 36th-hole birdie in the Amateur Championship final.

Irish Golf Desk

22.06.2025

McIlroy and Maguire battle back from tough starts in US tests - News - Irish Golf Desk

Rory McIlroy produced a “bouncing bomb” style escape to keep his Travelers Championship hopes intact as Leona Maguire battled her way into the weekend at the KPMG Women’s PGA.

Irish Golf Desk

22.06.2025

Tiernan holds 1-up lead after first 18 in Amateur final at Sandwich - News - Irish Golf Desk

Gavin Tiernan had a one-up lead after the first 18 holes in the 130th Amateur Championship final at Royal St George’s.

Irish Golf Desk

22.06.2025

Leona Maguire in contention at KPMG Women's PGA; Walsh shines in Czech - News - Irish Golf Desk

Leona Maguire was rewarded for her patience when she defied winds gusting over 30mph and fired a level par 72 to move into the top 10 at the KPMG Women's PGA in Texas.

Irish Golf Desk

22.06.2025

Kennedy bounces back to keep victory hopes alive in brutal Brittany test - News - Irish Golf Desk

Max Kennedy fired a two under 68 to grab a share of the lead as he seeks his maiden win in the Blot Play9 in Brittany.

Irish Golf Desk

21.06.2025

Tiernan staying grounded as he reaches 130th Amateur Championship final - News - Irish Golf Desk

Gavin Tiernan beat Italy’s Riccardo Fantinelli 4&3 to reach the final of the 130th Amateur Championship at Sandwich.

Irish Golf Desk

21.06.2025

Patient Tiernan battles way into Amateur Championship semi-finals at Sandwich - News - Irish Golf Desk

County Louth's Gavin Tiernan beat Estonia's Richard Tender 1 up to make this afternoon's semi-finals of the Amateur Championship at Royal St George's.

Irish Golf Desk

20.06.2025

Tiernan blocks out Masters dream to reach Amateur Championship quarter-finals - News - Irish Golf Desk

Gavin Tiernan used all his links experience to reach the quarter-finals of the Amateur Championship at Royal St George’s.

Irish Golf Desk

20.06.2025

Max Kennedy fires 10-under 60 to set blistering pace in Brittany - News - Irish Golf Desk

Max Kennedy fired a 10-under-par course record 60 to grab the clubhouse lead in the Blot Play9 Golf in Brittany.

Irish Golf Desk

20.06.2025

Confident Scheffler chasing fourth win in six starts after opening 62 at Travelers - News - Irish Golf Desk

Scottie Scheffler fired an eight-under 62 to grab a share of the lead in the Travelers Championship.

Irish Golf Desk

18.06.2025

Entries for Pierse Motors Volkswagen sponsored South of Ireland close on 25 June - News - Irish Golf Desk

Lahinch will host the 123rd South of Ireland Amateur Open Championship from 23-27 July.

Irish Golf Desk

17.06.2025

Tour review: Kennedy, Mullarney, Walsh and Byrne in top 15; Maguire cut - News - Irish Golf Desk

Leona Maguire missed her fourth cut in a row for the first time in her professional career in the Meijer LPGA Classic.

Irish Golf Desk

17.06.2025

McIlroy makes The Open at Royal Portrush his next 'Everest' - News - Irish Golf Desk

Rory McIlroy admits winning the Masters was like scaling his personal Everest, but he now feels ready to return to base camp in Northern Ireland, where The Open at Royal Portrush is the next peak he aims to conquer.

Irish Golf Desk

16.06.2025

‘Flat’ McIlroy admits frustration with media in aftermath of Masters win and driver controversy - News - Irish Golf Desk

Rory McIlroy admitted his decision not to talk to the media for six successive major rounds was due to “frustration with you guys.”

Irish Golf Desk

16.06.2025

McIlroy overcomes club throwing and tee marker smashing outbursts to make US Open cut - News - Irish Golf Desk

Rory McIlroy “helicoptered” a club 20 yards and smashed a tee mark in frustration, but still brilliantly made the cut in the US Open at a brutal Oakmont.

Irish Golf Desk

16.06.2025

Paula Martin wins 122nd Women’s Amateur Championship at Nairn - News - Irish Golf Desk

Spaiin’s Paula Martin Sampedro emerged victorious in The 122nd Women’s Amateur Championship at Nairn.

Irish Golf Desk

15.06.2025

Lowry sees funny side of ball marking mistake: "It's the stupidest things I've ever done” - News - Irish Golf Desk

Shane Lowry laughed off his ball-marking faux-pas US Open as “the stupidest things I've ever done”

Irish Golf Desk

15.06.2025

Miller on McIlroy: “Tiger Woods didn’t have any trouble going after everything he could get, but not everybody can do that” - News - Irish Golf Desk

Johnny Miller is understanding of Rory McIlroy’s struggle to back up his Masters win and career Grand Slam achievement with more brilliance.

Irish Golf Desk

13.06.2025

In-form John Doyle to headline Trade Electric Group Castletroy Senior Scratch Cup - News - Irish Golf Desk

Irish Boys champion John Doyle headlines the field in the Trade Electric Group-sponsored Castletroy Senior Scratch Cup on Sunday.

Irish Golf Desk

13.06.2025

McIlroy and Lowry undone by Oakmont test - News - Irish Golf Desk

Rory McIlroy went out on a magic carpet of sheer brilliance but joined Shane Lowry in coming home in an ambulance as Oakmont punished Irish golf's twin stars.

Irish Golf Desk

13.06.2025

Gardner into last 32 in Women's Amateur at Nairn - News - Irish Golf Desk

Rebekah Gardner was the lone Irish survivor on day one of the 122nd Women’s Amateur Championship at Nairn.

Irish Golf Desk

13.06.2025

McIlroy "didn't glue it together on that back nine like you need to at a US Open" - News - Irish Golf Desk

Rory McIlroy ended the day just a shot outside the projected cut mark despite opening with a Jekyll and Hyde style 74 in the US Open at Oakmont.

Irish Golf Desk

12.06.2025

Lowry's lament: "Every Sunday I come off the golf course feeling I'm after getting punched in the gut" - News - Irish Golf Desk

Shane Lowry believes he’s a far better player than when a four-shot lead slipped through his fingers at Oakmont in 2016.

Irish Golf Desk

12.06.2025

McGinley on post Masters McIlroy: "His resilience has always been underestimated" - News - Irish Golf Desk

Brutal Oakmont is considered the toughest of all US Open venues for its thick rough, sloping fairways and marble-top greens that make Augusta's look tame by comparison.

Irish Golf Desk

12.06.2025

Lawlor claims ISPS Handa Irish Open at Roganstown - News - Irish Golf Desk

Reigning G4D Open champion Brendan Lawlor secure his first ISPS Handa Irish Open for Golfers with Disabilities

Irish Golf Desk

12.06.2025

Ferocious Oakmont ready to identify golf's ironman - News - Irish Golf Desk

Ask the world’s best players what they face at Oakmont in the 125th US Open and the adjectives flow.

Irish Golf Desk

12.06.2025

Nine ripping yarns as Oakmont prepares for tenth US Open - News - Irish Golf Desk

Oakmont host its tenth US Open this week and given what’s gone before, it would be a surprise if it did not generate another unforgettable moment.

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Kennedy aims for No 1 after learning “the hard way” in Brittany - News - Irish Golf Desk

Rahm looking forward to The Open at “unique” Portrush - News - Irish Golf Desk

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Tour round up and look ahead: Kennedy comes close in Brittany - News - Irish Golf Desk

Women's and Girls' teams named for European Team Championships - News - Irish Golf Desk

16 Irish to bid for spots at Royal Portrush in Final Qualifying for The Open - News - Irish Golf Desk

French star Landgraf wins Flogas Irish Women's Amateur Open - News - Irish Golf Desk

McBride top qualifiers at Regional Qualifying for The Open at The Island - News - Irish Golf Desk

"Gutted" Fleetwood vows to bounce back after Bradley denies him first PGA Tour win - News - Irish Golf Desk

Top 20 for Leona Maguire as Minjee Lee claims Women’s PGA and third major - News - Irish Golf Desk

Kennedy jumps into promotion berth despite cruel playoff loss in France - News - Irish Golf Desk

Entries open for Lumsden Cup at Royal Dublin - News - Irish Golf Desk

Fleetwood eyes end to his PGA Tour drought at Travelers Championship - News - Irish Golf Desk

Tiernan comeback cruelly thwarted as Fang birdies 36th to win Amateur Championship - News - Irish Golf Desk

McIlroy and Maguire battle back from tough starts in US tests - News - Irish Golf Desk

Tiernan holds 1-up lead after first 18 in Amateur final at Sandwich - News - Irish Golf Desk

Leona Maguire in contention at KPMG Women's PGA; Walsh shines in Czech - News - Irish Golf Desk

Kennedy bounces back to keep victory hopes alive in brutal Brittany test - News - Irish Golf Desk

Tiernan staying grounded as he reaches 130th Amateur Championship final - News - Irish Golf Desk

Patient Tiernan battles way into Amateur Championship semi-finals at Sandwich - News - Irish Golf Desk

Tiernan blocks out Masters dream to reach Amateur Championship quarter-finals - News - Irish Golf Desk

Max Kennedy fires 10-under 60 to set blistering pace in Brittany - News - Irish Golf Desk

Confident Scheffler chasing fourth win in six starts after opening 62 at Travelers - News - Irish Golf Desk

Entries for Pierse Motors Volkswagen sponsored South of Ireland close on 25 June - News - Irish Golf Desk

Tour review: Kennedy, Mullarney, Walsh and Byrne in top 15; Maguire cut - News - Irish Golf Desk

McIlroy makes The Open at Royal Portrush his next 'Everest' - News - Irish Golf Desk

‘Flat’ McIlroy admits frustration with media in aftermath of Masters win and driver controversy - News - Irish Golf Desk

McIlroy overcomes club throwing and tee marker smashing outbursts to make US Open cut - News - Irish Golf Desk

Paula Martin wins 122nd Women’s Amateur Championship at Nairn - News - Irish Golf Desk

Lowry sees funny side of ball marking mistake: "It's the stupidest things I've ever done” - News - Irish Golf Desk

Miller on McIlroy: “Tiger Woods didn’t have any trouble going after everything he could get, but not everybody can do that” - News - Irish Golf Desk

In-form John Doyle to headline Trade Electric Group Castletroy Senior Scratch Cup - News - Irish Golf Desk

McIlroy and Lowry undone by Oakmont test - News - Irish Golf Desk

Gardner into last 32 in Women's Amateur at Nairn - News - Irish Golf Desk

McIlroy "didn't glue it together on that back nine like you need to at a US Open" - News - Irish Golf Desk

Lowry's lament: "Every Sunday I come off the golf course feeling I'm after getting punched in the gut" - News - Irish Golf Desk

McGinley on post Masters McIlroy: "His resilience has always been underestimated" - News - Irish Golf Desk

Lawlor claims ISPS Handa Irish Open at Roganstown - News - Irish Golf Desk

Ferocious Oakmont ready to identify golf's ironman - News - Irish Golf Desk

Nine ripping yarns as Oakmont prepares for tenth US Open - News - Irish Golf Desk

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