Rory McIlroy focused on defending Masters title while still enjoying the champion perks
Reigning Masters champion ‘really pleased’ with recovery following back issue
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Rory McIlroy’s Masters menu includes tribute to his mother Rosie’s cooking
Dates stuffed with goats cheese will be on the appetisers with Wagyu filet mignon and fillet of seared salmon for the mains
Rory McIlroy sees a ‘small win’ in Sawgrass as preparations for his Masters defence ramp up
Cameron Young took the Players Championship title with a brilliant final round
Rory McIlroy well off the pace at the Players Championship as Aberg leads
Swede leads by three strokes going into the final round
‘It would have sucked to be going home this afternoon’: Rory McIlroy makes Players cut
Shane Lowry’s weekend cut short by second-round 73
Shane Lowry makes final hole eight at Players Championship as recent water woes continue
Rory McIlroy struggles with rustiness in first round after back injury
Rory McIlroy stays patient as he eases back into action at The Players
Defending champion was clearly not swinging at 100 per cent force during his first round at Sawgrass
Rory McIlroy says ‘indications in right direction’ to defend Players Championship despite injury
McIlroy’s delayed arrival to Sawgrass came after spending time receiving intensive treatment on a lower back injury
Rory McIlroy says back injury is ‘more stubborn’ than he thought as he tries to get fit for Players
Séamus Power added to the field for Players Championship
Rory McIlroy’s injury withdrawal comes at worst possible stage in his season
World number two hopeful of defending his Players title next week after withdrawing from Arnold Palmer Invitational
Rory McIlroy to defend Players title despite withdrawal from Arnold Palmer Invitational
McIlroy felt a twinge while warming up in the gym and later suffered muscle spasms in his lower back
Rory McIlroy keeps his patience to make a move at Arnold Palmer Invitational
Second round 68 gets McIlroy into contention at Bay Hill as Shane Lowry misses cut
Rory McIlroy tells Shane Lowry not to let nightmare finish last week define his season
‘It was two bad holes, two bad swings. It doesn’t mean the rest of the year is going to be bad’
Luke Donald expects Adare Manor Ryder Cup ‘to be played in a very respectful and classy way’
European captain says he intends to speak to Jon Rahm soon to ‘see where his head is’
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Denis Walsh: Can the nice guys triumph while the wicked ones get their just deserts?
History of sport might suggest otherwise, but decent people do well in golf and elsewhere
Shane Lowry suffers nightmare collapse over closing holes to miss out on $1.7 million payday
Nico Echavarria takes title after Offaly man squanders three-shot lead with double bogeys on 16th and 17th
Rory McIlroy skips Cognizant Classic to iron out his game ahead of Arnold Palmer Invitational
Shane Lowry and Séamus Power to feature at Palm Beach Gardens
Rory McIlroy rues weekend of missed chances taking second at Genesis Invitational
American Jacob Bridgeman wins by one shot in LA
Rory McIlroy trails runaway leader Jacob Bridgeman by six shots in California
American golfer carded seven-under 64 on Saturday to move to 19 under
Rory McIlroy in contention at Genesis Invitational after bogey-free 65
Shane Lowry climbs the leaderboard with steady second-round 68, while Scottie Scheffler scrapes through cut
Rory McIlroy shows that he’s a man for all seasons at Genesis Invitational
Irishman sits a shot off the lead after weather-delayed first day which saw likes of Scottie Scheffler struggle
Rory McIlroy aiming to shake off Pebble Beach rustiness at Genesis Invitational
Northern Irishman is yet to secure a win at the famed Riviera Country Club
Rory McIlroy heads for Riviera with the goal of keeping big numbers off the card
Donegal guru Stephen Sweeney helping out Morikawa on the greens
Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy shine on final day at Pebble Beach as Morikawa wins title
World number one Scottie Scheffler threatened victory with a final round of 63
McIlroy stays positive after shooting second-round 67 at Pebble Beach Pro-Am
World No 2 lies six shots off the lead and in 17th position in title defence
McIlroy’s putter goes cold in Pebble Beach title defence to trail leader by six shots
Japan’s Hisatsune claims first-round lead with bogey-free 62, as Lowry opens with 67
Rory McIlroy returns to his ‘trusty irons’ for defence of Pebble Beach pro-am title
World No 2 confirmed his experiment with cavity-back irons was over ahead of first US tournament since Ryder Cup
Patrick Reed on course to deny Rory McIlroy a record-equalling eighth order of merit crown
US golfer is on a hot streak, with two wins from his last three outings as he charts a path back to PGA Tour
Scottie Scheffler’s latest win earns lifetime exemption on PGA Tour
Women’s Irish Challenge to come to Malahide; Pádraig Harrington playing in Bahrain
Where’s the beef? Pro golf needs more salty rivalries to cut through all the sugar
Through the decades, some tension between the best players in the world was par for the course
Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry given food for thought with disappointing Dubai Desert Classic
Patrick Reed faultless in victory at Emirates Golf Club
Rory McIlroy backs Muirfield for Open return despite ‘lowest point’ in 2013
Patrick Reed takes four-shot lead at Dubai Desert Classic with McIlroy 11 adrift of the American
Rory McIlroy gets back into the mix in Dubai with Shane Lowry leading Irish contingent
Masters champion is seven shots behind the lead, but has come back in this tournament before
Hatton dismisses LIV tension with McIlroy as talk in Dubai focuses on waistlines not fines
Englishman, who enjoyed a Guinness tap at home over Christmas, has no interest in falling out over DP World Tour penalties
Rory McIlroy well off pace as Francesco Molinari leads the way at Dubai Desert Classic
World No 2 finishes first round eight shots behind Italian veteran while Shane Lowry lies in share of 12th spot
Rory McIlroy calls on LIV pair Tyrrell Hatton and Jon Rahm to pay DP World Tour fines
Fines of several million pounds are due from the European Ryder Cup players
Final hole double bogey denies Shane Lowry at Dubai Invitational
Nacho Elvira claims third DP World Tour title with steady final round
Shane Lowry grinds it out as he stays in contention in Dubai
Irishman falls two behind leader Nacho Elvira after round of 70
You can’t fight luck in sport, you just learn to control it
In the exact science of modern sport, luck is the corrupting element that refuses to be sanitised
Shane Lowry leads Dubai Invitational after McIlroy hits the water four times
Overnight leader McIlroy struggled to a round of 74 to drop back to joint-fifth
Rory McIlroy says Brooks Koepka’s PGA Tour return indicative of LIV Golf decline
Masters champion says tour have not made any big signings recently
Rory McIlroy gets quickly into the swing of things to lead by one at Dubai Invitational
Masters champion says new equipment felt ‘pretty good’ as he opens season with a five-under 66
Shane Lowry returns to action at Dubai Invitational
Rory McIlroy, Tom McKibbin and Pádraig Harrington among the field
Why did Brooks Koepka rejoin PGA, what has it cost him to quit LIV and will others follow?
Tour’s new management wants Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau back in fold, too
Shane Lowry limbers up in Dubai, but all roads lead to Augusta
Irish golfer says he has a vision of Rory McIlroy putting the green jacket on him
Nonfiction books coming in 2026: From a new memoir by Louise O’Neill to Roy Keane’s impact on modern Ireland
Among promising titles are a book about France’s dark side and Jon Ronson’s exploration of multimillionaires searching for meaning in New England
Shane Lowry, golfer for all terrains, makes indoor start to season
Ryder Cup hero opens his year as part of The Bay team in the TGL before trek to Dubai
Rory McIlroy - A Battle Won: Fascinating profile of a sporting hero with human failings
You have to credit McIlroy for possessing something all too rare in professional sport: a moral compass
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With diamonds made under pressure, 2025 saw Ireland’s sporting treasure chest overflow
From golf to athletics, this year saw Irish sports stars show their mettle on the biggest stages
Rory McIlroy wins RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year
BBC and RTÉ double for Masters champion in career-defining year
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