On This Day: Darren Clarke becomes oldest Open champion in 44 years
The 42-year-old was the third Northern Irishman to win a major in the space of 13 months.
4 years ago
Louis Oosthuizen stars in first round of 149th Open Championship
Fellow former champions Jordan Spieth and Stewart Cink are not too far behind the South African.
4 years ago
Brian Harman takes early lead at 149th Open Championship
The left-hander had five birdies in eight holes only to drop a shot after missing the ninth green.
4 years ago
Richard Bland reacts to first tee shot at the Open
Richard Bland was given the honour of getting the delayed 149th Open under way at 6.35am.
4 years ago
Darren Clarke calls for Rory McIlroy to trust his talent
The two Northern Irishmen played a practice round together at Royal St George's ahead of the Open.
4 years ago
Open set to get under way in the shadow of coronavirus
There was no Open at all in 2020 during the first wave of the pandemic.
4 years ago
Lee Westwood prepared to play golf without "preconceived expectations"
The bad news for his prospects of winning a first major title at the 88th attempt is that the victory in question was in an amateur event.
4 years ago
Open Championship should prove worth the wait
The 2020 Open was cancelled on April 6 last year.
4 years ago
On This Day in 2011: Darren Clarke wins first major title
The Northern Irishman claimed his first major title at Royal St George's.
5 years ago
Lowry sets sights on Ryder Cup debut after Open triumph
The 32-year-old is the fifth Irish player to claim the Claret Jug.
6 years ago
The Open day three: Lowry leads as he chases maiden major title
The Irishman has a four-shot lead at Royal Portrush.
6 years ago
The Open day three: Shane Lowry looking to continue Open charge
The Irishman shares the lead at Royal Portrush with JB Holmes.
6 years ago
The Open day two: Shane Lowry shares lead as Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods miss cut
Rory McIlroy followed his opening-round 79 with a six-under-par 65 to miss the cut by just a shot.
6 years ago
The Open day two: JB Holmes leading the way at Royal Portrush
The American starts the day one shot ahead of Ireland's Shane Lowry.
6 years ago
The Open day one: Rory McIlroy off to nightmare start as JB Holmes takes lead
America's JB Holmes bagged the overnight lead on Thursday with a five-under-par 66 as Royal Portrush hosted The Open for the first time since 1951.Here, PA wraps up a turbulent first day on Northern Ireland's north coast.Major meltdown scuppers home favourite RoryMcIlroy shot 61 on this course as a 16-year-old. The 30-year-old first played the ...
6 years ago
Rory McIlroy Open chances all-but over after first-round 79
McIlroy began with an eight and signed off with a seven in an opening 79 on home soil at Royal Portrush.
6 years ago
The Open: Rory McIlroy fighting to recover from nightmare start
The Northern Irishman recorded a quadruple bogey on the first hole.
6 years ago
Open favourite Rory McIlroy shoots quadruple-bogey on opening hole
The Northern Irishman suffered a nightmare start at Royal Portrush.
6 years ago
McDowell got Open hopes back on course by 'facing demons of mortality'
The former US Open champion had fallen to 259th in the world.
6 years ago
The Open is under way - and Darren Clarke feels right at home
The 2011 winner gets a birdie at the first.
6 years ago
The Open day one: Darren Clarke with the honour of opening tee shot
Reigning Open champion Franceso Molinari will launch his defence at 9.58am.
6 years ago
Royal Portrush ready for Open glory after 68-year wait
Royal Portrush's 68-year wait to again host the Open Championship is almost over.
6 years ago
Rory McIlroy keen to stay under the radar at The Open
Bookies' favourite McIlroy was born and raised 65 miles away from Royal Portrush.
6 years ago
The Masters 2019: Five talking points
Rory McIlroy could complete the career grand slam this week.
6 years ago
Scott Jamieson in share of lead at Tshwane Open
Scotland's Scott Jamieson shoots a second-round 65 to hold a share of the lead at the halfway stage of the Tshwane Open.
8 years ago
Padraig Harrington: 'I don't want Ryder Cup captaincy yet'
Three-time Major winner Padraig Harrington says that he wants to play at the 2018 Ryder Cup rather than be named as Europe's captain.
9 years ago
Danny Willett: 'My brother was right about USA Ryder Cup fans'
Danny Willett says that his brother Peter was right to describe USA Ryder Cup fans as a "baying mob of imbeciles" following Europe's defeat at Hazeltine.
9 years ago
Davis Love III: 'We handled the pressure'
USA captain Davis Love III says that the way in which his side "handled the pressure" was the deciding factor as they won the Ryder Cup at Hazeltine.
9 years ago
Darren Clarke: 'The better team won the Ryder Cup'
Europe's captain Darren Clarke acknowledges that "the better team won" the Ryder Cup as USA prevailed 17-11 at Hazeltine.
9 years ago
USA claim Ryder Cup triumph
USA win their first Ryder Cup in eight years with victory over Europe at Hazeltine.
9 years ago
Europe captain Darren Clarke: "We need to believe in ourselves"
Darren Clarke urges his European side, who trail USA by three at the 2016 Ryder Cup, to take inspiration from Medinah four years ago when recovering from four down.
9 years ago
Chris Wood, Matthew Fitzpatrick to feature in Saturday's Ryder Cup foursomes
European duo Chris Wood and Matthew Fitzpatrick will make their Ryder Cup debuts in Saturday's foursomes.
9 years ago
Andy Sullivan, Thomas Pieters handed Ryder Cup debut in foursomes
Europe's Andy Sullivan and Thomas Pieters will make their Ryder Cup debuts in the opening foursomes at Hazeltine.
9 years ago
Patrick Reed hopes US supporters "don't annihilate" Danny Willett
American Patrick Reed calls for leniency from US supporters after the brother of Danny Willett made derogatory comments about them in a magazine article.
9 years ago
Danny Willett apologises after brother calls USA fans "fat, stupid, greedy"
Danny Willett is forced to apologise after his brother labels American Ryder Cup fans "fat, stupid, greedy, classless b*******".
9 years ago
Rory McIlroy "confident" ahead of Ryder Cup
Rory McIlroy insists that he is "confident" heading into this weekend's Ryder Cup as Europe look for an unprecedented fourth straight triumph.
9 years ago
Darren Clarke not concerned about having six Ryder Cup rookies in Europe team
Europe captain Darren Clarke insists that he is not concerned about having six Ryder Cup rookies in his team ahead of this week's showdown at Hazeltine.
9 years ago
Europe's Danny Willett ignoring Ryder Cup hype ahead of Hazeltine showdown
Europe's Danny Willett says that he is ignoring the hype surrounding this week's Ryder Cup against the USA in Minnesota.
9 years ago
Rory McIlroy wins Deutsche Bank Championship for second time
Rory McIlroy wins the Deutsche Bank Championship for the second time in his career, two shots above overnight leader Paul Casey.
9 years ago
Darren Clarke names Lee Westwood as one of Europe's three Ryder Cup wildcards
Martin Kaymer, Lee Westwood and Thomas Pieters are selected as Europe's wildcards for next month's Ryder Cup.
9 years ago
