Graeme McDowell has announced that the Irish Open will be returning to Royal Portrush this year, for the first time since 1947.

Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell will go into the final round of the World Cup with a two-stroke lead after posting an eight-under-par 64 in Hainan, China on Saturday.

Ireland's Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell shot a 4-under 68 in the second round on Friday to draw level with Australia at the World Cup.

Omega Mission Hills World Cup Day 1

 

Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell have finished the first day of the Omega Mission Hills World Cup just two shots off the leaders, Australia.

 

Rory McIlroy followed in Graeme McDowell's footsteps last week and left his management team, Andrew "Chubby" Chandler's International Sports Management (ISM), to sign up with Dublin-based Horizon.

Michael Hoey held off stiff competition from countrymen Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell to claim the biggest win of his career at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship on Sunday.

South African Louis Oosthuizen is amongst a four-strong group tied for the lead after the opening round of the Dunhill Links Championship on Thursday.

Leaderboard chairman Paul Gibbons can definitely say he enjoyed the Open championship - especially as he was there!

Ulster’s hottest stars - Rory McIlroy, Graeme McDowell, and Darren Clarke will go head to head tomorrow in Killarney as they vie for the title of Irish Open champion. 

Storms and torrential downpours drenched the course on the second round of the Scottish Open at Castle Links yesterday, as play was suspended on two occasions in the afternoon.