The Open Day 3: Rory McIlroy finishes with a 66, Scottie Scheffler leads by four – As it happened
Follow all the action on day three of the Major championship
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‘We’re now in the golden years of Portrush’: Why golf’s Open has the town smiling all over again
The world’s oldest golfing tournament is bringing a feel-good factor as well as 270,000 spectators from across the globe
The Open Day 2 - as it happened: Shane Lowry hit with 2-shot penalty as Scottie Scheffler takes the lead
Lowry drops back to even par after officials deemed his ball to have moved during a practice swing
The Open Day One as it happened: Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry finish three shots behind the leaders
Haotong Li and Jacob Skov Olesen hold the early clubhouse lead
The Open timings ‘adjusted’ to accommodate Portrush Sons of Ulster event
Loyalist bands expected to attend parade from 8.30pm on Saturday
Darren Clarke: ‘Rory winning the Masters was like watching one of my boys win. I was that emotional’
2011 Open champion is looking to right the wrongs of 2019, when he triple bogeyed the 18th at Portrush to miss cut
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Shane Lowry: ‘If I win another one, I’ll celebrate twice as much’
Irishman explains the emotion of winning the Open at Portrush in 2019, the relief from getting over the line, and plans to add to his solitary major
St Andrews to stage Open Championship in 2027
Golf’s oldest major will be played on the Old Course for the first time since 2022
Tiger Woods will not compete at Hero World Challenge
Woods has not played since the British Open, more than four months ago, and underwent back surgery in September
Leona Maguire makes British Open halfway cut as Nelly Korda storms to three-shot lead
Stephanie Meadow and Lauren Walsh both failed to make the cut after the opening two rounds
Financial and political backing behind push to bring The Open to Portmarnock
Golf’s oldest major has never been held outside the United Kingdom
Tom McKibbin ticks Major boxes as he focuses on PGA Tour dreams
Young Belfast pro Tom McKibbin remains in prime position to seal a card to play stateside next year
Five things we learned from the Open: Shane Lowry struggles to keep emotions in check
Shane Lowry takes flak as brutal links test at Royal Troon taxes patience of world’s best players
The Open third round as it happened: Shane Lowry drops out of the lead
Offaly man shoots 77 on rainy, windy day in Troon as Billy Horschel leads
Shane Lowry fails to handle ‘brutal’ Troon as he slips out of the Open lead with 77
On a wickedly wet and miserable day in Scotland, Offaly man finishes round three behind Billy Horschel
Rory McIlroy: ‘I’m looking forward to cheering Shane Lowry on this weekend’
A missed cut for the Holywood man after failed to manage a windswept Royal Troon as his Major drough continues
Shane Lowry two shots clear at Open as he refuses to be deterred by windy Troon
Offaly man bounces back from double bogey on the 11th hole for strong finish and clubhouse lead
Open diary: Pádraig Harrington credits physio for longevity as he makes another Major cut
Scottie Scheffler’s caddie Ted Scott battles with food poisoning
Open diary: Tiger Woods likely to put his hat in the ring to be Ryder Cup captain at Adare Manor
Jon Rahm’s confusion with the Scottish accent; Troon accommodation prices skyrocket
Rory McIlroy finally catches up with Tiger Woods’s US Open message of support
World number two admits he changed his phone number in the aftermath of his Pinehurst final round collapse
Shane Lowry trying to stay calm but the competitive juices of a Major are flowing
The Open preview: Offaly golfer is happy at where his game is and feels he has turned a corner on the greens
The Open 2024: Tee times, TV details, weather forecast, players to watch
Everything you need to know about the final golf Major of the year
The Open tee times: Rory McIlroy to play with Max Homa and Tyrrell Hatton
Shane Lowry will play with Cameron Smith and Matt Fitzpatrick for the first two rounds
Brian Harman hoping to bring his ‘A’ game for Open title defence
American Brian Harman looking forward to defending the Claret Jug at Royal Troon
The Open winner’s prize rises again but R&A warns it cannot continue at same rate
Year-on-year increase at the four Majors has been fuelled by increases on the PGA Tour
Rory McIlroy: ‘I would be unbelievably proud to get any medal in Paris’
World number two talks of pride in playing for Ireland, texts from Michael Jordan and the pain of missing out on Majors
World’s best facing a traditional tricky test in Open at Royal Troon
Royal Troon has stood the test of time but, like all links, will require the protection of the wind to provide a fitting test for the globe’s elite golfers at the British Open
Galway amateur Liam Nolan qualifies for the Open Championship in Troon
Graeme McDowell and Sergio Garcia fail to make Major as events take place across four qualifying sites
Mark Darbon leaves Northampton Saints to become new R&A chief
Arnold Palmer Cup comes to Lahinch; several Irish golfers take on Open qualifying
Marcel Siem defeats Tom McKibbin in playoff to win Italian Open
McKibbin had carded 65 and earns Open invite but back-to-back birdies earn Siem a sixth European title
Padraig Harrington: Five best moments of a hall of fame career
From World Cup success with Paul McGinley to back-to-back opens and a US PGA crown - relive Harrington’s best moments
One glorious shot: Pádraig Harrington’s defining moment on the road to golf’s Hall of Fame
With disaster staring him in the face at Carnoustie in 2007, Pádraig Harrington showed the mental resilience which secured a Major breakthrough
R&A in talks to fund Saudi golf schemes as kingdom’s acceptance grows
The Saudi PIF could use the Open to increase its golf footprint
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