Irish hopes of a home winner were dashed by Jamie Donaldson as he claimed his maiden European Tour title with a four-shot victory at the Irish Open on Sunday. Donaldson, who had registered 32 top-10 finishes prior to this tournament, finally became a champion as he shot a six-under-par 66 on the fi...

Keegan Bradley is hoping his brief Irish Open appearance was a fast learning curve ahead of next month’s Open Championship. US PGA champion Keegan Bradley is hoping to use his first taste of links golf as a fast learning curve ahead of his debut in next month's Open Championship. US PGA champion Br...

Jeev Milkha Singh and Gregory Bourdy took the spotlight off the home contingent as they claimed a one shot lead on day one of the Irish Open. A large crowd arrived at Royal Portrush hoping to see the likes of Rory McIlroy, Graeme McDowell, Darren Clarke and Padraig Harrington make a flying start t...

Rory McIlroy is the 6/1 favourite to give Royal Portrush a home winner at this week’s Irish Open. McIlroy is one of a host of Northern Irish competitors taking part at the event, with over 100,000 fans expected to turn out at the Dunluce Links, which hosts this tournament for the first time in 60 y...

The European Tour has rolled into Ireland for this week’s Irish Open, and there is a number of Irishman with their sights set on winning their home open. Rory Mcllroy is the 6/1 favourite to win the Irish Open at Royal Portrush, with fellow Irish major winners Graeme McDowell 8/1, Padraig Harringto...

In-form Graeme McDowell will be hoping to give his home crowd something to cheer at this week’s Irish Open, which gets underway on Thursday. News that organisers had opted to return to Royal Portrush had the Irish contingent from the European Tour buzzing last year and it was inevitable that all th...

Paddy Power have revealed a money back promotion for Thursday’s first round at the Irish Open. Irish golf is on a high at the moment with Rory McIlroy leading the charge, and, appropriately, the world number two is the subject of a first round money back special with bookmaker Paddy Power. If McI...

The European Tour is in Ireland this week and Paddy Power are celebrating by paying six places on the European Tour event. Irish golf is having its most successful period in history with a number of home-grown players eyeing up the prize. Previous US and British Open winners Rory McIlroy, Graeme M...

Darren Clarke is being heavily backed to win the Irish Open, according to bookmaker Ladbrokes. Despite being a 50/1 shot Ladbrokes punters have latched on to the fact that the Ulsterman will be playing on his home course of Royal Portrush and have been backing him left, right, and centre. And one p...