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The prize for leading Irishman at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open goes to local dairy farmer, Billy O’Kane. O’Kane appeared on TV coverage during the third round sitting enjoying a steaming cuppa and as the picture zoomed out, here was the sight of O’Kane as content as could be surrounded by dozens of brown cows on the property that ajoins the Galgorm Castle course. It left Paul McGinley, and who was calling the action for SKY Sports Golf, to react:  “And he’s got a few friends outside ...

An excited Ewen Ferguson has been afforded an invitation into a maiden Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open later this week at the Renaissance club. Ferguson, 24 posted a Dubai Duty Free Irish final round one-under par 71 for a share of 14th place in very cold conditions at Galgorm Castle in Ballymena. American John Catlin, 29 birdied three of his closing four holes in a round of a six-under 64 for a 10-under par and win by two shots under four days of a ‘preferred lie’ ruling. And like ...

John Catlin waited 33 European Tour events to capture a maiden victory title and now like the proverbial No. 272 bus, the American has won a second in his next two events. Catlin, 29 birdied three of his closing four holes in a round of a six-under 64 for a 10-under par and win by two shots under four days of a ‘preferred lie’ ruling. Catlin also became only the third American to capture the Irish Open and a first since 1977 when Hubert Green held off compatriot Ben Crenshaw, who had won the ...

Maverick Antcliff is primed to become only the second Australian-born to capture the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open. Antcliff, 27 will head into the final round of the 65th hosting of Ireland’s premier event in second place at seven-under par and just a shot behind England’s Aaron Rai at the Galgorm Castle course in Ballymena. The 25-year old Rai, and winner of the 2018 Hong Kong Open, and Antcliff were officially tied for the lead when the second round was finally completed mid-morning Saturday ...

The Irish duo of Graeme McDowell and Seamus Power find themselves with the weekend off with each missing the cut as tournament leader Hudson Swafford was stung by a bee on day two of the Corales Puntacana Championship in the Dominican Republic. McDowell and Power went into the second round each posted rounds of two-under par 70s and with the pair also posting 73s to miss the three-under par cut by two shots. McDowell teed-up as defending champion and the Northern Irishman will be bitterly disappointed ...

Glaswegian Ewen Ferguson muscled his way to near the top of the board grabbing four birdies over his closing six holes in a 67 on day two of a weather affected Dubai Duty Free Irish Open. Ferguson, 24 had moved to four-under and into a then share of second but only to drop a shot at the last in very cold and windy conditions on the Galgorm course near Ballymena in Northern Ireland. England’s Aaron Rai, who shared the first-round lead, was in the clubhouse very late in the day still leading by a ...

SKY Sports golfing analyst Paul McGinley has found himself having to defend his on-air comments concerning the downturn in fellow Irishman Rory McIlroy’s form post the lifting of the COVID-19 golfing lockdown. To many, McGinley’s addition to SKY’s golf commentary team has been like an overdue huge breath of fresh air in watching, and often into the early hours of the morning, coverage of the PGA Tour and the US majors. But it seems there’s those out there also are all too quick to take ...