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Tiger Woods missed the halfway cut in an Open Championship for only a third time in his career and revealing he has withdrawn from next week’s inaugural WGC – FedEx Championship in Memphis. Woods indicated he was taking time off after posting a Royal Portrush second round 70 for a disappointing seven-over par tally in the 148th staging of golf’s oldest major. The 15-time Major winner got his second day off to a super start with a 30-foot opening hole birdie after being in the left ...

Rory McIlroy broke the screen in woman’s mobile phone in what was a horror start to his much-anticipated opening round of the 148th Open Championship here at Royal Portrush. McIlroy’s opening tee-shot kick from the left rough and OB by about four feet and ending-up probably posting a career first worse opening hole score in signing for a quadrupble-bogey ‘8’. The four-time Major hit 34-year-old Anna McKelvey from Bangor who was wearing a pouch around her waist, and in the ...

Former Open champion David Duval shot the worst round in Open history for 69 years at Royal Portrush on Thursday. Duval, 47 crashed to last place posting a horrible 20-over par 91 and this after having walked from the course leaving R & A officials in total confusion after posting what was first a 13 at the par-5 7th hole but then changed to a 14. Duval was originally credited with a 13 at the 7th but after ending his round in what everyone thought would be a 90 it was later adjusted to a 14. This ...

As revealed @tourmiss Tiger Woods is heading immediately to a back therapist after posting a shock seven-over par 78 on the opening day of the 178th Open Championship. Woods was clearly in some discomfort from the outset given play was slow and whenever there was a delay, Woods was swinging a club continually on the tee to stay ‘loose’. However, there was a shot left the par-5 7th hole that could have been cause for alarm when he grimaced noticeably following his second shot that travelled ...

It had been a wait of a long 68-years but Northern Ireland’s own Darren Clarke delivered the 148th Open Championship a dream start. After being introduced on the first tee at 6.35am Clarke hit the first tee shot in golf’s oldest major. It had been a wait of 68 years and Clarke did not disappoint finding the first fairway and then after a short-iron into the green the now 50-year old holed his birdie putt to be also the first to lead The Open. “Darren can go on and shoot 80 as ...

John Lawler’s rise in Ireland golf club circles continues with the current General Manager at The Island Club in Dublin, to take over from legendary Wilma Erskine as the new Secretary at Royal Portrush. Lalwer has been at The Island Club for three years and having began his career in the golf industry as a management trainee at Carton House, where he worked his way up to the role of Golf Operations Manager after 2 years. Lawler then spent time in two other golf resorts in Ireland as Director ...

Graeme McDowell played a very professional straight drive in avoiding out-of-bounds when quizzed on this Saturday night’s ‘Portrush Sons of Ulster’ march in Portrush. The controversial 3-hour march is set to commence 7pm straight after the third round in this week’s historic, and already very special, 148th Open Championship at Royal Portrush. McDowell was asked by a reporter representing the London Telegraph, and given McDowell grew-up and honed his game at both the Rathmore and Royal ...