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Carnoustie, Scotland …. Triple Major winning Padraig Harrington has declared his interest to become 2020 European Ryder Cup Captain declaring it to be too ‘risky’ if he waited for 2026 at Adare Manor in Ireland. Harrington, 46 has competed is six European Ryder Cup teams while he’s been a vice-captain under fellow Irishman Paul McGinley in 2014 and two years later at Hazeltine under Darren Clarke. As well, Harrington is strongly expected to be named later next month by current ...

Old Course, St. Andrews … Italy’s Costantino Rocca returned to the Old Course at St. Andrews 23-years on to attempt to hole the miracle 65-foot putt he sank to force a play-off in the 1995 Open Championship. Rocca needed a par at the last in the 124th Open to tie American John Daly and then after hitting his second short he proceeded to ‘duff’ his chip shot that landed short on the green in the ‘Valley of Sin’, a grassy depression the guards the left front of the ...

Alex Levy edged closer to qualifying automatically for this year’s European Ryder Cup team on his own home soil by holding his never to win a fifth European Tour title at the Trophée Hassan II. The Frenchman entered the final day at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam one shot off the lead but hit the front on the third and never looked back, signing for a 70 and finishing the week at eight under. That gave him a one-shot victory over Spaniard Alvaro Quiros, who had a birdie-birdie finish to leapfrog ...

Adare Manor,  Limerick …. Rory McIlroy is naturally excited at the prospect of Adare Manor hosting the 2026 Ryder Cup. McIlroy joined Irish golfing greats Padraig Harrington, Paul McGinley and Shane Lowry yesterday (FR) in the grand re-opening of the Adare Manor course near Limerick. The course has been closed since early 2016 as renowned course designer Tom Fazio steered the multi-million Euro complete revamping of  the course that last played host to the 2007 and 2008 Irish Open. McIlroy ...

Adare Manor …. European Tour CEO Keith Pelley has sought to dispel rumours there is doubt over the staging of the 2022 Ryder Cup in Rome. It has been rumoured the Italian Government is struggling to raise funds for the staging of a Ryder Cup for what will be the second straight staging of the biennial event on the Continent. Pelley, however, has poured cold water on the suggestion while visiting the opening ceremony Friday of the revamped Adare Manor course near Limerick in Ireland. “I’m ...

Adare Manor, Ireland …. Rory McIlroy brushed off any Masters meltdown hangover declaring he’s confident of winning a fifth Major later this year. McIlroy returned to the golfing spotlight yesterday (FRID) when he joined fellow Irish golfing greats Padraig Harrington, Paul McGinley and Shane Lowry in the official opening of the revamped Adare Manor course in Co. Limerick. McIlroy teamed with McGinley to tackle Harrington and Lowry in a Euro 500,000 event were the winning team donated Euro ...

Adare Manor, Ireland  … Rory McIlroy reckons time remains on his side to win the Masters. McIlroy has returned to the golfing spotlight today at Adare Manor and for a first occasion since finishing six shots behind American Patrick Reed at Augusta National. Much has since been writtend about McIlroy’s poor drive off the opening hole on the final day and also his missed eagle putt at the second but McIlroy admits, and now after four attempts in striving to win the Grand Slam, he will ...