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The growing debate as to whether or not Ryder Cup players should be renumerated to represent their respective USA or European teams has taken another step with seven-time European star Rory McIlroy declaring: “I personally would pay for the privilege”. Mcllroy’s comments come after fellow Irishman Shane Lowry and 2014 victorious European captain Paul McGinley spoke of their dislike if American golfers were paid to tee-up next September at Bethpage Park Black See: http://www.golfbytourmiss.com/2024/11/lowry-on-being-payed-to-play-ryder-cup-i-dont-care-whether-i-get-paid-or-not/ McIlroy ...

Shane Lowry’s overwhelming delight in being member of last year’s victorious European Ryder Cup was there for all to see. Indeed, if you had to single out one player in Luke Donald’s side who looked the most proud it would be Lowry as his jubulation never wavered from the time he arrived at the host Marco Simone course in Rome. The Irishman has busted his backside to make his European debut in Padraig Harrington’s 2021 side and with Lowry’s disappointment in losing his ...

Rory McIlroy effortlessly eased his way closer to a sixth Race to Dubai title in posting a five-under-par-67 at the DP World Tour season finale in Dubai. McIlroy capped his round holing a stunning 48-footer for a sixth birdie of his day at the par-3 17th  to join England’s Tyrrell Hatton in the lead at five-under in the $10m event at the Jumeirah Estates resort. Moments earlier McIlroy was spotted sitting atop of a 17th hole tee-marker due to some slow play and casually munching on an energy bar. THIS ...

Seamus Power is as Irish as it comes – he was born in Waterford, his family home is in Waterford, he learnt to play golf at the West Waterford Golf Club, he loves an odd pint of the ‘black stuff’ and he’s as friendly and engaging as any Irishman you’ll meet. In his late teens Power was recruited to play college golf at East Tennessee State University where he won five times including the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship in 2007 and 2010. A year later in 2011 ...

Scottish golfer David Law will be among 20 players who will return tomorrow (Thursday) to the Lakes course at the Infinitum Resort to resume their weather-delayed fifth rounds at Final Qualifying of the DP World Tour (DPWT) at Tarragona in Spain. Play was halted yesterday (Tuesday) at 3.50pm local time due to thunderstorm activity in the area to the south of Barcelona while an hour later the Tour advised play was being called for the day and with an 8.30am Wednesday resumption. However at around ...

Italian Matteo Manessero is now just one tournament away from the real likelihood of securing full PGA Tour membership for the 2025 season. Manassero heads into this week’s season-ending DP World Tour Championship lying fifth among the leading 10 players, otherwise not exempt, who will earn full PGA status. It is the second year running such a reward is on offer to DP World players as we’ve seen this year what can be accomplished with Scot Robert MacIntyre now enjoying the golf world ...

Some seven weeks after leading his LIV Golf ‘Ripper’ side to a $US 14m triumph in Texas and Cam Smith tees-up as the star attraction in the $AUD 800,000 New South Wales Open being played close to Australia’s famed Murray River. It is the second of four straight ‘Down Under’ tournaments for the 2022 Open Championship winning hero and culminating with the ISPS Handa Australian Open in Melbourne. Smith’s first event back home was last fortnight where he finished third ...