Rory McIlroy: The R&A ‘seriously’ looking at hosting the Open in Ireland
‘Having a course that’s so close to a major city; having a great golf course, I think it would be amazing,’ the world No 2 said

‘Having a course that’s so close to a major city; having a great golf course, I think it would be amazing,’ the world No 2 said
With the balance of power in Rome more finely poised than ever, Donald can ill afford to be taking anybody along for the jollity and japes
Luke Donald, Ryder Cup captain, and Justin Rose, the 23-year-old Swede's team-mate in Rome, have been blown away by his prodigious skill
Five-time major winner will have to rely on a captain's pick after falling out of the automatic qualifying places
Telegraph columnist, and former world number one, knows all about players being underestimated
McIlroy has discussed the trip with Europe captain Luke Donald who trusts the 34-year-old to behave himself
Meronk ranked fifth in the European points list and won the Italian Open at the course hosting this year's Ryder Cup
Captain Luke Donald has faced criticism for overlooking Italian Open champion Adrian Meronk in favour of Lowry
After joking about European Ryder Cup captain, Fleetwood said his friend is a ‘legend’ and will do an ‘amazing’ job in Rome later this month
The world No 3 did not play in the RCB Heritage the week after missing the cut at The Masters
Golf is in a holding pattern with Tiger Woods, with frequent injuries and visible agony raising the question of why he bothers carrying on
The world No 1 claimed a four-shot victory at the Masters on Sunday and is hoping for a 'jacket double' as he features in the PGA Tour event
'I think that’s just the nature of playing professional golf,' the American said in response
No talk of PGA-LIV merger clearly got Northern Irishman in right frame of mind, all he needs now is for the putter to get hot
It offers no comfort to McIlroy that his score of 271 was the lowest at any US Open by a player who did not win
The 20-year-old finished as the leading amateur at the US Open but his impressive round was marred by a bizarre event on the 18th green
‘Having a course that’s so close to a major city; having a great golf course, I think it would be amazing,’ the world No 2 said
The interruption wasn't enough to prevent Lilia Vu from winning her second major of the year
Hull shares the lead with world No 6 Lilia Vu going into the final day
Similarities between Ewing and Harman's Open challenges extend beyond a love of hunting
Everyman American's dream tournament continues as he wows crowds with remarkable ace at Oak Hill
Brooks Koepka won the year's second major, holding off the challenge of Scottie Scheffler and Viktor Hovland
Everything you need to know about the final round of the year's second major