Gonzalo Fernandez Castaño

McDowell refuses to throw in the towel

Graeme McDowell suffered in the showers as he signed for a soggy 71. Shane Lowry might be just four shots off the lead but Graeme McDowell still believes he can mount a weekend charge and come from eight back in the Dunlop Phoenix Tournament in Japan.

McDowell and Lowry on the rise

Graeme McDowell shelters from the heat during the final round of the Barclays Singapore Open. Picture by Eoin Clarke/www.golffile.ieGraeme McDowell and Shane Lowry headed for Japan in positive mood after finishing tied 13th in the Barclays Singapore Open.

Harrington in the hunt

Padraig Harrington salved the wounds of the Kingdom’s All Ireland football championship demise when he produced another of his trademark battling performances to thrill the Kerry galleries and keep the home challenge for the 3 Irish Open on track at blustery Killarney.