Conor Purcell couldn’t capitalise on an opening eagle and watched his hopes of topping the Challenge Tour rankings  evaporate in the Rolex Grand Final in Mallorca.

Portmarnock’s Conor Purcell edged out Royal Dublin’s Niall Kearney on a countback as three-time Major winner and society President Padraig Harrington finished three shots back in the second Hilary Links Golf Society outing of the season at The Island.

Hollywood teenager Tom McKibbin credited his fighting spirit and consistency as key after he closed with a six-under 66 to become the youngest Irish player since Rory McIlroy to clinch his DP World Tour card at the Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final.

Gary Hurley, Conor O’Rourke and Cormac Sharvin are inside the qualifying mark at halfway in the Second Stage of the DP World Tour Q-School in Spain.

Ardglass’ Cormac Sharvin came back from a nightmare start to keep alive his hopes of winning back his DP World Tour card at the Second Stage of Q-School in Spain.

Twelve Irishman will continue their quest for DP World Tour cards in the Second Stage of the Q-School at four Spanish venues on Thursday.

LIV Golf players will not receive world ranking points for their next two events after failing to give the Official World Golf Ranking enough time to study their new strategic alliance with the MENA Tour.

Leona Maguire needs a round in the mid-sixties to revive her hopes of a home victory after a three-over 75 left her ten shots off the pace in the KPMG Women’s Irish Open.

Jonny Caldwell shot a two-under 69 to lead the Irish challenge in the Cazoo Open de France at Le Golf National.

Rory McIlroy produced a fast finish to take a one-shot lead over US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick into the weekend at the DS Automobiles Italian Open.

Big guns Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry have dominated the winner’s enclosure for Irish golf over the past 10 years but Niall Kearney and Challenge Tour stars Conor Purcell and John Murphy are looking to make their mark this weekend.

Séamus Power made no excuses after a 77 dashed his Horizon Irish Open chances, but he could consider himself unfortunate after a medical emergency in the gallery caused a delay and left him on the clock for the rest of the day.

Niall Kearney is looking to finish the BMW International Open on a high ahead of next week's Horizon Irish Open as Derry's Ruaidhri McGee takes a share of the lead into the final round at the Challenge Tour's Blot Open de Bretagne.

Rory McIlroy and Leona Maguire know it’s all about avoiding mistakes but they also showed they have the guts to go for glory as they produced two stunning fairway woods to keep their victory hopes alive in the US.

Niall Kearney knows a maiden DOP World Tour win would be "massive" for his career after carding a two-under 69 to go into the final round of the Soudal Open just three shots off the lead.

SHANE LOWRY sported some ugly trousers but looked sharp with partner Ian Poulter as they moved into contention for the $8.3 million Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

Seamus Power was bitterly disappointed to fall in the quarter-finals but determined to draw all the positives from his incredible debut in the WGC Dell Technologies Championship and his forthcoming Masters debut.

Royal Dublin’s Niall Kearney birdied three of his last five holes to open with a two-under 70 in the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters.

Scotland’s Ewen Ferguson opened up a four-shot lead heading into the final round of the Magical Kenya Open at Muthaiga Golf Club.

Niall Kearney leads the Irish in the Magical Kenya Open at Muthaiga, nine shots behind India's Shubhankar Sharma.

Holywood's Tom McKibbin showed his like for South Africa when he continued his fine form and opened with a five-under 65 at Mount Edgecombe Country Club in the Challenge Tour's Jonsson Workwear Open in Durban.

Paul Dunne opened with his best round in nine months to scorch into contention in the Challenge Tour's Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open.