West Waterford's Gary Hurley took another giant step towards winning his DP World Tour card when he carded a six-under 65 in the fourth round at the Qualifying School Final Stage in Spain to remain in solo sixth place in the race to finish in the top 25 and ties.

Kinsale’s John Murphy and West Waterford’s Gary Hurley overcame winds gusting to 20 mph to break par on the opening day of the 90-hole DP World Tour Qualifying School Final Stage in Spain.

Major winners Darren Clarke, Patrick Reed and Scottie Scheffler confessed their golfing problems were put very much in perspective by this week's school shooting massacre in Texas.

RORY MCILROY’s indifferent wedge play left him playing catch up again as the weather-delayed Players Championship headed for at least a Monday finish at TPC Sawgrass.

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

Pádraig Harrington admits he needs “a fabulous weekend” to contend for the DP World Tour’s Ras al Khaimah Championship after he found his putting touch but lost his long game on day two.

Shane Lowry got top marks on his "first day back at school" but Rory McIlroy has work to do to make the grade in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship at Yas Links.

Leona Maguire dug deep and birdied two of her last four holes to remain in the hunt for her maiden LPGA Tour victory at the Pelican Women's Championship in Florida.

Clandeboye’s Jonathan Caldwell carded a level-par 71 to defending champion Bernd Wiesberger by seven strokes in the Made in HimmerLand in Denmark.

Royal Dublin’s Niall Kearney overcame a slow start to open with a four-under 66 in his first start since December in the Gran Canaria Lopesan Open.

It was a Friday to forget for the Irish as Cormac Sharvin, Jonathan Caldwell and Gavin Moynihan missed the cut in the Magical Kenya Open presented by Johnnie Walker.

Jonathan Caldwell remained on track for another top 10 finish in the Italian Open at Chervò Golf Club in Brescia.

Clandeboye’s Jonathan Caldwell believes the best is yet to come as he continued his hot run of form with the putter to open with a super 67 at the Italian Open in Brescia.

Whitehead’s John Ross Galbraith carded a two-under 70 to win the Flogas Irish Scratch Series outing on the Ryder Cup course, Palmer North, at The K Club.