Humility is the mark of a true champion, and if we learned anything from The 154th Open Championship, it’s that golf still has a soul.

Shane Lowry is one of a host of players looking to card “the round of their lives” and chase down Sam Burns for The 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.

Bryson DeChambeau’s presence in the third round of The Open is far from certain after the American reacted angrily to being slapped with a two-shot penalty for inadvertently improving the area of his intended swing on the fifth hole.

Rory McIlroy endured a rollercoaster day on the greens, but he produced a piece of magic at the 18th to scramble a 72 that leaves his Open Championship hopes intact — just — at testing Royal Birkdale.

Rory McIlroy sounded like a man who’d had coaching from Scottie Scheffler when he insisted he’s not chasing golfing mortality but the buzz of the chase.

Scottie Scheffler trumped last year’s existential “what’s the point” press conference at Royal Portrush with a self-deprecating jab at himself.

Irish golf has a special relationship with Royal Birkdale and seven hopefuls looking to make their mark in the history books this week.

Cork amateur David Howard was pinching himself after grabbing a place alongside Irish golfing superstars in The Open at Royal Birkdale.

Joe Long savoured success at Royal Birkdale to win The 125th Amateur Championship.

Kilkenny’s Mark Power confessed he was “gutted” to lose 3&2 to England’s Joe Harvey in the semi-finals fo The 125th Amateur Championship at Royal Birkdale.

Four Irish players advanced to day two of matchplay combat in the Amateur and Women’s Amateur Championships on England’s west coast.

Sixteen Irish golfers will tee it up in The Amateur and Women’s Amateur championships at Royal Birkdale and West Lancashire respectively this week.