Matt Fitzpatrick laughed off the suggestion that the pro-American crowd cost him The Players after he lost out to Cameron Young on the 72nd hole at TPC Sawgrass.

Rory McIlroy brilliantly birdied his final hole to dip inside the cut line at The Players.

Rory McIlroy felt some “discomfort” as he opened with a 74 but the real pain was for Shane Lowry as he made a disastrous quadruple bogey eight at the last to shoot 76 at The Players.

Shane Lowry was blown away by messages from well-wishers after his Cognizant Classic disaster and admitted a comment from his eldest daughter really cheered him up.

Rory McIlroy has told Shane Lowry to forget about his Cognizant Classic meltdown and reminded him that he can still have the best year of his career.

Shane Lowry was “extremely disappointed” to blow the Cognizant Classic with back-to-back double bogeys.

Shane Lowry double bogeyed the 16th and 17th to hand the Cognizant Classic to Colombia’s Nico Echavarria.

Shane Lowry produced another exhibition of clinical iron-play but a lukewarm putter left him eight shots behind Austin Smotherman in the Cognizant Classic at the Palm Beaches in Florida.

Shane Lowry is a homebird at heart, but he admits the Cognizant Classic at the Palm Beaches is the next best thing to Ireland as he looks to end his three-and-a-half-year victory drought this week.

Rory McIlroy admitted he needs a fast start to put pressure on Jacob Bridgeman after falling six shots behind the runaway leader at the Genesis Invitational.

Rory McIlroy feels good about his chances of breaking his duck in Tiger Woods’ Genesis Invitational if he can avoid the big numbers that dashed his title defence at Pebble Beach.

Rory McIlroy left Pebble Beach with his tail up but knows he has to cut out “the big numbers” if he's to break his duck at Tiger Woods’ Genesis Invitational this week.

Rory McIlroy hopes to shake off the rust soon and build for his Masters defence after he recorded his worst finish for 17 years to finish 12 shots behind an imperious Patrick Reed in the Hero Dubai Desert Classic.

Hopes of an Irish victory evaporated in the desert air as Patrick Reed extended his lead to four strokes heading into the final round of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic.

Rory McIlroy will need to find his A-game at the weekend if he’s to win his fifth Hero Dubai Desert Classic.

Tyrrell Hatton denied there was any tension with an out-of-sorts Rory McIlroy in the first round of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic.

Shane Lowry overcame a slow start and made three birdies in his last 12 holes to grind out a one-under 70 and keep his victory hopes alive in the Dubai Invitational.

Seamus Power spectacularly eagled the 18th to make the weekend with a shot to spare in the Sony Open in Hawaii.

Shane Lowry had to tap into his artistic side to overcome strong winds and grab a share of the halfway lead in the Dubai Invitational.