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Irish Examiner
a day ago
- Irish Examiner
Scheffler and McIlroy paired again at Tour Championship
The top two players in the world will play at least one more round together this PGA Tour season, as Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy will make up the final pair of the first round of the Tour Championship. Scheffler and McIlroy finished 1-2 in the FedEx Cup standings following Scheffler's victory at the BMW Championship on Sunday. The Texan and Northern Irishman also played together on Thursday and Friday at the BMW. The Tour Championship had used a staggered start based on "starting strokes" since 2019, in which No. 1 in the season-long standings would begin the tournament at 10 under par, No. 2 would be 8 under and so on. That was eliminated this year - all 30 players in the field will begin at even par, and the top player after 72 holes will win both the tournament and the FedEx Cup. Despite that change, the PGA Tour opted to pair golfers up for the first round based on the points standings. Scheffler and McIlroy will tee off at 7pm on Thursday at East Lake Golf Club, with Scheffler vying to win back-to-back FedEx Cups and McIlroy aiming for the fourth of his career. Just before them are another duo that's seen plenty of one another this summer. U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun and Englishman Justin Rose are 3-4 in the points standings and will tee off together at 6:49 p.m. Spaun and Rose went to a playoff at the FedEx St. Jude Championship two weeks ago, with Rose winning on the third hole. Then they were paired together to start the BMW. Other notable pairings are No. 5 Tommy Fleetwood of England and No. 6 Ben Griffin; Harris English and Justin Thomas; Cameron Young and Sweden's Ludvig Aberg; Collin Morikawa and Norway's Viktor Hovland; and Hideki Matsuyama of Japan and Offaly's Shane Lowry. Tour Championships Tee Times 4.16pm: Chris Gotterup, Akshay Bhatia 4.27pm: Jacob Bridgeman, Sungjae Im 4.38pm: Nick Taylor, Harry Hall 4.49pm: Hideki Matsuyama, Shane Lowry 5.00pm: Collin Morikawa, Viktor Hovland 5.16pm: Corey Conners, Patrick Cantley 5.27pm: Sam Burns, Brian Harman 5.38pm: Andrew Novak, Keegan Bradley 5.49pm: Cameron Young, Ludvig Aberg 6.00pm: Harris English, Justin Thomas 6.16pm: Robert MacIntrye, Maverick McNealy 6.27pm: Russell Henley, Sepp Strake 6.38pm: Tommy Fleetwood, Ben Griffin 6.49pm: JJ Spaun, Justin Rose 7.00pm: Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy
The Irish Sun
a day ago
- The Irish Sun
Shane Lowry clings to Ryder Cup spot as Rasmus Hojgaard circles with ZERO points on offer at Tour Championship
The Irish ace is under huge pressure with Dane needing top-30 at The Belfry to steal automatic place as there's ZERO qualification points on off at the Tour Championship LOW NO Shane Lowry clings to Ryder Cup spot as Rasmus Hojgaard circles with ZERO points on offer at Tour Championship SHANE LOWRY snatched back his automatic sixth place in the European Ryde Cup standings last weekend - just. The Offaly star regained the final automatic qualifying spot on the ladder after after finishing T23 from the 48-man field at the BMW Championship. 2 Shane Lowry 's automatic Ryder Cup place is out of his control as there's no points for offer at the Tour Championship 2 Rasmus Hojgaard of Denmark could leapfrog Lowry and Straka to snatch the final place with a good showing at the British Masters Matters helped the 2019 Open champ as pal Sepp Straka was forced to withdraw before the start of the BMW Championship due to personal reasons. The Austrian was sixth on the table heading into last week's penultimate event in the FedEX Cup Playoffs but earned zero points as the Irishman leapfrogged him. But on the European side, the race could be decided in the UK this week – and Lowry's place is hanging by a thread as Denmark's Rasmus Hojgaard is aiming to pounce. This week's Betfred British Masters at The Belfry is the final chance for players to grab points towards Luke Donald's team. Unlike previous editions, there is now just one qualification list for Europe, adding extra drama to the final week. After last week's BMW Championship, Bob MacIntyre and Tyrrell Hatton joined Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Rose as confirmed qualifiers. That leaves just one automatic spot that's left up for grabs. Lowry, who sits sixth – along with Sepp Straka in seventh – CAN NOT add points at this week's Tour Championship in Atlanta. That opens the door for Rasmus Hojgaard, who is in the British Masters field is just a tiny 14 points behind Lowry. The maths is realtively straightforward - a tie for 29th or better at The Belfry will see Hojgaard leapfrog both Lowry and Straka to snatch the final automatic ticket to Bethpage Black in New York. Irish golf ace will 'stick to the day job' after being treated to 'best seat in the house for our landing into Toronto' The Dane, whose twin brother Nicolai played at Marco Simone in 2023, finished runner-up on home soil last week at the Danish Golf Championship. He also posted top-20 finishes at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic and The Open earlier this year, and has fond memories of The Belfry after finishing third there in 2024. While Lowry could still be bumped, he'd be expected to earn a captain's pick from Luke Donald alongside Straka. The top six players in the rankings after the Betfred British Masters, hosted by Nick Faldo on Sunday, 24 August, will secure automatic qualification, with three spots already locked in. Captain Luke Donald will then confirm his six wildcard selections for the Ryder Cup during the week beginning Monday, 1 September. But the intrigue of a potential Hojgaard brothers pairing at Bethpage has added another layer of spice to Ryder Cup week after the pair's fine showing together at this year's Zurich Clssic team event - where they finished T2.
Irish Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Irish Daily Mirror
Westmeath GAA name double All-Ireland winner in high profile backroom team
Westmeath hurlers have named a backroom team full of big hitters as they gear up for the 2026 season. Among new boss Kevin O'Brien's recruits are Clare double All-Ireland winner Ollie Baker, the former Offaly manager whose sons are involved with Westmeath footballers. Baker's sons Senan and Tadhg, who play with the Caulry club, were both in the senior panel this year Also in O'Brien's backroom team is Damien Coleman, who will be Head Coach and former county star Brendan Murtagh, who is named as a selector. Coleman has worked as a GAA Games Manager with Galway and Connacht, while he has coached extensively in his native Portumna. Making up the ticket are Niall Stack (psychologist), Darren Giles (Player Wellbeing), Barry Whelan (statistics) and Alan Kenna (Pitch Coordinator). Further additions to the backroom team are anticipated. Westmeath didn't make this year's Joe McDonagh Cup Final and will be back in the competition in 2026.
