The Open Day 3: Rory McIlroy press conference
Scottie Scheffler insists he was unaware of Rory McIlroy's charge as he took command of The Open at Portrush
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The Irish Sun
8 hours ago
- The Irish Sun
‘I want to be adopted by Peter & Jess O'Mahony' jokes Shane Lowry's wife after fun family trip to Cork
WENDY Lowry joked "I want to be adopted by the O'Mahonys" after being given the guided tour of Cork by Peter and Jessica. Advertisement 7 Wendy, right, joked 'I want to be adopted by the O'Mahonys' Credit: @wendyirislowry 7 She and Jessica soaked up the sunny conditions at Barley Cove Credit: @wendyirislowry 7 Jess quipped Peter was showing Shane how to fold a towel here Credit: @jeskaomahony 7 Shane later savoured his first-ever pint of Murphy's stout Credit: @jeskaomahony Both couples were joined on the beach day by their children with it looking like a hectic if happy scene from start to finish. The Lowry clan had initially visited the Rebel County in an effort to unwind after The Open in Portrush where On the Saturday of the year's final major, "I tried to get a protein drink down me after eight holes, and I felt like throwing up all over the place. It's been a tough day and I had a bad finish. Advertisement Read More On Irish Sport 'It was hard to take. Then I woke up at 2.30am with cramps in my stomach. I know we have it in the house. "Ivy had it a couple of days ago. Wendy had it yesterday. Me and Iris have it today. It will be gone by the holidays next week so at least that's a plus. 'Honestly, every bathroom I went in and tried to throw up, I couldn't. It's just such a bad feeling. It's just really bad timing obviously.' The Offaly native did still manage to close out his tournament well, however, carding a slick rather than sick round of 66 on Sunday. Advertisement Most read in Rugby Union Exclusive He acknowledged: "Obviously I would have liked to do better this week, there's no doubt about that. 'Not just a golfer' - Shane Lowry reveals hidden talent as he wows daughter during scenic family getaway "But it is what it it. I tried my best, I gave it everything I could and it wasn't to be. "For me now the next two months, obviously the play-offs are huge, but my focus and my work will be getting out of bed every morning to prepare for hopefully going to Bethpage and winning that Ryder Cup. Advertisement "I think it's a big thing for us Europeans and it's a big thing for me. major season is over now so everything turns towards the Ryder Cup." And in between his time in Antrim and Cork, he also 7 The Lowrys have two daughters while the O'Mahonys have one daughter and two sons Credit: @jeskaomahony 7 But they were essentially all one big happy family on this occasion Credit: @jeskaomahony Advertisement 7 Ralph O'Mahony amid a typically stunning Barley Cove backdrop Credit: @jeskaomahony That possibility has been touted for some time with tournament organisers admitting at Royal Portrush that they are in the process of conducting feasibility studies around the idea. Lowry said of it: "As regards Portmarnock - I've heard they're talking about it - I've heard it might go there. It would be amazing. "It's 30 minutes from my house, I would be able to stay at home and play in an Open - and I think it's one of the best golf courses in the world. Advertisement "I think it's good enough to host and Open, and hopefully it will soon." Last year three-time major winner
Irish Examiner
10 hours ago
- Irish Examiner
The K Club to host Women's Irish Open in 2026
Next year's KPMG Women's Irish Open is set to move across Kildare to The K Club, and also from early July to late August, organisers of the Ladies European Tour announced on Friday. The move to the club Leona Maguire represents comes after a successful two-year stand at Carton House, and before that a similar spell at Co. Clare's Dromoland Castle following the event's return to the LET schedule in 2022 after a 10-year hiatus. The K Club is set to host this year's Amgen Irish Open on the men's DP World Tour this September, playing the Palmer North Course which staged the 2006 Ryder Cup and Rory McIlroy's 2016 victory in his national Open, while the KPMG Women's Irish Open will be played on the property's Palmer South Course, which hosted three European Opens following its opening in 2003. Significantly, the move to August 27-30, 2026 places the LET's Ireland stop just two weeks out from next year's Solheim Cup, when Europe plays host to the USA in the Netherlands from September 7-13. The K Club director MJ Fetherston said: 'We are delighted to announce the KPMG Women's Irish Open is coming to The K Club in 2026. This is a tournament we want to support and elevate. 'There is so much brilliant talent in women's golf. We have been supporting Leona Maguire for the past few years and this is a terrific development on that. "The Palmer South course has been given a lot of love and energy over the past few years. We are excited to bring tournament golf back to this challenging course. Our family and the whole team at the resort want to make this the best Women's Irish Open yet.'
Irish Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Irish Daily Mirror
Donald Trump's Doonbeg linked with hosting Amgen Irish Open in 2026
DP World Tour organisers insist that they are still looking at several venues with a view to hosting next year's Amgen Irish Open but Donald Trump's Doonbeg could be in line to do so. It was previously speculated that The Island in Dublin, Druids Glen in Wicklow and County Sligo GC were in the running. However, according to one report Trump's course in Clare is now close to being announced as the venue. The K Club is hosting this year's Amgen Irish Open in the first week of September, with Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry spearheading the list of hopefuls competing, and will also do so in 2027. If Doonbeg is awarded the national Open it will come just a week after the Walker Cup takes place at nearby Lahinch. Meanwhile, Leona Maguire has continued the good form she produced at the Evian Championship by taking a share of the first round lead at the ISPS HANDA Scottish Women's Open. Maguire, who conjured a hole in one during the first round of the major in France, holed out on her first hole, the 10th, for an eagle two. Leona Maguire prepares to play her second shot on the 12th hole with her caddie Phil 'Wobbly' Morbey during the first round of the ISPS HANDA Women's Scottish Open 2025 (Image:) The Cavan star went around Dundonald Links in 67 as she paired up with veteran caddie Phil Morbey for the first time to join newly-crowned Irish Open winner Lottie Woad - who turned pro this week - Rio Takeda and Nuria Iturrioz. Maguire will hope to continue her good form with next week's AIG Women's Open at Royal Porthcawl to come. Elsewhere, Tom McKibbin says he would relish playing The Open at Portmarnock if the R&A can greenlight a major being played in the Republic of Ireland for the first time. McKibbin was taken aback by the level of support he and the other Irish golfers received at Portrush last week. Tom Mckibbin of Northern Ireland tees off on day one of The 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club (Image: Stuart Franklin/R&A/R&A via Getty Images) The 22-year-old played alongside Padraig Harrington for the first two days but McKibbin missed the cut and thus the weekend action, but saw enough of the reception Rory McIlroy in particular received to realise he was part of a special week in Northern Ireland. "I didn't see the stuff on Sunday," he said. "I obviously saw it the first couple days. On the Friday, I think he was finishing up when we were on the 12th or 13th, so you could obviously see them from very far away, and the crowds were incredible last week. "It was something I hadn't seen before, and it was really good, the support that they showed everyone. I think Portmarnock is a great links course, probably one of the best in the country, and it's a very special place, a special golf club with a lot of history. It's a very pure form of golf. "The Open there would be pretty cool, and to have two Open venues on the island would be pretty cool." Get the latest sports headlines straight to your inbox by signing up for free email alerts.
