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'I'm obsessed with it' - Dornan on his love of golf
Jamie Dornan has been speaking to BBC Sport NI's Stephen Watson at Royal Portrush on his love of golf, being a member at the famous course and Rory McIlroy.
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3 days ago
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Irwin aiming to be back in BSB action in August
British Superbike rider Glenn Irwin is targeting a return to the track in August after indicating that his recovery from injuries sustained in a crash at Snetterton in June is progressing ahead of suffered fractures to his hip socket and pelvis as a result of the incident and had surgery on his sacrum (pelvic region) as part of his 35-year-old crashed during a free practice session at the third round of the series, having finished on the podium in four of the first five races of the 2025 sat out the last round of the BSB championship at Knockhill in early July and will also miss next weekend's meeting at Brands record 11-time North West 200 Superbike winner says he will most likely return for the Cadwell Park races un Lincolnshire on 23-25 August but could be back in action earlier than that at the Thruxton round in Hampshire on 8-10 August."Originally I feared that my season was done. Now I'm thinking, come back, then target a podium after that and target a win before the season is out," Irwin told BBC Sport NI's Stephen Watson."Realistically I should be doing the last four or five meetings, which would be starting from Cadwell, but with how things are going and the speed of recovery I wouldn't rule out an earlier return."Thruxton is maybe a good one to come back for. It's quite a relaxed track to ride at but whatever one we do come back for it will be because we are medically fit, not just taking chances." The Hager PBM Ducati rider revealed that the outcome of the crash could have been worse."I made a mistake, ran a little bit wide on the left-hander before Turn Nine and that resulted in a huge high-side."I always look at the positive picture. My brother Andrew missed me by two inches, which would obviously have been a very different outcome."I fractured my sacrum into multiple pieces and fractured my right hip socket but I'm good. I had surgery three weeks ago on Thursday."The Northern Ireland rider explained that his medical team were content with the better-then-expected pace of his recovery."I was meant to be six weeks non-weight bearing but we're already ahead of the game. I had a review in the Royal [Victoria Hospital in Belfast] and as bike riders we're always looking to 'jump the gun'."This time the doctors were saying, 'you can walk with your crutches now, you can cycle, you can swim' so now you get a picture of a return."I'm already back in the gym and that's been a huge step, so back training. The progress has been huge and I'm excited now as I see a goal in front of me."
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4 days ago
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'Frustrated' McKibbin set for early Open exit
Northern Ireland's Tom McKibbin said he was frustrated with "silly mistakes" as looks set to miss the cut at the Open. After an opening round of one over at Royal Portrush, McKibbin birdied the opening hole on Friday but bogeyed the eighth, 11th and 14th to move to four over. A birdie on the 15th gave him hope of making the cut, which had fluctuated between one and two over par, but three closing pars left him on three over for the tournament. "It's been a frustrating last two days. I've played some really nice golf," McKibbin told BBC Sport NI. "I think it's the best I've played in the four majors I've played in. There was just a few silly mistakes." McKibbin, 22, said he made a "silly mistake" on the eighth hole when he overshot the green and his round never really recovered from that mistake. "It's very frustrating with the way I think I've been playing. I birdied the first and made some really nice chances, and to drop those shots that I didn't think were too poor of a shot, they were more of a mistake, that's what more frustrating than anything. "It was a great week, the whole way through with the crowds and everything but it wasn't meant to be."
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4 days ago
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'Frustrated' McKibbin set for early Open exit
Northern Ireland's Tom McKibbin said he was frustrated with "silly mistakes" as looks set to miss the cut at the an opening round of one over at Royal Portrush, McKibbin birdied the opening hole on Friday but bogeyed the eighth, 11th and 14th to move to four over. A birdie on the 15th gave him hope of making the cut, which had fluctuated between one and two over par, but three closing pars left him on three over for the tournament."It's been a frustrating last two days. I've played some really nice golf," McKibbin told BBC Sport NI."I think it's the best I've played in the four majors I've played in. There was just a few silly mistakes."McKibbin, 22, said he made a "silly mistake" on the eighth hole when he overshot the green and his round never really recovered from that mistake. "It's very frustrating with the way I think I've been playing. I birdied the first and made some really nice chances, and to drop those shots that I didn't think were too poor of a shot, they were more of a mistake, that's what more frustrating than anything. "It was a great week, the whole way through with the crowds and everything but it wasn't meant to be."
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4 days ago
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'You wouldn't think I was a member here'
Darren Clarke has joked that you would not think he was a member at Royal Portrush after an opening round of 75 at the Open. The 2011 Open winner struggled with one birdie and six bogeys in his opening 16 holes. However, the 56-year chipped in from the rough on the 17th to collect a shot back and his aim is to make the cut for the weekend. "Four over par wasn't what I was hoping for," Clarke told BBC Sport NI. "In my practice I was hitting the ball nicely, putting nicely and doing everything well. "But that's golf, today it didn't quite happen." Clarke admits his performance on the front nine was littered with "stupid mistakes" that left him questioning 'what am I doing?'. "On the front nine I hit shots that wouldn't make you think I was a member here," he added. "But the chip in on 17 was a huge bonus and it was nice to do something good and positive for the day. I just need to play well tomorrow."
