Challenge Tour
Challenge Tour, DP World TourBrian KeoghLahinch Golf ClubDP World Tour Qualifying School, Max Kennedy

Pride and agony as Kennedy misses out by one despite sensational closing 64 at Q-School

Max Kennedy said he'd draw on the positives and take time to decide his future after agonisingly missing out on his Tour card despite shooting a sensational seven under 64 in the final round of the DP World Tour Qualifying School in Spain.

Challenge Tour, DP World TourBrian KeoghLahinch Golf ClubDP World Tour Qualifying School, Max Kennedy
Pride and agony as Kennedy misses out by one despite sensational closing 64 at Q-School
Amateur golf, Challenge Tour, DP World TourBrian KeoghDP World Tour Qualifying School, Gary Hurley, Dermot McElroy, Max Kennedy

Just three Irish make Final Stage of Q-School

Irish golf will have just three players at this week’s Final Stage of the DP World Tour Qualifying School after Paul Dunne, Niall Kearney, Liam Nolan, and Jonny Caldwell missed out in a Monday finish in Almeria.

Amateur golf, Challenge Tour, DP World TourBrian KeoghDP World Tour Qualifying School, Gary Hurley, Dermot McElroy, Max Kennedy
Just three Irish make Final Stage of Q-School
Challenge Tour, DP World Tour, Ladies European Tour, LPGABrian KeoghConor Purcell, Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final supported by The R&A, DP World Tour Qualifying School, Mark Power, Max Kennedy, Paul McBride, Cormac Sharvin, Paul Dunne, Niall Kearney, Liam Nolan, Jonny Caldwell, Rowan Lester, David Kitt, Ronan Mullarney, Aramco Team Series Presented By PIF - Riyadh, Lauren Walsh, Toto Japan Classic, Leona, Leona Maguire

Purcell sees Rankings dream evaporate in Mallorca

Conor Purcell couldn’t capitalise on an opening eagle and watched his hopes of topping the Challenge Tour rankings  evaporate in the Rolex Grand Final in Mallorca.

Challenge Tour, DP World Tour, Ladies European Tour, LPGABrian KeoghConor Purcell, Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final supported by The R&A, DP World Tour Qualifying School, Mark Power, Max Kennedy, Paul McBride, Cormac Sharvin, Paul Dunne, Niall Kearney, Liam Nolan, Jonny Caldwell, Rowan Lester, David Kitt, Ronan Mullarney, Aramco Team Series Presented By PIF - Riyadh, Lauren Walsh, Toto Japan Classic, Leona, Leona Maguire
Purcell sees Rankings dream evaporate in Mallorca
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Hurley slips back after closing 10 in Hainan Open

Gary Hurley made a quintuple bogey ten on his final hole to slip six shots behind Finland’s Oliver Lindell heading into the final round of the Challenge Tour’s Hainan Open in China.

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Hurley slips back after closing 10 in Hainan Open
Challenge Tour, DP World Tour, Ladies European TourBrian KeoghClub de Campo Villa de MadridShane Lowry, Angel Hidalgo, DP World Tour, DP World Tour Qualifying School, Jon Rahm, David Puig, Liam Nolan, Mark Power, David Kitt, Max Kennedy, Lauren Walsh, Sara Byrne, Lacoste Ladies Open de France, sara byrne

Lowry nine back in Madrid; miraculous Nolan joins Power, Kennedy, Kitt and Mullarney in PQ2

Shane Lowry made five birdies in his last ten holes but a three-under 68 still left him nine shots behind leader Angel Hidalgo heading into the final round of the acciona Open de España in Madrid.

Challenge Tour, DP World Tour, Ladies European TourBrian KeoghClub de Campo Villa de MadridShane Lowry, Angel Hidalgo, DP World Tour, DP World Tour Qualifying School, Jon Rahm, David Puig, Liam Nolan, Mark Power, David Kitt, Max Kennedy, Lauren Walsh, Sara Byrne, Lacoste Ladies Open de France, sara byrne
Lowry nine back in Madrid; miraculous Nolan joins Power, Kennedy, Kitt and Mullarney in PQ2
Amateur golf, Ladies European Tour, Challenge Tour, DP World TourBrian KeoghLeona Maguire, KPMG Women's Irish Open, Curtis Cup, Betfred British Masters, Rosa Challenge Tour

Irish eyes smiling for Dimmock, Maguire and Curtis Cup heroines

Annabel Dimmock completed a dream comeback from a career-threatening injury to end her five-year drought and claim a “home” win after a playoff in the KPMG Women’s Irish Open at Carton House.

Amateur golf, Ladies European Tour, Challenge Tour, DP World TourBrian KeoghLeona Maguire, KPMG Women's Irish Open, Curtis Cup, Betfred British Masters, Rosa Challenge Tour
Irish eyes smiling for Dimmock, Maguire and Curtis Cup heroines
DP World Tour, Challenge Tour, Ladies European Tour, Amateur golfBrian KeoghLeona Maguire, KPMG Women's Irish Open, Olivia Costello, Olivia Mehaffey

Leona Maguire hits the front as Olivia Mehaffey makes happy return

Leona Maguire led the home challenge after an opening 70 but she was even more pleased to see pal Olivia Mehaffey dip under par on her return to action in the KMPG Women’s Irish Open at Carton House Fairmont.

DP World Tour, Challenge Tour, Ladies European Tour, Amateur golfBrian KeoghLeona Maguire, KPMG Women's Irish Open, Olivia Costello, Olivia Mehaffey
Leona Maguire hits the front as Olivia Mehaffey makes happy return
Challenge Tour, DP World TourBrian KeoghDP World Tour Qualifying School, Hugh Foley, John Ross Galbraith, Danny Brennan, Rowan Lester, Liam Grehan, Ciaran Lavery, Michael Young, Daniel Mulligan, Brandon St John

Foley and Galbraith make solid starts at Q-School

Royal Dublin amateur Hugh Foley and Whitehead’s John Ross Galbraith got off to solid starts at the First Stage of the DP World Tour Qualifying School in Bristol.

Challenge Tour, DP World TourBrian KeoghDP World Tour Qualifying School, Hugh Foley, John Ross Galbraith, Danny Brennan, Rowan Lester, Liam Grehan, Ciaran Lavery, Michael Young, Daniel Mulligan, Brandon St John
Foley and Galbraith make solid starts at Q-School