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.

Nobody is happier than Olivia Mehaffey that she’s one of 13 Irish women teeing it up in the KPMG Women’s Irish Open at Carton House Fairmont today.

Lauren Walsh and Olivia Mehaffey struggled on day two but remained within touching distance of South Africa’s Cara Gorlei in the Magical Kenya Ladies Open at Vipingo Ridge.

Leona Maguire needs to shoot the lights out to end a 17-year wait for a home winner after a closing bogey six left herself eight shots behind leader Ann Van Dam in the KPMG Women's Irish Open at a sun-splashed Dromoland Castle.

Leona Maguire produced a scintillating finish and picked up five shots in her last five holes to go into the weekend just six shots off the lead in the KPMG Women's Irish Open.

Olivia Mehaffey was looking on the bright side despite falling two strokes behind Sweden’s Johanna Gustavsson at halfway in the Amundi German Masters.

Olivia Mehaffey put her two-year struggles behind her and opened with a scintillating eight-under 64 to grab a first round lead at the Amundi German Masters.

Golf Ireland offers ambitious young players a clear pathway from the amateur game to the world’s top tours and this week it officially launched the 2023 Golf Ireland Professional Scheme with seven golfers receiving €35,000 each from Sport Ireland.

Irish golf is replete with talent but four young players are already making their mark in the game.

Pádraig Harrington could look on the bright side after he fired four sub-par rounds to tie for 25th in the Ras Al Khaimah Championship.

Pádraig Harrington feels there is no option but to continue to "lash away" after he struggled to find fairways and found himself six shots off the halfway lead in the Ras Al Khaimah Championship.

RORY McIlroy came close to making up for his close calls in the Majors this year when he stormed from six shots behind Scottie Scheffler to snatch the Tour Championship, a record third FedEx Cup and an $18 million payday.

Leona Maguire produced a stunning putting performance and birdied her last three holes to open with a five-under 68 that left her just a shot off the pace in the ISPS HANDA World Invitational at sun-baked Galgorm Castle.

Rory McIlroy and Leona Maguire know it’s all about avoiding mistakes but they also showed they have the guts to go for glory as they produced two stunning fairway woods to keep their victory hopes alive in the US.

Olivia Mehaffey continued her good form with a three-under 69 in the Comunidad de Madrid Ladies Open.

Stephanie Meadow continued her climb up the leaderboard when she shot a second successive, three-under 68 to caress the top 10 heading into the final round of the Palos Verdes Championship in California.