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Ryder Cup almost in the bag for Europe as Ireland tees up 2027 event

As reports emerge of Team USA dressing room infighting and disputes over money, Irish eyes are already turning to the prestigious event taking place at JP McManus’s Adare Manor

Tourism chiefs put Ireland on course to attract high-spending golf visitors

Adare Manor will host the prestigious Ryder Cup in 2027 and Fáilte Ireland plans to seize the chance to promote Ireland as a major golfing destination

Richard Fitzpatrick: China missed its chance to be a football power – but Saudis can score on the rebound

There’s little stopping the Middle East kingdom from becoming a global sports powerhouse – but own goals in the Far East should serve as a warning

PGA Tour says Rory McIlroy and other top golfers will have final say on LIV deal

A statement issued by the PGA Tour’s policy board said a new phase of negotiations between it, Liv and the DP Tour had begun

PGA Tour left to fend off Saudi ‘attacks’ by US government - Monahan

The PGA Tour commissioner says the tour met with several members of congress in an attempt to keep full US control of the game

Why LIV’s golf merger with PGA is just the start of Saudi Arabia’s sportswashing

As the world transitions to a post-oil economy, the regime in Riyadh must explore other income streams and to do that it must improve its image

‘Shocked and confused’: Players and media react to ‘cloak and dagger’ PGA/LIV deal

PGA Tour announced it will merge with Saudi rivals LIV Golf in a shock union this afternoon

PGA to merge with Saudi rival LIV in shock deal

Union will end seismic legal dispute between two golfing leagues

Judge rejects request by Tiger Woods’ ex Erica Herman to speak publicly about relationship

The golf legend’s former partner has sought to quash a non-disclosure agreement she signed in 2017

Matt Cooper: Sportswashing tactics helping filthy rich petrol states clean up left, right and centre

Whether it’s golf, rugby or soccer, it seems that every successful club and a growing number of sports stars are backed by petrol states with shady human rights records

Rory McIlroy: the ‘normal’ champion struggles through his famine years

Ireland’s greatest golfer hasn’t won a major tournament in eight years, and the strain is beginning to show

Paradise Found: Cryotherapy and vineyards – there’s more to this Spanish resort than world-class golf courses

PGA Catalunya Golf and Wellness resort in Girona is focusing on high tech therapies and biodiversity to stand out from the crowd

Willie O’Reilly: Dromoland pays a pretty penny for its close-up on Sky Sports

The Clare castle and golf course will feature on the channel’s coverage of the KPMG Irish Women’s Golf Open, in yet another instance of the blurring of commercial and independent coverage on TV

A new Horizon: ‘Ireland’s appeal to us is about the talent, not just tax’

Horizon chief executive Tim Walbert explains why the drug company will keep expanding in Ireland and has marked its commitment by sponsoring the Irish Open

Matt Cooper: Deluge of Saudi cash threatens to wash out Europe’s flagship golf events

This week’s Horizon Irish Open in Mount Juliet has a prize fund of €6m, and will be fighting for TV viewers against LIV’s $25m exhibition in Portland

Shifting sands: How a wave of sportswashing is changing the world

From elite-level golf to the 2022 World Cup finals, Middle Eastern oil money is altering the parameters of global sport like never before, despite the best efforts of activists to draw attention to the often brutal realities behind the curtain. Will the sheer weight of cash be sufficient to fool enough of the people, all of the time?

Profile: Tiger Woods returns to familiar turf as a changed man

After years of injuries and accidents, and fighting his own personal demons, the superstar golfer is back, looking once more for redemption

The Big Interview: ‘We want people to feel welcome, and that golf includes them’ - Mark Kennelly, chief executive, Golf Ireland

The head of the island-wide sporting body has left a career in politics behind to promote golf to a much more diverse demographic

Lucrative sponsorship prospects await Solheim Cup star Maguire

Industry experts say the Cavan-born golfer could reap a seven-figure sum on the back of her exploits in the tournament last week

West Waterford Golf Club on market for €1.2m

The 148-acre course in Dungarvan will be auctioned online on July 29