Rory McIlroy carded a 69 on day three to get to 10 under at the event he won in 2009 and 2015, two shots behind South African Justin Harding

Power has finished fourth, 15th and third in his three most recent starts on the PGA Tour

One statistic McIlroy is not seeking to improve is driving distance

With‌ ‌not‌ ‌a‌ ‌huge‌ ‌amount‌ ‌of‌ ‌live‌ ‌sport‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌ ‌telly‌ ‌at‌ ‌present,‌ ‌and‌ ‌Covid‌ ‌puncturing‌ ‌those‌ ‌fixtures‌ ‌that‌ ‌are‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌schedule,‌ ‌at‌ ‌least‌ ‌we‌ ‌have‌ ‌plenty‌ ‌of‌ ‌media‌ ‌about‌ ‌sport‌ ‌to‌ ‌keep‌ ‌us‌ ‌ticking‌ ‌over.‌ ‌Here‌ ‌are‌ ‌some‌ ‌forthcoming‌ ‌highlights‌ ‌to‌ ‌watch‌ ‌out‌ ‌for‌ ‌in‌ ‌2022

All the backroom and departmental manoeuvering by golf’s paymasters has gotten tiresome to the fans who just want to be entertained by the stars of the game — like Tiger and Rory

Hovland began the day six shots off the pace but carded a closing 66, which included back-to-back eagles on the 14th and 15th

A nine on the par five 11th effectively ended his title bid as he enters the final round 14 shots behind Collin Morikawa.

McIlroy’s 71 was the poorest of the top 10, which also includes Collin Morikawa, Tony Finau, and Brooks Koepka who all finished the day on 10 under, one back of Bryson DeChambeau

Twenty five of golf’s biggest names have committed to play the 2022 Saudi Invitational, potentially placing them on a collision course with their home circuits

Open champion Collin Morikawa became the first American to win the Race to Dubai in emphatic style with victory in the season-ending DP World Tour Championship.

With Power, Maguire, Rory McIlroy, and Shane Lowry in the mix on the major tours, could it be a Super Sunday for Irish golf?

Rory McIlroy will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the DP World Tour Championship after a birdie on the last handed him a third-round 67 in Dubai.

England's Sam Horsfield, a two-time winner on the European Tour last year also impressed during Friday's play hitting sharing the lead with Lowry and American John Catlin

'There was a lot of reflection the last couple weeks and this is what I need to do. I just need to play golf, I need to simplify it, I need to just be me'

Irish man becomes the 39th player to win at least 20 times on the PGA Tour, and it’s his fifth straight PGA Tour season with at least one win

McIlroy’s lowest round since 2019 left him at 19-under par, two behind Rickie Fowler

McIlroy broke down in tears in a rare show of emotion after winning his singles match against Xander Schauffele in Europe’s ill-fated quest at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin

The point McIlroy contributed on the final day at Whistling Straits has stoked the fires for the rematch in Italy two years from now

McIlroy let out a huge roar after holing a 13ft birdie putt to go three up with four to play but few of his team-mates had much to cheer about.

Patrick Cantlay & Xander Schauffele (USA) beat Rory McIlroy & Ian Poulter (EUR) 5&3 Rory McIlroy and Ian Poulter were left to rue a disastrous start to their Friday foursomes match at the 43rd Ryder Cup as they were ...

Europe has won seven of the last nine and 12 of the last 17 Ryder Cups going back to 1985

Lowry, one of Harrington’s three captain’s picks, and McIlroy have remained firm friends, practice together regularly and are enthusiastic about playing together for Europe

Harrington said of Lowry: “He is a rookie but nobody thinks of him as a rookie. He’s a major champion, a World Golf Championship winner.”

Rahm made seven birdies in sharing the low round of the day in the chase for the FedEx Cup and the $15m prize that comes with it

Rory McIlroy was cruising along with an unblemished 4-under through 10 holes to cut his opening eight-shot deficit in half on leader Patrick Cantlay

DeChambeau has been golf’s tallest lightning rod all summer. He’s currently boycotting all non-partnered media

Rory McIlroy will start Thursday tied for 16th place at 2-under par – already eight shots behind leader Patrick Cantlay in the handicapped 30-player field

McIlroy currently sits 28th in the FedEx Cup with only the top 30 after the weekend going on to Atlanta next week.

McIlroy, who missed out in a seven-man play-off for bronze on Sunday, had little time to dwell on his near-miss as he flew straight back to the United States and had two nights at home before heading to Memphis

It’s nine years since Rory McIlroy won the BMW Championship in Indiana and then told the world that he felt more British than Irish. Five years and one month since he really started to run rings around the idea of playing golf at the Olympics.

For the second round running, McIlroy holed out impressively on the 18th for a closing birdie to return to level par for the day, leaving him with an even par total of 140 after 36 holes.

Paul Keane's verdict ahead of the Open Championship as golf's biggest names vie for the sport's most historic prize 

Clarke and McIlroy played together in practice today at Royal St George's ahead of the opening round of the 149th Open tomorrow

Rory McIlroy was involved in a concerning incident when a spectator entered the playing area at the Scottish Open

So it turns out there’s a trend at play with Rory McIlroy. Tournament wins regularly follow missed cuts for the Holywood man who is aware of his favourable bouncebackability statistics, and maintains it’s more than just ‘chance’.

It's really about trying to get that blend of getting your mechanics right but then also letting your athletic ability and your instincts shine through as well.

Rory McIlroy, Pádraig Harrington, and Darren Clarke are the other Irish competitors this week

The golfer explains how Steph Curry and a sports psychologist have inspired him to find inner comfort as the Open nears

Rory McIlroy missed the cut after a bizarre incident on the opening hole

US Open champion Jon Rahm quickly moved to the top of the leaderboard in the early stages of round two of the abrdn Scottish Open.

McIlroy was waiting to get his round under way at 8am at the Renaissance Club alongside US Open champion Jon Rahm and Justin Thomas.

Shane Lowry will defend the title he won in 2019 when the 149th Open Championship belatedly takes place at Royal St George’s from July 15-18. Here, are five of the main talking points ahead of the year’s final major.

McIlroy had originally planned to take this week off ahead of the 149th Open at Royal St George’s

Said the Open champion: 'I feel like I have that round in me. It was an easy 6-under today'