Shane Lowry
GOLF
BIOGRAPHY
Shane won the Irish Open as an amateur in 2009 and turned professional a week later. In 2015 he won the prestigious World Golf Championship (Bridgestone Invitational) and his career highlight so far was winning a Major – the 2019 British Open at Royal Portrush. He has had 17 top 10 finishes on the PGA, including five this year. In 2021 he tied fourth at the PGA Championship (the second Major of the season) and was eighth at the Players’ Championship. His brother Alan will be his caddy on his Olympic debut. His father Brendan and uncles Seán and Mick won All-Ireland football medals with Offaly in 1982.
OTHER GOLF ATHLETES
Stephanie Meadow
Stephanie MeadowGOLF BIOGRAPHY Stephanie’s family moved to South Carolina when she was 13 to further her golf talent. She was the University of Alabama’s first four-time first-team All-American. She was third in the US Open on her LPGA debut in 2014, got her LPGA tour card in 2015 but also lost her father Robert that [...]
Leona Maguire
Leona MaguireGOLF BIOGRAPHY While on scholarship at Duke University in America Leona spent 135 weeks at #1 in the world amateur rankings, winning titles like the Women’s Amateur Championship, the Irish Women’s Close and a bronze medal with Ireland at the 2016 World Amateur Team Championships. Two professional wins and seventh place on the Symetra [...]
Rory McIlroy
Rory McIlroyGOLF BIOGRAPHY Rory is a four-time Major champion and former World #1 who has spent over 100 weeks at the top of the global rankings. He has represented Europe, Great Britain & Ireland, and Ireland as both an amateur and a professional and will make his debut Olympic appearance in Tokyo. He has 19 [...]
GOLF NEWS
Paris Scholarship Recipients in Profile
Rhasidat Adeleke (Athletics)Rhasidat (who doesn’t turn 20 until August 2022) is from Tallaght and is already blazing a trail for Irish sprinting. In 2018, aged just15, she became the European Youth (U18) 200m champion in Hungary. In 2019 she won double sprint gold at the European Youth Olympics in Baku. In July 2021 she became […]
MARATHON AND GOLF TAKE CENTRE STAGE IN TOKYO THIS MORNING WHILE COYLE ANNOUNCED AS FLAGBEARER FOR CLOSING CEREMONY
Morning report from Team Ireland on Day 15 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games All focus for Team Ireland was on the marathon and golf this morning as the women’s marathon got underway in Sapporo, while the final day of the Women’s Individual Stroke Play was held in Tokyo. With the Games now in their […]
GOLF, MODERN PENTATHLON, CYCLING AND ATHLETICS ROUND OUT BUSY DAY 13 FOR TEAM IRELAND
It was another jam-packed afternoon and evening in Tokyo for Team Ireland today, with a host of Irish athletes in action across a range of disciplines. Three-time Olympian Natalya Coyle got off to an impressive start in the Women’s Individual Fencing Round, and will now go into Day Two of her event lying in joint […]
BOYCE AND WRIGHT IMPRESS IN RACE WALK WHILE DAY OF MIXED FORTUNES FOR GOLFERS
Team Ireland’s 50km Race Walkers took to Sapporo Odori Park this morning with Brendan Boyce putting in one of the performances of his career to finish 10th in a time of 3:53:40, less than three minutes outside the medals. His Team Ireland teammate Alex Wright also impressed in 29th, his highest finish ever at a […]
HARRINGTON TO BOX FOR GOLD IN TOKYO AFTER DETERMINED SEMI-FINAL WIN THIS MORNING
Kellie Harrington will box for gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games this coming Sunday as she put in a tough and gritty performance in her semi-final bout against Sudaporn Seesondee of Thailand this morning, to take the win – and a minimum silver medal – on a 3-2 split decision. They were neck-and-neck throughout, […]
MAGUIRE AND MEADOW FIRST IN ACTION FOR TEAM IRELAND ON DAY 12 IN TOKYO
Leona Maguire and Stephanie Meadow were the first Irish athletes in action in Tokyo this morning, taking to the course for Round 1 of the Women’s Individual Stroke Play. Meadow, who teed off at 2.47am (Irish time), remains out on the course, while Maguire posted an opening round of 71 to leave her on level […]
