Lord Byron, who won a record 11 tournaments in a single season, famously gave up golf once he’d made enough money to buy the North Texas ranch he’d always wanted. Nelson had many fine qualities as a golfer, but quality of life remained his ultimate goal. Couldn’t help thinking of Byron last week while listening to Scheffler.

Rory McIlroy admitted he has nothing but admiration for Scottie Scheffler after the World No1 further enhanced his status in the record books with a dominant victory at the Open. Scheffler cruised to a stress-free four-shot victory at Royal Portrush on Sunday to claim his fourth career major and second of the year after his triumph at the US PGA

Scottie Scheffler cruised to a four-shot victory at The Open Championship to claim his fourth major championship and inch closer to the career grand slam

Rory McIlroy hopes to pull off an audacious comeback at The Open 2025 with Scottie Scheffler holding a commanding lead heading into Sunday’s fourth round at Royal Portrush. The world No 1 is four shots clear of Haotong Li,

The father's voice cut through the noise along the rope line at the fourth hole, pleading with strangers to let his young son glimpse the man they'd all come to see. For four days, similar requests had been met with shoulder shrugs and territorial shuffling,

Meanwhile Shane Lowry says that the Portrush-conquering American deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as Tiger Woods

Just three days after his existential rumination on just why he plays golf and his stirring confession that it was “not a fulfilling life,” Scheffler posted an opening 68 before accelerating to the front with a career-low major round of 64 and shooting 67 to extend his lead.

Home favourite Rory McIlroy birdied three of his first holes to begin a third-round charge in perfect scoring conditions at the British Open on Saturday.