Brian Keogh

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Brian Keogh

‘His resilience has always been underestimated’ – Rory McIlroy facing menacing US Open test with a Masters hangoverRory McIlroy missed the cut at the Canadian Open. Photo: APBrutal Oakmont is considered the toughest of all US Open venues for its thick rough, sloping fairways and marble-top greens that make Augusta’s look tame by comparison. The greens are so fast, in fact, that the stimpmeter was developed by Edward Stimpson shortly after attending the 1935 US Open there.

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Brian Keogh

The world No 12 missed just two greens in regulation, a major requirement in next week’s US Open, as he made three birdies and a lone bogey to share 16th on 10-under in Toronto. He's just four strokes behind Italy’s Matteo Manassero and New Zealander Ryan Fox, who both shot six-under 64s on Saturday to share the third-round lead. Manassero fought back from a three-putt bogey on the 17th with a birdie on the par-five 18th to get to 14-under on the North Course at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley.

2 weeks ago | irishgolfdesk.com | Brian Keogh

Lauren Walsh endured a frustrating day on the greens and shot a five-over 77 to go into the final round four shots off the lead in the Tenerife Women’s Open. The Castlewarden star (24) fired rounds of 67 and 68 to claim a two-shot lead at halfway at Abama Golf. But she bogeyed four of her first 11 holes in round three before making a double bogey six at the 15th in a 34-putt round.

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Brian Keogh

The Castlewarden star (24) fired rounds of 67 and 68 to claim a two-shot lead at halfway at Abama Golf. But she bogeyed four of her first 11 holes in round three before making a double bogey six at the 15th in a 34-putt round. The Carton House touring professional fought back with a birdie at the par-five 17th, but at four-under, she’s tied for tenth, four strokes behind the Czech Republic’s Sara Kouskova. ‘It was nice and steady today,” said Kouskova, who shot 69. “Patient, I would say.

3 weeks ago | irishgolfdesk.com | Brian Keogh

Shane Lowry refuses to listen to the scare stories and insists he’s mentally preparing himself to take on Oakmont in next week’s US Open. Early scouting reports from the feared Pittsburgh venue have been nothing short of terrifying with Rory McIlroy reportedly making a triple bogey on the second hole when he played the course on Monday despite hitting "three good shots”. Lowry was meant to play that day but he skipped the trip to avoid more punishment after a gruelling week at Muirfield Village.