Paul McGinley

Golf Columnist

Articles by Paul McGinley

Rory McIlroy secured the Harry Vardon Trophy for a fourth successive year

McGinley: What next for Europe's greatest golfer McIlroy?

Rory McIlroy secured the Harry Vardon Trophy for a fourth successive year

McGinley: McIlroy a sporting great, let alone Europe's greatest golfer

European Ryder Cup Captain Luke Donald participates in a nature walk with students near Bethpage Black

Inside Europe's Ryder Cup extra prep to tackle 'toughest away challenge'

Rory McIlroy claimed a play-off victory at the Amgen Irish Open

Ryder Cup 2025: Rory McIlroy wins Amgen Irish Open to find form boost ahead of Team Europe's bid for away victory at Bethpage Black

Keegan Bradley will captain Team USA in the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black

How Bradley's captaincy dilemma has given USA form 'fuel' for Ryder Cup

Keegan Bradley will captain Team USA in the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black

Ryder Cup 2025: How Keegan Bradley's debate over possible player captain role has helped Team USA find form ahead of Bethpage Black

McIlroy heads into The Masters top of the PGA Tour's FedExCup standings

Is 'stepping stone' major needed for McIlroy before Masters glory?

Nick Faldo, Rory McIlroy and Seve Ballesteros (pics: AP Photo/Staff/Peter Kemp, AP Photo/Chris Carlson, AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)

What McIlroy must do to become Europe's all-time great

Could Woods be part of Bradley's backroom team in New York?

Tiger explains Ryder Cup snub | Bradley: USA offer 'out of the blue!'

Paul McGinley looks at whether a Framework Agreement can be agreed between the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund

Exclusive

All or nothing for a deal to unite golf? What could happen next...

Jon Rahm has joined LIV for a deal understood to be worth £450m

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McGinley: Rahm’s LIV defection a seismic shift in golf

Jon Rahm has joined LIV for a deal understood to be worth £450m

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McGinley: Rahm’s LIV defection a seismic shift in golf

Adrian Meronk and Ryan Fox are among the players to have secured their PGA Tour cards via the Race to Dubai standings

PGA Tour cards via Race to Dubai: Good for golf in uncertain times?

Stacy Lewis and Suzann Pettersen captain Team USA and Team Europe respectively at the Solheim Cup this year

McGinley: Solheim Cup 'going down to the wire'

Rory McIlroy (right) will play a key role in Luke Donald's team this month in Rome

What to expect from Team Europe and debutant Åberg

Scottie Scheffler is among the pre-tournament favourites at the US Open, live on Sky Sports

Scheffler form 'not seen since Tiger' | US Open to test comfort zone

Paul McGinley

McGinley: The key questions facing golf following merger

DP World Tour chief executive Keith Pelley released a statement after they won their arbitration hearing against LIV players

What next for the DP World Tour after LIV hearing victory?

Scottie Scheffler celebrated with his family after victory at The Players

McGinley: No scar tissue for Scheffler | 'Course management is key'

Jon Rahm has won five times in his last 10 worldwide starts

Rahm confidence 'sky high' for Sawgrass | 'What a time to be a player!'

Cameron Smith and Dustin Johnson are both winners on LIV Golf this season

Has LIV changed golf forever? How the sport moves on from 'turbulent' 2022

Rory McIlroy won three times on the PGA Tour in 2022

McIlroy better than ever? Why majors can follow for Rory in 2023

Luke Donald served as a vice-captain for the last two Ryder Cups, having featured on four winning teams as a player

Donald 'natural replacement' as captain | Will LIV Golf impact Ryder Cup?

Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter and Paul Casey have all committed to the LIV Golf Invitational Series

LIV Golf model 'makes no sense financially' | Money is 'colossal'

Jay Monahan congratulated Rory McIlroy after his Canadian Open victory

How does golf's 'turmoil' end? Next steps to stop 'divisive' situation

Dustin Johnson will headline next week's inaugural event at the Centurion Club

McGinley: Brave leap by Johnson | Lee: It's pure greed

Charley Hoffman's social media rant received support from Bryson DeChambeau

Saudi Golf League 'all about money' | Hoffman comments 'tone-deaf'

Team USA captain Steve Stricker shakes hands with Team Europe captain Padraig Harrington after the hosts had won the Ryder Cup

McGinley's three-point Ryder Cup plan for Europe

Shane Lowry will make his Ryder Cup debut at Whistling Straits later this month

'Lowry deserved a Ryder Cup pick'

Jon Rahm claimed a one-shot victory at the US Open

McGinley: More majors to come for Rahm

Rory McIlroy is without a major title since 2014

Will McIlroy win a major this season?

Hideki Matsuyama's Masters win will have a huge impact on golf in Japan, and Asia

Matsuyama's Masters win 'huge' for Asian golf

Justin Rose holds a narrow advantage at the halfway stage of The Masters

'Better start will be key for Rose'

Rory McIlroy equalled his career-worst round of 79 at TPC Sawgrass

Analysis

'McIlroy's life, and focus, not the same'

'DeChambeau is box office for golf'

Rory McIlroy is without a win since the 2019 WGC-HSBC Champions

Why is McIlroy not winning more?

The R&A has no plans to return The Open to Turnberry 'for the foreseeable future'

The Open 'poorer without Turnberry'

Dustin Johnson (right) and Jon Rahm (left) currently occupy the top two places in the world rankings

'Alliance is right for global golf'

Dustin Johnson celebrated a record-breaking victory at The Masters

'More majors to come for Dustin'

'Career Grand Slam for Johnson?'

Jon Rahm is chasing a maiden major victory this week at the US Open

'Winged Foot to test world's best'

Dustin Johnson will be a firm favourite for the US Open at Winged Foot

'Confident DJ clear favourite for US Open'

Jon Rahm claimed a fifth PGA Tour victory at the BMW Championship

Analysis

'Rahm can be dominant force in golf'

Tiger Woods has only made three PGA Tour appearances in 2020 due to injury and the coronavirus pandemic

'Tiger unlikely to contend at PGA'