Shane Lowry takes a commanding lead into the final round of the Amgen Irish Open, moving to 16 under par after Saturday’s play at Trump International Doonbeg in County Clare. The Irishman leads Denmark’s Jacob Skov Olesen by four shots, with Joaquin Niemann a further three strokes back at 9 under. Lowry, a County Offaly native and the 2009 Irish Open champion, is seeking another memorable victory on home soil after winning the Open Championship at Royal Portrush in 2019.
Brooks Koepka, who was seen speaking with President Donald Trump during Trump’s visit to the tournament Saturday, carded a third-round 70 and is tied for 44th at 1 over. Rory McIlroy remains outside contention in 50th place at 2 over overall. The final round is scheduled for Sunday, with coverage beginning at 8:30 a.m. ET on NBC and continuing on Golf Channel from noon.
The 2026 Solheim Cup is also headed for a decisive Sunday after Europe and the United States finished Saturday tied at 8-8 at Bernardus Golf in the Netherlands. Europe dominated the morning foursomes 3-1, but the Americans responded by taking three points in the afternoon four-ball session. Twelve singles points remain; the U.S. needs six to retain the Cup, while Europe must win at least 6½ to reclaim it.
Europe’s highly ranked pairing of Lottie Woad and Charley Hull endured a difficult second day, earning only half a point from four matches after losses to Alison Lee and Lauren Coughlin in the morning and Yealimi Noh and Andrea Lee in the afternoon. “We didn’t hole many putts,” Woad said, while European captain Anna Nordqvist urged the pair to continue playing their game, saying, “That’s just golf.” Europe did receive a major boost from Maya Stark and Linn Grant, who went 3-0 and defeated Nelly Korda and Allisen Corpuz before beating Megan Khang and Lauren Coughlin.
Sunday’s singles begin with Khang against Hull, followed by undefeated Alison Lee facing Esther Henseleit. Woad will meet Auston Kim in the eighth match, while other pivotal pairings include Lauren Coughlin against Leona Maguire and Jennifer Kupcho against Carlota Ciganda. Maguire is 2-1 this week and has already become the fastest player in Solheim Cup history to reach 10 career points, while Kupcho’s late Saturday heroics helped bring the Americans level heading into the final session.