{"id":115155,"date":"2025-09-04T23:54:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T23:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/115155\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T23:54:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T23:54:09","slug":"irish-open-2025-live-leaderboard-tee-times-and-prize-money-with-rory-mcilroy-and-shane-lowry-in-action-at-the-k-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/115155\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish Open 2025 LIVE: Leaderboard, tee times and prize money with Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry in action at The K Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rory McIlroy returns to action this week at the 2025 Amgen Irish Open at The K Club.<\/p>\n<p>It will be the 70th staging of the event, which Masters champion McIlroy won back in 2016.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"NEWCASTLE, NORTHERN IRELAND - SEPTEMBER 15: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland and his caddie Harry Diamond react on the 18th green during day four of the Amgen Irish Open 2024 at Royal County Down Golf Club on September 15, 2024 in Newcastle, Northern Ireland. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird\/Getty Images)\" height=\"653\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Rory-McIlroy-Irish-Open-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"McIlroy will be looking to put last year's Irish Open disappointment behind him this weekend\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Rory-McIlroy-Irish-Open-1.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<p>McIlroy will be looking to put last year&#8217;s Irish Open disappointment behind him this weekendCredit: Getty<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"NEWCASTLE, NORTHERN IRELAND - SEPTEMBER 15: Rasmus Hojgaard of Denmark poses for a photo as he celebrates with the trophy on the 18th green after winning during day four of the Amgen Irish Open 2024 at Royal County Down Golf Club on September 15, 2024 in Newcastle, Northern Ireland. (Photo by Luke Walker\/Getty Images)\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Rasmus-Hojgaard-Irish-Open.jpg\" data-caption=\"Reigning champion Rasmus Hojgaard has opted against defending his title\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Rasmus-Hojgaard-Irish-Open.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<p>Reigning champion Rasmus Hojgaard has opted against defending his titleCredit: Getty<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/who\/rory-mcilroy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">McIlroy<\/a> has not played since last month&#8217;s Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club.<\/p>\n<p>He finished the FedEx Cup finale in a tie for 23rd and 12 shots adrift of <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/golf\/3498729\/tommy-fleetwood-wins-tour-championship-fedex-cup-champion\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">winner Tommy Fleetwood<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Although Fleetwood will not feature in the Republic of Ireland, McIlroy is one of several high-profile stars in the field in Kildare.<\/p>\n<p>He joins fellow home favourites <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/who\/shane-lowry\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shane Lowry<\/a> and Padraig Harrington in carrying the Irish hopes at the latest event on the <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/topic\/dp-world-tour\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DP World Tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They help make up a line-up which includes 18 major championship wins.<\/p>\n<p>However, defending champion Rasmus Hojgaard has opted to skip the event ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/golf\/3140618\/ryder-cup-2025-dates-uk-tee-times-location-format-teams-bethpage-black\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this month&#8217;s Ryder Cup<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Irish Open: Date and how to follow<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 Amgen Irish Open will take place from Thursday, September 4 to Sunday, September 7 at The K Club.<\/p>\n<p>It will be the third time the course in County Kildare has hosted the event after doing so in 2016 and 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The first of those saw McIlroy claim a three-shot victory for his only Irish Open title.<\/p>\n<p>The K Club was also the venue for Team Europe&#8217;s victory at the 2006 <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/topic\/ryder-cup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryder Cup<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"File photo dated 22-05-2016 of Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy with the trophy after winning the Irish Open at The K Club, County Kildare. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday June 10, 2016. Before hosting the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open last month, McIlroy had been frustrated at failing to turn good performances into victories and was annoyed at what he felt was &quot;negative spin&quot; being put on those performances. See PA story GOLF US Open Contenders. Photo credit should read Brian Lawless\/PA Wire.\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"PA\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Rory-McIlroy-Irish-Open-2.jpg\" data-caption=\"McIlroy won his only previous Irish Open title at The K Club back in 2016\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Rory-McIlroy-Irish-Open-2.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<p>McIlroy won his only previous Irish Open title at The K Club back in 2016Credit: PA<\/p>\n<p>The action will get up and running at 7:30am UK time each day.<\/p>\n<p>Sky Sports Golf will broadcast live coverage from throughout the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Fans can also keep across the action with live updates on talkSPORT during all four days.<\/p>\n<p>To tune in through the website, <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/play\/talksport\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">click HERE for the live stream<\/a> or keep up to date with <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">talkSPORT.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, you can listen via the <a href=\"https:\/\/app.talksport.com\/EDmeyTmEEub\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">talkSPORT app<\/a>, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 and 1053 AM.<\/p>\n<p>Irish Open: Field and leaderboard<\/p>\n<p>As mentioned, McIlroy and Lowry will be at star names at The K Club but the field is packed with quality.<\/p>\n<p>Five-time major winner Brooks Koepka will be in action.<\/p>\n<p>Other LIV Golf stars Tyrrell Hatton, Patrick Reed, Tom McKibbin and Adrian Meronk are teeing it up alongside European Masters winner Thriston Lawrence and PGA Tour ace Jhonattan Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>Luke Donald, Marco Penge and Danny Willett are also in the field.<\/p>\n<p>The latest leaderboard from The K Club can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europeantour.com\/dpworld-tour\/amgen-irish-open-2025\/leaderboard?round=1\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s event has a total purse of \u00a34.5million on offer to the field.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, Hojgaard scooped \u00a3800,000 by taking home the title after finishing one stroke clear of McIlroy.<\/p>\n<p>2025 Irish Open prize money<\/p>\n<p>Winner: \u00a3800,000<\/p>\n<p>2nd: \u00a3517,000<\/p>\n<p>3rd: \u00a3297,000<\/p>\n<p>4th: \u00a3235,000<\/p>\n<p>5th: \u00a3182,000<\/p>\n<p>Irish Open: What has been said?<\/p>\n<p>McIlroy looked ahead to a busy September and reflected on his current game following the Tour Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after his final round, he told reporters: &#8220;The season&#8217;s not over for me, I&#8217;ve still got a lot of golf coming up, so I refuse to call this the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This week I hit it better. The things that I wanted to improve on this week I did.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Off the tee was much better, I&#8217;m probably leading the strokes gained off the tee, but I just couldn&#8217;t get the speeds of the greens all week and I struggled to see lines and to feel the speed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That was really the story of the week. My putting was so good last week at Caves and then my off the tee play wasn&#8217;t good and it sort of just inverted.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But I definitely improved from tee to green this week, I just couldn&#8217;t get a putt to drop really. My game feels close, it certainly isn&#8217;t far away.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Last 10 Irish Open winners<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/rasmus-hojgaard-denmark-poses-photo-933179735.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>2024 &#8211; Rasmus Hojgaard<\/p>\n<p>2023 &#8211; Vincent Norman<\/p>\n<p>2022 &#8211; Adrian Meronk<\/p>\n<p>2021 &#8211; Lucas Herbert<\/p>\n<p>2020 &#8211; John Catlin<\/p>\n<p>2019 &#8211; Jon Rahm<\/p>\n<p>2018 &#8211; Russell Knox<\/p>\n<p>2017 &#8211; Jon Rahm<\/p>\n<p>2016 &#8211; Rory McIlroy<\/p>\n<p>2015 &#8211; Soren Kjeldsen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rory McIlroy returns to action this week at the 2025 Amgen Irish Open at The K Club. 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