The Clara man will be hoping to defend his title.
There are four Irish players in the field for the BMW PGA Championship - the flagship event on the DP World Tour.
Padraig Harrington has bogeyed the first hole, while Rory McIlroy on the first.
Defending champion, Offaly's Shane Lowry is about to tee off and Tom McKibbin has a start time of 11.55.
All of Europe's Ryder Cup players are in the field, including Masters winner Jon Rahm.
England's James Morrison is the early leader on 2 under par.
NHL: Offaly Face Limerick In Final League Game
Limerick were 15 point winners over Tipperary last weekend.
Portlaoise Panthers Looking To Continue Good Form In Division One
Panthers take on Killarney Cougars this weekend.
Shane Lowry In Action In Florida This Week
Lowry tees off at 12:20pm at the Cognizant Classic.
NHL: Improving Each Week The Goal For Laois
Laois take on midlands rivals Westmeath this Sunday.
Grainne Walsh Progresses At Strandja Memorial Tournament
Patsy Joyce suffered defeat in his opening bout earlier this week.
Crunch Weekend For Midlands Sides In National Camogie League
All three midlands teams will be in action this Saturday.
James Gormley Named On Irish Squad For FIBA EuroBasket Qualifiers
Ireland will take on Azerbaijan and Luxembourg over the next week.
Portlaoise Panthers Suffer Tough Defeat In Super League
Panthers remain on six points in the league standings.
CCFL: St Peter's Extend Their Advantage At Top Of Premier Division
Mullingar Athletic and Monksland United played out a seven goal thriller.
NFL: Relegation Firmly On The Cards For Offaly
The Faithful have lost all four of their games in Division Two.
Laois "Devastated" By Defeat Despite Delivering "Manliness" - Justin McNulty
The O'Moore County surrendered a late lead to fall against Clare on Sunday.
Westmeath Ladies Bag First Win Of League Season
Laois fell to defeat in Division Three, while Offaly's game was called off.
Big Camogie Wins for Westmeath and Laois Over The Weekend
Both counties progress to round three of the league.
Fitzgerald "Relieved" After Squeaking Past Kerry
Laois ran out one point winners against the Kingdom on Saturday.
NHL: Galway Prove Too Strong For Offaly
The result leaves Offaly bottom of the division after four games.
Former Laois And Offaly GAA Manager Honoured By An Garda Síochána
Liam Kearns died from a heart attack in March 2023.
Athlone Town Make It Two Wins From Two In First Division
Victory leaves Town second in the league standings.
Lee Fitzpatrick Scores Try For Ireland U20s In England
Rob Carney from Offaly also impressed.
NFL: Westmeath Move Closer To Promotion
Mark McHugh's side have won three out of four games.
Shane Lowry Finishes Strong In California
Jacob Bridgeman was the overall winner.
