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The Irish Open will boast three of the four current Major Champions after Keegan Bradley, the reigning US PGA Championship winner and one of a new breed of American stars, confirmed he will be heading for Royal Portrush Golf Club. The 25 year old has never played a professional tournament in Europe, but has been lured by the magnificent links of Royal Portrush, where he will compete among a stellar field which also includes current US Open Champion Rory McIlroy and reigning Open Champion Darren Clarke. The strength of the line-up for the €2million event, which is being played in Northern Ireland for the first time since 1953 from June 28 to July 1, is growing week by week, with Graeme McDowell, the 2010 US Open Champion, and three-time Major winner Padraig Harrington also confirmed. With Italian brothers Edoardo and Francesco Molinari also playing, it means half of the victorious 2010 European Ryder Cup Team has already confirmed they will be in attendance at the famous County Antrim venue. Bradley, who has high hopes of facing Europe in September by qualifying for the United States Ryder Cup Team, arrived under the spotlight of global golf in 2011 when he won the US PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club in dramatic fashion. A triple bogey at the 15th left him five shots behind with three holes to play, but birdies at the 16th and 17th gave him a share of the lead after 72 holes, and he went on to defeat his compatriot Jason Dufner in a three-hole play-off. The former all-state ski racer and 2011 US PGA Tour Rookie of the Year became only the third player to win on his Major Championship debut, after Francis Ouimet in the 1913 US Open and Ben Curtis in The 132nd Open Championship in 2003. Bradley is following fellow young Americans Dustin Johnson and Masters Champion Bubba Watson, who last summer played in Europe in the build-up to The Open Championship, and he is relishing the experience. "I'm very proud of my Irish heritage," said Bradley, wh

The Irish Open will boast three of the four current Major Champions after Keegan Bradley, the reigning US PGA Championship winner and one of a new breed of American stars, confirmed he will be heading for Royal Portrush Golf Club. The 25 year old has never played a professional tournament in Europe, but has been lured by the magnificent links of Royal Portrush, where he will compete among a stellar field which also includes current US Open Champion Rory McIlroy and reigning Open Champion Darren Clarke. The strength of the line-up for the €2million event, which is being played in Northern Ireland for the first time since 1953 from June 28 to July 1, is growing week by week, with Graeme McDowell, the 2010 US Open Champion, and three-time Major winner Padraig Harrington also confirmed. With Italian brothers Edoardo and Francesco Molinari also playing, it means half of the victorious 2010 European Ryder Cup Team has already confirmed they will be in attendance at the famous County Antrim venue. Bradley, who has high hopes of facing Europe in September by qualifying for the United States Ryder Cup Team, arrived under the spotlight of global golf in 2011 when he won the US PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club in dramatic fashion. A triple bogey at the 15th left him five shots behind with three holes to play, but birdies at the 16th and 17th gave him a share of the lead after 72 holes, and he went on to defeat his compatriot Jason Dufner in a three-hole play-off. The former all-state ski racer and 2011 US PGA Tour Rookie of the Year became only the third player to win on his Major Championship debut, after Francis Ouimet in the 1913 US Open and Ben Curtis in The 132nd Open Championship in 2003. Bradley is following fellow young Americans Dustin Johnson and Masters Champion Bubba Watson, who last summer played in Europe in the build-up to The Open Championship, and he is relishing the experience. "I'm very proud of my Irish heritage," said Bradley,

The Irish Open will boast three of the four current Major Champions after Keegan Bradley, the reigning US PGA Championship winner and one of a new breed of American stars, confirmed he will be heading for Royal Portrush Golf Club. The 25 year old has never played a professional tournament in Europe, but has been lured by the magnificent links of Royal Portrush, where he will compete among a stellar field which also includes current US Open Champion Rory McIlroy and reigning Open Champion Darren Clarke. The strength of the line-up for the €2million event, which is being played in Northern Ireland for the first time since 1953 from June 28 to July 1, is growing week by week, with Graeme McDowell, the 2010 US Open Champion, and three-time Major winner Padraig Harrington also confirmed. With Italian brothers Edoardo and Francesco Molinari also playing, it means half of the victorious 2010 European Ryder Cup Team has already confirmed they will be in attendance at the famous County Antrim venue. Bradley, who has high hopes of facing Europe in September by qualifying for the United States Ryder Cup Team, arrived under the spotlight of global golf in 2011 when he won the US PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club in dramatic fashion. A triple bogey at the 15th left him five shots behind with three holes to play, but birdies at the 16th and 17th gave him a share of the lead after 72 holes, and he went on to defeat his compatriot Jason Dufner in a three-hole play-off. The former all-state ski racer and 2011 US PGA Tour Rookie of the Year became only the third player to win on his Major Championship debut, after Francis Ouimet in the 1913 US Open and Ben Curtis in The 132nd Open Championship in 2003. Bradley is following fellow young Americans Dustin Johnson and Masters Champion Bubba Watson, who last summer played in Europe in the build-up to The Open Championship, and he is relishing the experience. "I'm very proud of my Irish heritage," said Bradley,

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One thing you will soon learn about Barcelona is it's a city that doesn't sleep. The Spanish eat late, drink late and go out very late. At the weekend don't be surprised if night clubs are pretty much empty until at least 01:00 - 02:00 in the morning, and they go on until about 06:00. Thank goodness for the siesta! Barcelona's nightlife is very much in keeping with the city itself, trendy, varied and sometimes spectacular. Even if you aren't really a clubber at heart it is worth going out to at least one night club just to see what's on offer, and remember there are more and more "lounge" clubs springing up if you like to take your drinks whilst reclining! Most of the clubs do not have a set price. It varies according to night, and who is playing, many are free before a certain time (usually 01:00) plus if you walk around you are likely to be given a flyer that gets you in free all night. You can pick up flyers in shops, bars and some cafes have a rack of flyers. These usually either entitle you to a free drink, 2 for 1 drink, or free entrance. In the case of some clubs the flyer people actually stand very near the club itself but you can find them all over the city including down the Ramblas and in the Barri Gotic area. Magic Club is one of Barcelona's most famous and well-loved indie clubs. Expect sweaty dance floors and 80s hits. Magic is the place to head if you have had your fill of Barcelona's obsession with minimal techno. This is the city's indie club of choice. Each weekend sees fun-seekers and scallywags queuing down the street for a night of 80′s pop, soft rock and disco classics. Magic Club has a capacity of about 1000 people across two large and sweaty dance floors. The DJs are locals and these crowds are not here for celebrity DJs. You can expect to hear everything from Madonna to Morrissey to Guns n Roses on a night out in Magic. Elephant is one of Barcelona's chicest nightclubs is the Elephant which is located in th