Stephanie Meadow taking the rough with the smoothNorthern Irishwoman has big ambitions as she begins LPGA Tour season in AdelaideThu Jan 12 2017 - 06:00
Obituaries 2016: Heartfelt loss for Munster in year when Greatest said goodbye‘Ducksie’ Walsh and Christy O’Connor were among others who were taken too soonWed Dec 28 2016 - 17:27
Chelsea for the title seems to be one forecast nearly everyone agrees onSporting predictions for year gone by certainly do not bode well for 2017 forecastsWed Dec 28 2016 - 09:11
Fallen sporting heroes of 2016 never to be forgottenPhilip Reid recounts an array of achievements from legends lost this yearWed Dec 28 2016 - 01:00
Henrik Stenson’s Major achievement at Royal TroonSports review of 2016: Philip Reid on how the Swede shot a sublime final round 63 to pip Mickelson to Open glorySun Dec 25 2016 - 15:30
Harrington praises Europe’s Ryder Cup captain Thomas BjornThree-time Major winner believes Dane can lead Europe to success in ParisWed Dec 07 2016 - 09:38
Woods mapping out itinerary for a full return next yearReturn of Woods provides late-season lift to the sport and evidence he has regained his hungerMon Dec 05 2016 - 23:00
Tiger Woods returns to centre stageFormer world number one - he has slipped to 898th in the rankings - to make long-awaited comebackMon Nov 28 2016 - 17:40
Leona Maguire opts out of LPGA Tour final qualifying stageWorld’s number one to concentrate on completing her education at Duke UniversityWed Nov 23 2016 - 18:11
Colin Byrne to caddie for Rafa Cabrera-Bello next seasonSpaniard - who impressed during Ryder Cup - is increasing his focus on the PGA TourWed Nov 23 2016 - 13:56
Lowry and McDowell hoping to conquer the world in AustraliaThe duo – who have struggled this season – targeting victory as 28 countries face offTue Nov 22 2016 - 01:00
Rory McIloy led revival of Irish Open a stunning successPurse has grown from €1.5m in 2011 to at least €6.5m in 2017 as event continues to growWed Nov 16 2016 - 00:33
Henrik Stenson in pole position as Race to Dubai reaches climaxAlex Noren, Danny Willett lead chase while Rory McIlroy still has an outside chanceMon Nov 14 2016 - 21:00
Pat Perez claims title in Mexico as Séamus Power slips backThe Waterford golfer saw his chances diminish after a horror triple bogey at the firstSun Nov 13 2016 - 21:28
Gary Hurley and Kevin Phelan move step closer to winning tour cardEuropean Tour final qualification starts at PGA Catalunya on SaturdayMon Nov 07 2016 - 18:13
Thorbjorn Olesen survives late wobble to take Turkish titleDavid Horsey and Haotong Li made final round runs with matching 65sSun Nov 06 2016 - 15:30
Freewheeling Thorbjorn Olesen pulls further away in TurkeyPádraig Harrington failed to make much ground in what looks like foregone conclusionSat Nov 05 2016 - 14:34
Thorbjorn Olesen speeds ahead at Turkish Airlines OpenPádraig Harrington could only manage second round 69 to sit well back on one underFri Nov 04 2016 - 15:35
Harrington off the pace in TurkeyDubliner finishes on one over par after a battling first round in BelekThu Nov 03 2016 - 16:15
Danny Willett aims to capitalise on absences at Turkish OpenPádraig Harrington hopes new style of putting will bring him back-to-back winsThu Nov 03 2016 - 02:00
David Sheahan made his mark in golf with Jeyes triumphAt the age of 22, then medical student beat some of the top professionals at Royal DublinThu Nov 03 2016 - 01:52
Danny Willett bucks the trend as rivals skip Turkish OpenRory McIlroy and Shane Lowry among the long list of absentees due to security concernsMon Oct 31 2016 - 18:17
Paul Dunne ready to push on to the next levelWith his tour card retained, Greystones golfer now targeting a first tournament winMon Oct 31 2016 - 07:00
Harrington changes schedule to take in series finaleSunday’s Portugal Masters win opened door to last three Race to Dubai eventsMon Oct 24 2016 - 22:07
Pádraig Harrington makes it a winning year with victory at VilamouraForty-five year old shoots 65 in final round to claim the Portugal Masters at VilamouraSun Oct 23 2016 - 21:59
Peter Lawrie happy to leave life on tour for pastures new at LuttrellstownThe 42-year-old is now the director of golf at Dublin club after quitting tournament playSat Oct 22 2016 - 06:00
Michael Hoey in a real fight to retain European Tour card37-year-old hasn’t survived a cut since the Scottish Open in JulyTue Oct 11 2016 - 01:05
Tiger Woods’ long-awaited return to golf postponed14-time Major winner has pulled out of the Safeway Open and will return in DecemberMon Oct 10 2016 - 20:21
Pádraig Harrington could succeed Clarke as Ryder Cup captainDubliner a contender alongside Bjorn and Lawrie to lead European team in ParisTue Oct 04 2016 - 10:26
Disappointed McIlroy drained by massive effortEffects of a hectic few weeks takes its toll as bid to retain Ryder Cup ends in defeatMon Oct 03 2016 - 22:00
USA regain Ryder Cup title after epic final dayPatrick Reed sets tone for team with victory over Rory McIlroy in thrilling top matchMon Oct 03 2016 - 01:05
Patrick Reed takes down Rory McIlroy in epic battle of big gunsAmerican takes advantage as putter fails Europe’s main man down the stretchSun Oct 02 2016 - 21:50
Enough is enough: hecklers get short shrift at Ryder CupRory McIlroy and European players run out of patience with verbal abuse from USA fansSun Oct 02 2016 - 19:45
Ryder Cup: Advantage USA as Europe fade in Saturday fourballsIrrepressible Reed and Westwood’s cold putter give hosts daunting three point leadSun Oct 02 2016 - 00:57
McIlroy leads from the front as Europe close gapPartnership with Thomas Pieters bears more fruit as Europe edge Saturday foursomesSat Oct 01 2016 - 19:06
Fourball round-up: Rose and Stenson trigger blue comebackEurope managed to take three points from the afternoon session to cut the gapSat Oct 01 2016 - 00:27
Momentum switches as Rory McIlroy tops off Europe fightbackAfter a morning session whitewash, Europe came right back into the contest in fourballsSat Oct 01 2016 - 00:10
Rory McIlroy tries in vain to stem the flow of red tidal wavePhil Mickelson and Rickie Fowler come out on top in a seesaw foursomes tieFri Sept 30 2016 - 19:03
Ryder Cup: Europe look like edging opening day foursomesPhilip Reid breaks down the opening day foursomes competition at HazeltineFri Sept 30 2016 - 10:42
Patrick Reed the pantomime villain ready to raise temperature on home soilAmerican is big fan favourite even if he’s hardly Mr Popular with his peersFri Sept 30 2016 - 01:30
It’s time for golf to do the talking as curtain opens on Ryder CupDarren Clarke and Davis Love III unveiled opening foursomes pairings on eve of playThu Sept 29 2016 - 23:15
Willett’s brother calls US golf fans a ‘baying mob of imbeciles’Darren Clarke unamused by article calling fans ‘pudgy, basement-dwelling irritants’Thu Sept 29 2016 - 08:32
Phil Mickelson confident USA now singing from same hymn sheetPairing with Tiger Woods was an example of poor preparation in pastThu Sept 29 2016 - 00:36
Surprise as Davis Love III opts for opening Ryder Cup with foursomesAmerican captain unperturbed by previous bad record in that formatWed Sept 28 2016 - 01:20
Rory McIlroy aiming to lead European team by exampleWorld number three in no doubt about the scale of the challenge against US at HazeltineWed Sept 28 2016 - 01:00
Rory McIlroy’s inner strength is something money can’t buyMcIlroy’s personal CV is very nearly complete, with only the Masters left to winMon Sept 26 2016 - 09:42
Rory McIlroy secures $11.5m play-off payoff at Tour ChampionshipAmericans Ryan Moore and Kevin Chappell seen off in AtlantaMon Sept 26 2016 - 03:27
Rory McIlroy hits $11.5m FedEx jackpot in styleTitle and cash windfall claimed as Ryan Moore beaten at fourth playoff holeMon Sept 26 2016 - 01:21
Home captains key in plotting course to Ryder Cup victoryDavis Love assures Darren Clarke there will be no real sleight of hand at play at HazeltineSat Sept 24 2016 - 06:00
Rory McIlroy goes it alone in bid for $10m FedEx Cup bonusGolfer is sole member of Europe’s Ryder Cup team competing in championshipTue Sept 20 2016 - 01:00
