Montgomerie softens stance on contenders missing out at GleneaglesWHERE ONCE an appearance in the Johnnie Walker championship at Gleneagles – the final counting event for Europe’s Ryder Cup team…Thu Aug 12 2010 - 01:00
Kilkenny boldly going where no man has gone beforeTV VIEW: THE EXPERTS in the RTÉ studio in Croke Park had a good old giggle at Michael Lyster’s expense when the anchor presenter…Mon Aug 09 2010 - 01:00
Players want Irish Open to stay in KillarneyIRISH OPEN: THE PROCESS to determine where next year’s 3 Irish Open will take place is due to swing into gear over the next …Tue Aug 03 2010 - 01:00
Pádraig headed in the right directionGOLF TOUR NEWS: PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON yesterday morning boarded a private jet at Farranfore airport in Co Kerry for a transatlantic…Tue Aug 03 2010 - 01:00
Appleby joins sub-60 club and Langer wins two in a rowUS TOUR NEWS: WHAT’S GOING on? For years, breaking the sound barrier – as players on tour refer to a sub-60 round – has been…Tue Aug 03 2010 - 01:00
Harrington takes it in his stride and plans for more relaxed approachIRISH CHALLENGE: SO CLOSE, and yet so farMon Aug 02 2010 - 01:00
Vibes are good for a home-grown successIRISH OPEN: BE CAREFUL what you wish for. In the case of the 3 Irish Open, the wish list is as deep as Lough LeaneThu Jul 29 2010 - 01:00
Oosthuizen was ready for major stepUNFORTUNATELY, LOUIS Oosthuizen won’t be able to join the major line-up at next week’s 3 Irish OpenTue Jul 20 2010 - 01:00
British Open DiaryLowry nearly has a smashing time; Calcavecchia bowling along nicely at home; Moriarty greeted with Irish Open invitation; Maybin…Sat Jul 17 2010 - 01:00
Kehoe on other side of the bagOpen Diary: COLM Moriarty has enlisted the help of his friend Justin Kehoe as caddie for his debut appearance in the British…Wed Jul 14 2010 - 01:00
Reigning aristocrats not about to forfeit their titles lightlyOUT AND out greed, isn’t it? Sheer avariceMon Jul 05 2010 - 01:00
McDowell on top of the worldUS Open: Who could have dreamed it? Perhaps a father who first saw his son swing a club on the outpost that is Royal Portrush…Mon Jun 21 2010 - 01:00
Poulter lays down his marker of intentUS OPEN: THE POSTURING here takes many formsFri Jun 18 2010 - 01:00
Tiger's got his game face on for old hauntNO ONE IN the field has more majors – 14 – and, you’ve got to believe, still countingWed Jun 16 2010 - 01:00
Mixed fortunes for Irish pairUS TOUR: A CASE of flattering to deceive? Pádraig Harrington, who returned from knee surgery with a bogey-free 65 to open his…Sat Jun 12 2010 - 01:00
McDowell now feels he can have a major sayTOUR NEWS: THE NEXT entry in Graeme McDowell’s tournament diary is the US Open at Pebble Beach next week, which is rather appropriate…Tue Jun 08 2010 - 01:00
Armagh to edge a close encounterULSTER SFC QUARTER-FINAL/Monaghan v Armagh: YOU’VE GOT to think that deliverance time is approaching for Monaghan, who – under…Sat Jun 05 2010 - 01:00
Wicklow look set to make amendsWestmeath v Wicklow: THE DOOM and gloom which accompanied Westmeath throughout the National League – where one defeat followed…Sat Jun 05 2010 - 01:00
Cutler out to retain titleJUST AS in professional golf, where one week rolls into another, the elite amateur players have a packed diarySat Jun 05 2010 - 01:00
Lefty and Tiger renew rivalry at Golden Bear's Ohio denFOR TIGER Woods, still the world number one despite his inactivity, and Phil Mickelson, the man closing in on his streak atop…Tue Jun 01 2010 - 01:00
Day and Spieth show generation extraordinary is now upon usUS TOUR: THE JOKE on tour is that they’re going to have to set up X-Boxes and PlayStations in the locker-room, except that this…Tue May 25 2010 - 01:00
Maybin secures his placeUS OPEN QUALIFYING: GARETH MAYBIN is proof you don’t always go the direct route from A to B to reach your destinationTue May 25 2010 - 01:00
Harrington has sights set firmly on victory in WentworthPGA CHAMPIONSHIP: IN TIMES past, you just didn’t know what would happen over the West CourseThu May 20 2010 - 01:00
Fowler snared for AdareJP McMANUS PRO-AM: IT SAYS all you need to know about Rickie Fowler that, even without a win on the US Tour this season, the…Wed May 19 2010 - 01:00
Sorenstam agrees to cup roleSOLHEIM CUP: ANNIKA SORENSTAM, the most decorated women’s player in the game, and Joanne Morley have been added to European …Wed May 19 2010 - 01:00
Westwood has rivals in his sightsBMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP: LEE WESTWOOD, who has manoeuvred his way to a career-high third in the world rankings, has his sights …Wed May 19 2010 - 01:00
Lowry happy to put in the hard workSHANE LOWRY knows there is no fast-tracking in the professional game, that your rewards come through hard work.Tue May 18 2010 - 01:00
Irish PGA moved to September dateA TRADITION of recent years, which has seen the Irish PGA Championship act as dress rehearsal for Pádraig Harrington’s assault…Tue May 11 2010 - 01:00
US breakthrough worth wait for ClarkTOUR SCENE: YOU’VE GOT to say it was worth the wait, most especially for the man himselfTue May 11 2010 - 01:00
Nicholas urges Irish fans to do their bitGOLF SOLHEIM CUP: WHO KNOWS if an Irish player will yet find the form to gatecrash a way on to the team for next year’s Solheim…Fri Apr 30 2010 - 01:00
Ignorance no defence for failing to observe the game's basic rudimentsBY THE RULES: WHICH IS worse? Someone who is ignorant of the rules, or someone who intentionally ignores the rules? Both are…Tue Apr 27 2010 - 01:00
Harrington no more the TinkermanTOUR SCENE NEWS ROUND-UP: THE SELF-PROFESSED tinkerer has stopped tinkering with his swing, and that’s from the horse’s mouth…Tue Apr 27 2010 - 01:00
Davis's honest approach upholds the integrity of the game and enhances his reputationBY THE RULES: HONESTY IS always the best policyTue Apr 20 2010 - 01:00
Lee is eager for his next Major challengeUS MASTERS: IF THERE is the feeling that Lee Westwood is opening the doors at majors only for them to be pushed shut in his …Tue Apr 13 2010 - 01:00
Harrington plays the joker with Wonder Tiger gagMASTERS DIGEST: TIGER Woods had a front seat for Pádraig Harrington’s latest career as a stand-up comic when the awards were…Fri Apr 09 2010 - 01:00
McIlroy says bad back won't hold him backMASTERS DIGEST: RORY McILROY is still troubled by a back injury, yet the 20-year-old Ulsterman believes that competing in what…Thu Apr 08 2010 - 01:00
Clubs in the financial roughSURVEY: IF, IN the main, the outward appearance of your average golf club is one of immaculate lawns and pristine fairways, …Tue Apr 06 2010 - 01:00
Woods denies having HGH treatmentGOLF: AFTER MONTHS of hush, the silence was broken by Tiger Woods – still the world’s number one ranked player despite a five…Tue Apr 06 2010 - 01:00
Nicholas urges Irish fans to do their bitGOLF SOLHEIM CUP: WHO KNOWS if an Irish player will yet find the form to gatecrash a way on to the team for next year’s Solheim…Wed Mar 24 2010 - 00:00
Harrington heading in the right directionGOLF/ TOUR NEWS: PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON’S momentum is at least headed in the right direction, as a second successive top-10 finish…Tue Mar 23 2010 - 00:00
Up close and impersonal with TigerHOLD THE BACK PAGE: YOU’VE GOT TO wonder what Vuong Dang Phong, the original “Tiger,” would make of it allSat Mar 20 2010 - 00:00
