Clarke to skip Malaysian OpenTOUR NEWS: THE IRONY of the changing of the guard on tour won’t be lost on Darren Clarke, who has decided to withdraw from this…Tue Feb 10 2009 - 00:00
Drinks all round on Leinster, but maybe not for RobsonTV VIEW: IMAGINE MARK Robson’s checklist yesterday morning as he prepared for another tour of duty behind the microphone for…Mon Jan 26 2009 - 00:00
Harrington takes time outIF IT’S a case of onward and upward for Rory McIlroy, who has risen to a career high 35th in the latest official world rankings…Tue Jan 20 2009 - 00:00
McGinley appears on Ryder radarGOLF TOUR NEWS: SOME SERIOUS business is due to take place at Abu Dhabi this week where, apart from the likes of Pádraig Harrington…Tue Jan 13 2009 - 00:00
Maybin biggest mover as Irish climb rankingsWORLD RANKINGS: THE FINAL world rankings of 2008 released yesterday provided official proof, if it were needed, of the rude…Tue Dec 23 2008 - 00:00
Awards continue for HarringtonTOUR NEWS: FOR PÁDRAIG Harrington, the accolades keep pouring in; and yesterday, the Dubliner - winner of three of the past …Tue Dec 16 2008 - 00:00
Harrington tops the awards listsTOUR NEWS: PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON has put his feet up, locked away his clubs (at least competitively) and pigeon-holed some time…Tue Dec 09 2008 - 00:00
Irish duo hoping numbers stack upTOUR NEWS: THE NUMBERS game is on the minds of two Northern Irishmen headed for different climes this weekTue Dec 09 2008 - 00:00
Harrington tops the awards listsTOUR NEWS : PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON has put his feet up, locked away his clubs (at least competitively) and pigeon-holed some time…Tue Dec 09 2008 - 00:00
RTÉ dream team still more than a match for rival soccer punditsTV VIEW : THEY'RE NOT the sort of job adverts you ever get to see in the newspapers, or on monster.ieMon Dec 08 2008 - 00:00
Maybin has extra incentiveCHALLENGE TOUR GRAND FINAL: AS TOURNAMENTS go, the Challenge Tour's Grand Final has one of the toughest entry criteria: only…Tue Oct 21 2008 - 01:00
Harrington looks to have special roleGOLF: WHO'D HAVE thought Nick Faldo, old Mr Me, would be regarded as a clucking mother hen? Yet, on the surface at least, it…Wed Sept 17 2008 - 01:00
Harrington baffled by US 'big hitters' mythPÁDRAIG HARRINGTON isn't the only one left scratching his head when he hears that the course at Valhalla - named after the great…Sat Sept 13 2008 - 01:00
Irish players enjoy their best season on tourIN GOLF, as Rory McIlroy knows well from his amateur days, there is little time for reflection; there is always another tournament…Tue Sept 09 2008 - 01:00
Azinger keeps it 'workmanlike'GOLF RYDER CUP 2008: PAUL AZINGER is a different type of magician to Nick Faldo, it would seem.Wed Sept 03 2008 - 01:00
Azinger puts positive spin on US role as the underdogsTHE QUIET word on the street all along has been that Paul Azinger would tinker with the course at Valhalla to ensure his United…Wed Sept 03 2008 - 01:00
Azinger faces his own 'wild card' dilemmaDECISION TIME is beckoning for Paul AzingerTue Sept 02 2008 - 01:00
McDowell now eyeing up order of merit titleTOUR NEWS: GRAEME McDOWELL, a two-time winner on tour this season, resumes tournament play at this week's Johnnie Walker championship…Tue Aug 26 2008 - 01:00
Final results Killer eyes now dance with delight in DetroitUS PGA CHAMPIONSHIP HARRINGTON'S VICTORY: PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON yesterday sat on a poolside deck chair in his soon-to-be vacated…Tue Aug 12 2008 - 01:00
Harrington struggles to stay focusedGOLF: ONCE UPON a time, Phil Mickelson's unpredictability was part of his charmSat Aug 02 2008 - 01:00
OPEN DIGESTWalton shows his character after nightmare start IT'S 10 years since Philip Walton, the Ryder Cup hero of 1995, last graced …Fri Jul 18 2008 - 01:00
Open DigestDaly and Harmon renew battle THERE'S obviously no love lost between John Daly and Butch Harmon, his former coachThu Jul 17 2008 - 01:00
EUROPEAN OPEN DIARYA round up of today's other European Open stories in brief...Sat Jul 05 2008 - 01:00
Irish players draw collective blank at SunningdaleBRITISH OPEN QUALIFYING: FOR THE seven Irish players in action, yesterday's international qualifying for the British Open at…Tue Jul 01 2008 - 01:00
Golfing gods conspire against HarringtonUS Open : Sometimes, a golfer is allowed to wonder why the golfing gods gain pleasure from the misfortune of othersFri Jun 13 2008 - 01:00
McIlroy to practise with Els todayWHO BETTER than to impart some knowledge about the nuances of Wentworth, especially since its redesign, than Ernie Els, a six…Tue May 20 2008 - 01:00
Evans enters managementADARE MANOR DIARY: FORMER tour player Gary Evans has set-up a new sports management company - Green 17 - in partnership with…Mon May 19 2008 - 01:00
Padraig confident of holding his ownIRISH OPEN: THE TASK, as it should be, will be an onerous one. On the eve of the €2Thu May 15 2008 - 01:00
'Gobsmacked' Harrington to fight onTHE TRIP home with Lee Westwood was planned, it's just that - for Pádraig Harrington - the transatlantic flight on his Ryder …Mon May 12 2008 - 01:00
Real life changes Els' focusLIFE HAS been put into perspective for Ernie Els these daysSat May 10 2008 - 01:00
SAWGRASS DIARYImmelman is flagging since Masters victory - LIFE HAS been good to Trevor Immelman since his US Masters win, even if results…Thu May 08 2008 - 01:00
Plan of attack pays dividendsGOLF: THE METAMORPHOSIS, determined primarily by the weather, has been pronouncedSat Apr 12 2008 - 01:00
New perspective for ImmelmanTHE DIAGNOSIS came last December, a day that put life into perspective for Trevor ImmelmanSat Apr 12 2008 - 01:00
Fresh start for players in WestWEST OF IRELAND CHAMPIONSHIP: WHAT'S AN extra day? Rather than shorten the strokeplay qualifying after losing yesterday's scheduled…Sat Mar 22 2008 - 00:00
Lowry looks the likeliest ladWest of Ireland Championship: YOU KNOW it must be time for the West of Ireland Amateur Championship, the first "major" of the…Fri Mar 21 2008 - 00:00
McDowell sets sights on MastersTOUR NEWS: SOME THINGS are worth the inconvenience, especially as far as Graeme McDowell is concerned as he resets his targets…Tue Mar 18 2008 - 00:00
Shrapnel all over the studio but entrails left unpokedTV VIEW: SOMBRE WOULD not be the word to describe the mood in the RTÉ rugby studio on Saturday eveningMon Mar 17 2008 - 00:00
Gillen, Coakley lead pecking orderGOLF GRANTS: FOR FLEDGLING tournament players, the world occupied by Tiger Woods and Pádraig Harrington and Lorena Ochoa and…Thu Mar 13 2008 - 00:00
Mourning after proves Hook was absolutely right beforeTV VIEW NEXT TIME, it mightn't be a bad idea if the four lads wore mourning suits to an Ireland rugby match, because Messrs …Mon Mar 10 2008 - 00:00
Robson spots prehistoric Munster monster in Jurassic Arms ParkTV View : MARK ROBSON is a decent bloke. We know this for sureMon Mar 03 2008 - 00:00
Hookie yearns for old days - when men were men and flankers knew their placeSports on TV and Round-up: IT'S UNLIKELY that George Hook would ever be snatched from a crowded street by a talent spotter for…Mon Feb 25 2008 - 00:00
Birr pile on pressure and points in second halfBirr 0-17 Dunloy 0-9 : HAILSTONES DURING the warm-up, a pitch with all the consistency of hot sticky toffee pudding and a cool…Mon Feb 25 2008 - 00:00
