Harrington's date with TigerFew golfers study statistics with as much intent as Padraig HarringtonTue Feb 18 2003 - 00:00
GUI to build academy at CartonGUI a.g.m.: Rather than wait for others to set the agenda, the Golfing Union of Ireland (GUI) - the oldest governing body in…Sat Feb 15 2003 - 00:00
Love conquers all by the seaHe doesn't win too often, and certainly not nearly as much as he should, but Davis Love picked familiar terrain on which to end…Tue Feb 11 2003 - 00:00
Tiger goes back on the prowlOkay, so the golfing world can start spinning again. He's backTue Feb 11 2003 - 00:00
Valleys are alive with the sound of Davis moaningTV VIEW: To be sure, things have changedMon Feb 03 2003 - 00:00
North West is droppedThe demise of the North West of Ireland Open means there will be no European Challenge Tour event in Ireland this year.Tue Jan 21 2003 - 00:00
Els puts pressure on rivalsIn the matter of two weeks, Ernie Els has bulged his bank balance by $1Tue Jan 21 2003 - 00:00
Burns fired up for Dunhill placeOnce you've tasted life as a tour professional, it's hard to sit at home and not ache for a second chanceTue Jan 14 2003 - 00:00
Elite field without the TigerWith Tiger Woods missing, and Phil Mickelson another absentee, there is a sense that the US Tour's season-opening Mercedes Championship…Tue Jan 07 2003 - 00:00
Ryder Cup heroes beat Sorenstam to plauditsGOLF: For the second successive year, Annika Sorenstam has discovered that being the most dominant golfer on the planet doesn…Tue Dec 31 2002 - 00:00
World Cup field is weakenedGOLF: Maybe it's the timing - two weeks before Christmas - but upgrading the World Cup, which starts in Mexico on Thursday, …Tue Dec 10 2002 - 00:00
Tiger trails ideal driverIf they're in pursuit of the Tiger, then he's not ready, just yet, to rest on his laurels and let them catch himTue Dec 03 2002 - 00:00
Portmarnock is Irish Open's missing linksGOLF: Tour Scene/News round-up: After spending much of the year in limbo, with no sponsor, no date and no home, a meeting in…Tue Nov 26 2002 - 00:00
Open renews its links with tradition and returns home to PortmarnockThe Irish Open is going back to its roots, with confirmation due this afternoon that the golf tournament - one of the oldest …Tue Nov 26 2002 - 00:00
O'Meara targets the K ClubIf the quest for an Irish captain for the Ryder Cup at The K Club in 2006 has hit some troubled waters - with either one of Bernhard…Tue Nov 19 2002 - 00:00
Harrington at home on world stageEUROPEAN TOUR: As Padraig Harrington flew out yesterday to Singapore for a big-money "skins" match, and the start of a global…Tue Nov 12 2002 - 00:00
McDowell can clinch top rookie awardGOLF: This is no ordinary week's work for Graeme McDowell, a player who has made the move from amateur to professional with …Thu Nov 07 2002 - 00:00
Masters to decide the final orderGOLF: The decision has been made, Padraig Harrington will play in this week's Italian Open in Rome, but, one way or another, …Tue Oct 29 2002 - 00:00
Minister has Open mindGOLF: As yet, there is no sponsor and no venue for next year's Irish Open - but John O'Donoghue, the Minister for Sport, insisted…Tue Oct 22 2002 - 01:00
Rogers departs tour to teachGOLF: Aideen Rogers, who spent much of the past decade as Ireland's only full-time touring women's professional, has decided…Tue Oct 22 2002 - 01:00
Harrington briefs Irish teamAmateur scene: World Championship and news round-up Every two years they gather, all with the one aim - to be world champions…Tue Oct 22 2002 - 01:00
Lees bases life of crime on real pulp fictionTV VIEW: All week, the sounds were so silent they were deafeningMon Oct 21 2002 - 01:00
Escape worthy of claret jugSometimes, a golfer must play the role of a conjurerTue Oct 01 2002 - 01:00
Strange goings on at the 10thPhilip Reid recounts the different attitudes of the American Ryder Cup players to their team captain.Thu Sept 26 2002 - 01:00
Monty's mind back on coursePhilip Reid finds Europe's off-course leader Colin Montgomerie in upbeat mood 'It's a two-horse race and we have a super chance…Thu Sept 26 2002 - 01:00
Woods makes early pointPhilip Reid finds an impatient Tiger Woods insisting he is a good team player despite his record.Wed Sept 25 2002 - 01:00
Masterful five-wood for a green jacketGreatest Shots: Number 25... Ray Floyd: 1976 MastersTue Sept 24 2002 - 01:00
Belfry tolls as McGinley toils for turnaroundRyder Cup: Paul McGinley's route to the biggest week of his golfing career has been far from normalTue Sept 24 2002 - 01:00
No hiding from the Ryder thingWinning has been an alien habit for David Duval this seasonSat Sept 21 2002 - 01:00
Mount Juliet ready for eliteGOLF: With 49 of the top 50 players in the official world ranking participating in this week's American Express World Championship…Tue Sept 17 2002 - 01:00
Tiger lying low as he prepares to pounce at Mount JulietThose stalking the tiger have their work cut outTue Sept 17 2002 - 01:00
Strange well placed to evaluate playersGOLF: Although 10 out of 12 of the United States Ryder Cup team will be competing in next week's $5 million American Express…Fri Sept 13 2002 - 01:00
Ireland players have a few scores to settleGOLF: It's not as if Ireland haven't knocked on the door - rather loudly in some cases - but you have to go back to 1991 since…Tue Sept 10 2002 - 01:00
McNamara the toast of LimerickGOLF: Seldom, if ever, has youth had such a fling at the Bulmers All-Ireland Cups and Shields Finals as they had at this year…Mon Sept 09 2002 - 01:00
Arthur claims Junior Cup for KillarneyAll-Ireland Cups and Shields: He is known as "The Lob Wedge", if only for the fact his father is known as "The Wedge"Sat Sept 07 2002 - 01:00
Coveted double up for grabsGOLF: Given the intensity of the Bulmers All-Ireland Cups and Shields, and how cherished an item a green pennant is on a clubhouse…Thu Sept 05 2002 - 01:00
McDowell on track to oust McGinleyGOLF: Graeme McDowell's remarkable impact since joining the professional ranks less than two months ago could yet result in …Tue Aug 27 2002 - 01:00
No looking back as Woods focuses on new challengesThe great ones don't look back, and so it was with Tiger WoodsTue Aug 20 2002 - 01:00
A stroke of genius from sand to greenGolf's Greatest Shots/Number 20: In his brief but memorable career, Bobby Jones - who performed the grand Slam in 1930 which…Tue Aug 20 2002 - 01:00
Harrington hobbled by old ankle injuryThe limp was barely perceptible to anyone behind the ropes, but, in Padraig Harrington's mind, the old ankle injury that had …Sat Aug 17 2002 - 01:00
US Ryder team set for IrelandNEWS: Only one member of the American Ryder Cup team will be missing from the field in the American Express World Championship…Fri Aug 16 2002 - 01:00
Clarke puts emphasis on patienceWhen a cordon bleu chief - next assignment the QEII - is creating dishes for you, it's little wonder that Darren Clarke, hardly…Wed Aug 14 2002 - 01:00
Tway's sand play sees off the Great White SharkGREATEST SHOTS: Number 19... Bob Tway 1986 US PGA at The Inverness ClubTue Aug 13 2002 - 01:00
Hazeltine's length deceptiveUS PGA CHAMPIONSHIPS: On a grey, overcast morning at Hazeltine Golf Club - located some 30 miles from the twin cities of Minneapolis…Tue Aug 13 2002 - 01:00
McDowell spoiled for choice in card questIn the dog-eat-dog world of professional golf, one thing is almost as difficult as winning a tournament - and that is for a fledgling…Tue Jul 30 2002 - 01:00
