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
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
Masterful five-wood for a green jacketGreatest Shots: Number 25... Ray Floyd: 1976 MastersTue 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Season of surprises to continue in SouthGOLF: For many of the country's best players, much of this season has been played out with the Far East on their minds; indeed…Sat Jul 27 2002 - 01:00
Woods takes his battering in styleIn this case, it was the calm after the storm, but there were no recriminations from Tiger WoodsMon Jul 22 2002 - 01:00
Harrington Open for businessThere have been many voyages of discovery for Padraig Harrington since that time almost seven years ago when he gave up the Corinthian…Sat Jul 20 2002 - 01:00
Toms emerges from shadowsWith little success since last year's US PGA victory David Toms was the forgotten man among major winners, until yesterday, writes…Fri Jul 19 2002 - 01:00
Age can not wither his passionThe Seniors tour may beckon, but Des Smyth showed yet again yesterday that he's ageing like a fine wine, writes Philip ReidFri Jul 19 2002 - 01:00
Perfect three-wood proves right responseGreatest Golf Shots/Number 14: Gary Player, 1968 British Open: The first time Gary Player played a round of golf, as a 14-year…Tue Jul 09 2002 - 01:00
Shark still circling for the top prizeGOLF : Once upon a time, Greg Norman devoured his preyThu Jul 04 2002 - 01:00
Sprinter Clarke caught off guard by time warningGOLF: Among his fellow players, Darren Clarke is known as something of a sprinter, someone who isn't inclined to hang around…Mon Jul 01 2002 - 01:00
Hope springs eternalGOLF: One thing a professional golfer never does is to give up hope, and Padraig Harrington is typical of that philosophySat Jun 29 2002 - 01:00
Fota Island: hole-by-hole guide1ST Hole 409 Yards Par 4: An uphill opening hole, which dog-legs slightly to the rightThu Jun 27 2002 - 01:00
Eagles get the bald treatmentGOLF/Murphy's Irish Open : It seems that coiffeurs of the greenkeeping variety have taken what in barber parlance is known as…Wed Jun 26 2002 - 01:00
Trees in the way? No problem if your name is Tiger WoodsWoods: 2000 US PGA: Even the great players live dangerously, but it is in those backs-to-the-wall, cornered-like-a-cat moments…Tue Jun 25 2002 - 01:00
Cooler approach by HoeyGOLF: Michael Hoey is hoping that a cooler mental approach will reap dividends in his first Irish Open as a professionalTue Jun 25 2002 - 01:00
Coughlan rebuilding confidenceGOLF: The little boy in the grandstand by the 18th green didn't know what to doTue Jun 25 2002 - 01:00
McGinley opts out of Fota IslandGOLF/Murphy's Irish Open : In an attempt to prevent his season unravelling any further, Paul McGinley has withdrawn from next…Sat Jun 22 2002 - 01:00
Tipping the scales towards the EastGOLF: The pressure on a player coming down the stretch in a major is immense, impossible to define.Tue Jun 18 2002 - 01:00
Ireland bids for SolheimGOLF: Ireland has officially applied to play host to the Solheim Cup, the women's version of the Ryder Cup match, for 2007Tue Jun 18 2002 - 01:00
Garcia prospers from growing maturityGOLF/US Open Championship : Sergio Garcia's face hasn't exactly hardened, but it doesn't look as if it belongs on a teenager…Fri Jun 14 2002 - 01:00
Harrington happy in shadow of his cousinGOLF/US Open : These days, Padraig Harrington is one of the top golfers in the world, and the Americans appreciate thatFri Jun 14 2002 - 01:00
Bunker shot sets up victoryGreatest Shots: Number nine Sandy Lyle: 1988 Masters GOLF : Sandy Lyle watched his tee-shot off the 72nd hole in the 1988 US…Tue Jun 04 2002 - 01:00
