Gearing up for the start of a rough rideTPC of Europe: Philip Reid reports from Heidelberg, where Darren Clarke starts a summer of intense tournament playWed May 19 2004 - 01:00
McDowell trying to keep an Open mindTPC of Europe: Graeme McDowell loves to play mental games, and is big into the new fads in psychology; things like neuro-linguistic…Wed May 19 2004 - 01:00
Langer to miss out with wrist injuryTOUR SCENE: Bernhard Langer's wrist injury has forced Europe's Ryder Cup captain to miss out on two of the most lucrative tournaments…Tue May 18 2004 - 01:00
Power proves to be surprise packageIrish Women's Amateur Close Championship There's nothing cosmetic about the emergence of new blood in Irish women's golfFri May 14 2004 - 01:00
Heritage highlightAs things stand, Padraig Harrington, as the only player of the quartet not to have won a major, will be the odd man out for the…Thu May 13 2004 - 01:00
In-form Coughlan keeping Close focusIrish Women's Close Championship: In just a month's time, if the draw were to so ordain, Claire Coughlan could well find herself…Tue May 11 2004 - 01:00
Fox faces test of course management skillsIRISH AMATEUR OPEN: These new courses, built for the modern age of balls that travel farther and clubheads that make sure they…Fri May 07 2004 - 01:00
McDowell sets his sights on US TourGOLF: The pull of the megabucks US Tour is set to grow even stronger for Graeme McDowell, who yesterday claimed his second European…Tue May 04 2004 - 01:00
What lies beneath a victoryEuropean Tour: The adage of learning to walk before you can run is a little misplaced in the case of Graeme McDowell, who discovered…Tue May 04 2004 - 01:00
McGinley to stretch his legsEuropean Tour: There's never a good time to endure an injury, especially during the playing season, but it would seem Paul McGinley…Tue Apr 27 2004 - 01:00
Eventful end to Cink's victory US Tour newsIntegrity is an important element in any golfer's armoury, which is why some of the gloss was taken off Stewart Cink's remarkable…Tue Apr 20 2004 - 01:00
Clarke opts for change and a restThe mechanisms of the world golf ranking would sometimes require Solomon's wisdom to figure out, as Darren Clarke would no doubt…Tue Apr 20 2004 - 01:00
Harrington confident he knows what he has to doThe Masters 2004: If Padraig Harrington took anything home with him from Augusta, apart from the neck strain that is unlikely…Tue Apr 13 2004 - 01:00
Rose stands out early against the azaleasIn this hard-nosed world of professional golf, where sponsors queue up to dispense wads of cash to men doing what millions do…Fri Apr 09 2004 - 01:00
Confident of making the breakthroughPhil Mickelson is happy with his form as he heads into his 12th US Masters, Philip Reid reportsThu Apr 08 2004 - 01:00
Harrington to come out all guns blazingTour Scene US Masters: Yesterday, just as dawn was breaking in this part of the not-so-sleepy Deep South, one of an endless …Tue Apr 06 2004 - 01:00
Harrington is pleasantly surprisedGolf: Generally speaking, golfers don't like to be taken by surpriseSat Mar 27 2004 - 00:00
Campbell eyeing up SawgrassTOUR NEWS: In the current jargon, how a course suits a player's eye is almost as important as how he is striking the ball.Tue Mar 23 2004 - 00:00
Tenacity pays for HamiltonNews: If Todd Hamilton ever lost faith in his game, he never showed itTue Mar 16 2004 - 00:00
Clarke building for the futureDarren Clarke already has no shortage of real estateThu Mar 04 2004 - 00:00
No rest for the TigerGolf: Word is, Tiger Woods is receiving anything up to $2.5 million simply to play here this weekWed Mar 03 2004 - 00:00
Woods still has the victory driveTour news Accenture World Matchplay For the world's number one golfer, there is only one philosophyTue Feb 24 2004 - 00:00
O'Brien elated to receive grantFor those who make it in the hard world of professional golf, it would seem cheques drop through the letter box with all the …Wed Feb 11 2004 - 00:00
Europe without a player in top 10Isn't it around this time that we start pressing the panic buttons? Or is it just typical that, in this Ryder Cup year, Europe…Tue Feb 10 2004 - 00:00
Hookster's booth proves flimsy as fans whip up stormTV View : Ah, don't you know, watching Munster is like chicken soup for the sporting soul; it rekindles your spirit, provides…Mon Jan 19 2004 - 00:00
Clarke answers the US callIf the suspicion always existed that Darren Clarke's game was admirably suited to the US Tour, then his seasonal debut would …Tue Jan 13 2004 - 00:00
Clarke to fulfil ambitionFor someone ranked number 11 in the world rankings, and who has won tournaments around the world, Darren Clarke is still learning…Tue Jan 06 2004 - 00:00
Road to British Open starts in South AfricaThe quest to capture the claret jug as British Open champion in July may seem a long time away, but not for those players - including…Tue Jan 06 2004 - 00:00
Harrington discovers it is better to travelGolf By the time Padraig Harrington gets home to the foothills of the Dublin mountains next week, he'll have traversed every…Tue Dec 09 2003 - 00:00
Harrington to meet Olazabal over tiffNEWS: Globetrotting aside, Ryder Cup team-mates Padraig Harrington and Jose Maria Olazabal are expected to meet this week for…Tue Dec 02 2003 - 00:00
Clarke faces busy scheduleEuropean Tour / Irish Round-up : Officially, the European Tour season for 2003 has finished but, to look at the itineraries …Tue Nov 04 2003 - 00:00
Ireland hold nerve to conquer BallybunionThe year in review Amateur men Of all the holes on the old course at Ballybunion, the 18th is a touch quirkyTue Nov 04 2003 - 00:00
McGinley overlooked as Lawrie gets callNews: Sentiment is a word more readily found in a dictionary than on a golf course, which is why Paul McGinley - Ryder Cup hero…Tue Oct 28 2003 - 00:00
Singh's dedication takes him past ElsNews: Vijay Singh is his own man, always has beenTue Oct 28 2003 - 00:00
Smilin' Assassin on target in ClassicIs it any wonder the megabucks US Tour should act like a magnet, almost a do-it-yourself printing press, for foreign invaders…Tue Oct 21 2003 - 01:00
Irish PGA must seek sponsorOne of the most long-lived sponsorships in Irish golf is set to be terminatedTue Oct 21 2003 - 01:00
Harrington reaps the rewards of dedicationThe irony couldn't have been lost on anyone present at the corporate day at Wentworth yesterday.Tue Oct 14 2003 - 01:00
World event returns to Mount JulietSo, it's official - world number one Tiger Woods will be back next year stalking the fairways of Mount Juliet, Co Kilkenny, in…Tue Sept 30 2003 - 01:00
Lawrie links all elementsOne trait that is immensely important to a professional golfer is the ability to put the past, especially recent history, into…Sat Sept 27 2003 - 01:00
Cool Clarke hopes to stay hotDunhill Links Championship Irish players: Metaphorically, Darren Clarke may be one of the hottest players in golf just now; …Thu Sept 25 2003 - 01:00
Sweet Ryder scent in CologneOn this day, in 12 months, the European team will be assembling in Oakland Hills, Detroit, for the 35th Ryder Cup matchTue Sept 16 2003 - 01:00
Stackstown eye Barton victoryGOLF/ National Cups and Shields Finals: The growth of golf in Ireland has led to inevitable shifts in power, which is adequately…Thu Sept 11 2003 - 01:00
Irish duo to go separate ways in the hunt for ElsEuropean Tour: The chase may well be on to catch runaway leader Ernie Els in the race for the European Tour's Order of Merit…Tue Sept 09 2003 - 01:00
Irish pair back with 'fat cats' in MunichOne of the vagaries of life as a professional golfer, especially for those working their way up the ladder, is there are weeks…Tue Aug 26 2003 - 01:00
World stage best for ClarkeIn purely monetary terms, Darren Clarke's win in the WGC-NEC Invitational in Akron is significant - taking his world-wide earnings…Tue Aug 26 2003 - 01:00
Oak Hill of Fame feels more like Hill of PainGOLF: One of the quaint traditions of the Oak Hill Country Club is the way past champions, whether they be professional or amateur…Fri Aug 15 2003 - 01:00
Subdued Tiger as hungry as everGOLF: The other day, as he walked off the 18th green after sampling the Oak Hill course for the first time, Tiger Woods was …Wed Aug 13 2003 - 01:00
Harrington waits to deliverUS PGA: It's a good job Padraig Harrington doesn't take his psychological pep talks from the media scrum which, increasingly…Wed Aug 13 2003 - 01:00
Irish out to make a major impactUS PGA CHAMPIONSHIP: Drip, drip, drip-drip, drip! For a time, it seemed as if the leakage of players from this week's US PGA…Tue Aug 12 2003 - 01:00
B&I team chasing historic victoryWalker Cup 2003: On the eve of the last Walker Cup, at Sea Island, the then captain of the Britain and Ireland team, Peter McEvoy…Tue Aug 05 2003 - 01:00
