Harrington says decision was right and properPadraig Harrington was in the gym when the news came. It didn't come as any great surprise, thoughMon Sept 17 2001 - 01:00
Ryder Cup decision met with sadness and understandingIn a world gone mad, a sane decision to postpone the Ryder Cup for a year - rather than cancel it entirely or, indeed, go ahead…Mon Sept 17 2001 - 01:00
Americans will have final say in holding of Ryder CupIn golf, the Ryder Cup is about as important as it gets. In life, real life, it is inconsequentialThu Sept 13 2001 - 01:00
Bjorn is ready for Ryder battleDarren Clarke will have circumnavigated the globe by the time he returns from the $5 million AmEx world golf championship in …Tue Sept 11 2001 - 01:00
Verplank a wise choiceA few short weeks ago, on the morning after the USPGA in Atlanta, Curtis Strange stared us in the eyes and revealed that Scott…Tue Sept 11 2001 - 01:00
Schofield's rejected plan gains favourA qualifying system, by the very nature of the beast, can never please all of the people all of the time.Tue Sept 04 2001 - 01:00
McGinley in position to take a breakOne of the perks of securing Ryder Cup status is that financial considerations, in terms of sponsorship deals and bonuses, are…Tue Sept 04 2001 - 01:00
Ireland allowed to go it aloneIreland's participation as a separate entity in next year's world amateur championship - for the Eisenhower Trophy - has been…Tue Sept 04 2001 - 01:00
No rest for reluctant travellerAll along, Paul McGinley wanted to be anywhere rather than in Munich when the last pieces of the European Ryder Cup jigsaw were…Tue Aug 28 2001 - 01:00
Sub-plots aplenty but Carriedo the favourite at FaithleggSub-plots can often add some spice to life, and so it is likely to be at the Waterford Crystal Ladies Irish Open, which starts…Fri Aug 24 2001 - 01:00
Strange opts for Azinger and VerplankTwo men who have battled physical difficulties of various kinds, and overcome them, were yesterday named by team captain Curtis…Tue Aug 21 2001 - 01:00
A life-altering experience at AtlantaOne win, and one bold play, has changed David Toms' lifeTue Aug 21 2001 - 01:00
Major Toms shows great ground controlSometimes it is the quiet assassins who are the most dangerousMon Aug 20 2001 - 01:00
McGinley finishes on a highPaul McGinley isn't quite prepared to uproot his family from their home in the stockbrocker belt of Berkshire and move to the…Mon Aug 20 2001 - 01:00
It's hats off to Katayama as Woods is forced to cling onWith an unheralded Japanese player, wearing a scrunched-up cowboy hat for purely aesthetic reasons, having the audacity to clamour…Sat Aug 18 2001 - 01:00
McGinley hangs on for the weekendGuys have slugged it out in an alleyway and looked more refreshed than Paul McGinley did as he trudged off ninth green, his finishing…Sat Aug 18 2001 - 01:00
Waite sets the pace as Tiger stays in the packThere's a confusing side to golf that doesn't follow any logicFri Aug 17 2001 - 01:00
McGinley makes a name for himselfJust beside the 16th green, on one of the more elevated parts of the Highlands course, a scoreboard attendant diligently attached…Fri Aug 17 2001 - 01:00
Clarke's in good mind to performDarren Clarke has hardly stopped to catch his breath this summerThu Aug 16 2001 - 01:00
Course plays into hands of big-hittersThe other morning, Nick Faldo strode purposefully to the first tee here at Atlanta Athletic Club for a practice roundThu Aug 16 2001 - 01:00
Tiger focused for hat-trickThere are times when even the world's number one is thankful for a Tuesday morning, when Nike balls can splash into the pond …Wed Aug 15 2001 - 01:00
Harrington has birdies on his mindThe maze of roads that links up to Interstate 85 can require just one slip-up, or one wrong turn, to leave travellers in a sort…Wed Aug 15 2001 - 01:00
Perry in position for major roleFor the Europeans, the race for Ryder Cup points still has a small, but highly lucrative stretch to run; for the Americans it…Tue Aug 14 2001 - 01:00
McEvoy may go for the hat-trickPerhaps Peter McEvoy can be, as he put it, "seduced" by the R & A to serve an unprecedented third term as captain of the …Tue Aug 14 2001 - 01:00
McEvoy's heroes win Walker CupThe act was an audacious one, bred from a new and invigorating confidence nurtured over the past decadeMon Aug 13 2001 - 01:00
Irish pair repel USA's finestThe blanket of heat acts a thermos, leaving shirts dripping with sweat and lungs aching for airMon Aug 13 2001 - 01:00
McEvoy's men ready to withstand US heatNot far from the 18th green, the water laps up to the shoreline and it would be easy to fall into the trap of thinking this piece…Sat Aug 11 2001 - 01:00
Familiarity breeds content for Walker sideImpressionable young men, you'd feel, could be inclined to lose the run of themselves when, in the space of a week, they're invited…Fri Aug 10 2001 - 01:00
Big Irish team launch bid for British titleIn terms of the numbers competing, the British Seniors Open amateur championship - which starts at Royal Portrush tomorrow - …Tue Aug 07 2001 - 01:00
Easy for iceman from BirrAll through his junior golf days, and into his fledgling but increasingly impressive senior career, Justin Kehoe has always had…Thu Aug 02 2001 - 01:00
Browne's break from the bank begins to pay dividendThe lure of the fairways will always beat the attraction of counting other people's money, and that's exactly what persuaded …Wed Aug 01 2001 - 01:00
Major decision for Hoey and McDowellThe art of being in two locations at the same time is something that has even evaded those top amateurs, players who somehow …Tue Jul 31 2001 - 01:00
Cool Fox scrapes throughIf only those poor, late lamented goats had been around to warn usTue Jul 31 2001 - 01:00
Cullen displays old fireYou don't expect so much civility on the Sunday of a South of Ireland championshipMon Jul 30 2001 - 01:00
Duval can make the transition with easeIf history is anything to go by, and in David Duval's case it should be, then the new British Open champion - who has moved back…Tue Jul 24 2001 - 01:00
Ryder wild card looks only option for GarciaIf Sam Torrance was hoping the British Open would ease the Ryder Cup qualifying snarl up, and possibly elevate potential "wild…Tue Jul 24 2001 - 01:00
Tiger takes defeat in his strideAll of a sudden, he has stopped walking on water, and can't turn water into wine. What's gone wrong?Mon Jul 23 2001 - 01:00
Duval shows pedigree and nerve to claim titleThe pedigree is a good one, with a father and an uncle who have used careers as golfing professionals to nurture their bank balances…Mon Jul 23 2001 - 01:00
Back-to-wall shot works for LoveThere is only one place you will always find sympathy, and that is in the dictionarySat Jul 21 2001 - 01:00
Monty stays just ahead of the packDestiny may be summoning him, or so the multitudes congregating over the links of Royal Lytham & St Annes would have us believe…Sat Jul 21 2001 - 01:00
Montgomerie proves he has what it takesThe fallacy has persisted for some time that Colin Montgomerie simply can't play links golf, but he has now put an end to such…Fri Jul 20 2001 - 01:00
McGinley plots steady course after balancing actPaul McGinley emerges from the recorder's hut and looks across to where all the media hacks are corralled behind the wooden railing…Fri Jul 20 2001 - 01:00
Hole-by-hole guide1: 206 Yards Par 3 The only course on the British Open rota to start with a Par 3, the main difficulty here is not the hole's…Thu Jul 19 2001 - 01:00
A severe test of brain and bodyIf you don't think Royal Lytham & St Annes produces great champions, a few minutes spent looking at the assorted photographs…Thu Jul 19 2001 - 01:00
A calm Tiger is preparedWord got out on Monday of the impending arrival of a certain Tiger WoodsWed Jul 18 2001 - 01:00
Two who have the one driveOne of them they call "the Goose", the other is affectionately known as "the Great Dane"Wed Jul 18 2001 - 01:00
Old soldier refuses to just fade awayIt's sad when the mighty fall, and even worse when they realise it.Tue Jul 17 2001 - 01:00
