Harrington ranked top Irish golferFor the first time in his professional career, Padraig Harrington will start a tournament - the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun…Tue Nov 27 2001 - 00:00
Montgomerie in frame for 'Irish' Ryder Cup jobOne green hat after another has been tossed into the ring in what should be an intriguing contest to determine who will captain…Tue Nov 27 2001 - 00:00
Remembering an idol with feet of ClayYears ago, long before this country became quite so cosmopolitan, a big black man appeared at the end of our roadMon Nov 19 2001 - 00:00
'Slow learner' Harrington gets numbers rightA day later than originally planned, Padraig Harrington yesterday set off for Japan - and the World Cup, which starts on Thursday…Tue Nov 13 2001 - 00:00
No longer the bridesmaidThe matador must demonstrate patience and bravery, only pouncing when the moment is absolutely rightMon Nov 12 2001 - 00:00
Final birdie lays the bogey for HarringtonHe waited until his very last stroke of the European Tour season to find his deliverance, but it was worth the waitMon Nov 12 2001 - 00:00
Clarke breezes through fieldThe foothills in which the golf course of Montecastillo is situated - surrounded by barren landscape and a seemingly endless …Sat Nov 10 2001 - 00:00
McGinley steady in the galesThe rain in Spain may fall mainly on the plains, but, as insufferably high winds in Jerez proved in the second round of the Volvo…Sat Nov 10 2001 - 00:00
Harrington flies past the GooseIn europe, for much of this year, it has seemed that Retief Goosen has had some sort of infallibility bestowed on himFri Nov 09 2001 - 00:00
McGinley corners market on optimismOnce upon a time, Paul McGinley hankered after playing for DublinFri Nov 09 2001 - 00:00
Goosen's goal to break £2m barrierIt's quiet, so eerily quiet, in the foothills outside of JerezThu Nov 08 2001 - 00:00
Crumlin challenge final set for South AfricaAfter four successful years in the Algarve, next year's Musgrave Crumlin Children's Hospital club challenge - which is supported…Tue Nov 06 2001 - 00:00
Irish pair have plenty to aim forThe chase for the Harry Vardon Trophy may be over, now that it is safely in Retief Goosen's hands, but Ireland's top two players…Tue Nov 06 2001 - 00:00
Clarke sure his time will comeFor the third time in four years, Darren Clarke will finish as runner-up on the European Tour's Order of Merit, but, rather than…Tue Oct 30 2001 - 00:00
Coffey relishes a challengeThe tougher the course, it seems, the better Alison Coffey - Ireland's leading women's amateur player - responds to the challenge…Tue Oct 23 2001 - 01:00
Grand slamming it to themGolf is all about numbers. The fewer shots you take the greater the chance of successTue Oct 23 2001 - 01:00
Ireland to stage five Tour eventsIreland will host an unprecedented number of official European Tour events next yearTue Oct 16 2001 - 01:00
Another move in quest of victoryThe perpetual quest for perfection, or as close as it is possible to get to that elusive state, has led to Padraig Harrington…Tue Oct 16 2001 - 01:00
Seventh second rankles DublinerFor the seventh time this year, Padraig Harrington had to stand beside someone else and watch them receive the winner's trophy…Mon Oct 15 2001 - 01:00
Bob rebuilds Harrington swing to perfectionWith a mere 45 minutes for lunch, Padraig Harrington's first thoughts were not of food, but rather on how to fix a golf swing…Sat Oct 13 2001 - 01:00
Harrington shows his classNot long after Padraig Harrington had for the second day in a row taken a stranglehold over an opponent, following up his humiliation…Sat Oct 13 2001 - 01:00
Clarke awaits fired-up HarringtonIn a golfing duel, nobody dies. And no-one is physically hurtFri Oct 12 2001 - 01:00
Galleries drawn to the old mastersThe appeal of the man is magnetic and, as the official on the third tee-box raised his arm and pointed furiously to the right…Fri Oct 12 2001 - 01:00
Faldo threat will be a matter of courseIf not quite a case of the pupil attempting to usurp the master, and some would say that fortunes have changed in the decade …Thu Oct 11 2001 - 01:00
McCormack raises possibility of enlargement of Ryder Cup teamsAs if there haven't been enough breaks with tradition for the Ryder Cup to contend with, now that it will be forever more staged…Tue Oct 09 2001 - 01:00
McNeill named in Bolivar teamIt's a sign of the boom time in the Irish amateur game that elite teams can be dispatched around the globe without the need to…Tue Oct 09 2001 - 01:00
Faldo stands in way of Irish duelNick Faldo stands in the way of a head-to-head duel that all of Irish golf would like to seeTue Oct 09 2001 - 01:00
Cosy cartel's chorus of praise for MickThere they sat, the four of them, and a more smug lot you wouldn't find anywhereMon Oct 08 2001 - 01:00
Ireland to put up a good showIn golf, probably more than in any other sport, the Seniors (over 50s) competitive environment has blossomedTue Oct 02 2001 - 01:00
Clarke in hot pursuit of GoosenAlthough his immediate intent is to chase down Retief Goosen in the quest to win the European Tour's order of merit title, Darren…Tue Oct 02 2001 - 01:00
Three Irish named in elite squadThree Irish women have been selected on the 20-strong Britain and Ireland elite squad from which the teams to contest next year…Tue Oct 02 2001 - 01:00
Cups and Shields must switch dateTraditionally staged in the third week in September, next year's Bulmers All-Ireland Cups and Shields finals - which are scheduled…Tue Sept 25 2001 - 01:00
Rutherford swings it for BallyclareOnce you decide to answer the call, then there is no going backSat Sept 22 2001 - 01:00
Battling UCD end long waitOne of golf's great unsolved mysteries, how UCD had never managed to acquire a senior pennant, was righted yesterday when a team…Fri Sept 21 2001 - 01:00
O'Sullivan leads battle against a familiar sideIf they were cruel, perhaps words along the lines of biting the hand that feeds would be uttered in his direction, but Mark O…Thu Sept 20 2001 - 01:00
Pursuit of prized pennantsThe green piece of fabric, triangular in shape, is a most coveted prizeTue Sept 18 2001 - 01:00
Officials face new set of headachesIrish golf supporters who had purchased tickets for the Ryder Cup at the Belfry will find out within the next week whether they…Tue Sept 18 2001 - 01:00
Roscommon retain their titleWhen Dunfanaghy GC became the fourth, and last, of the provincial winners with a two-point winning margin over host club Nuremore…Tue Sept 18 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
