DiMarco debunks the mythOver time, the myth evolved into a truism that decreed first-timers to Augusta National would simply make up the numbers, that…Fri Apr 06 2001 - 01:00
Harrington pays price for aggressionEven on a calm day, one sent from the heavens, there's always a sting in the tail at Augusta NationalFri Apr 06 2001 - 01:00
History beckons WoodsOn the forecourt of a garage on Washington Road, across from the Magnolia Lane entrance to Augusta National Golf Club, there …Thu Apr 05 2001 - 01:00
Lefty Mickelson can't see anything sinister at AugustaConventional wisdom can be a nuisance and, if you listen hard enough, you'll be told that one of the quirks of the Augusta National…Thu Apr 05 2001 - 01:00
Clarke has his mind game in working orderYesterday, at precisely nine o'clock in the morning, Darren Clarke made the 15-yard walk from the locker-room to where his caddie…Wed Apr 04 2001 - 01:00
Harrington in right spiritWhen Padraig Harrington walked up to the 17th green the other day, he had an extra club in his bag. A spirit levelWed Apr 04 2001 - 01:00
Taylor Made 300 Series drivers(£425 Nevada Bob's, Kimmage; £449, McGuirk's, Blanchardstown; £399 Golf Style, Tuam)Tue Apr 03 2001 - 01:00
Smyth to revise scheduleDes Smyth can afford to be a little fussier in choosing his European Tour destinations this yearTue Mar 20 2001 - 00:00
Swede joins exclusive clubIt seems that modern-day golfers are all focused on rewriting the record books, and the women are keen to get in on the act too…Tue Mar 20 2001 - 00:00
Membership at a price: What you get for your moneyDruids Glen, Co Wicklow - £40,000 Entrance FeeMon Mar 19 2001 - 00:00
Dublin golfers in danger of the yips at high cost of membershipThe old joke about Dublin's southside-northside divide is starting to ring true for golfers in the city, only this time the northsiders…Mon Mar 19 2001 - 00:00
Membership at a price: What you get for your moneyDruids Glen, Co Wicklow - £40,000 Entrance FeeSat Mar 17 2001 - 00:00
Dublin golfers in danger of the yips at high cost of membershipThe old joke about Dublin's southside-northside divide is starting to ring true for golfers in the city, only this time the northsiders…Sat Mar 17 2001 - 00:00
Parnevik may need to rely on Ryder wild cardNothing about Jesper Parnevik is conventionalTue Mar 13 2001 - 00:00
Woods' thoughts totally focused on AugustaThis time last year, when Tiger Woods was preparing for the Bay Hill Invitational, he was on auto-pilotTue Mar 13 2001 - 00:00
Harrington keeps eye on the TigerEven in a swank downtown hotel in Dublin, talk of Tiger Woods is never far awaySat Mar 10 2001 - 00:00
Dubliner joins the `Big Six'The upwardly mobile graph is still going in the right direction for Padraig Harrington, who moved to a career best 19th place…Tue Mar 06 2001 - 00:00
Harrington again left to play the bridesmaidIf Padraig Harrington were an angler, he'd have some tall stories to tell of "the ones that got awayMon Mar 05 2001 - 00:00
Bjorn stands firm before TigerOnce upon a time, there was a notion of infallibility surrounding Tiger WoodsMon Mar 05 2001 - 00:00
Irish envoys thrive in EmiratesWhen Paul McGinley spoke of a sprint on Thursday afternoon, with the effects of a heavy cold only adding to the downbeat nature…Sat Mar 03 2001 - 00:00
Woods hits classic form in the desert to inch clearSometimes the close-up view can be just a little too close, which probably helped explain why Thomas Bjorn - after playing what…Sat Mar 03 2001 - 00:00
Darcy elbows his way to the frontIt may not have been pretty, but the strap wrapped around his forearm didn't unduly bother himFri Mar 02 2001 - 00:00
All is well as Tiger bounces backNobody really thought that he had gone away, that the hunger had abated. Yesterday came the proofFri Mar 02 2001 - 00:00
Cash and friendship net TigerWith so many Europeans fleeing the coop to play on the US Tour this season, it makes a change for some movement in the other …Tue Feb 27 2001 - 00:00
Doc in the dock over campus planYou may say what you like about Pat Kenny, but at least he isn't averse to giving sport a soapbox on prime-time television.Mon Feb 26 2001 - 00:00
Old Meath hoodoo still holds them backSomebody has the evil eye on Meath when it comes to matches with DerryMon Feb 26 2001 - 00:00
Helping to focus on game at handIf you go down a rung or two from the top of the golfing ladder, life as a touring professional can become an extremely expensive…Fri Feb 23 2001 - 00:00
Island members to vote on move to block saleThe business consortium which wants to buy the Island Golf Club from the members has increased its purchase offer to £15Thu Feb 22 2001 - 00:00
Harrington looking on the bright sideA day after losing a play-off to US Masters champion Vijay Singh in Malaysia, Padraig Harrington's travel itinerary demonstrated…Tue Feb 20 2001 - 00:00
Tipperary reveal their true worthThose with an eye to the past may have been intrigued to discover that on the last two occasions these two teams met on February…Mon Feb 19 2001 - 00:00
Bangor star gets new roleGarth McGimpsey, who represented Ireland for 21 consecutive years in the Home Internationals before retiring from competitive…Sat Feb 17 2001 - 00:00
Baddeley aims for US tourIf he wants to, Aaron Baddeley can call the European Tour his home for the rest of 2001Tue Feb 13 2001 - 00:00
Bold Cavan stand tall to repel late Royal siegeCavan have fallen for too many false promises in times past to be carried away by a league win at the wrong time of the yearMon Feb 12 2001 - 00:00
Amateurs scoop the main awardsThere were three former Ryder Cup players in the field for the Mitsubishi Electric-sponsored Links outing at Baltray yesterday…Fri Feb 09 2001 - 00:00
Sponsors add new dimension for ClarkeIn terms of financial incentives, Darren Clarke's latest tournament win has put him a quarter of the way towards reaping a $1…Tue Feb 06 2001 - 00:00
Kildare call time on Westmeath runIt had to happen some time, of course, but when you've cloaked yourself inside an aura of invincibility for almost three years…Mon Feb 05 2001 - 00:00
Clarke and McGinley extend stay in the sunAt this time of the year, the maxim for Ireland's touring professionals appears to be to follow the sunTue Jan 30 2001 - 00:00
Coughlan out of Phoenix actionTiger Woods can do pretty much what he wants when it comes to picking and choosing when and where he playsTue Jan 23 2001 - 00:00
Clarke back in the swingAfter a longer than planned absence from tournament golf, Darren Clarke makes his first appearance of the year in this week's…Tue Jan 23 2001 - 00:00
Lawrie's reward is date with dawn patrolPeter Lawrie has managed to survive the pre-qualifying experience, likened to that of a "torture chamber" by aspiring players…Thu Jan 18 2001 - 00:00
McGinley resumes questWith Darren Clarke a week away from making his seasonal debut, and Padraig Harrington a month away from resuming his playing …Tue Jan 16 2001 - 00:00
Coughlan back where he belongsRichie Coughlan returns to where he belongs today, as a full member of golf's richest tourThu Jan 11 2001 - 00:00
Tigerwatch resumesWhat can Tiger Woods do for an encore? Having taken a stranglehold on the game in 2000 - winning three majors, two WGC events…Thu Jan 11 2001 - 00:00
Els calls for radical rethinkYou won't hear the powers-that-be concurring, but the Accenture World Matchplay - the first World Golf Championship event of …Tue Jan 09 2001 - 00:00
RTE stirs fond ole day memoriesNostalgia can be a murderously dangerous beast, especially when visited on celluloidTue Jan 02 2001 - 00:00
Woods only getting into the swingThe really scary thing about Tiger Woods is that he just gets better and betterSat Dec 30 2000 - 00:00
Clarke disappointed he can't defend his titleDarren Clarke has been forced to withdraw from the defence of his Accenture World Matchplay Championship title in Melbourne in…Sat Dec 23 2000 - 00:00
Clarke awaits the final fieldDarren Clarke will discover tomorrow just how strong - or probably more to the point, how weak - the field will be for his defence…Tue Dec 19 2000 - 00:00
