Weekend Previews: National Football League, club championships and county finalsSaturdaySat Oct 30 1999 - 01:00
Clarke looks forward to defence of titleRather than take the opportunity of a day or two at home, both Darren Clarke and Paul McGinley felt that an earlier than intended…Tue Oct 26 1999 - 01:00
Guide to the avid golferGolf business is a major industry. But where do most golfers spend their money?Tue Oct 26 1999 - 01:00
GolfWeb must toe the lineThe growth of golf websites, and the battle for dominance, has led to strange goings-on in the marriage of the two biggest players…Tue Oct 26 1999 - 01:00
A major boost for MontgomerieColin Montgomerie was helpless for a change yesterday, stuck in a dentist's chair to have the most troublesome tooth in golf …Tue Oct 19 1999 - 01:00
Harrington sets sights on place in world top 50For someone who keeps his personal targets safely locked into his laptop computer, rather than close to his chest, Padraig Harrington…Tue Oct 19 1999 - 01:00
Fitting finale for CraddockMick Craddock doesn't officially step down as Irish captain until the GUI annual general meeting next February, but last week…Tue Oct 19 1999 - 01:00
Two Irish in elite squadAlison Coffey, of Warrenpoint, and Milltown's Suzanne O'Brien are the only Irish players named in the Britain and Ireland elite…Tue Oct 19 1999 - 01:00
Harrington accepts learning curveSporting contradictions? Padraig Harrington lost to the world number three, and yet walked away a winner in a broader senseMon Oct 18 1999 - 01:00
Montgomerie finds the antidote to BrooklineColin Montgomerie had venom injected into his system by the hordes at BrooklineMon Oct 18 1999 - 01:00
Island in the sun is the `perfect venue'In Paul McGinley's words, it's "the perfect venue," and certainly the Island Golf Club - bathed yesterday in rather untypical…Thu Oct 14 1999 - 01:00
Shanahan the inspiration of Limerick winHe stood over the putt and, for once, the blade let him downTue Oct 12 1999 - 01:00
Clarke's sights on Irish title at IslandThe arrival of most of the country's top professionals for the Smurfit Irish PGA Championship, starting on Thursday, has provided…Tue Oct 12 1999 - 01:00
International schedule keeps Campbell busyUCD student Mark Campbell faces a number of international golfing tests over the next couple of weeksTue Oct 05 1999 - 01:00
Website for sore eyesNorman Adams is an American who likes the humorous side of golfTue Oct 05 1999 - 01:00
Sinclair call-up due reward for hard workMichael Sinclair didn't need to be asked twice if he fancied a trip to Venezuela.Tue Oct 05 1999 - 01:00
Torrance signals Belfry ambitionLike the gunslinger who goes into a showdown only to discover someone has stolen his bullets, the man they call "Jesse" James…Tue Sept 28 1999 - 01:00
Harrington withstands the heatIn singles, there's no place to hide, no place to run. Padraig Harrington didn't need to do eitherMon Sept 27 1999 - 01:00
A pairing made in heavenA partnership made in heaven? That's the way it looked after the first day's fourballs as Europe's most unlikely pairing of Jesper…Sat Sept 25 1999 - 01:00
Tiger out to erase memory of SpainLeader, or loser? Tiger Woods, undisputed world number one, wants to add one tag and shed another as he plays his first Ryder…Fri Sept 24 1999 - 01:00
Soft day delivers few cluesThe kind of day that we Irish have a tendency to describe as soft, with a persistent and sometimes heavy drizzle forcing waterproofs…Thu Sept 23 1999 - 01:00
Rookie Dubliner raring to go after `a badly needed break'Incredible, really. A Tuesday morning practice round, four days before the real thing, and already the crowd is hooting and hollering…Wed Sept 22 1999 - 01:00
Roscommon take the hard road to AlgarveThe chances were as slim as, well, most of us being able to hole out with a bunker shot - but, despite the significant increase…Tue Sept 21 1999 - 01:00
Relying on `rookies' has worked for EuropeDon't call them "rookies", at least not in the way that the word is normally bandied aboutTue Sept 21 1999 - 01:00
Coughlan keeps on trackIt's considered one of the toughest chores in professional golf, the quest to win a tour cardThu Sept 16 1999 - 01:00
Gribben targets professional life once morePaddy Gribben didn't want to go through life wondering, "what if..Tue Sept 14 1999 - 01:00
Hurler gets a grip on UlsterWhen Randal McDonnell packed away his hurley about four years ago to join the newly-opened Gracehill golf club near his home …Tue Sept 14 1999 - 01:00
Amateurs prove the tide has turnedIf anyone dared to doubt that the tide had turned, at least in a golfing sense, and also that the inferiority complex of old …Mon Sept 13 1999 - 01:00
Gribben secures vital point in record victoryYesterday, on the banks of the Moray Firth, one of the most inaccessible but beautiful parts of northern Scotland, a strange …Mon Sept 13 1999 - 01:00
Spirits high in home campThis so-called inferiority complex, long associated with amateur golfers from this side of the Atlantic, has definitely gone …Sat Sept 11 1999 - 01:00
A day of mixed emotionsTemplemore's coming of age may have come four years late, but - on the 25th anniversary of the club's affiliation to the Golfing…Tue Sept 07 1999 - 01:00
Rookies galore as US defend Walker CupThere must be something in the air to account for all this "rookie" business! Much has been made of the number of players' making…Tue Sept 07 1999 - 01:00
Top pair revel in rivalryRyder Cup colleagues they may be, but, whether they like it or not, the rivalry between Colin Montgomerie and Lee Westwood is…Tue Sept 07 1999 - 01:00
Champion faces busy scheduleIrish champion Ciaran McMonagle jets out on a golf-playing sunshine holiday to the United States today, but the Donegalman can…Tue Aug 31 1999 - 01:00
Harney's day of reckoning at NuremoreOne bonus associated with the Musgrave Crumlin Children's Hospital Inter-Club Challenge is that the winning team from each province…Tue Aug 31 1999 - 01:00
World opens up to US-bound HarringtonPadraig Harrington's enhanced status after being chosen as a Ryder Cup player became more obvious yesterdayTue Aug 24 1999 - 01:00
Hybrid club takes off in US marketLee Janzen has put one in his bag. So has David GilfordTue Aug 24 1999 - 01:00
Harrington steals the showWho wants to win a golf tournament any more? There was a time when no-one remembered who finished secondMon Aug 23 1999 - 01:00
Harrington reaches Ryder destinyBy the natural evolution of things, Padraig Harrington was always destined to compete in the Ryder CupMon Aug 23 1999 - 01:00
O'Connor makes the right choiceWhile the heart-strings may have urged him to defer a return to the US Seniors Tour in order to play in last weekend's West of…Tue Aug 17 1999 - 01:00
Great response to new tourIrish promoter Dara O'Neill has hit the ground running in his first foray into staging a professional golf tournament in Europe…Tue Aug 17 1999 - 01:00
Last chance saloon for Ryder hopefulsOne to go. For those on the bubble, this week's BMW International - at the Nord-Eichenried course in Munich which has a notorious…Tue Aug 17 1999 - 01:00
High-flying Hoey in demandTiming is an essential element of any golf swing, but timing of a different sort will determine whether or not Michael Hoey will…Tue Aug 17 1999 - 01:00
Rocca rolls to victoryDid someone say the paltry few Ryder Cup points didn't matter? Poppycock. The win mattered, tooMon Aug 16 1999 - 01:00
Carlberg probably surprisedThe wake-up calls weren't requested, but two of Ireland's premier players got them anywaySat Aug 14 1999 - 01:00
McGinley chases unlikely contendersThe look was that of a perplexed man, not someone just a couple of shots off the leadFri Aug 13 1999 - 01:00
Laid-back Harrington expels all thoughts of BrooklineThe holiday image suggests this part of the country is so laid-back that people are in danger of falling overThu Aug 12 1999 - 01:00
