Harrington to promote game in role as R&A ambassadorGOLF: ON THE walls of Dún Laoghaire Golf Club in the foothills of the Dublin mountains, evidence of Pádraig Harrington’s first…Sat Jan 15 2011 - 00:00
All is well in the world of McDowellTOUR NEWS: THE SUSPICION exists, given his current stellar form, that Graeme McDowell could use a bamboo cane or a wizard’s …Tue Jan 11 2011 - 00:00
Clarke fired by renewed ambition as he opens his campaignGOLF: FEW WILL move into the new season with quite as much spring in his step as Darren Clarke, who resumes tournament play …Tue Jan 04 2011 - 00:00
McDowell returns to action with a new lookGOLF: ONWARDS AND upwards with his rise to fifth in the latest world rankings, Graeme McDowell’s star simply moves higher and…Tue Jan 04 2011 - 00:00
Giant steps from shadows into spotlightGOLF: ON SUNDAY night, Graeme McDowell and his friend Ian Poulter got on to a private jet which took them from one side of the…Tue Dec 07 2010 - 00:00
McIlroy rues not capitalising on great startIRISH REACTION: RORY McILROY, highlighted-locks curling out from under the brim of his cap, exhaled a deep and wistful breath…Mon Nov 29 2010 - 00:00
Kaymer lays down a markerGOLF: IN A way, first blood in this desert duel went to Martin Kaymer yesterday as he outscored Graeme McDowell by five strokes…Fri Nov 26 2010 - 00:00
Game on and McDowell is up for itGOLF: IN THESE times of economic trouble and strife for most mortals, the quest for the X factor – that rare commodity that …Wed Nov 24 2010 - 00:00
Kaymer and McDowell all set for Dubai duelIN THIS upside down world we live in, it seems entirely fitting the PGA European Tour – which, despite its actual name, is very…Tue Nov 23 2010 - 00:00
Woods an 'infinitely' happier personHOLD THE BACK PAGE: DOESN’T TIME fly? In nine days time, Tiger Woods will – how shall we put this? – honour the first anniversary…Sat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
Conference to discuss future of industryA LARGE research report into the golf industry in Ireland has found there is a significant amount of debt in clubs, especially…Fri Nov 19 2010 - 00:00
McDowell focused on Race to DubaiFOLLOWING Graeme McDowell’s third-place finish behind Adam Scott in yesterday’s weather-delayed conclusion to the Singapore Open…Tue Nov 16 2010 - 00:00
Concussion debate must be heededHOLD THE BACK PAGE: THE ‘C’ word in sport has too often been considered akin to a state secret, with usually the less said about…Sat Nov 13 2010 - 00:00
Irish Open loses title sponsorGOLF: THE IRONY won’t be lost on anybody that, at a time when Irish golf is enjoying a golden generation with Pádraig Harrington…Sat Nov 13 2010 - 00:00
Lowry rejigs schedule to try to make it to DubaiGOLF: SHANE LOWRY is living life just outside the bubble at the moment, but the Offaly tour professional – ranked 62nd on the…Tue Nov 09 2010 - 00:00
Westwood's ascent can inspire G-Mac and co to greater thingsGOLF TOUR NEWS: WHAT CAN be taken from Lee Westwood’s ascension to world number one? Perhaps that anything and everything is…Tue Nov 02 2010 - 00:00
Time just about up on Woods' run at oneGOLF TOUR NEWS: ONE WAY or another, the end is nigh for Tiger Woods as far as his reign as world number one is concernedTue Oct 26 2010 - 01:00
Kaymer joins race for number one - top 60 would do LowryTOUR PROFESSIONALS know all about the numbers game, which normally involves getting a ball into the hole in as few strokes as…Tue Oct 12 2010 - 01:00
Monty's men can do the required jobGOLF RYDER CUP 2010: FATE CAN be a strange bedfellow, that’s for sureFri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
Green and GoldIreland has had a vital part to play in Ryder Cup glory over the yearsWed Sept 29 2010 - 01:00
Casey and Rose out to make a pointGOLF TOUR NEWS: WITH A quartet of European players in this week’s Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta, it could be that…Tue Sept 21 2010 - 01:00
Dunmurry's long quest for Barton success finally overGOLF: IN CLAIMING the coveted title at this festival of golf that is the Bulmers Irish Cups and Shields, Dunmurry – with brothers…Fri Sept 17 2010 - 01:00
Harrington slips outside the top-20GOLF: THE WORLD rankings tend to provide a good indication of a player’s form, given they are weighted to take into account …Tue Sept 14 2010 - 01:00
Players adjust to enforced breakGOLF: AMAZING, REALLY, how the best-laid plans can changeTue Sept 14 2010 - 01:00
Pavin relies on gut feeling as he selects rookie on Cup teamUS RYDER CUP TEAM: IF YOU remember Corey Pavin as the man who donned an army camouflage cap in the 1991 Ryder Cup – the “War…Wed Sept 08 2010 - 01:00
Pavin's cards are not flush with acesGOLF/TOUR NEWS: COREY PAVIN has a couple of important items in his diary today: one, he will attend the New York Stock Exchange…Tue Sept 07 2010 - 01:00
Kuchar's persistence pays dividendsGOLF TOUR NEWS: IF YOU keep on knocking on the door, somewhere and sometime they’ve got to let you inTue Aug 31 2010 - 01:00
Clarke still has his own fish to fryWHILE THE clock might be ticking towards the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor, where he will have a back-up role to Colin Montgomerie…Tue Aug 31 2010 - 01:00
Costly penalty a lesson for JohnsonGOLF : DUSTIN JOHNSON is making a name for himself on tour, just not the way he’d want to be doing soTue Aug 17 2010 - 01:00
McIlroy looks back at misread putt on 15thGOLF: WHERE DO you go when you want to get away from it all? In Rory McIlroy’s case, coming on the back of his near-miss in …Tue Aug 17 2010 - 01:00
Clarke hot on the heels of culpritWhistling Straits Diary: DARREN Clarke was on the lookout for the culprit who left a heel print in a bunker by the 17th green…Sat Aug 14 2010 - 01:00
Whistling Straits DiaryRotella reveals flaws of hypnosis: DR BOB Rotella worked his way like a mountain goat around the sand hills of Whistling Straits…Fri Aug 13 2010 - 01:00
Montgomerie softens stance on contenders missing out at GleneaglesWHERE ONCE an appearance in the Johnnie Walker championship at Gleneagles – the final counting event for Europe’s Ryder Cup team…Thu Aug 12 2010 - 01:00
Kilkenny boldly going where no man has gone beforeTV VIEW: THE EXPERTS in the RTÉ studio in Croke Park had a good old giggle at Michael Lyster’s expense when the anchor presenter…Mon Aug 09 2010 - 01:00
Players want Irish Open to stay in KillarneyIRISH OPEN: THE PROCESS to determine where next year’s 3 Irish Open will take place is due to swing into gear over the next …Tue Aug 03 2010 - 01:00
Pádraig headed in the right directionGOLF TOUR NEWS: PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON yesterday morning boarded a private jet at Farranfore airport in Co Kerry for a transatlantic…Tue Aug 03 2010 - 01:00
Appleby joins sub-60 club and Langer wins two in a rowUS TOUR NEWS: WHAT’S GOING on? For years, breaking the sound barrier – as players on tour refer to a sub-60 round – has been…Tue Aug 03 2010 - 01:00
Harrington takes it in his stride and plans for more relaxed approachIRISH CHALLENGE: SO CLOSE, and yet so farMon Aug 02 2010 - 01:00
Vibes are good for a home-grown successIRISH OPEN: BE CAREFUL what you wish for. In the case of the 3 Irish Open, the wish list is as deep as Lough LeaneThu Jul 29 2010 - 01:00
Oosthuizen was ready for major stepUNFORTUNATELY, LOUIS Oosthuizen won’t be able to join the major line-up at next week’s 3 Irish OpenTue Jul 20 2010 - 01:00
British Open DiaryLowry nearly has a smashing time; Calcavecchia bowling along nicely at home; Moriarty greeted with Irish Open invitation; Maybin…Sat Jul 17 2010 - 01:00
Kehoe on other side of the bagOpen Diary: COLM Moriarty has enlisted the help of his friend Justin Kehoe as caddie for his debut appearance in the British…Wed Jul 14 2010 - 01:00
