Reigning aristocrats not about to forfeit their titles lightlyOUT AND out greed, isn’t it? Sheer avariceMon Jul 05 2010 - 01:00
McDowell on top of the worldUS Open: Who could have dreamed it? Perhaps a father who first saw his son swing a club on the outpost that is Royal Portrush…Mon Jun 21 2010 - 01:00
Poulter lays down his marker of intentUS OPEN: THE POSTURING here takes many formsFri Jun 18 2010 - 01:00
Tiger's got his game face on for old hauntNO ONE IN the field has more majors – 14 – and, you’ve got to believe, still countingWed Jun 16 2010 - 01:00
Mixed fortunes for Irish pairUS TOUR: A CASE of flattering to deceive? Pádraig Harrington, who returned from knee surgery with a bogey-free 65 to open his…Sat Jun 12 2010 - 01:00
McDowell now feels he can have a major sayTOUR NEWS: THE NEXT entry in Graeme McDowell’s tournament diary is the US Open at Pebble Beach next week, which is rather appropriate…Tue Jun 08 2010 - 01:00
Armagh to edge a close encounterULSTER SFC QUARTER-FINAL/Monaghan v Armagh: YOU’VE GOT to think that deliverance time is approaching for Monaghan, who – under…Sat Jun 05 2010 - 01:00
Wicklow look set to make amendsWestmeath v Wicklow: THE DOOM and gloom which accompanied Westmeath throughout the National League – where one defeat followed…Sat Jun 05 2010 - 01:00
Cutler out to retain titleJUST AS in professional golf, where one week rolls into another, the elite amateur players have a packed diarySat Jun 05 2010 - 01:00
Lefty and Tiger renew rivalry at Golden Bear's Ohio denFOR TIGER Woods, still the world number one despite his inactivity, and Phil Mickelson, the man closing in on his streak atop…Tue Jun 01 2010 - 01:00
Day and Spieth show generation extraordinary is now upon usUS TOUR: THE JOKE on tour is that they’re going to have to set up X-Boxes and PlayStations in the locker-room, except that this…Tue May 25 2010 - 01:00
Maybin secures his placeUS OPEN QUALIFYING: GARETH MAYBIN is proof you don’t always go the direct route from A to B to reach your destinationTue May 25 2010 - 01:00
Harrington has sights set firmly on victory in WentworthPGA CHAMPIONSHIP: IN TIMES past, you just didn’t know what would happen over the West CourseThu May 20 2010 - 01:00
Fowler snared for AdareJP McMANUS PRO-AM: IT SAYS all you need to know about Rickie Fowler that, even without a win on the US Tour this season, the…Wed May 19 2010 - 01:00
Westwood has rivals in his sightsBMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP: LEE WESTWOOD, who has manoeuvred his way to a career-high third in the world rankings, has his sights …Wed May 19 2010 - 01:00
Sorenstam agrees to cup roleSOLHEIM CUP: ANNIKA SORENSTAM, the most decorated women’s player in the game, and Joanne Morley have been added to European …Wed May 19 2010 - 01:00
Lowry happy to put in the hard workSHANE LOWRY knows there is no fast-tracking in the professional game, that your rewards come through hard work.Tue May 18 2010 - 01:00
Irish PGA moved to September dateA TRADITION of recent years, which has seen the Irish PGA Championship act as dress rehearsal for Pádraig Harrington’s assault…Tue May 11 2010 - 01:00
US breakthrough worth wait for ClarkTOUR SCENE: YOU’VE GOT to say it was worth the wait, most especially for the man himselfTue May 11 2010 - 01:00
Nicholas urges Irish fans to do their bitGOLF SOLHEIM CUP: WHO KNOWS if an Irish player will yet find the form to gatecrash a way on to the team for next year’s Solheim…Fri Apr 30 2010 - 01:00
Ignorance no defence for failing to observe the game's basic rudimentsBY THE RULES: WHICH IS worse? Someone who is ignorant of the rules, or someone who intentionally ignores the rules? Both are…Tue Apr 27 2010 - 01:00
Harrington no more the TinkermanTOUR SCENE NEWS ROUND-UP: THE SELF-PROFESSED tinkerer has stopped tinkering with his swing, and that’s from the horse’s mouth…Tue Apr 27 2010 - 01:00
Davis's honest approach upholds the integrity of the game and enhances his reputationBY THE RULES: HONESTY IS always the best policyTue Apr 20 2010 - 01:00
Lee is eager for his next Major challengeUS MASTERS: IF THERE is the feeling that Lee Westwood is opening the doors at majors only for them to be pushed shut in his …Tue Apr 13 2010 - 01:00
Harrington plays the joker with Wonder Tiger gagMASTERS DIGEST: TIGER Woods had a front seat for Pádraig Harrington’s latest career as a stand-up comic when the awards were…Fri Apr 09 2010 - 01:00
McIlroy says bad back won't hold him backMASTERS DIGEST: RORY McILROY is still troubled by a back injury, yet the 20-year-old Ulsterman believes that competing in what…Thu Apr 08 2010 - 01:00
Clubs in the financial roughSURVEY: IF, IN the main, the outward appearance of your average golf club is one of immaculate lawns and pristine fairways, …Tue Apr 06 2010 - 01:00
Woods denies having HGH treatmentGOLF: AFTER MONTHS of hush, the silence was broken by Tiger Woods – still the world’s number one ranked player despite a five…Tue Apr 06 2010 - 01:00
Nicholas urges Irish fans to do their bitGOLF SOLHEIM CUP: WHO KNOWS if an Irish player will yet find the form to gatecrash a way on to the team for next year’s Solheim…Wed Mar 24 2010 - 00:00
Harrington heading in the right directionGOLF/ TOUR NEWS: PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON’S momentum is at least headed in the right direction, as a second successive top-10 finish…Tue Mar 23 2010 - 00:00
Up close and impersonal with TigerHOLD THE BACK PAGE: YOU’VE GOT TO wonder what Vuong Dang Phong, the original “Tiger,” would make of it allSat Mar 20 2010 - 00:00
Woods chooses Masters for his returnCAN YOU hear his growl? Can you hear the roar? Tiger Woods, barely a month after his act of contrition in front of a gathering…Wed Mar 17 2010 - 00:00
Harrington finds form at the right timeTOUR SCENE NEWS ROUND-UP: GOLFERS, ESPECIALLY of the professional variety, are forever ticking boxesTue Mar 16 2010 - 00:00
End of winless drought for ElsGOLF WGC-CA CHAMPIONSHIP: SOUTH AFRICA’S Ernie Els ended a two-year winless drought at the expense of his house guest Charl …Mon Mar 15 2010 - 00:00
Limerick underage success now at riskWHATEVER THE rights and wrongs of the situation in Limerick hurling, the biggest losers are not the management or the players…Sat Mar 13 2010 - 00:00
McIlroy could be new face of golfHIS RETURN to the golf course may be imminent, if we are to believe the reported sightings of Tiger Woods working out with coach…Sat Mar 13 2010 - 00:00
In BOD we trust, pity IRB Player of the Year judges didn't...TODAY Brian O’Driscoll will be feted by all and sundry, the words from the Welsh opposition in the past few days alone enough…Sat Mar 13 2010 - 00:00
Irish jockeys out on their own in jumps gameTHERE ARE two weeks of the year when it proves costly to answer your phone or to read a text message: one is Christmas week at…Sat Mar 13 2010 - 00:00
Goldenballs ready for the old Ian RushFAT FRANK, Roo, Captain Fantastic, Goldenballs and Crouchy were the first to climb the apples and pears up to the team room in…Sat Mar 13 2010 - 00:00
Harrington slips as putter runs coldTOUR NEWS: WORKING ON the slow burner principle, you’ve got to figure that Pádraig Harrington – who has slipped to 13th in the…Tue Mar 09 2010 - 00:00
McIlroy turns to mind-guru RotellaRORY McILROY added a new part to his armoury yesterday, working with Dr Bob Rotella ahead of this week’s Honda Classic at Palm…Tue Mar 02 2010 - 00:00
Jones is popular choice to lead USGOLF SOLHEIM CUP : WHAT’S THIS with getting insightful, retired players who earn a living behind a television microphone to …Thu Feb 25 2010 - 00:00
Will League of Ireland ever learn their lesson?HOLD THE BACK PAGE : IF YOU’RE to believe followers of baseball, a certain gentleman by the name of Yogi Berra was the greatest…Sat Feb 20 2010 - 00:00
City exults as Saints go marching inHOLD THE BACK PAGE : THOSE OF us involved in sport – be it as participants or watchers – must believe in outside influences, …Sat Feb 13 2010 - 00:00
McIlroy in new territoryGOLF TOUR NEWS: IN TERMS of the posturing for top position by an Irishman in the official world rankings, this promises to be…Tue Feb 02 2010 - 00:00
