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
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
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
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
Sub-plots aplenty but Carriedo the favourite at FaithleggSub-plots can often add some spice to life, and so it is likely to be at the Waterford Crystal Ladies Irish Open, which starts…Fri Aug 24 2001 - 01:00
A life-altering experience at AtlantaOne win, and one bold play, has changed David Toms' lifeTue Aug 21 2001 - 01:00
Strange opts for Azinger and VerplankTwo men who have battled physical difficulties of various kinds, and overcome them, were yesterday named by team captain Curtis…Tue Aug 21 2001 - 01:00
Major Toms shows great ground controlSometimes it is the quiet assassins who are the most dangerousMon Aug 20 2001 - 01:00
McGinley finishes on a highPaul McGinley isn't quite prepared to uproot his family from their home in the stockbrocker belt of Berkshire and move to the…Mon Aug 20 2001 - 01:00
McGinley hangs on for the weekendGuys have slugged it out in an alleyway and looked more refreshed than Paul McGinley did as he trudged off ninth green, his finishing…Sat Aug 18 2001 - 01:00
It's hats off to Katayama as Woods is forced to cling onWith an unheralded Japanese player, wearing a scrunched-up cowboy hat for purely aesthetic reasons, having the audacity to clamour…Sat Aug 18 2001 - 01:00
Waite sets the pace as Tiger stays in the packThere's a confusing side to golf that doesn't follow any logicFri Aug 17 2001 - 01:00
McGinley makes a name for himselfJust beside the 16th green, on one of the more elevated parts of the Highlands course, a scoreboard attendant diligently attached…Fri Aug 17 2001 - 01:00
Clarke's in good mind to performDarren Clarke has hardly stopped to catch his breath this summerThu Aug 16 2001 - 01:00
Course plays into hands of big-hittersThe other morning, Nick Faldo strode purposefully to the first tee here at Atlanta Athletic Club for a practice roundThu Aug 16 2001 - 01:00
Harrington has birdies on his mindThe maze of roads that links up to Interstate 85 can require just one slip-up, or one wrong turn, to leave travellers in a sort…Wed Aug 15 2001 - 01:00
Tiger focused for hat-trickThere are times when even the world's number one is thankful for a Tuesday morning, when Nike balls can splash into the pond …Wed Aug 15 2001 - 01:00
Perry in position for major roleFor the Europeans, the race for Ryder Cup points still has a small, but highly lucrative stretch to run; for the Americans it…Tue Aug 14 2001 - 01:00
McEvoy may go for the hat-trickPerhaps Peter McEvoy can be, as he put it, "seduced" by the R & A to serve an unprecedented third term as captain of the …Tue Aug 14 2001 - 01:00
Irish pair repel USA's finestThe blanket of heat acts a thermos, leaving shirts dripping with sweat and lungs aching for airMon Aug 13 2001 - 01:00
McEvoy's heroes win Walker CupThe act was an audacious one, bred from a new and invigorating confidence nurtured over the past decadeMon Aug 13 2001 - 01:00
McEvoy's men ready to withstand US heatNot far from the 18th green, the water laps up to the shoreline and it would be easy to fall into the trap of thinking this piece…Sat Aug 11 2001 - 01:00
Familiarity breeds content for Walker sideImpressionable young men, you'd feel, could be inclined to lose the run of themselves when, in the space of a week, they're invited…Fri Aug 10 2001 - 01:00
Big Irish team launch bid for British titleIn terms of the numbers competing, the British Seniors Open amateur championship - which starts at Royal Portrush tomorrow - …Tue Aug 07 2001 - 01:00
Easy for iceman from BirrAll through his junior golf days, and into his fledgling but increasingly impressive senior career, Justin Kehoe has always had…Thu Aug 02 2001 - 01:00
