Irish pair mix with the bestAideen Rogers may not have even crossed Dale Reid's mind when it came to naming her wild card picks for next month's Solheim …Tue Sept 05 2000 - 01:00
`Armagh brought out the best in us'Tired, sapped limbs stumble slowly up the few steps at the end of the tunnel under the New Stand as exhausted player after player…Mon Sept 04 2000 - 01:00
Higgins targets number one spotThe race ain't over yet, but David Higgins' third win of the season on the Challenge Tour has copper-fastened his bid to take…Tue Aug 29 2000 - 01:00
Door finally opens for patient CoffeyOne player's misfortune often opens the door for another, and that is exactly the case for Irish women's champion Alison Coffey…Tue Aug 22 2000 - 01:00
Scarpa takes first title as Murphy fadesThe weather gods were at their most mischievous but, ultimately, nothing could deprive Massimo Scarpa of a maiden tour winMon Aug 21 2000 - 01:00
Murphy's 66 gives him a real chance of beating the oddsNot that you'd mark him down as a gambler, on first appearance at any rate, but when Gary Murphy saw himself priced at 80 to …Sat Aug 19 2000 - 01:00
Fine first encounter by veteranSo much for youth! In the midst of all the exotic sounding names - like Claverie, Scarpa, not the detective, Lara and Rorbaek…Fri Aug 18 2000 - 01:00
North West holds varied attractionsSet amidst the lakes and drumlins of Co Cavan, and with a prize-fund one-tenth of that at the US PGA where the game's fat cats…Thu Aug 17 2000 - 01:00
The perfect endorsementIn case you think we're becoming paranoid about the man, here's some food for thought: Tiger Woods is the number one player in…Tue Aug 15 2000 - 01:00
Dig those groovy shadesWatch out for the new designer sunglasses on the way from adidas, another company who have jumped on the golf bandwagon in a …Tue Aug 15 2000 - 01:00
Ireland's helping handIf the battle of the Celtic cousins at Portmarnock yesterday had an element of vengeance to it, the real winners of the affair…Sat Aug 12 2000 - 01:00
Irish fightback comes up shortIn hindsight, which is a great thing, all the damage was done in the foursomesFri Aug 11 2000 - 01:00
Halved match is fair day's workIt could have been better, but it could have been a lot worse tooThu Aug 10 2000 - 01:00
Coakley to play for favourites LeinsterIf hardly a mere formality, the odds on a Leinster triumph in this week's AIB Women's Interprovincial matches must be overwhelming…Tue Aug 08 2000 - 01:00
Confident McDowell sweeps onIf success is any indicator, then Graeme McDowell - who just can't stop winning these days - is the genuine articleThu Aug 03 2000 - 01:00
McDowell proves a name to reckon withThe embroidered name on the golf bag is slightly awry in that the "a" and "e" are transposedWed Aug 02 2000 - 01:00
Wannabes to cause major stampedeImitation, apparently, is the sincerest form of flatteryTue Aug 01 2000 - 01:00
Clash of dates hits MullingarAn unavoidable near-clash of dates with the European men's amateur individual championship in Austria next week is set to deprive…Tue Aug 01 2000 - 01:00
Five newcomers on Boys' teamAlthough backboned by the sextet who helped Ireland attain the runners-up position in last month's European Boys' team Championship…Tue Aug 01 2000 - 01:00
Champion Campbell makes early exitThey don't talk of it as a jinx, but it dates back to Michael Guerin's feat in the formative years of the 1960s - when he won…Mon Jul 31 2000 - 01:00
Trip to US event provides the spurThe hardship of enduring five matchplay encounters - and, possibly, six, should the eventual champion happen to emerge from the…Sat Jul 29 2000 - 01:00
Els struggles for the solutionWhen your first name is not Tiger, and you're not number one in the world, you get asked a lot of dumb questionsTue Jul 25 2000 - 01:00
US MastersAugusta National, April 1997 - Tom Watson had seen a lot of great golfers before he set eyes on Tiger WoodsMon Jul 24 2000 - 01:00
Faldo happy to follow new wayA decade ago, Nick Faldo was the man who moved into a fifth gear..Mon Jul 24 2000 - 01:00
Irish putting troubles in perspectiveDevoured, like so many others, by the Tiger, the over-riding sentiment among the Irish quartet as they tended to their wounds…Mon Jul 24 2000 - 01:00
Clarke fittest of Irish survivorsIn surviving the treacherous 17th hole with what he termed "a good bogey", having putted onto the road in rather bizarre fashion…Sat Jul 22 2000 - 01:00
New deal for last year's main menRather than quietly slither out of his hands, the silver claret jug crashed with an almighty bangSat Jul 22 2000 - 01:00
Junior strikes a blow for the seniors"I can't believe these guys," said the spectator, speaking to his friend by the side of the 13th fairwayFri Jul 21 2000 - 01:00
Snead steals the showThere were so many wobbly knees and creaking joints on the first tee-box last evening that you almost expected the ghost of Old…Thu Jul 20 2000 - 01:00
Patience a vital ingredient for Irish quartetAn orderly line of guys were on the range, belting ball after ball over the targets painted "250" and into the faraway dunes, …Thu Jul 20 2000 - 01:00
Ridiculed Frenchman has ridden out the stormYou look at him and wonder why the gods laughed down on him, why they pelted him with arrows and turned him into a cartoon character…Wed Jul 19 2000 - 01:00
McDowell's run just too late to stop leader FoxEven with one counting championship remaining, in-form Graeme McDowell's charge on titles on the domestic calendar has come too…Tue Jul 18 2000 - 01:00
Omelia makes progressThe back to his roots philosophy worked for Bryan Omelia yesterday as he secured one of five places on offer in the British Open…Tue Jul 11 2000 - 01:00
Home countries go separate waysSadly, for the last time that a Britain and Ireland team will compete as one unit in the Eisenhower Trophy, there will be no …Tue Jul 11 2000 - 01:00
McGinley's touch of the bluesTiger Woods has red as his power colour on the final dayMon Jul 10 2000 - 01:00
Another milestone for WestwoodLee Westwood is a champion who likes the good lifeMon Jul 10 2000 - 01:00
McGinley stays focusedSome days you grind it out, you just play the psychological battle with the course and escape to the sanctuary of the recorder…Sat Jul 08 2000 - 01:00
Walton's confidence increasesCall it a stubborn streak that anyone from north of the Liffey is allowed to possess, or a simple increase in confidence, but…Fri Jul 07 2000 - 01:00
Deputy James to carry onRyder Cup captain Sam Torrance has no intention of asking one of his deputies Mark James to stand down as vice-captain ahead …Fri Jul 07 2000 - 01:00
A potent cocktailWhat do you get when you put together one of South Africa's greatest ever cricket batsmen, one of The K Club's directors, a member…Thu Jul 06 2000 - 01:00
Timely boost for O'ConnorIt has taken a while, but Christy O'Connor Junior's season has finally been kick-startedTue Jul 04 2000 - 01:00
Swedish academy the role modelAt least one politician has gone into the Dail's summer recess with golf on his mindTue Jul 04 2000 - 01:00
Hard road gets easier for old dogsDes Smyth, walking with just the slightest hint of a hobble, couldn't wait to get his golf shoes offMon Jul 03 2000 - 01:00
Learning to live at a higher levelHe wouldn't exactly call it a phobia, but Paddy Gribben doesn't particularly like flying. He's working on it, thoughSat Jul 01 2000 - 01:00
Smyth is quick out of the trapsDes Smyth is growing older, but he is still playing like a young fellowFri Jun 30 2000 - 01:00
