Coughlan to rise in EastIreland's top three professionals - Darren Clarke, Padraig Harrington and Paul McGinley - wing their way in the direction of …Tue Nov 10 1998 - 00:00
Revamped Eire Og on the march againAs is their way, an outsider tends to pull the strings for Carlow's Eire OgMon Nov 09 1998 - 00:00
Dowling's team not going to ChileThe British and Irish team, which was to be captained by former Irish international Claire Dowling, has been withdrawn from the…Sat Nov 07 1998 - 00:00
Attempt to break impasseIf not exactly extending an olive branch, the Connacht Council of the GAA has offered the Galway County Board an alternative …Wed Nov 04 1998 - 00:00
Chile trip may be offA decision on whether or not the British and Irish golf team will travel to contest the women's world amateur team championships…Sat Oct 31 1998 - 00:00
Heat on BurnsRaymond Burns celebrated his 25th birthday earlier this month, and he must hope that it marks a change in his fortunesTue Oct 27 1998 - 00:00
Impressive US debut for HoeyMichael Hoey's collegiate debut in the United States proved to be a successful one last weekTue Oct 27 1998 - 00:00
Late goal puts icing on cake for CrokesNo earthquakes or after shocks to worry about in south Dublin yesterdayMon Oct 26 1998 - 00:00
Coughlan's bubble may burstRichard Coughlan's destiny, and that of a number of players on the bubble, among them Sandy Lyle, will be decided at the Walt…Thu Oct 22 1998 - 01:00
Refereeing standards set to benefit from new seminarsThe Golfing Union of Ireland do not intend to be found wanting when they play host to next year's Home Internationals at Royal…Tue Oct 20 1998 - 01:00
Harrington certain he can putt it rightOne day into his reign as Irish PGA champion, and Padraig Harrington spent some time yesterday figuring out how to rectify his…Tue Oct 20 1998 - 01:00
Smoothing out the rough edgesHow times change. It's not so long ago that a macho image existed which decreed that nobody in the full of their health would…Tue Oct 20 1998 - 01:00
Harrington wins it the right way in the endFate works in mysterious ways and, if the lucky finding by a spectator of his ball in tiger rough on the 18th hole ensured his…Mon Oct 19 1998 - 01:00
Harrington defies the elementsAn abysmal autumnal day, with more than a hint of winter, left players wondering if they were coming or going in the Smurfit …Sat Oct 17 1998 - 01:00
Tour pros lead the wayThe gnashing of teeth as victims walked off the various greens was barely audible, and some could have been advised to visit …Fri Oct 16 1998 - 01:00
McGinley hoping to do the doublePaul McGinley is in an unusual position this week: he has to defend a titleThu Oct 15 1998 - 01:00
Steel stands test of timeThere are many parts to a club, and although the head and face generally come in for most discussion, there is a widespread belief…Tue Oct 13 1998 - 01:00
The ultimate test - on the greensThe putter. It used to be the simplest club in the bag, but anyone who casts an eye over the Bobby Grace range from Cobra will…Tue Oct 13 1998 - 01:00
Class of '99 gets togetherIreland's conveyer belt of new golfing talent knows no bounds, and the new generation will undergo their first coaching session…Tue Sept 29 1998 - 01:00
Putt Straight is Reddy solution to putting woesWhen Tom Reddy, a Dubliner and an electrician by trade, trawled the different golf stores in his search for a cure to his putting…Tue Sept 29 1998 - 01:00
Gribben named in Eisenhower teamAlthough not unexpected, Paddy Gribben's metamorphosis from struggling professional to the top of the amateur game was yesterday…Wed Sept 23 1998 - 01:00
`Home' unions to go it aloneToday, the Royal and Ancient will announce the British and Irish team for the Eisenhower Trophy, the world amateur team championship…Tue Sept 22 1998 - 01:00
Gribben's priority is country and clubEuropean amateur champion Paddy Gribben has put club and country before his own interests by turning down an invitation to rub…Tue Sept 15 1998 - 01:00
The money is rotten, you suffer heartache, and yetThe money is rotten, and more players suffer heartache and pain than achieve successTue Sept 15 1998 - 01:00
Jones and Cullen earn their stripesThe new kids on the block showed they possess more than mere youthful exuberanceFri Sept 11 1998 - 01:00
Irish make light work of weather and ScotlandSomeone in the local tourist office insisted that Royal Porthcawl does have "calm, balmy conditions, sometimes", although the…Thu Sept 10 1998 - 01:00
Irish psyched up to end English dominationThe tiger was tamed on the last occasion that a major amateur championship, in that instance the Walker Cup, was staged in Royal…Wed Sept 09 1998 - 01:00
Clarke offers public a unique insight in drive to help OmaghThe quest to be Europe's number one hasn't deflected Darren Clarke from another stated target: to raise £1/4 million for the …Tue Sept 08 1998 - 01:00
Dunmore claim new provincial club titleGiven that one of them is eight months pregnant, some may suggest that the team from Dunmore Golf Club - a nine-hole facility…Tue Sept 08 1998 - 01:00
Jacklin speaks out against new Ryder Cup captainNo sooner has Europe's new Ryder Cup captain, Mark James, got the first hint of who might play their way into his side for next…Tue Sept 08 1998 - 01:00
Big Bertha is getting biggerNo-one can say that Callaway don't do things their wayTue Sept 01 1998 - 01:00
McGinley avoids the Ryder rushPaul McGinley, for one, is staying away from all the hysteria that the start of any Ryder Cup campaign inevitably bringsTue Aug 25 1998 - 01:00
Irish players disappointAt least this time, the Irish got into the thick of itMon Aug 24 1998 - 01:00
Runaway win for GronbergMathias Gronberg had things so much in hand at The K Club yesterday that he could enjoy a spot of lunch in mid-roundMon Aug 24 1998 - 01:00
Brave effort by JohanssonOthers with more fragile egos would have tossed in the towel, or faked an injurySat Aug 22 1998 - 01:00
Irish display true coloursThe ghosts of last month's Irish Open were unceremoniously banishedFri Aug 21 1998 - 01:00
Cullen records third successThe Swede looked across to the golfer in the Lacoste navy sleeveless topThu Aug 20 1998 - 01:00
Top two rivals to find Clarke rested and readyIt's indicative of a wickedly poor season that David Higgins has failed to get into the Smurfit European Open at The K Club where…Tue Aug 18 1998 - 01:00
Youghal draws superb array of young talentAs a stepping stone to greater things, the Irish Boys' Amateur Close Championship - which takes place at Youghal Golf Club on…Tue Aug 18 1998 - 01:00
Pop-up marker proves popularThe days of the distinctive holly bush or the white stake strategically placed on the side of the fairway 150 yards from the …Tue Aug 18 1998 - 01:00
It's a tough retailing worldIt appears that the recession in the Far East is hitting golf clothing manufacturers, most notably the makers of the Pringle …Tue Aug 18 1998 - 01:00
Miley's skill aids childrenFor someone whose first sporting love was actually camogie, Paula Miley has switched to other pursuits with considerable success…Tue Aug 18 1998 - 01:00
