McIlroy moves into pole positionGolf: Shots define champions. Seve Ballesteros out of the car park at Lytham in 1979Sun Aug 12 2012 - 01:00
O'Gara in for Dubs, Canty back for CorkGAA news: Eoghan O’Gara, who was a potent substitute in Dublin’s win over Meath in last month’s Leinster final, is the only …Thu Aug 02 2012 - 01:00
McDowell right in the thick of itGolf: He has put himself in a position to fulfil his boyhood dreamsSat Jul 21 2012 - 01:00
Irish pair fail to fire at LythamGolf: Padraig Harrington was left revising his immediate future schedule after failing to ignite in tandem with Rory McIlroy…Sat Jul 21 2012 - 01:00
Now let's not get confused: Harrington sports new logoROYAL LYTHAM DIARY: Pádraig Harrington is sporting yet another new logo on his cap for the British Open, bringing to four the…Wed Jul 18 2012 - 01:00
Sullen Woods on a mission: HIS ALARM call may have come with the dawn chorus, given his propensity to get his practice rounds completed before the majority…Wed Jul 18 2012 - 01:00
Chip it out and start again is the order of the dayTHE QUIP in these parts is that the links at Royal Lytham and St Annes has the same number of bunkers as there are bones in the…Wed Jul 18 2012 - 01:00
McIlroy wants to show he's no one-off: THE GOLFING world didn’t stop spinning after Tiger Woods’s dominance – which saw him win his 14 Major titles in a 12-year …Wed Jul 18 2012 - 01:00
Els hopes playing with Clarke rubs offERNIE ELS is hoping that playing alongside defending champion Darren Clarke will provide some inspiration in his quest for another…Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Ogilvy smooths ruffled feathersIN THE midst of all the gloom, with grown men fearful of losing golf balls in the long grass and the weather gods continuing…Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Pettersen confirms return to Killeen Castle to defend Open titleGOLF LADIES IRISH OPEN: SHE’S ON her way back to Killeen CastleWed Jul 11 2012 - 01:00
Pádraig feels a win is in sightFOR SOME, it’s the last chance saloon; for others, like Pádraig Harrington, this week’s Scottish Open at Castle Stuart – a manufactured…Tue Jul 10 2012 - 01:00
Royal wish: Momentum gathering for Open returnThose who left Royal Portrush Golf Club on Sunday evening with the feel-good glow that great occasions naturally imbue in us …Tue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
Peanut Putter: Daly name lives on with new rangeAs an iconic name who inspired Ireland’s modern Major winners, the Fred Daly name is living on through his son, Robin, whose …Tue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
Fab four on different Major roadsTHE ROAD, as ever, for Ireland’s four Major champions leads to wherever the next Major is stagedTue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
A question of etiquette: To let through or not on the courseQ Two players are involved in a match and arrive on to the tee to discover that the group in front – consisting of three players…Tue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
He's got game again: Clarke impresses on and off courseGOLF : Darren Clarke’s return to work may have come at the Irish Open – at least officially, after a five-week stint on the …Mon Jul 02 2012 - 01:00
McDowell ends with flourish and makes strong Open caseGOLF: THE HOME town boy, as they say, did goodMon Jul 02 2012 - 01:00
Donaldson claims his first tour victory after closing 66GOLF : THE INTERLOPER was embraced as one of their own, which was typical of how the galleries at this Irish Open – a first …Mon Jul 02 2012 - 01:00
Thai for 60th: O'Sullivan takes a breakGOLF: The record books will show that Mark O’Sullivan, in his first ever European Tour event, finished tied with former US PGA…Mon Jul 02 2012 - 01:00
Tenacious McGinley has pep in his step despite old knee problemsTHE HUNGER still stirs deeply in his gut, even as the grey hairs become ever more prominentSat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00
Donaldson holds off Harrington and the weatherAs wet and miserable as Saturday’s third round of the Irish Open was from a meteorological point, Pádraig Harrington – for one…Sat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00
No rain on Harrington's well-supported paradeIRISH OPEN: THE FASHION statement, no rain gear and a mauve-coloured top that last saw duty in the humidity of Connecticut, …Fri Jun 29 2012 - 01:00
Wind blows and lightning strikes but birdies still fly in at pulsating PortrushIRISH OPEN: AN IRASCIBLE, pernickety weather front did its best to spoil the occasion. But it couldn’tFri Jun 29 2012 - 01:00
What a drive: No calamityPORTRUSH DIARY AN IRISH OPEN MISCELLANY: THERE was nothing catastrophic about James Morrison’s visit to “Calamity Corner”, the…Fri Jun 29 2012 - 01:00
Giants gather on the CausewayGOLF: LOGIC, BASED on the unprecedented and scarcely believable success in Majors of golfers bred within roaring distance of…Thu Jun 28 2012 - 01:00
Harrington hoping Portrush makes the cutGOLF: THE CLAMOUR to take the British Open to Royal Portrush won’t go away, and three-time Major champion Pádraig Harrington…Wed Jun 27 2012 - 01:00
Dunbar daring to dreamGOLF: WHY RUSH? What’s wrong with smelling the roses, or rather the azaleas, at Augusta? Michael Hoey, the last Ulsterman to…Wed Jun 27 2012 - 01:00
Home team relishing prospects at PortrushIRISH OPEN: AS GRAEME McDowell has attested, playing in an Irish Open at Royal Portrush – where he grew up playing the game – …Tue Jun 26 2012 - 01:00
Lowry and Lawrie come up shortSHANE LOWRY and Peter Lawrie will have to rely on Plan B – earning the final exemption via the Scottish Open – if either is to…Tue Jun 26 2012 - 01:00
Harrington putting goes cold at wrong timeJUST WHEN he needed to get hot with the putter, it went cold for Pádraig Harrington as the Dubliner was forced to settle for …Mon Jun 25 2012 - 01:00
McDowell focuses on positivesIN THE locker-room inside the Olympic clubhouse, with its ornately polished hardwood cabinets, Graeme McDowell – can of beer…Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
McDowell comes up just shortGolf: Its legend as a graveyard for favourites lived on, almost as if the ghosts of past upsets returned to haunt players coming…Mon Jun 18 2012 - 01:00
McDowell spurred by failure fearTHE EXTERIOR is invariably cool, calm and collectedMon Jun 18 2012 - 01:00
McDowell scales Pacific heightsGolf: What is it about the ocean air coming in off the Pacific that so stimulates Graeme McDowell? Just two years after claiming…Sun Jun 17 2012 - 01:00
Patient Furyk plots a certain courseBEFORE HE embarked on his second round over the Lake Course here at the Olympic Club, Jim Furyk – champion in 2003, but without…Sat Jun 16 2012 - 01:00
McDowell moves into contention as holder McIlroy heads homeGOLF: HE KNOWS from recent history how to get the job done, and Graeme McDowell – who wrapped the US Open trophy in his arms…Sat Jun 16 2012 - 01:00
Harrington rediscovers touch on greensGolf: He’s back! You know the guy, multi-major winner, tall, athletic; works out in the gym a lotSat Jun 16 2012 - 01:00
McIlroy takes early flight homeTHE OFFICIAL world rankings don’t lie. Not usuallySat Jun 16 2012 - 01:00
Lofty Woods leaves lefties in his wake112th US OPEN: THE DRESS sense of the new, modern version of the “Big Three” hinted at troubleFri Jun 15 2012 - 01:00
McDowell off to perfect start in US OpenThe clenched fist and gritted teeth told its own story, as Graeme McDowell – the champion at Pebble Beach two years ago – rolled…Fri Jun 15 2012 - 01:00
Early arrival reaps rewardTHE OLD adage about the early bird catching the worm probably crossed Michael Thompson’s mind as he signed for an opening 66 …Fri Jun 15 2012 - 01:00
Favourites' graveyard has many ghostsTHEY HAVE a couple of names for this place, where you can sneak views of the Golden Gate Bridge from various vantage pointsThu Jun 14 2012 - 01:00
McIlroy in mood to attackGOLF: HIS HEAD down, striding across the putting green, Rory McIlroy had only one destination in mind. Work beckoned.Wed Jun 13 2012 - 01:00
Accuracy the key to Olympic standardsIF HE wants to take a positive from his snap-hook off the 18th tee on Sunday in the FedEx St Jude Classic, then Rory McIlroy …Tue Jun 12 2012 - 01:00
Twists, turns and doglegs aplentyUS OPEN: IN THE lockerroom of the Olympic Club, aerial photos from a bygone age serve as a reminder of how little has changed…Sat Jun 09 2012 - 01:00
Course that Jack built helps Woods rediscover his mojoTHERE ARE “safe house” signs scattered around Muirfield Village Golf Club, residences of refuge for the golfers during weather…Tue Jun 05 2012 - 01:00
Offaly shine as Wexford are left gloomyOffaly 2-12 Wexford 1-13: WHEN THE weather gods couldn’t make up their minds, inflicting grey skies and rain borrowed from deepest…Mon Jun 04 2012 - 01:00
Clarke determined to be back for the Irish Open at PortrushGOLF : LOOKS CAN be deceptive, and Darren Clarke – dressed in a vivid pink jumper – looked the picture of health at Royal Portrush…Wed May 30 2012 - 01:00
