Pádraig faces early pressureIF HE were inclined to glance at the world rankings – which yesterday saw American Johnson Wagner jump 106 places to 92nd on …Tue Jan 17 2012 - 00:00
Hectic start for PádraigIT’S ALL about a fresh start in a new season and both Pádraig Harrington and Tiger Woods, two players who experienced some tribulation…Tue Jan 10 2012 - 00:00
Portrush receives a Major welcome from allIN ONE fell swoop, the European Tour – to widespread endorsement from Major winners and regular tour players alike – has taken…Sat Jan 07 2012 - 00:00
Irish Open returns to NorthA DONE deal, probably overdue, and one which will again showcase Royal Portrush’s coastal beauty on a worldwide stage: the Irish…Fri Jan 06 2012 - 00:00
Great expectations for our heroesLOOKING AHEAD TO 2012: DO YOU remember the time when Gay Mitchell, bless him, propagated the view that the Olympic Games could…Sat Dec 31 2011 - 00:00
Northern lights put on magical showSPORT REVIEW 2011: Rory McIlroy’s triumph at the US Open, coming after his nightmarish meltdown at the US Masters, followed …Wed Dec 28 2011 - 00:00
Europe's brightest sporting light is extinguishedSPORT REVIEW 2011: 2011 saw the passing of some charismatic sporting legends, but they left behind incredible memories and many…Wed Dec 28 2011 - 00:00
Soccer proves popular but BOD reigns supremeIT’S OFFICIAL. Brian O’Driscoll – by a whisker – is deemed Ireland’s current “greatest” sports star; Stephen Cluxton’s last-gasp…Wed Dec 21 2011 - 00:00
McIlroy could not be happierRORY McILROY, floored by dengue fever which has forced him to withdraw from this week’s Thailand Golf Championship on medical…Tue Dec 13 2011 - 00:00
Dubai quest tough even for McIlroyLONG TERM, one of Rory McIlroy’s goals is to leapfrog Luke Donald to become the world’s number-one-ranked golferTue Dec 06 2011 - 00:00
McIlroy confirms he will compete in next year's Irish OpenGOLF: WHEN YOU get the hottest property in world golf on board, you know things are looking upThu Dec 01 2011 - 00:00
Irish sextet have different goals at Hong Kong OpenTHE NUMBER crunching is almost done, but the sextet of Irish tour professionals – from Rory McIlroy’s quest to top the PGA European…Tue Nov 29 2011 - 00:00
US win as McDowell and McIlroy falterGOLF: YET AGAIN, it proved to be a Chinese conundrum that the Irish duo of Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy failed to solve …Mon Nov 28 2011 - 00:00
Harrington chases ticket in Hong KongTHE GUARD, it would seem, has well and truly changedTue Nov 22 2011 - 00:00
Bid to put Portrush back on the mapA STEP nearer, perhaps, for Messrs Clarke, McDowell and McIlroy to play competitively on their home patch? With its inclusion…Fri Nov 18 2011 - 00:00
Harrington ironing out problems for defencePÁDRAIG HARRINGTON’S tinkering with his game is nothing new, with the Dubliner attributing a recently introduced address position…Tue Nov 15 2011 - 00:00
TG4's rugby punt proves a winnerHOLD THE BACK PAGE: BOSSES AT TG4 might have spluttered into their coffee mugs last Sunday morning if they happened across Neil…Sat Nov 12 2011 - 00:00
Things have only gotten better for McDowellTHE WORDS of pop band D:Ream came to Graeme McDowell’s mind just over a week ago as he made the long-haul trip from Spain across…Tue Nov 08 2011 - 00:00
Harrington bids to book his ticket to DubaiIT’S THAT time of the season on the PGA European Tour season when players start to cast somewhat anxious glances at their standings…Tue Oct 11 2011 - 01:00
Hoey has a new self-beliefNO MORE living in the shadows for Michel Hoey, after his Alfred Dunhill Links victory – the biggest of his career, both financially…Tue Oct 04 2011 - 01:00
Successful staging of memorable event may still mark end of such big-time tournamentsYOU CAN look at the Solheim Cup staging in two ways.Tue Sept 27 2011 - 01:00
Europe pull it out of the fire to become queens of the CastleGOLF: WHO KNOWS? Maybe, in years to come, those 12 European players here at Killeen Castle who yesterday ended years of subservience…Mon Sept 26 2011 - 01:00
Europe quietly gain upper handGOLF: SERENADED OFF the first tee with lyrics adapted to the rugby anthem, Ireland’s Call, and also a peculiar version of Danny…Sat Sept 24 2011 - 01:00
Pettersen and Gustafson lead by example as Europe prove their worthSOLHEIM CUP EUROPE 4.5 USA 3Sat Sept 24 2011 - 01:00
Perfect setting for a European uprisingSOLHEIM CUP 2011: DO, OR die? The DNA of the Solheim Cup is one of contrasts, with a giddy and fun-loving outer persona masking…Fri Sept 23 2011 - 01:00
Fearless five don't know what it's like to loseTHE BAGGAGE is nonexistent for Europe’s rookies, all five of them. Okay, so Europe have lost the last three Solheim CupsThu Sept 22 2011 - 01:00
Nicholas buoyed by players' formSOLHEIM CUP 2011: WHO REALLY knows what makes a difference? Still, Europe’s captain Alison Nicholas – who has ticked so many…Tue Sept 20 2011 - 01:00
Cutler looking to get off to a flying startFRESH FROM his Walker Cup heroics, Paul Cutler is set to make a flying start to his new life as a professional after securing…Thu Sept 15 2011 - 01:00
European octet opt to fine tune in US rather than SpainNO FEWER than eight of European captain Alison Nicholas’s team have opted to play in this week’s Navistar Classic on the LPGA…Tue Sept 13 2011 - 01:00
Donald craves Major successSWAP? LUKE Donald, the world number one, heads into the third leg of the US Tour’s FedEx Cup series as this year’s dominant player…Tue Sept 13 2011 - 01:00
Lowry intent on making inroadsTOUR SCENE NEWS ROUND-UP: WHEN TOUR players sit down at the start of the season and hide the goals for the season in a folder…Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
Harrington and McDowell bow out of seriesUS TOUR DEUTSCHE BANK CHAMPIONSHIP: PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON’S grand chase turned out to be futile, as the 40-year-old Dubliner – …Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
Stupples makes it this timeGOLF: THE DELIVERY came in a penthouse on the sixth floor of an office building next to a theatreTue Aug 30 2011 - 01:00
McIlroy returns to action in MastersGOLF: RORY McILROY – who returns to action in this week’s Omega European Masters at Crans-sur-Sierre in Switzerland, the official…Tue Aug 30 2011 - 01:00
Team Europe: the 12 players to face the USA at Killeen Castle on September 23rd-25thThe players who make up team EuropeTue Aug 30 2011 - 01:00
True grit helps Bradley realise his dreamsGOLF: YOU JUST don’t know any more, do you? On Sunday, here at Atlanta Athletic Club, Keegan Bradley ended one sequence – that…Tue Aug 16 2011 - 01:00
Bradley comes of age in play-offGOLF: THERE CAN often be a degree of cynicism about professional sport, and especially in golf with its wheelbarrows of prize…Mon Aug 15 2011 - 01:00
Irish duo drop out of contentionGolf: The trophy cabinets of Rory McIlroy and Padraig Harrington – both Major champions – won’t be getting any new company after…Sat Aug 13 2011 - 01:00
Harrington lets cards fall where they mayGolf: Too shy or too wise to say it himself, Padraig Harrington – after shooting a second round 69 for a midway 36-holes total…Sat Aug 13 2011 - 01:00
Woods fails but DA makes a pointGOLF: THE OLD adage isn’t lost on those who know these things: If you keep knocking on the door, sometime – and somewhere – …Sat Aug 13 2011 - 01:00
Stricker's stellar show as McIlroy hangs on inGOLF : THE GOLFING gods dispense their favours with a fickle sense of justice, as demonstrated by two shots in yesterday’s opening…Fri Aug 12 2011 - 01:00
McIlroy plays through pain barrierGolf: Call it brave? Or, perhaps, call it foolish? Rory McIlroy’s recovery shot from the root of an exposed tree early-on in…Fri Aug 12 2011 - 01:00
McIlroy and his game in the right placeGOLF: THE EARTH hasn’t stopped spinning, and it’s definitely not flatThu Aug 11 2011 - 01:00
Clarke reckons McIlroy is right to go the US routeWITH HIS 43rd birthday just a matter of days away, Darren Clarke – who comes into this week’s USPGA Championship with the newly…Wed Aug 10 2011 - 01:00
Pádraig aiming to go with the flow93rd USPGA CHAMPIONSHIP COUNTDOWN: AS A coach, Peter Cowen is the man with the Midas touchWed Aug 10 2011 - 01:00
Irish Open helps Nicholas tick a lot of Solheim boxesGOLF: AS A precursor to the real deal, with the Solheim Cup now just 44 days away, the Ladies Irish Open at Killeen Castle in…Tue Aug 09 2011 - 01:00
