Flawless McIlroy surges to Open leadGOLF: WHO KNOWS if redemption or revenge was the true motivation, but Rory McIlroy – given the character of the fall guy in …Fri Jun 17 2011 - 01:00
An open in every sense of the wordGOLF: THE VIBES from just about everyone here in the leafy suburbs of Bethesda, whether on the range or the course itself, is…Thu Jun 16 2011 - 01:00
Harrington anxious to halt steady slideIN GOLF, results speak for themselves; and, so far this year, Pádraig Harrington’s results – albeit in a season distorted by …Wed Jun 15 2011 - 01:00
Lowry doesn't have that rookie lookGOLF: HOW DO you tell what a US Open rookie should look like? Perhaps someone looking a little nervous, or standing back in …Wed Jun 15 2011 - 01:00
Kaymer's count leaves the field wide openGOLF: FEW OF those who tee it up in this 111th US Open do so truly believing they can winTue Jun 14 2011 - 01:00
McIlroy has that positive feelingGOLF: THE PROOF of the pudding is not so much in the eating, but in the statisticsTue Jun 07 2011 - 01:00
Making successful pitch in new gameINTERVIEW: PAUL McGINLEY: AN EIGHTH operation on his troublesome knee, a throwback to his old Gaelic football playing days, …Tue May 24 2011 - 01:00
McDowell takes it on the chinGOLF: NO BETTER man to take things on the chin, or to mince his words when the need requires it, Graeme McDowell – seeking to…Tue May 17 2011 - 01:00
World Matchplay gets new lease of lifeGOLF: ONCE A traditional autumnal affair in the stockbroker belt outside London, the Volvo World Matchplay Championship has …Tue May 17 2011 - 01:00
Clarke claims first win in three yearsGOLF: WITHOUT A win on tour in almost three years, Darren Clarke yesterday proved the old adage about form being temporary and…Mon May 16 2011 - 01:00
Harrington survives latest rule skirmishGOLF: GOLF IS a game of inches, mainly those inches between the ears of a playerTue May 10 2011 - 01:00
'They don't make shotmakers like him now'GOLF/SEVE AND IRELAND: ONCE TOUCHED by his magic, you never forgotMon May 09 2011 - 01:00
A strong connection to IrelandGOLF: IN SOME of Ireland’s finest golf clubs – old and new – the evidence of Seve Ballesteros’ affinity with the sport here …Mon May 09 2011 - 01:00
Kind masters cruel elementsGOLF: ON THE type of day on Bull Island where you could almost see the wind – with a sea mist blowing in off the Irish Sea, …Sat May 07 2011 - 01:00
Ballesteros has 'severe' worsening of conditionGOLF: IN WHAT sounds ominously like preparing the way for the news to come, the family of Seve Ballesteros – Europe’s iconic…Sat May 07 2011 - 01:00
Standard of entry very highGOLF: QUITE APART from the fact that the Irish Amateur Open championship, which gets under way at Royal Dublin Golf Club today…Fri May 06 2011 - 01:00
McIlroy fit and eager for his title defenceGOLF: IN TERMS of timing, it couldn’t be any better for Rory McIlroy who has returned to the scene of his greatest individual…Tue May 03 2011 - 01:00
Westwood number one targetGOLF: THE YO-YOING atop golf’s official world rankings is providing confirmation of some sort of new order since Tiger Woods…Tue Apr 26 2011 - 01:00
Nicholas believes Irish crowd vital for successGOLF: IF HINDSIGHT tells us that the 2006 Ryder Cup epitomised the full roar of the Celtic Tiger, perhaps this year’s Solheim…Wed Apr 20 2011 - 01:00
Harrington heads strong Irish challengeTOUR NEWS: PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON returns to the circuit this week for the Volvo China Open more conscious than most of how a new…Tue Apr 19 2011 - 01:00
McIlroy melts in Augusta heatGOLF: US MASTERS: A STEP too far, too soon? If we all believed he was ready to take his place at golf’s high altar, Rory McIlroy…Mon Apr 11 2011 - 01:00
Not just about Phil and Tiger this timeGOLF: THE ROAD which fronts Augusta National Golf Club is called Washington Road; not in honour of the country’s capital in …Thu Apr 07 2011 - 01:00
Mickelson prefers to do it his wayUS MASTERS COUNTDOWN: THEY ALL drive up Magnolia Lane, the great and the good of this gameTue Apr 05 2011 - 01:00
Terrestrial viewers to miss out on first two daysGOLF: GOLF’S FIRST Major championship of the year, the US Masters, has a reputation for harbouring tradition unlike any other…Thu Mar 31 2011 - 01:00
Irish trio going their own ways to AugustaGOLF: SOME THINGS rarely change, one of which is the anticipation a player feels in the build up to the US Masters, the season…Tue Mar 29 2011 - 01:00
Rubbish, rubbish and rubbish - it's hard to argue with ChippyTV VIEW : YOU COULD have done with Mrs Brown’s Boys or Jason Byrne or Neil Delamere popping their heads in the door of the RTÉ…Mon Mar 28 2011 - 01:00
Jacquelin ends a long wait for victory in SicilyGOLF/SICILIAN OPEN: DAMIEN McGRANE was one of those who had departed the island long before Raphael Jacquelin yesterday got …Tue Mar 22 2011 - 00:00
McGrane heads Irish challengeGOLF/SICILIAN OPEN: ON THE day that was in it, you’d have expected some rub of the green. Not a bit of itFri Mar 18 2011 - 00:00
Georgia on their mindsGOLF: THERE MAY well be wheelbarrows of prize money to be claimed and quite a number of air miles to be clocked up before next…Tue Mar 15 2011 - 00:00
Cheltenham in tune with Irish spiritHOLD THE BACK PAGE: AS THOSE listening to Joe Duffy’s radio show on RTÉ Radio One earlier in the week will be aware, in the …Sat Mar 12 2011 - 00:00
Lowry back as Europe gets going againGOLF: THIS IS a time of the year when players with mere European Tour cards tend to live in the shadows, as only those privileged…Tue Mar 08 2011 - 00:00
Cricketers also prove we're better togetherHOLD THE BACK PAGE: WITH ONE swipe of his willow bat, John Mooney – once known in north county Dublin sporting circles for his…Sat Mar 05 2011 - 00:00
Woods falls farther as Kaymer leads European surgeGOLF : HOW THE mighty have fallen, as evidenced by Tiger Woods’s continued downward spiral in the official world rankingsTue Mar 01 2011 - 00:00
Irish trio's build-ups differ as they head to Tucson desertGOLF: FOR THE three Irish players in the field for this week’s €6Tue Feb 22 2011 - 00:00
Keaney shows hungrier Dublin the wayALLIANZ HURLING LEAGUE DIVISION ONE Dublin 1-16 Tipperary 1-15: THE KINDLING has started to catch fireMon Feb 21 2011 - 00:00
Harrington struggling with consistency as he drops to 35GOLF: PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON had always planned to tip-toe into the season rather than dive in, but his inconsistency in recent …Tue Feb 15 2011 - 00:00
Lowry won't be ready for Desert ClassicSHANE LOWRY is set to remain out in the cold for a little while longerTue Feb 01 2011 - 00:00
Harrington to promote game in role as R&A ambassadorGOLF: ON THE walls of Dún Laoghaire Golf Club in the foothills of the Dublin mountains, evidence of Pádraig Harrington’s first…Sat Jan 15 2011 - 00:00
All is well in the world of McDowellTOUR NEWS: THE SUSPICION exists, given his current stellar form, that Graeme McDowell could use a bamboo cane or a wizard’s …Tue Jan 11 2011 - 00:00
Clarke fired by renewed ambition as he opens his campaignGOLF: FEW WILL move into the new season with quite as much spring in his step as Darren Clarke, who resumes tournament play …Tue Jan 04 2011 - 00:00
McDowell returns to action with a new lookGOLF: ONWARDS AND upwards with his rise to fifth in the latest world rankings, Graeme McDowell’s star simply moves higher and…Tue Jan 04 2011 - 00:00
Giant steps from shadows into spotlightGOLF: ON SUNDAY night, Graeme McDowell and his friend Ian Poulter got on to a private jet which took them from one side of the…Tue Dec 07 2010 - 00:00
McIlroy rues not capitalising on great startIRISH REACTION: RORY McILROY, highlighted-locks curling out from under the brim of his cap, exhaled a deep and wistful breath…Mon Nov 29 2010 - 00:00
Kaymer lays down a markerGOLF: IN A way, first blood in this desert duel went to Martin Kaymer yesterday as he outscored Graeme McDowell by five strokes…Fri Nov 26 2010 - 00:00
Game on and McDowell is up for itGOLF: IN THESE times of economic trouble and strife for most mortals, the quest for the X factor – that rare commodity that …Wed Nov 24 2010 - 00:00
Kaymer and McDowell all set for Dubai duelIN THIS upside down world we live in, it seems entirely fitting the PGA European Tour – which, despite its actual name, is very…Tue Nov 23 2010 - 00:00
Woods an 'infinitely' happier personHOLD THE BACK PAGE: DOESN’T TIME fly? In nine days time, Tiger Woods will – how shall we put this? – honour the first anniversary…Sat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
Conference to discuss future of industryA LARGE research report into the golf industry in Ireland has found there is a significant amount of debt in clubs, especially…Fri Nov 19 2010 - 00:00
McDowell focused on Race to DubaiFOLLOWING Graeme McDowell’s third-place finish behind Adam Scott in yesterday’s weather-delayed conclusion to the Singapore Open…Tue Nov 16 2010 - 00:00
Concussion debate must be heededHOLD THE BACK PAGE: THE ‘C’ word in sport has too often been considered akin to a state secret, with usually the less said about…Sat Nov 13 2010 - 00:00
