Anti-social networkingGOLF: RORY McILROY does most of his talking with his clubs. Not yesterdayFri Jul 29 2011 - 01:00
Quiet man Moriarty quite happy with 67GOLF : SOMETIMES, YOU’VE got to watch the quiet onesFri Jul 29 2011 - 01:00
Singh sizzles on the lakeshoreGOLF: IRISH OPEN THE FAIRYTALE will require some twists and turns if a happy ending is to be inveigled into reality.Fri Jul 29 2011 - 01:00
Perfect setting for Irish fairytaleGOLF: PICTURE POSTCARD settings don’t guarantee dream endingsThu Jul 28 2011 - 01:00
All eyes focused on KillarneyGOLF: THIS WEEK’S Irish Open presented by Discover Ireland at Killarney Golf and Fishing Club will, as James Finnegan of the…Tue Jul 26 2011 - 01:00
Sedate game capable of taking its tollGOLF: IN CONTRAST with other sports, golf is a rather sedate, even benign, activityTue Jul 26 2011 - 01:00
R&A will look closely at Royal Portrush as Open venueGOLF: ANY FUTURE decision on whether to return Royal Portrush to the rota for the British Open will only be taken after a further…Tue Jul 19 2011 - 01:00
World is Clarke's oyster againGOLF: EVEN AT 42, it is possible to have life-changing experiencesTue Jul 19 2011 - 01:00
Clarke joins Northern stars with Open winDARREN CLARKE earned a huge €3 million payday when he claimed the 140th British Open at Royal St George’s Golf Club in England…Mon Jul 18 2011 - 01:00
Clarke realises Open dreamGOLF: THE CORONATION was belated, but arguably all the sweeter for the waitMon Jul 18 2011 - 01:00
Relaxed Clarke firmly in the mix140th BRITISH OPEN : PRESSURE? WHAT pressure? Where once dark storm clouds seemed strategically located just above the greying…Sat Jul 16 2011 - 01:00
Veteran Clarke blows it wide openGOLF THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP: THE WINDS of time blew in many directions over the dunes here at Sandwich yesterday, as the 140th…Sat Jul 16 2011 - 01:00
Bjorn and bairn gobble up SandwichGOLF: THEY CAME in their droves to hail golf’s newest superheroFri Jul 15 2011 - 01:00
McIlroy Open to more successGOLF: BRITISH OPEN: GOLF WORSHIPS its heroes, epitomised here at Sandwich by the iconic images of Seve Ballesteros stencilled…Thu Jul 14 2011 - 01:00
Harrington and Clarke pinpoint puttingTHE ONE-time trendsetters have changed rolesThu Jul 14 2011 - 01:00
McIlroy has Major pep in his stepGOLF : RORY McILROY’S delayed arrival here was like a trick an old-time Hollywood starlet would pull, if for different reasons…Wed Jul 13 2011 - 01:00
Oosthuizen feels a certain sense of reliefGOLF: WITH THE sun blazing down, and barely a breath of wind coming in off the channel, there was a sense yesterday of the calm…Tue Jul 12 2011 - 01:00
Carr thrilled with American invasionGOLF: IN WHAT purports to be a tasty appetiser before the real feast, four top-ranked Americans – including current major champion…Wed Jul 06 2011 - 01:00
McIlroy and Harrington differ in approachGOLF: WHICH IS the most prudent way? To undertake a stealth-like reconnaissance to Royal St George’s ahead of next week’s British…Tue Jul 05 2011 - 01:00
US team shaping up well in rankingsGOLF/SOLHEIM CUP: WITH THE countdown on to the Solheim Cup at Killeen Castle in Co Meath – 80 days to go – the qualifying standings…Tue Jul 05 2011 - 01:00
Campbell makes pitch with notablesTHE EGALITARIAN nature of the British Open qualifying system, which sees, first, regional qualifiers followed by final sectional…Tue Jun 28 2011 - 01:00
Dusseldorf invitational hits Irish OpenTOUR SCENE NEWS ROUND-UP: TALK ABOUT being kicked when you’re down..Tue Jun 28 2011 - 01:00
Next stop Holywood, then it's a major breakGOLF : RORY McILROY – who has risen to a career high fourth in the latest world rankings on the back of his US Open win – will…Tue Jun 21 2011 - 01:00
Potential to make 'scary' numbersGOLF : IN THE year that is in it, the comparison of Rory McIlroy with the recently deceased Seve Ballesteros is somehow appropriate…Tue Jun 21 2011 - 01:00
Rory lives the American dreamTHE CLARION call was distinctive, and the response unerringMon Jun 20 2011 - 01:00
There's just something about RoryGOLF : The Americans just can't get enough of the US Open champion from Holywood, Co DownMon Jun 20 2011 - 01:00
Master McIlroy burns it upGolf: HIS FINAL act of a mesmerising round was to act like a normal human with emotions of his ownSat Jun 18 2011 - 01:00
Oh, such an almost perfect dayGolf: HOW DO you measure greatness? In Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, the character Malvolio remarked, “Be not afraid of greatness…Sat Jun 18 2011 - 01:00
Faithful supporters delight in Lowry's opening effortGOLF: IN HIS heyday, Fred Funk had a group who followed him around the fairways of the United States in fluorescent T-shirts…Fri Jun 17 2011 - 01:00
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
More good than bad as Harrington shoots 71GOLF: THE OLD adage about one swallow not making a summer sprung to mindFri 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
