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
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
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
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
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
Irish players disappointAt least this time, the Irish got into the thick of itMon 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
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
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
Home guardThe humble club professional will get a rare enough opportunity to take on some of Ireland's regular European PGA Tour professionals…Tue Aug 11 1998 - 01:00
Jones to captain boys' teamThree of the teenagers who helped Ireland lift the European Boys' Championship last month have been selected on the British and…Tue Aug 11 1998 - 01:00
Gifted Kynes pulled two waysWhen you're 15 years old and a huge golfing talent, it can lead to all sorts of associated problems..Tue Aug 11 1998 - 01:00
Going for a test driveIt's a tough job to get decent, honest men who'll give up their precious time to take the latest equipment in their hands and…Tue Aug 11 1998 - 01:00
Hoey faces quality oppositionMichael Hoey, the Irish Amateur Open strokeplay champion, sets out in chase of more silverware today when he competes in the …Tue Aug 04 1998 - 01:00
Berlin chance for McHenryJohn McHenry's recent chat with Ken Schofield, the PGA European Tour's executive director, has produced the desired result and…Tue Aug 04 1998 - 01:00
Leinster on course for title againCan anyone stop Leinster in their quest to land the AIB Women's Inter-provincial championship for a fourth successive year?Tue Aug 04 1998 - 01:00
Joining the junior setWhen Tiger Woods held his first club as a four-year-old, it was one of his dad's cut downTue Aug 04 1998 - 01:00
Danger sparks Kerry surgeKerry's old hands know the time to react to danger, like when the clock is ticking down and a foreign hand is poised on the dynamite…Mon Aug 03 1998 - 01:00
Little solace for TipperaryOne mission accomplished, and the prospect of meeting a Kerry legend who is the messiah in another land prompts some humour in…Mon Aug 03 1998 - 01:00
Galway to get their sights rightThese two teams are itching to escape ConnachtSat Aug 01 1998 - 01:00
Kerry on their guardDerry Foley remarked during the week that Tipperary footballers were in a "dream situation", facing the All-Ireland champions…Sat Aug 01 1998 - 01:00
Key men to step up for Royal contingentWith touching borders, a recent history and two of Gaelic football's "cutest hoors" on the sidelines, tomorrow's final promises…Sat Aug 01 1998 - 01:00
