Huge day ahead

10 years ago

Line was crossed

10 years ago

PJ Willett was right?

10 years ago

The noise. The atmosphere. The pride. The excitement. The glory. With less than three weeks to go until the 2016 Ryder Cup heads to Hazeltine, it’s fair to say that Darren Clarke well and truly has caught the fever. Having held a putting masterclass at St Annes Golf Club in Dollymount early on Wednesday morning, Clarke […]

10 years ago

One of those days

10 years ago

Unless you’ve been living on some other planet for the past three months, you’ll be well aware of Rory McIlroy’s putting problems. In a year which has so far seen the European No1 fail to win a PGA tour event, McIlroy has ranked 156 out of 199 on tour for total putting stats. What does this mean? […]

10 years ago

Rory McIlroy might not have been the only big-name player to pass on a place at the Olympics, but he certainly made the biggest splash with his withdrawal. It’s almost two months since McIlroy announced that he wouldn’t be playing due to health concerns with the Zika virus, but it was at the Open Championship […]

10 years ago

I think, by now, it’s fair to say that golfs impending return to the Olympics hasn’t gone as smoothly as its organizers might have hoped. Since players such as Padraig Harrington and Tiger Woods fought to bring it back after a 100-year absence, what started out as such a promising idea was quickly overshadowed by […]

10 years ago

Since Nike sent shockwaves through the golfing world last night with the confirmation of their withdrawal from the golf equipment industry, one question has been on people’s minds; what’s next for Rory McIlroy? Boasting a roster that includes McIlroy, Tiger Woods and Brooks Koepka, amongst multiple others in the world’s top-50, Nike’s move is one […]

10 years ago

Thursday’s opening round at Baltusrol was, definitely errrr, interesting. It was really one of those days that had absolutely everything, yet nobody could have predicted how it was going to play out. Unfortunately, it was a tough day for the Irish with Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell both on +4 and in danger of missing the […]

10 years ago

For hopeful, excitable Irish fans, it’s been tough to watch Rory McIlroy play golf over the last 12 months. Perhaps more than any other nation, we love to get behind our sportspeople. We celebrate the good times and show support in the bad times like no others. A sporting nation with highs and lows. Wow […]

10 years ago

Nooooo, it’s finally here. The final major of the year has slowly crept up on us, meaning a bittersweet weekend lies ahead for golf fans around the world. The PGA Championship has lost its usual mid-August slot in the calendar as a result of the Olympics, so we’ve barely had time to recover from Henrik […]

10 years ago

Lefty in charge

10 years ago