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Making the cut this year means rich rewards

CADDIE'S ROLE: New improved points system has produced more volatility in the play-offs.

Tue Aug 26 2008 - 01:00

Our Pádraig may be Irish but he's a man apart

CADDIE'S ROLE: While well we might revel in the affable Dubliner's success, golf is rarely a team game

Tue Aug 19 2008 - 01:00

Thriving again on hostile terrain

CADDIE'S ROLE: Harrington battled his way through to his first American major in truly gritty fashion

Tue Aug 12 2008 - 01:00

You 'can' because you think you 'can'

CADDIES ROLE: The power of positive thinking 'can' help you to achieve your greatest goals

Tue Jul 01 2008 - 01:00

Trouble is brewing with spectators

CADDIE'S ROLE IT IS hard to beat live entertainment for atmosphere, excitement and sense of occasion

Tue Jun 17 2008 - 01:00

Signs of desperation tastefully placed

CADDIES' ROLE: The $5.5 million on offer at Atlanta couldn't lure most of the top golfers

Tue May 20 2008 - 01:00

El Nino and grizzled Goydos dazzle even without Tiger

CADDIE'S ROLE Watching top golfers chase a coveted title around a spectacular golf course is a joy, writes Colin Byrne

Tue May 13 2008 - 01:00

Fruit of expansion is more and more Mandarin

CADDIES' ROLE: As the European Tour spreads its borders, communication can prove a challenge, especially for your average monoglot…

Tue Apr 29 2008 - 01:00

Far away . . . fairway . . . KJ . . . pay day . . . runway . . . g'day

CADDIE'S ROLE: THOSE of you who travel long distances on business will be familiar with the feeling of not having any idea where…

Tue Apr 22 2008 - 01:00

Pushing too many buttons can damage your game

CADDIE'S ROLE: Technology has brought the game to new and greater heights but sometimes it's better to trust your raw talent…

Tue Apr 08 2008 - 01:00

Even the law of averages applies to Tiger Woods

CADDIES' ROLE : THE DARK clouds built up to the west of the Doral Country Club, Miami, Florida last Thursday evening and the…

Tue Mar 25 2008 - 00:00

Time to reconsider the PGA Tour justice system

CADDIE'S ROLE: PART OF THE downside of success on the PGA Tour is that you are obliged to play in the pro-am that precedes the…

Tue Mar 18 2008 - 00:00

Gunslinger really has that big screen quality

CADDIE'S ROLE: MOST OF you will recall a defining moment in your golfing career when you surpassed yourself

Tue Feb 26 2008 - 00:00

Cobwebs on the swing as my man cuts out

Caddie's Role: Although most professionals are well into their '08 season, myself and my player, Retief Goosen, spent last week…

Tue Feb 19 2008 - 00:00

Headmaster Monty cracks the whip

Caddie's Role There is something new happening in China

Tue Nov 27 2007 - 00:00

How I easily won the 'Eejit of the Year' award

Caddie's Role: Now I am in Hong Kong, which has been associated with mainland China for a decade, I feel already very familiar…

Tue Nov 13 2007 - 00:00

Winter breaks just get better

Caddie's Role : The scene at the Victoria Golf Club on the Algarve in southern Portugal was one the Portuguese tourist board…

Tue Oct 23 2007 - 01:00

Retief was certainly no banker

Caddie's Role Wentworth, the leafy luxurious country club in the stockbroker belt of Surrey, was the scene of the World Matchplay…

Tue Oct 16 2007 - 01:00

Team spirit to the fore in Canada

Caddie's Role: The seventh Presidents Cup, the rest of the world's version of the Ryder Cup, got under way in Montreal, Canada…

Tue Oct 02 2007 - 01:00

Heritage a fine venue for battle

Caddie's Role In the absence this year of the biggest distraction to aspiring golfers, the Ryder Cup, we will have the opportunity…

Tue Sept 25 2007 - 01:00

Enjoying the game outside the ropes

Caddie's Role: Impelled partly by a fascination with the biggest team competition in men's amateur golf and partly by curiosity…

Tue Sept 11 2007 - 01:00

Sightseeing in the fall between two stools

Caddie's Role: It was not the usual mad dash to a back-to-back tournament last week on the east coast of the USA

Tue Sept 04 2007 - 01:00

Jury still out on play-off series

Caddie's Role: Apart from being bombarded by a 30-million advertising campaign heightening my awareness of the importance of…

Tue Aug 28 2007 - 01:00

Heat and Bible Belt fail to make Tiger buckle

Caddie's Role: We arrived in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for the 89th PGA Championship amid rumours the hot spell had arrived and was due…

Tue Aug 14 2007 - 01:00

Knowing when and how to say goodbye

Caddie's Role : Paul Simon sings about 50 ways to leave your lover

Tue Aug 07 2007 - 01:00

Harrington must deal with major decisions

Caddie's Role: So you win a major and the long hours of relentless practice begin to make sense

Tue Jul 31 2007 - 01:00

Harrington feels burn but stands heat

Caddie's Role: Padraig Harrington said, quite believably, that if he had not won the 136th Open Championship he was not sure…

Tue Jul 24 2007 - 01:00

Where archaic traditions can dim path of progress

Caddie's Role: There is a build-up to a major which may not be the type of preamble that would befit such a prestigious event…

Tue Jul 17 2007 - 01:00

The little brother will still be a stern test

Caddie's Role: The Smurfit course in Kildare has been reinstated as a golf course, instead of the hospitality area it was reduced…

Tue Jul 03 2007 - 01:00

Birdies an endangered species as major changes kick in

Caddie's Role: Golf may not be the usual pastime of philosophers or deep thinkers; they are more likely to prefer a game of …

Tue Jun 26 2007 - 01:00

There's something refreshing about Angel

Caddie's Role: Friday evening in Allegheny county and 18 professional golfers lingered around the Oakmont country club locker…

Tue Jun 19 2007 - 01:00

Daly's troubled life hits all-time low even by his standards

Caddie's Role: There is something of the rock-and-roll lifestyle of the golf tour that appeals to young hopeful professionals…

Tue Jun 12 2007 - 01:00

Dredge's decision to opt out of qualifier is Open to question

Caddie's Role: With about 45 events to choose from as a professional golfer with a European Tour card, sometimes planning your…

Tue Jun 05 2007 - 01:00

Good players make good caddies

Caddie's role: I have been frequently asked the question "what makes a good caddie?".

Tue May 29 2007 - 01:00

Irish Open should consider date in October

Caddie's Role: There is something strange about being connected to the world of professional golf and finding yourself back …

Tue May 22 2007 - 01:00

US airport security procedures fly in the face of reason

Caddie's Role: The good thing about international travel since those dark days of 9/11 is that you traverse the world through…

Tue May 08 2007 - 01:00

Balancing progress with practicality

Caddie's Role: With the recent bout of spring weather it is hard not to contemplate just what is happening with the world's …

Tue May 01 2007 - 01:00

Shanghai surprise at the Asian Open

Caddie's Role : Although golf is not a brand new game in China you can still smell the paint drying on the sport in the People…

Tue Apr 24 2007 - 01:00

Men in green ensure Augusta is the toughest Master

Caddie's Role: A few days of post-major wind down gave me time to reflect on what was the toughest Masters I have experienced…

Tue Apr 17 2007 - 01:00

Ten out of ten for Augusta's 10-shot rule

Caddie's Role: The Masters for Retief Goosen began in earnest on Friday afternoon amid the towering pines and leafy magnolias…

Tue Apr 10 2007 - 01:00

Masters cert Tiger wins even when he loses in Tavistock

Caddie's Role : From the friendliest form of competitive competition in Orlando, Florida, we have swiftly moved to the most …

Tue Apr 03 2007 - 01:00

Star gazing par for course

Caddie's Role: Groupies, hangers-on, obsessives, call them what you want but when you get mass media-famous people you get plenty…

Tue Mar 27 2007 - 01:00

Women loopers show the way

Caddie's Role: No matter which way you decided to get yourself from Arizona to Thailand for last week's Johnnie Walker Classic…

Tue Mar 06 2007 - 00:00

Matchplay a launching pad for 'lesser' players

Caddie's Role : There is a definite contrast between the Riviera Club squeezed into the suburbs north of LA and the isolated…

Tue Feb 27 2007 - 00:00

Coming to a screen near you

Caddie's Role: As you descend over the winter scene of snow-capped mountains at Lake Tahoe and into the summer scene that glistens…

Tue Feb 20 2007 - 00:00

Low-cost airline saves turbulence for check-in

Caddie's Role: There is nothing like travel to bring you back down to earth with a back-wrenching jolt after the elation of …

Tue Feb 06 2007 - 00:00

Game turns loopy on a Sunday

Caddies' Role: How did Retief Goosen win the 2007 Qatar Masters? He sunk a "looong" putt on the last hole to beat Nick O'Hern…

Tue Jan 30 2007 - 00:00

Palace is perfect place for chosen few

Caddie's Role: I am probably guilty of going on ad nauseam about the caddie's lot and how it has improved of late

Tue Jan 23 2007 - 00:00

Golf career put on the long finger

Caddie's Role: Brazil is a great place to go for a bit of plastic surgery, they say

Tue Dec 19 2006 - 00:00

Where 'is it' really is the best response

Caddie's Role: Traditionally, we receive speedy immigration clearance at Johannesburg International Airport by being whisked…

Tue Dec 05 2006 - 00:00
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