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Underdogs flatter to deceive

BLAME the heat, or perhaps the weight of favouritism

Mon Jun 02 1997 - 01:00

Wasteful Louth almost made to pay the price

SURVIVAL instincts can sometimes mean just as much as any amount of skill

Mon Jun 02 1997 - 01:00

Officials lay down law at Baltray

THE bane of slow play is to be tackled by the organising committee of the AIB East of Ireland Amateur Open Championship which…

Tue May 27 1997 - 01:00

Fanagan keeps cool to complete notable family double

RICH irony hung in the air, at Enniscrone on Saturday evening

Mon May 26 1997 - 01:00

Fanagan eyeing family double

ALISON COFFEY'S route into the semifinal stages of the Irish Women's Close Championship, sponsored by Lancome, has been more …

Sat May 24 1997 - 01:00

Teenagers make breakthrough in style

GRADUALLY, but surely, a new generation of players has infiltrated the cosy cartel of women's golf; and nowhere was it more aptly…

Fri May 23 1997 - 01:00

Composed Kavanagh earns Leitrim Cup

HAZEL KAVANAGH will require some extra space in her trophy cabinet at this rate

Thu May 22 1997 - 01:00

Darcy back to winning ways

THE WAIT was worth it in the end

Wed May 21 1997 - 01:00

Cavan course suits Smyth

PERHAPS it had something to do with the Cavan air, but a return to past tires where he claimed his last professional victory …

Tue May 20 1997 - 01:00

Dawn to dusk at Ballybunion

5.30 a.m.

Tue May 20 1997 - 01:00

Angelsey unlikely golf Mecca

SO, you want to go abroad for a round or two of golf? But you don't want to travel too far.

Tue May 20 1997 - 01:00

Hackett will have work cut out to retain title

NOBODY is more aware of the task ahead of her than Barbara Hackett, who seeks to defend her Irish Close Championship, sponsored…

Tue May 20 1997 - 01:00

Late charge sees Horton snatch title

A MITE predictable, perhaps

Mon May 19 1997 - 01:00

Ratcliffe masters the breeze and the field

FOR a man who was on his sick bed battling pneumonia a mere two months ago, Noel Ratcliffe did more than defy the odds when the…

Sat May 17 1997 - 01:00

Horton set for a long haul

NOBODY expects life to be easy for the next few days, certainly not if first impressions count for anything

Fri May 16 1997 - 01:00

Nichola to defend her title

SOLHEIM CUP player Alison Nicholas will defend her Guardian Irish Women's Open title when the event takes place at Luttrellstown…

Thu May 15 1997 - 01:00

Summerhill finish third

IRISH representatives Summerhill College, Sligo finished third in the Golf Foundation International Team Championship for Schools…

Thu May 15 1997 - 01:00

Back in the bosom of his football family

NOT A CARE in the world? Hardly, but the sight of Jason Sherlock interrupting his pre-training heart-to-heart stroll with Keith…

Wed May 14 1997 - 01:00

Jacklin jets in for seniors

TONY JACKLIN will jet in to Dublin Airport today for the inaugural AIB Irish Seniors Open, which begins at St Margaret's Golf…

Tue May 13 1997 - 01:00

Nothing left to chance by amateurs

TEAM captain Mick Craddock is adopting a "professional" approach to Ireland's quest to regain the European Amateur Team Championship…

Tue May 13 1997 - 01:00

Business as usual for Dublin

THE BLUE machine goes trundling on

Mon May 12 1997 - 01:00

Irish boost Cup hopes

IN THE space of eight incredible days, Bernhard Langer - who yesterday claimed his second successive European Tour title when…

Mon May 12 1997 - 01:00

The Suits move on to the course

WHEN the good times were rolling and everyone wanted to jump on the bandwagon, the "genuine" soccer fan moaned about The Suits…

Tue May 06 1997 - 01:00

Leonard's loss an Irish gain

A NEW LOOK Rory Leonard and three more of the Ulster team who successfully defended the Youths Interprovincial Championship at…

Tue May 06 1997 - 01:00

Big pot of Portrush gold draws top seniors

THE SENIOR British Open will yet again offer the highest prize fund on the European Seniors' circuit when the event, with £350…

Wed Apr 30 1997 - 01:00

Clarke and Woosnam win by one

IT wasn't quite the Ryder Cup, but Darren Clarke got an early taste of team competition yesterday when he joined forces with …

Wed Apr 30 1997 - 01:00

Early birds catch the buzz

DAWN, somewhere a round 5.40 a.m

Tue Apr 29 1997 - 01:00

Spanish prodigy to play in Ireland

THE young man hailed as the new Seve Ballesteros is bound for Ireland! Sergio Garcia - the 17 year old Spaniard who is tipped…

Tue Apr 29 1997 - 01:00

Leading amateurs helping at youth level

TOO OFTEN, accusations are targeted at some of the country's top amateur players that they don't give enough back to the sport…

Tue Apr 29 1997 - 01:00

Early start aids Offaly

THE SIGHT of Offaly's tracksuited hurlers following a gang of rain soaked under 12 club players on to a field behind the County…

Mon Apr 28 1997 - 01:00

Kavanagh finishes the week in style

IF hardly considered a renaissance of epic proportions, Hazel Kavanagh's victory in the Leinster Women's Championship sponsored…

Fri Apr 25 1997 - 01:00

Kavanagh breezes into semi-finals

THE shifting nature of the women's game, and the emergence of a new generation of players, was adequately emphasised in the Leinster…

Thu Apr 24 1997 - 01:00

Kavanagh returns to form to lead qualifiers

FOR someone who was touted as a possible Curtis Cup player a couple of years ago, collecting the Josephine Connolly Memorial …

Wed Apr 23 1997 - 01:00

Ireland joins the spikeless debate

A FEW generations ago back in 1921, to be exact Golf Illustrated carried an advertisement for a new product called "Steady Man…

Tue Apr 22 1997 - 01:00

Fanagan fresh from Portugal

PRESSURE? What pressure? Suzanne Fanagan, refreshed by a stint with the national squad in Portugal, has adopted a positive approach…

Tue Apr 22 1997 - 01:00

Injury hit Kildare drop McDonald and Hynan for disciplinary reasons

INJURIES and indiscipline have contrived to cast a shadow over Kildare's preparations for the National Football League semi final…

Fri Apr 18 1997 - 01:00

Irish product guaranteed to put you back on your trolley

THE silent invasion has been stymied

Tue Apr 15 1997 - 01:00

Women, women everywhere

THE car rattles across a stretch of roadway which, on racedays, is smothered with sand and in its time has shuddered under the…

Tue Apr 15 1997 - 01:00

No big pay out in Elm Park shoot out

TWAS an indecent proposal, to be sure

Tue Apr 15 1997 - 01:00

Cannes can't draw the names

HOW can you attempt to follow Augusta's allure? It's a tough act, and the absence of many of the European PGA Tour's big names…

Tue Apr 15 1997 - 01:00

O'Connors chase prize in Connacht

A NEW generation of golfers bearing the surname of the famous O'Connor elan will grace the fairways of Galway Golf Club next …

Tue Apr 15 1997 - 01:00

Drive with caution

IT'S a question everyone has faced at some stage: "What driver loft should I use?"

Tue Apr 08 1997 - 01:00

Druids Glen in top ten rankings

PORTMARNOCK has retained its position as Ireland's premier course in the latest poll conducted by the Irish Golf Institute

Tue Apr 08 1997 - 01:00

All rosy in Wicklow's garden

JIM HACKMAN has been described as something of a "miracle worker" in orchestrating Wicklow's march to the All Ireland County …

Tue Apr 08 1997 - 01:00

Irish Open organisers may catch Elkington

STEVE ELKINGTON, known as "The Elk", has demonstrated considerable stealth in his wanderings recently and is now quite a tournament…

Tue Apr 01 1997 - 01:00

UCD will keep best at home

AN AMBITIOUS project to halt the drain of Ireland's top young golfers to colleges in the United States is to be undertaken by…

Tue Apr 01 1997 - 01:00

Vintage Offaly performance sees off Wexford

OFFALY hurlers are acquiring the habit of keeping the best wine until last

Mon Mar 24 1997 - 00:00

Council act on under 21 feud

THE Leinster Council has decided to call a number of players, mentors and board officials from both counties" to give evidence…

Thu Mar 20 1997 - 00:00

Clarke gets Andersen call-up

DARREN CLARKE'S upwardly-mobile graph was, in many ways, confirmed yesterday when he was handed a place in the Andersen Consulting…

Wed Mar 19 1997 - 00:00

Early shines as Armagh self destruct

BEARING the name of Ireland's national saint is almost a prerequisite for any college participating in the MacRory Cup Final

Tue Mar 18 1997 - 00:00
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