Almighty BOD quick to point out that he’s a mere mortal – and not that big either“You’re only a small fella, sure I might have a cut off you myself”Mon Oct 21 2013 - 06:00
Rory McIlroy gets back to what he does best in Korea OpenLate-season itinerary will also take in tournaments in China, Dubai and AustraliaTue Oct 15 2013 - 01:00
Shane Lowry playing best golf of his career as he prepares to defend Portugal Masters titleThe Offalyman’s third-place finish in the Dunhill Links a fortnight ago was his sixth top-10 finish of a season that seems to be gathering ever greater momentum heading into its final stretchTue Oct 08 2013 - 01:00
Money the root cause of McIlroy’s break-up with Horizon Sports ManagementGolfer now likely to be cast as a central figure in High Court dramaSat Oct 05 2013 - 13:34
Waterford standing in the way of another Clare versus Cork clashNicky English says Tipperary’s meeting with provincial champions Limerick is the ‘stand out game’Fri Oct 04 2013 - 01:21
McIlroy takes legal action against HorizonSports management company set to vigorously defend actions taken by the former world number oneTue Oct 01 2013 - 01:01
McIlroy and McDowell have it all to play for at Conway FarmsGetting to megabucks Tour Championship shindig next week still in their own handsMon Sept 09 2013 - 20:06
Harrington returns to European Tour in bid to stay in top 60Dubliner heads a six-strong Irish contingent in European MastersTue Sept 03 2013 - 08:20
Thoughts turn to Wales Open as race for Ryder Cup places beginsPádraig Harrington will not play in Wales and will reappear at next week’s European MastersTue Aug 27 2013 - 01:00
Pádraig Harrington turns to Plan B in attempt to rediscover some formStrong Irish contingent set for Johnnie Walker championship at GleneaglesTue Aug 20 2013 - 01:00
Jason Dufner learned from 2011 play-off lossNew US PGA champion admits it’s going to be a difficult task to follow Major winTue Aug 13 2013 - 01:00
Rory McIlroy confident he can turn his year aroundHe may have been runner-up in the Texas Open earlier this year, but his tied-eighth finish in the final Major constituted his best performance of the seasonTue Aug 13 2013 - 01:00
Hunt for Majors keeps Tiger Woods focusedWorld number one fails to replicate this season’s US Tour form in MajorsMon Aug 12 2013 - 01:00
Dufner holds his nerve on final day to win his first major titleAmerican clinches maiden major by two shots despite two bogeys in closing holes of USPGAMon Aug 12 2013 - 01:00
Despite rollercoaster outing, Shane Lowry knows he belongs in high companyOffaly man believes putting is preventing him from reaching Top 50 in the worldMon Aug 12 2013 - 01:00
McIlroy right back in the picture at Oak HillThird round of 67 moves McIlroy to three under at US PGA Championship as leaders struggleSat Aug 10 2013 - 22:13
Rain departs, sun comes out, birdies fly in for Rory McIlroy at Oak HillBrilliant finish transforms Ulster man’s round and gets him back on an even keelSat Aug 10 2013 - 01:00
Justin Rose on the scent of another Major after moving into contention in US PGAUS Open winner resurrects his round with a splendid back nineSat Aug 10 2013 - 01:00
Dufner ties Major record with 63 to move into pole positionUS open champion Rose fires a 66 to move right into contention at Oak HillSat Aug 10 2013 - 01:00
McDowell and Lowry reasonably pleased following their respective first round efforts at the US PGAHowever Pádraig Harrington struggling after an opening 76Fri Aug 09 2013 - 11:41
Impressive Furyk rolls back the yearsAmerican records an opening 65 to ease into the lead at challenging Oak HillFri Aug 09 2013 - 08:02
McGinley delighted to be back in the Majors and hopes to rise to challengeRyder Cup captain playing with US counterpart and Darren ClarkeThu Aug 08 2013 - 08:05
Defending champion McIlroy confident he can contend again in year’s final MajorIrishman hoping he can rediscover last year’s magic for the tough challenge at Oak HillThu Aug 08 2013 - 01:07
Woods calling all the shots once againWorld number one asserts that it would still be a great year without a Major titleWed Aug 07 2013 - 01:00
McIlroy maintains game is almost thereDefending champion one of six Irish in the field for season’s final major at Oak HillTue Aug 06 2013 - 01:00
Woods and Mickelson set for a showdown in year’s final MajorTop Americans and great rivals in form as they prepare for the start of the USPGA at Oak HillTue Aug 06 2013 - 01:00
Tiger Woods burns bright at Firestone with a 61American holds seven-shot lead over the field, Rory McIlroy one over after a 71Fri Aug 02 2013 - 22:40
Shane Lowry still in the swing in AkronOffaly man will tee up in the WGC as Harrington heads to Reno insteadTue Jul 30 2013 - 01:07
Irish lick their Muirfield woundsMcDowell straight back into action at this week’s US Tour stop at the Canadian OpenTue Jul 23 2013 - 01:02
Pádraig Harrington to work at getting back to where he believes he belongsFinal day was one of disappointment for the Irish quartet who made the cutMon Jul 22 2013 - 01:00
Phil Mickelson ends links jinx with mesmerising displayFour birdies in the final six holes helps the American win the British Open title by three shotsMon Jul 22 2013 - 01:00
Miguel Angel Jimenez has no complaints as he breezes into leadWily Spaniard now has the chance to become the oldest Major championSat Jul 20 2013 - 01:38
Lowry produces the goods when it matters mostLast-hole birdie keeps Offalyman inside the cut line, while pal McIlroy departsSat Jul 20 2013 - 01:20
McDowell enjoys his own private Woods clinicUlster man impressed by playing partner’s calm, precise iron play and superb puttingSat Jul 20 2013 - 01:07
Mark O’Meara shoots opening 67 and quips it’s “one for the old farts”Tom Lehman, a sprightly 54, and cigar-chomping, pony-tailed, rioja-sipping Miguel Angel Jimenez, all of 49, defies age barrier to manoeuvre into contention with 68sFri Jul 19 2013 - 01:00
‘I feel like I’m walking around out there and I’m unconscious’Ulsterman suffers meltdown in first round of British Open as he slumps to an ugly 79Fri Jul 19 2013 - 01:00
Impressive Zach Johnson takes charge in testing conditions in British OpenAmerican holds one-shot lead over Rafael Cabrera-Bella and Mark O’MearaFri Jul 19 2013 - 01:00
McIlroy places faith in his new driverWorld number two one of six Irishmen in the field alongside fellow Major winners Pádraig Harrington, Graham McDowell and Darren ClarkeThu Jul 18 2013 - 01:00
Mickelson choosing his weapons carefully for Muirfield challengeAmerican won’t have a driver in his bag but will use his Callaway fairway wood for accuracyWed Jul 17 2013 - 01:00
McDowell confident his game is tailor-made for this Major challengeUlsterman is looking for the fourth victory of what has been a hitherto topsy-turvy seasonWed Jul 17 2013 - 01:00
Darren Clarke still working as he goes in search of a match for his 2011 Claret JugStruggling Ulsterman hoping Muirfield Open will get the best out of him againTue Jul 16 2013 - 01:00
Nick Faldo advises Rory McIlroy to ‘concentrate on golf’“You have a window of opportunity, that’s my only words of wisdom to Rory. You have, say, a 20-year window as an athlete. Concentrate on golf. Nothing else!”Tue Jul 16 2013 - 01:00
R&A will be coursed over ‘elephant in the room’All-male club a contentious choice to host British OpenSat Jul 13 2013 - 01:00
McDowell not worried by his inconsistency so far this seasonBlowing hot, cold and missing cuts but up to sixth in the world after latest victoryTue Jul 09 2013 - 01:00
Carton House comes in for universal praise after Irish OpenFour-day attendance total of 81,379 compares very favourably with the figures for Killarney in 2010 and 2011Tue Jul 02 2013 - 01:01
Statistics don’t lie: Rory McIlroy must sort out driving to get his game backMeeing with Nike technicians could be vital for world number two ahead of British OpenTue Jul 02 2013 - 01:00
England’s Paul Casey gets back to winning waysCasey’s peerless display is capped off by a 60-footer for eagle on the finishing holeMon Jul 01 2013 - 01:00
Shane Lowry picks himself up and battles back for tied-fifth finishLowry returns with renewed focus for the final roundMon Jul 01 2013 - 01:00
Olazabal rolls back years as he reaches Irish Open midway point on seven underSpaniard has won 23 European Tour titles in his career but none since the Mallorca Classic in 2005Sat Jun 29 2013 - 01:00
