Cream rises to top as Behan leads qualifiersIf the lack of numbers competing was a little perplexing, especially for the ILGU officials who administer the event with a zeal…Thu May 20 1999 - 01:00
Stiff wind fails to stop Power's surgeIn stroke-play qualifying, the name of the game is to surviveWed May 19 1999 - 01:00
Golfers game for good causeThe dual attraction of playing golf and helping sick children at the same time proved to be a real winner in last year's inaugural…Tue May 18 1999 - 01:00
Clarke looks ahead with confidencePerhaps it's a sign that Darren Clarke is finally back in harmony with his game, but yesterday the professional - like Colin …Tue May 18 1999 - 01:00
Holder Behan faces tough Carlow testQuality, rather than quantity, is characterised by the entry for the Irish Women's Amateur Close Championship, sponsored by Lancome…Tue May 18 1999 - 01:00
Montgomerie is the essence of consistencyThe big Scot doesn't need to dye his hair royal blue and embellish it with a bleached St Andrew's CrossMon May 17 1999 - 01:00
Montgomerie looms largeGolf, especially the professional game, can be a constant puzzleSat May 15 1999 - 01:00
Clarke hints at return to formThe cure for ills of a golfing nature don't usually call for playing in strong winds, and the gusts which swept across the Oxfordshire…Fri May 14 1999 - 01:00
Clarke sure he can turn cornerIt was bloody typical of the so-called British summerThu May 13 1999 - 01:00
McHenry continues quest for successSo, you think life as a professional golfer is a bed of roses? Think again, or ask John McHenry about itThu May 13 1999 - 01:00
Clarke returns as Ryder race gets seriousIf not exactly the stuff of crystal balls and soothsaying, the collective decision - for one reason or another - of Padraig Harrington…Tue May 11 1999 - 01:00
Coltart may be worth a flutterWhen the going gets tough, the tough get going - and it doesn't come much tougher than The Oxfordshire (weatherwise and coursewise…Tue May 11 1999 - 01:00
Juniors event is huge successEven Leinster Branch chairman Albert Lee was slightly taken aback at the response to the inaugural Leinster Schools' Junior Team…Tue May 11 1999 - 01:00
In-form Jones leads Irish challengeIf not quite a rival for Darwin's theory of evolution, the continued growth of the Irish Amateur Open Strokeplay championship…Tue May 11 1999 - 01:00
James plays the Ryder Cup waiting gameMark James isn't losing any sleep yet in his role as Europe's Ryder Cup captain, although the next few weeks - and the advent…Tue May 04 1999 - 01:00
O'Connor takes US invitationThe European Seniors' Tour starts in Turkey this week, but Christy O'Connor Junior won't be thereTue May 04 1999 - 01:00
Turvey to step downPat Turvey is to stand down as Secretary of the Irish Ladies Golf Union after holding the position for almost 16 years, a period…Tue May 04 1999 - 01:00
Back on the ball and looking for a winPadraig Harrington has discovered light at the end of the tunnel, and it isn't an on-rushing trainTue May 04 1999 - 01:00
An appetiser for real thingPsychological warfare is a funny old business, and the Tipperary manager was just happy that he wouldn't have to go through the…Mon May 03 1999 - 01:00
Tipperary seize the day but not all is said and Dunne yetFirst blood, or a bloody curse? These two have been involved in such mind games since the draw for the Munster championship first…Mon May 03 1999 - 01:00
Young lions are no match for hero BeirthNigel Beirth is an unlikely hero, but that's the position he found himself in at Carlow Golf Club on Saturday lastTue Apr 27 1999 - 01:00
Fox in the mood for a West doubleTwo into one won't go, and the West of Ireland championship's clash with the Lytham Trophy in England has deprived the domestic…Tue Apr 27 1999 - 01:00
Just the ticket for O'ConnorChristy O'Connor Jnr looks likely to be spending most of his future career in the United States, and he may not even require …Tue Apr 27 1999 - 01:00
Clarke still in plan for Irish OpenAny negative vibes emanating from Darren Clarke and his stablemate Lee Westwood about competing in the Murphy's Irish Open at…Tue Apr 27 1999 - 01:00
Parnevik to target Europe in search of Ryder placeFamily matters decree that Jesper Parnevik must spend the next three weeks away from the golf course, at his home in South Palm…Tue Apr 27 1999 - 01:00
`Career amateur' hits the jackpot in golden yearsEight years ago, when the Walker Cup was staged at Portmarnock, one member of the American team was perceived as no more than…Tue Apr 20 1999 - 01:00
Clarke, Montgomerie call timeoutThe two men who fought a battle to the wire in a bid to top last year's European Tour money list have both called a mid-season…Tue Apr 20 1999 - 01:00
Olazabal basks in major gloryJose-Maria Olazabal went home to Fuenterrabia, near San Sebastian, in northern Spain this week as US Masters champion to be embraced…Fri Apr 16 1999 - 01:00
Gannon has truly arrivedIn a real sign of the shifting of the old guard, youth had its fling in the delayed final of the Leinster Women's Open, sponsored…Fri Apr 16 1999 - 01:00
Morrin defies the odds and the elementsMiracles do happen, and they did at Portmarnock Links yesterdayThu Apr 15 1999 - 01:00
Gannon's fearless play typifies new generationJenny Gannon typifies golf's new generation. She has no fear, neither of opponents nor the elementsWed Apr 14 1999 - 01:00
Irish trio in US `major'Life begins at 50, and a trio of Irish professionals who are experiencing a rejuvenation of their game on the seniors' circuit…Tue Apr 13 1999 - 01:00
Papa McGinley backPaul McGinley's hiatus from tournament golf has not damaged his aspirations for the seasonTue Apr 13 1999 - 01:00
Coffey proves the coolest in the sea windThe spray thrown up onto the Golden Strand may have been manna from heaven for wind-surfers and other such water lovers, but …Tue Apr 13 1999 - 01:00
Winning league a problem for someLarry Tompkins was asked a simple question after Cork's facile National Football League quarter-final win over Derry in Croke…Mon Apr 12 1999 - 01:00
Victors take a low-key approachManagers tend to be an altogether pragmatic lot, especially after Croke Park victories on foul April daysMon Apr 12 1999 - 01:00
Coughlan ready for return to actionRichie Coughlan isn't smelling the azaleas this weekFri Apr 09 1999 - 01:00
A bright future for Irish studentsTWO Irish players on golfing scholarships to American universities could be forgiven if they bore smiles as wide as all-American…Tue Apr 06 1999 - 01:00
David Jones to lead Ulster to another Youths Interpro titleIn what is a Walker Cup and European Team Championship year, David Jones may yet have sterner assignments ahead than the Youths…Tue Apr 06 1999 - 01:00
Burgeoning women's tour takes in DonegalFar from dying, as the prophets of doom would have us believe, the European LPGA Tour promises to be at its strongest for some…Tue Mar 30 1999 - 01:00
Duval takes his rightful place on top of the worldIf golf's in your genes, it will outTue Mar 30 1999 - 01:00
Meath's mettle on showIt seemed that the most dangerous thing a Meath player could do at Pairc Tailteann yesterday was to have a cup of teaMon Mar 29 1999 - 01:00
Cloonan hangs rusty hostsGalway dispensed their brand of justice with all the hesitancy of a hangman in Parnell Park yesterdayMon Mar 22 1999 - 00:00
Galway omit Rabbitte and injured MooreAs expected, there is no Rabbitte in the Galway team to face Dublin in the National Hurling League Division 1A match at Parnell…Fri Mar 19 1999 - 00:00
GAA to borrow to fund buildingWITHIN the next few weeks, the GAA will, for the first time, commit to go into the red in its redevelopment of Croke ParkFri Mar 19 1999 - 00:00
Unflappable Ballina on the brink of historyThere's no mad hysteria in the streets of Ballina, almost as if the townspeople are taking their cue from the surprisingly laid…Wed Mar 17 1999 - 00:00
Youth gets its chanceIt's indicative of the more aggressive approach adopted by the Irish Ladies Golf Union in recent times that no less than eight…Tue Mar 16 1999 - 00:00
