In every sense Harrington rolled back the years. He had it won, it looked like he was going to lose it, the guts down the stretch, the clenched teeth, the bug eyes, it was like the 2000s again
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Money makes the world go round & the Irish Open is no different
‘The K Club might not be everyone’s idea of an Irish Open host venue but we should be grateful for their willingness to do it from 2023’
If the Ryder Cup was to be played this year
Ivan Morris takes a look at how the two teams are shaping up without their LIV Golf talent and it’s not as lop-sided as you might think
Constant ads could ruin a U.S. Open classic
It’s no wonder Paul McGinley was filling space on Friday talking about how 20 million chickens are killed every day in the States. It’s clucking hard work trying to commentate and create storylines to accompany pictures that don’t exist
Brookline – An underused & iconic Major Championship venue
The US Open returns to Brookline for the first time since 1988 and for only the fourth time ever. Ivan Morris wonders why such an iconic test has rarely featured on the schedule
We’re back at Brookline and my blood’s still boiling
‘I thought I knew what hate felt like when Cantona made the net ripple against my beloved Liverpool. Then Leonard stole my youth with a 50-footer on 17’
Rory McIlroy and Linn Grant produce golf you would liv for on Sunday
In the face of the LIV controversy, golf delivered in spades on Sunday in the shape of Linn Grant and Rory McIlroy who showed the game is still in a good place
Ouimet gave golf its biggest growth boost
20-year old Francis Ouimet not only pulled off by far the biggest upset in golf history but was responsible for putting golf on the front pages of the national press at a time when golf was rarely seen in a paper
The LIV boys want to have their cake and eat it
Graeme McDowell and co might not be politicians but the human rights atrocities in Saudi Arabia is not a political question. It is a human question, and their rehearsed statements fool nobody
Time to reflect – It could make all the difference
Have you ever considered how important what you do after you have finished a round could be to the quality of your game in the weeks and months ahead? Almost nobody sees this as a route to improvement, but it can be
Golf’s Post Pandemic Power Play – Positive Progress or False Dawn?
As golf continues to enjoy a post-pandemic boom, Mike Wilson wonders if the game can learn from past mistakes in order to reap new rewards
Pro golf is ALL about money
‘Once upon a time, you had to be a world-beater just to make a living out of tournament golf. In 2022, LIV Golf can provide you with two million dollars by finishing last of 48 in eight 54-hole exhibitions’
American events will determine whether golf LIVs or dies
As Rory McIlroy put it, the field for the first LIV event is nothing to jump up and down about, but we won’t see the true impact of LIV until the series travels Stateside for four summer events
LIV and Let Die
‘Resolves are going to be tested in the coming weeks, and as a golf fan, you’d have to worry about where the sport is headed’
Great White Shark becomes the great disrupter of Tour golf
‘Greg Norman’s plans have hit choppy waters but he will win in the end’
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