Roddy Carr pays tribute to his great friend John O’Leary
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Confessions of a weary pro shop assistant – Coronavirus edition
You thought you were confused waking up this morning? Spare a thought for pro shop assistants around the country whose worlds have been turned upside down by COVID-19 #covidireland
The confusing science of golf
The science behind golf can be so convoluted that many refuse to acknowledge it, but get your head around technology and you can use it to your advantage and achieve astonishing results
Difficult Times
Have you found a fence to sit on? Asks Kevin Markham #covidireland #staysafe
Ryder Cup legends: Ian Poulter
The fifth to feature in our series of Ryder Cup legends in the lead up to Whistling Straits has been the chest pumping heartbeat of Team Europe who’ll be striving to don his Postman blue once more
If you don’t have anything nice to say, say nothing at all
At 8pm on Thursday around Ireland, you could feel the love as people showed their appreciation for our frontline workers. Let’s make this atmosphere a reality in our virtual world too #staysafe #covid19
Tackling the question; has golf been the world’s worst-coached game?
There is a growing army of enlightened coaches out there who have moved from simple swing developers to performance-focused experts, adept in all the different aspects of the game
When any fix will do
For some of us, there’s just no substitute for live sport and with golf postponed for the foreseeable, people are willing to give just about anything a shot to get their fix #COVID-19
Is golf in the Republic next to fall in the COVID-19 battle?
Those in charge of grassroots golf in the UK and Northern Ireland have called on courses to temporarily close their gates to the casual golfer. Is the Republic of Ireland next?
GPS technology a huge boost for Tour players and amateurs in 21st century
Where would we be without our 15th club in the bag – the Garmin, Bushnell, Golf Buddy or SkyCaddie – that opens our eyes to aspects of our game we never knew existed?
Have clubs, will change them – it’s time to step up and refill the bag
The lure of the latest in technology brings fear of losing out on precious distance and performance, so much so that our very own Liam Kelly found himself at a custom fitting session ahead of the new season
The canvas beckons for the PGL
Professional golf may be on unstable ground at present, but the Premier Golf League is balancing on spaghetti legs
A Ryder Cup behind closed doors isn’t an option
Any talk of a potential Ryder Cup being played this year behind closed doors needs to be squashed now. Times are desperate, but not that desperate.
Where do you stand on golf’s enigma, Paige Spiranac?
Did someone say, distraction? The Paige Spiranac debate has kicked off again, thanks to her podcast where she hits out at the hypocrisy within golf, and her love/hate relationship with the game
Do we all need to take a moment of social media silence?
In a time when golf is bemoaned for how long it takes to play, one saving grace is that your time spent on the fairway is time away from your phone, the perfect tonic to the social media crazed world we live in today
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