After ending a five-year winless drought with victory at the Northern Trust, the sky’s now the limit for the big-hitting, warm-hearted Tony Finau, though hopefully not next week at Whistling Straits!
Columns
Confessions of a Weary Pro Shop Assistant
It was Mark Twain who said, the longest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco. Well the longest summer I ever spent was wearing a mask in this pesky pro shop. Winter can’t come quick enough!
Time to get over Harrington’s selections and get behind the team
‘I’m all for clean, healthy debate, don’t get me wrong, but I draw the line at unfounded allegations of nepotism, hyperbolic headlines and anti-Irish sentiment – not that I didn’t expect it’
Stop the world and let me off
The world went soft long ago, but “Brooksie” making the banned list goes beyond the pale. They used to call me Copper Balls Craven in the school yard but I’ve lived to tell the tale. I even laughed writing about it…
Has the Bryson bashing gone too far?
‘Do I think DeChambeau is being bullied for being different? No way. Don’t forget it’s DeChambeau who goes out of his way to tell us just how different he is. Bryson is being picked on for being Bryson’
Reflecting on men’s golf in The Olympics
After much debate about golf’s place in The Olympics, it seems the Tokyo Games have convinced many that the sport truly belongs, but that doesn’t mean the product can’t be improved
While you were away
The story of a golf journalist who turned off his screen to escape social media only to come back and write about it so he could post on social media and be a slave to his screen
The often unseen side of life on the PGA Tour
Professional sport is littered with stories that are hard to tell and even harder to hear but surely this one is more a cry for help – hopefully someone can step in and give Grayson Murray the assistance he needs
If there’s a 2021 award for golf’s luckiest and unluckiest golfer it must be Jon Rahm
Jon Rahm is having a pretty dramatic year, becomes a new father, tests positive for Covid-19 and withdraws mid-tournament at Memorial with a huge lead, wins the US Open, qualifies for the Olympics and then tests positive for Covid again
Saying goodbye to Covid rules
For the most part Covid-related rules have been an inconvenience for golfers but perhaps there is merit in keeping some of them if they speed up play, make things easier for amateurs and make the game more equitable
Selecting the Ryder Cup teams
The two teams are beginning to take shape ahead of this year’s Ryder Cup, however, much uncertainty remains surrounding the Captains’ picks. We try to narrow down the search here for teams USA and Europe
Power returns home triumphant to his beloved West Waterford club
Seamus Power enjoyed a heroes welcome at West Waterford Golf Club as he returned a PGA Tour winner. The celebrations have clearly been good, and they’re not over yet.
Tricks of the mind – The mental side of golf
To quote George Thomas: “Golf is a game of balance: body and mind need to be in sync to play one’s best golf.” The million dollar question, however, is, how do we get there?
From E-Tour to The Tour: A Power-ful journey worth reliving
From the nail-biting money games of the E Golf Tour to the Pearly Gates of the PGA Tour winners’ circle, it’s been quite the ride for Seamus Power, and the journey’s only getting started
How The Shark’s 1993 Open win gave bite to my golf reporting career
When Australian Greg Norman captured the 1993 Open Championship at Royal St. George’s, our own man on the ground, Bernie McGuire was just embarking on his own career inside the ropes. Almost thirty years later and he still can’t get enough
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Emirates Golf Club goes back to the past to head for the future
By Bernie McGuire in Dubai. For this week's host of the Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic, Emirates Golf Club, it’s been an exercise in delving into the past before heading to the future. It’s remarkable that the first golf course to be built on the Arabian Peninsula will...
TaylorMade add Spider GT to exciting 2022 putter line-up
You may not think about it much but it's mind-blowing how far technology in putters has evolved over the last decade. In the past, the perception was that mallets were for golfers who needed help. In 2016, TaylorMade began having success both on tour and with amateurs...
Liverpool star Robertson in awe of Schwartzel during Dubai pro-am
By Bernie McGuire in Dubai. Liverpool and Scotland footballer Andy Robertson was like a kid in a candy shop getting to play with Masters champion Charles Schwartzel during Tuesday’s Pro-Am ahead of this week’s Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic. Robertson, who plays off a...
DP World Tour set for another exciting new chapter in Ras Al Khaimah
Danny Willett, Bernd Wiesberger and Nicolai and Rasmus Højgaard will lead the field when the inaugural Ras Al Khaimah Championship presented by Phoenix Capital heralds another exciting new chapter on the DP World Tour. The Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah will host a DP...
Morikawa – Would you rather win at 34-under par or 11-under?
By Fatiha Betscher in Dubai. World No. 2 Collin Morikawa contested both the PGA Tour year-opening Sentry Tournament of Champions in Hawaii and he also teed-up in last week's first DP World Tour event of the New Year at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. Aside from the...