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Paul Azinger stirred the golfing pot last night when dismissing the credentials of Tommy Fleetwood & Lee Westwood for their failure to replicate their European Tour form on the US circuit, but did he have a point?

'To put the argument at its most basic, a man can decide to be female, take hormones if required by whatever sporting organisation is concerned, win everything in sight and perhaps earn a small fortune, and then reverse his decision and go back to being male'

Not one to sit on the fence, after Brooks Koepka became the latest star name to air his doubts about a proposed breakaway Tour, it seems the Premier Golf League is further away from fruition than ever

When you consider how some golf clubs are holding on by their fingertips, you would be doing communities and their golf clubs a huge favour by taking your next golf break in Ireland

Love him or hate him – and there’s a queue to join the latter group – you can’t help but be impressed by the sheer bloody-mindedness of the former Masters champion

The third to feature in our series of Ryder Cup legends in the lead up to Whistling Straits is one of our own. 'Himself' Christy O'Connor Snr made 10 appearances at the contest and was a constant thorn in the US side

Few will need reminding of the Zika virus' impact on golf participation at the Rio Olympics. Now, with Tokyo looming, there is a much more serious and very real threat on the horizon that could have an even greater impact

If you were a bit surprised to see Slieve Russell in at number 22 in the recent Irish Golfer Top 100 Courses ranking, you shouldn’t be. The PGA designated venue continues to make headway

The best players in the world are more likely to miss an eight footer than hole it, so why burden ourselves with unrealistic expectations each time we play? Asks Karl Morris

Again in contention, another top-10 & still number one. The win didn't arrive at Riviera for Rory McIlroy but it's coming and soon