Our top-100 courses in Ireland ranking is anticipated by many, but not our own Ivan Morris! He was curious to know where a new favourite in Ballinrobe placed, however…

Our top-100 courses in Ireland ranking is anticipated by many, but not our own Ivan Morris! He was curious to know where a new favourite in Ballinrobe placed, however…
‘What’s it going to take to bring a halt to this nonsense before a player, a caddie, or any official will have their head split wide open by a flying full bottle of beer?’
It wasn’t just boozed-up hole-in-one seekers making themselves heard last week. There was a very clear message from the world of golf. Fans matter, & independent contractors should take notice
‘You won’t catch two big fat naked bikers in the woods off 17 having sex but then TPC Scottsdale is desert country and a cactus is not to be trifled with’
“I’m obviously delighted for people to be able to enjoy the win, but at the same time, I’m the one hitting the shots and putting in the long hours. I’m the one that’s there at the range until dark, up first thing”
Roddy Carr recalls the first time he met Leona Maguire and the characteristics that set her apart from the rest following her maiden LPGA Tour triumph
‘This is the way of the world these days, they tell me, as if that makes everything OK. What world is that? The one where I shop in Lidl contemplating splurging on the tin of Organic Tomatoes longer than I’d like to admit?’
‘The ease with which a significant number of the world’s leading players have been recruited reveals that hard cash, petro-dollars and potentially blood money counts for more than human rights’
‘Rory isn’t stupid but he plays with not a lot of intelligence. Rory looks more scared than ballsy – possibly because he has fallen into the trap of trying too hard?’
‘You can’t praise somebody for having the guts to go for broke on one occasion and roundly criticise them in a similar scenario based on result alone’ – That said, was Rory right to take on the water on Sunday?
16 years ago the sight of a 16-year old curly-haired “cameraman” inside the ropes in Dubai following Tiger Woods didn’t go unnoticed. And the experience stayed with Rory McIlroy after all these years
There’s scarcely a golfer on Earth in better form than Seamus Power. Now inside the world’s top-50 with a Masters debut likely, Power can afford to dream much bigger than that
How often do we come to a crossroads in golf – give up or play on? Perhaps more often than we’d like to admit but this game will get to you, whether you’re a PGA Tour pro or a modest hacker
“I think now he’s got that maiden victory, he’ll go on to really establish himself but then it’s a bit of a shame as what he’s been doing kind of goes unnoticed in Ireland”
‘If these players are as good as we know they are, then they should be properly tested more often, with their wits pitted against the best course designers instead of being let bowl with the bumpers up’