"Simply" desperate for an edge
Desperation is a terrible thing but with just a few hours to go before my tee time in the annual Irish Golf Writers’ Association Championship — a gymkana for the afflicated who watch great golfers and then fail utterly to replicate anythng they have seen — I’m searching for my swing.
The wonder of Woodbrook
The walls are lined with photgraphs and newspaper cuttings of the great days of yesteryear — the Carroll's International, the revived Irish Open and myriad other big events that saw figures such as Tom Watson, Max Faulkner, Tony Jacklin, Peter Thomson and Christy O'Connor Snr and Jnr play their parts on the great stage that is Woodbrook Golf Club.
Ireland win Golf Writers' Home Internationals at Turkey's Montgomerie Maxx Royal
Ireland won the Turkish Airlines sponsored AGW Golf Writers' Home Internationals at the Montgomerie Maxx Royal in Turkey on Tuesday. But there could be a far bigger matchplay event ahead for this emerging golfing nation with the Ryder Cup very much on their hit list.
McIlroy and Clarke share Irish Golf Writers' award
US Open champion Rory McIlroy and Open champion Darren Clarke hold their trophies aloft on the eve of the 2011 Irish Open presented by Discover Ireland at Killarney Golf & Fishing Club. Photo Fran Caffrey/www.golffile.ieRory McIlroy, the US Open champion, and Darren Clarke, the British Open champion, have been jointly voted ‘Professional of the Year’ in the AIB Irish Golf Writers’ Awards for 2011.AIB Irish Golf Writers’ Award for McDowell
Graeme McDowell, who enjoyed a spectacular season on tour which saw him anchor Europe to victory in the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor and claim a breakthrough win in the Majors when winning the US Open at Pebble Beach, has been voted the ‘Professional of the Year’ in the AIB Irish Golf Writers’ Awards for 2010.
McIlroy scoops Irish Golf Writers' award
Rory McIlroy, who has risen from 39th to ninth position in the official world rankings in his second full season on tour, has been voted the ‘Professional of the Year’ in the 2009 Irish Golf Writers’ Association Awards, sponsored by AIB Bank.
The 20-year-old phenomenon from Holywood, Co Down, claimed a maiden tour win when capturing the Dubai Desert Classic in February and went on to have 14 top-10 finishes including a third place at the US PGA Championship at Hazeltine. McIlroy finished second, behind Lee Westwood, in the European Tour’s ‘Race to Dubai’ standings.
Harrington wins AIB Irish Golf Writers' Award
Pádraig Harrington’s outstanding performances in 2008 where he retained the British Open championship at Royal Birkdale in July before adding the US PGA Championship at Oakland Hills in August has earned him the ‘Professional of the Year’ award from the Irish Golf Writers’ Association.
Harrington and the other winners - Leona and Lisa Maguire, who jointly receive the ‘Women’s Amateur of the Year’ award; Shane Lowry, winner of the ‘Men’s Amateur of the Year’; and Brendan Edwards, recipient of the ‘Distinguished Services’ - will receive their awards at a dinner, sponsored by AIB Bank, which takes place in Dublin on 8th January, 2009.