Straight-hitting Damien McGrane got off to a solid start in the rain-lashed $1.5 million Blue Chip New Zealand Open.

Carlow's Rebecca Coakley got off to a flyer in her bid to win an LPGA tour card in Florida.

Keith Nolan got off to an ideal start in his bid to regain his PGA Tour card in California.

In-form Padraig Harrington realised he was human after all as he fired a rollercoaster 69 in the $4.3 million Nedbank Golf Challenge.

In-form Padraig Harrington roared to a seven under 65 to win the Nedbank Challenge Pro-Am in Sun City.

Darren Clarke hopes that the most traumatic year of his life can make him a major force in golf.

Tour School champ Claire Coughlan will be playing Solheim Cup catch up next year.

Family man Darren Clarke says he will feel "uncomfortable" if he wins the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.

Darren Clarke says he would "relish" the honour of being handed the European Ryder Cup captaincy.

Pooped Padraig Harrington can become Irish golf's $6 million man over the next three weeks.

 

Claire Coughlan grabbed the top card at the Ladies European Tour School - with a little help from fiancé David Ryan.

Justin Rose ended his four-year victory drought with a rollercoaster win in the MasterCard Australian Masters.

Noel Fox was once the Luke Skywalker of Irish golf - a dashing hero who conquered all in the amateur game.

Damien McGrane stormed to second round 67 as Aussie amateur Aaron Pike moved two shots clear at the MasterCard Masters.

Munster marvel Claire Coughlan took a giant step towards winning her Ladies European Tour card in Spain.

The line that separates boys from youths and youths from men was blurred a little more this season with some outstanding individual performances both at national and international level.

At 17 years of age, Holywood’s Rory McIlroy is still technically a boy, yet he played just once at youths level, won two domestic senior championships and then took the European Individual Amateur Championship to finish the season as the top ranked amateur in Europe and one of the best half dozen in the world.

Former Aussie cricketer Aaron Pike knocked a host of professional stars for six to grab the lead in the MasterCard Masters in Melbourne.

Tiger Woods bounced back from defeat to Padraig Harrington to win the Grand Slam of Golf for the seventh time.

Amateur ace Claire Coughlan remained on course to grab her Ladies European Tour card in Spain.

Mighty atom Claire Coughlan made a fast start in her bid to qualify for the Ladies European Tour.

Golfing superstar Padraig Harrington recalled his "oddball" college days when he was conferred with an Honorary Fellowship by the Dublin Business School at the RDS yesterday.

Tiger slayer Padraig Harrington says he wants to be more like the master of consistency - Colin Montgomerie.

Padraig Harrington beamed from ear-to-ear as Tiger Woods helped into the green and navy check jacket awarded to the winner of the Dunlop Phoenix Tournament.