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Irish Golf Desk - Irish Golf News
© Brian Keogh 2008
Site last published: 11/21/08

Harrington has laser eye surgery

Padraig Harrington has both eyes on a top finish to the season ­ literally. Read More...

Hoey prepares Master plan

British Amateur champion Michael Hoey has started his Masters preparations early, by escaping the Irish winter. Read More...

McGinley to defend Irish PGA

Paul McGinley can put his Ryder Cup disappointment behind him when he bids for a hat trick of wins in next week's £110,000 Smurfit Irish Professional Championship. Read More...

Pierse opts out of Senior School

Ireland great Arthur Pierse has scrapped his Senior tour dreams to be with his family.
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Brady puts Q-School cock-up behind him

Eamonn Brady is not going to let his Tour School cock-up get him down. Read More...

Huge Irish contingent heads for Tour School

Amateur stars Noel Fox and Tim Rice are set to sweat blood and tears and try for a place on the big money PGA European Tour. Read More...

Browne wins European Individual Amateur title

Singer Stephen Browne scorched to a wire-to-wire win the European Men's Amateur championship in Denmark on Saturday and said: "Roll on the Tour School." Read More...

Tummy trouble floors Coffey

Tummy trouble floored star player Alison Coffey Ireland's Home Ladies' International hopes went down in flames as in Carlow yesterday.
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Palmer blasts US Senior Tour

Arnold Palmer yesterday blasted the US Senior Tour for refusing to consider the Senior British Open as a Major Championship. Read More...

Nicklaus gunning for Senior British Open

He might have a ceramic hip and a dodgy leg but Golden Bear Jack Nicklaus still gunning for the only major title that still eludes him - the £500,000 MasterCard Senior British Open at Royal County Down. Read More...

Bland set to end Senior Open hoodoo

South African John Bland looks set to shake off his Senior British Open hoodoo. Read More...

Byrnes of Bray - still caddies to the stars

The Byrnes of Bray are still Ireland's No 1 caddie clan ­ despite Ian Woosnam's extra-club cock-up at the Open. Read More...

Clarke's Irish Open blues

Thunder-faced Darren Clarke stormed from the recorder's hut at Fota Island and raged: "I've messed it up again." Read More...

McGrane fighting to join the big boys

He might not look the part, but a feisty club pro Damien McGrane has what it takes to join the big boys on Tour. Read More...