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The Irish Sun 2001
Harrington has laser eye surgery
06/10/01 02:26
Padraig Harrington has both eyes on a top finish to the season literally. Read More...
Hoey prepares Master plan
06/10/01 02:23
British Amateur champion Michael Hoey has started his Masters preparations early, by escaping the Irish winter. Read More...
McGinley to defend Irish PGA
06/10/01 02:19
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
06/10/01 02:17
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
29/09/01 20:58
Eamonn Brady is not going to let his Tour School cock-up get him down. Read More...
Huge Irish contingent heads for Tour School
15/09/01 01:45
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
26/08/01 00:31
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
23/08/01 22:48
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
27/07/01 02:00
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
25/07/01 18:14
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
25/07/01 17:13
South African John Bland looks set to shake off his Senior British Open hoodoo. Read More...
Byrnes of Bray - still caddies to the stars
22/07/01 20:38
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
28/06/01 17:36
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
02/06/01 23:57
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...