“Get out of the way, you p***k!” Almost as soon as Tommy Fleetwood secured The Ryder Cup for Team Europe, in Italy last September, the victors could look back and laugh at the Day 2 drama. Shane Lowry was certainly able to revel in the moment he went from agitated spectator to car-park peace-maker. Rory […]

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Lucky. Weak Link. No threat. Least Valuable Player. Shane Lowry is a consistent, world-class player who more that merited his place on Europe’s Ryder Cup team, yet had to endure weeks upon weeks of speculation and doubt, at home and in the USA. Lowry had been part of a European team that were rollicked 19-9 […]

2 years ago

“Yeah, they would be very proud of me.” At Christmas, back in 2002, Luke Donald could not wait to see how his mother, Ann reacted to the present he got her. Aged 25 and having won his first ever PGA Tour event, a month earlier, he had some money to spend. Donald got his mum […]

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“I didn’t know Rahmbo was there!” Jon Rahm and Viktor Hovland combined for 6.5 points at the 2023 Ryder Cup, and only one answer at the victorious Team Europe press conference. Thankfully, it was a great answer. Such was the interest in Rory McIlroy and his Saturday night rows with Team USA caddies, and players, […]

2 years ago

Bouncer, cheerleader, diplomat, golfer, singer… the man was doing it all in Rome. Shane Lowry was in understandably buoyant mood after helping Europe win back The Ryder Cup from America at Marco Simone Golf Course. The Clara native secured 1.5 points in his three matches and more than made up for the heartbreak of a […]

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“I was so disappointed after Whistling Straits. We all were.” Seven of the 12 European players that suffered a 19-9 thumping, at the hands of USA, secured Ryder Cup redemption in Rome. Not long after, Rory McIlroy already had his team’s next goal locked in. McIlroy won four points for Team Europe as they swept […]

2 years ago