How sides were drawn to give us watered-down Olympic golf
A confluence of short-sightedness from some of the top-ranked players concerning the schedule and an increase in the visibility of the Zika virus, and now the world is left to wonder what golf’s return...
View ArticleColumn: It's tough at the top for hungry Rory McIlroy
It’s two years almost to the week since Rory McIlroy last won a Major championship, and although he’s only 27, the pressure to put another Major victory on his CV has been mounting ever since Jordan...
View ArticleMcIlroy misses cut as Day makes US PGA charge
Rory McIlroy will be left kicking his heels this weekend as a bogey on the final hole of his second round meant he missed the cut at the US PGA Championship. The world No.4 was right on the cut line at...
View ArticleRio Olympics Harringtons Dream Golf
FILE - In this July 28, 2016 file photo, Padraig Harrington, of Ireland,...
View ArticlePádraig Harrington carries flame as Rory McIlroy bows out at Baltusrol
No way was he missing the cut. Pádraig Harrington didn’t want to be anywhere else for the weekend, and the former champion literally rolled up his sleeves and showed that old fighting spirit of his to...
View ArticleRio 2016: Pádraig Harrington gearing up for golden moment
A gold medal comes with some fringe benefits for whoever manages to claim the accolade on golf’s return to the Olympics, a fact of which Pádraig Harrington is only too well aware: having failed to play...
View ArticleHarrington makes move before rains sweep through Baltusrol
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP) — His time seemed to have passed. He's ranked 150th in the world and almost surely won't be playing on Europe's Ryder Cup squad. His chances for making the FedEx Cup playoffs are...
View ArticleHarrington chooses fun over golf
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. -- His time seemed to have passed. He's ranked 150th in the world and almost surely won't be playing on Europe's Ryder Cup squad. His chances for making the FedEx Cup playoffs are in...
View ArticleMark Herrmann: Ireland’s Padraig Harrington proud to be Rio-bound
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — Truth be told, Padraig Harrington recognizes that many of his fellow golfers have very legitimate reasons for skipping the Olympics this year. The younger players are sincerely...
View ArticleHarrington pushes for Olympic golf and now gets to play
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Padraig Harrington was a strong voice in golf’s bid to become an Olympic sport for the first time in more than a century. And then golf’s image took a hit as players began...
View ArticleHarrington eyes Olympic glory
Neither man was first choice for Ireland with world number four Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry and Graeme McDowell ahead of them in the pecking order. But with McIlroy and Lowry citing concerns about the...
View ArticlePadraig Harrington hoping Ireland can Power their way to Olympic glory
Until recently, Padraig Harrington would have struggled to pick Seamus Power out of a line-up, but the three-time major winner would now like nothing more than to battle his team-mate for Olympic...
View ArticlePadraig Harrington all in for golf's Olympic return
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. -- Padraig Harrington was among the players who lobbied the International Olympic Committee when it was making a decision...
View ArticleAs Olympic Golf Tees Off, the Sport May Have Already Won
All victories are not created equal, and some don't even come with a trophy, a medal or a check. Jim Furyk became the latest such example when he shot a final-round 58, the lowest 18-hole score in the...
View ArticleIt's golf's time to deliver a good show at the Olympics
Men's golf gets four days to make up for four months of negative chatter about whether it even belongs in the Olympics. Not even a dreary sky with occasional rain could dampen the enthusiasm Wednesday...
View ArticleIt’s golf’s time to deliver a good show at the Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO — Men’s golf gets four days to make up for four months of negative chatter about whether it even belongs in the Olympics. Not even a dreary sky with occasional rain could dampen the...
View ArticleIt's golf's time to deliver a good show at the Olympics
Men's golf gets four days to make up for four months of negative chatter about whether it even belongs in the Olympics. Not even a dreary sky with occasional rain could dampen the enthusiasm Wednesday...
View ArticleRio Olympics: Ireland's Padraig Harrington launches attack on the 'sheep' who...
Padraig Harrington has branded some of those who stayed away from the Rio Olympic golf tournament as "sheep" after shooting a solid opening one-under round of 70. Revealing that he is getting...
View ArticleTime Running Out in 2016 for Rory McIlroy to End Major Slump
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. -- Rory McIlroy's stance on Olympic golf hasn't wavered for some time: He would rather win majors than medals. But this season he's running out of time to do the former. This week's...
View ArticleJason Day’s first title defence doesn’t go to plan in Canada
Problems? In a word, “putting!” Jason Day, the world number one, is heading into this week’s US PGA Championship in familiar territory to two of his keenest rivals, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy, in...
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