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Philip Reid

Philip Reid

Golf Correspondent

Philip Reid is the golf correspondent with The Irish Times.

Sergio Garcia emerges from a meeting in the rules office with George O’Grady, chief executive of the European Tour (left) and Tim Finchem, PGA Tour Commissioner (right) at Wentworth today. Photograph: Andrew Redington/Getty Images
Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia a little tongue-tied at Wentworth

Spaniard claims he will not face Tour sanction after apologising for Tiger Woods remark, Irishman admits ‘something’s up’ with man(...)

Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley explains at a press conference at Wentworth why he will have three wild card picks at Gleneagles next year. Photograph: Getty Images
McGinley keeps Ryder Cup format tinkering to a minimum but does opt to bring his wild card picks back up to three

Qualifying structure to remain the same apart from giving himself an extra pick

Peter Dawson, chief executive of the R&A at a press conference on Tuesday to explain the banning of anchored stokes. Photograph: Getty Images
Golf governing bodies signal an end to the anchoring of putters

Belly-putters and long-putters to be phased out by January 2016

Graeme McDowell: feels he’s in the form of his life. Photograph: Getty Images
World Matchplay win shows Graeme McDowell to be in the form of his life

Second win of the season promises a summer of content for world number 7

Graeme McDowell next competes in Bulgaria.
McDowell and Lowry head to Bulgaria for country’s first PGA European Tour event

McIlroy salvaged a top-10 finish in the Players but lost further ground to Tiger Woods in the gap between one and two in the world(...)

Robbie Cannon: “I set myself the goal a few weeks ago to win a strokeplay championship and they don’t come much bigger than this.” Photograph: Inpho
Balbriggan’s Robbie Cannon wins Irish Amateur Open

Play-off win over defending champion Gavin Moynihan and Scottish invader Graeme Robertson

Spain’s Sergio Garcia shot a 65 at Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Photograph: Chris Keane/Reuters
Harrington scrambles into weekend, as McIlroy stalls

Sergio Garcia leads after a 65, with Tiger Woods and Lee Westwood in pursuit at Sawgrass

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