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Philip Reid

Philip Reid

Golf Correspondent

Philip Reid is the golf correspondent with The Irish Times.

Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy at Wentworth yesterday. “We are good friends and the last thing I want, whatever happens between Rory McIlroy and Horizon Sports, is that him and I lose our friendship. That’s not going to happen,” said McDowell. Photograph: Inpho
James Kingston defies conditions at Wentworth as favourites falter

No lingering unease between McIlroy and McDowell after recent tension

Paul McGinley (left) and Shane Lowry (right) chat way during the first round of the BMW PGA Championship on the West Course at Wentworth. Photograph: by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images.
Lowry plays along with captain McGinley at Wentworth

Footballing banter aplenty but opening 70 a serious statement by Offaly man in BMW PGA

Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy takes a drop during Round One of the BMW PGA Championship at the Wentworth Club, Surrey. Photograph: Adam Davy/PA Wire
McIlroy and McDowell struggle to close out Wentworth rounds

World number two bogeyed five of the last six holes, Lowry four off Kingston’s lead after a round of 70

Luke Donald of England during practice for the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth yesterday. Photograph: Ian Walton/Getty Images
Luke Donald seeking to emulate Montgomerie’s PGA hat-trick

Graeme McDowell, one of 11 Irish in the field, looks the form player

A rare moment of levity for Rory McIlroy at a press conference for the BMW PGA Championship on the West Course at Wentworth. Photograph: Getty
No scanning the horizon as Rory McIlroy avoids stormy waters

World number two tells Wentworth press pack all still good with friend Graeme McDowell

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

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