British Open

The problem for Rory McIlroy is one of having to walk on eggshells. Damned if you do; damned if you don’t. In reaffirming his original intention to re(...)

Zach Johnson wears it as a badge of honour, rather than any insult, when golf fans immediately assume it is the other Johnson – as in Dustin, the worl(...)

Rory McIlroy adopted the virtue of patience to go with an aggressive game plan, a twin strategy that combined to work a treat. The Northern Irishman’(...)

Patience is indeed a virtue, as Shane Lowry has discovered. A year that frustrated for the main part – as he slipped down the world rankings – was dra(...)

Ten years, a decade. Hasn’t time flown? But some things never change, and the chances are - rightly - that Pádraig Harrington, the player who kick-sta(...)

The answers to an examination aren’t always straightforward; and, on a summer’s day borrowed from the depths of winter, the manner in which Jordan Spi(...)

Rory McIlroy has indicated he cannot easily forgive Muirfield members despite their belated vote to admit women members for the first time in the 273-(...)

If only Paul McGinley had a magic wand, he’d wave it in the direction of Rory McIlroy and make all the ancillary distractions, other than the actual t(...)

The European Tour can perhaps lay claim to sport’s most perfect system. With the order of merit title to be decided over four days at the Earth Cours(...)

Time moved on yesterday, as it always does for players on tour. Rory McIlroy flew to Switzerland for a payback date with Sergio Garcia; Pádraig Harr(...)