COLUMNS & OPINION
MAGIC OF THE OPEN OFFSET BY PERSONAL INJURY
ORDINARY THOUGHTS | BY PAUL GALLAGHER: This is usually my favourite fortnight of the year; golfing nirvana, both in viewing and participation but one half of the 2026 version ended abruptly after two nasty broken ribs put paid to that!
MAUREEN MADILL COLUMN: BRILLIANCE AT BIRKDALE
GUEST COLUMN | MAUREEN MADILL: It’s only Sunday and, uncharacteristically, I’m already pondering my blog topic for the Friday that this missive will be posted. I have a busy week coming up, you see, and a wee trip to Norn Iron to fit in, so time for blogging will be very short indeed.
MAUREEN MADILL COLUMN: CHAMPIONS GALORE!
GUEST COLUMN | MAUREEN MADILL: Well done Viktor Hovland – a winner for the eighth time on the PGA tour. Mind you, it took a Monday morning play-off against Scottie Scheffler before he could claim the Travelers Championship title…
MAUREEN MADILL COLUMN: OPEN GLORY AWAITS AT RIVIERA
GUEST COLUMN | MAUREEN MADILL: Sweden’s Maja Stark is the defending champion at this week’s US Women’s Open which is being played at Riviera Country Club, nestled in the swanky district of Pacific Palisades, around half an hour from the centre of Los Angeles.
DIGA DELIVERS AS KELLY RECALLS MEMORABLE ST ANDREWS WIN
GUEST COLUMN | PAUL KELLY is the Irish Disability Team Captain but he recently set sail for Scotland and let his clubs do the talking at the Home of Golf in St Andrews
MCDOWELL REGRETS ‘GROWING THE GAME’ LINE BUT HOPES LIV MOVES ON
ORDINARY THOUGHTS | BY PAUL GALLAGHER: In the same week Jon Rahm agreed to settle his fines with the DP World Tour, Northern Ireland’s Greame McDowell spoke of his hope that the “nasty” narrative around LIV Golf can change and how he regrets some of the things he said about “growing the game”.
‘NO ONE LIKES A GOLFING SMART-ARSE!’
ORDINARY THOUGHTS | BY PAUL GALLAGHER: I became a golfing smart-arse and didn’t even realise it. Composing emails to Match & Handicapping (M&H) after the blind squirrel found his nuts and pulling loved ones up in their golfing terminology. All tremendous nonsense!
RORY McILROY: NORTHERN IRELAND’S GREATEST AMBASSADOR
ORDINARY THOUGHTS | BY PAUL GALLAGHER: The dust has finally settled on yet another historic chapter of Rory McIlroy’s illustrious career after he became only the fourth person to successfully defend his Masters title at Augusta National earlier this month.
THE FULL 18: Simon THornton
Golfer Northern Ireland’s Paul Gallagher sits down with former tour winner Simon Thornton to talk all things golf, including his plans and preparations ahead of competing on the Seniors Tour.