COLUMNS & OPINION
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
MAUREEN MADILL COLUMN: LIVING AND LOVING THIS GAME
GUEST COLUMN | MAUREEN MADILL: The golfing week started off in a very entertaining fashion. I was looking forward to the opening tournament of the season on the Ladies’ European tour and with the PIF Saudi Ladies’ International being hosted at Riyadh Golf Club that meant a Wednesday start and a Saturday finish.
MAUREEN MADILL COLUMN: RORY’S GLORY REVISITED
GUEST COLUMN | MAUREEN MADILL: I decided I’d indulge myself this week and give myself a Christmas present…when I received an email telling me the 2025 Masters Official Film was now available to view I thought, “That’s for me. Feet up for an hour or so is on the horizon.”
MAUREEN MADILL COLUMN: THAI AT THE TOP
GUEST COLUMN | MAUREEN MADILL: The last couple of weeks on the various professional tours have subjected us and the participants to a range of golfing examinations, from Q-schools to season-ending Tour Championships with multiple awards on the line. Old seasons have come to a close and new seasons have a clean page ready and waiting to start all over again.
WHAT RORY McILROY TAUGHT ME ABOUT EXCELLENCE WHEN I WAS 15
GUEST COLUMN | DANIELLE McVEIGH: Today, we're diving into a story that really stuck with me from my own golfing days. It’s about a moment that completely reshaped my understanding of what it means to truly excel, not just in sport, but in life and your career. And believe it or not, the pivotal character in this story was a young guy, barely a teenager, by the name of Rory McIlroy.
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.