Neil Manchip almost made it as an elite pro golfer but found his calling as a coach and has inspired Ireland’s rise as a world power in the sport. He is in Augusta this week, as Shane Lowry’s coach. But he doesn’t like to describe their relationship that way...

There is not a week goes by when someone isn’t bemoaning the state of golf.

SHANE LOWRY’S victory at Baltray is part of the ongoing success story that is the Golfing Union of Ireland.

LEADING coach Peter Cowen and Neil Manchip, the head teaching professional to Leonard Owens at Royal Dublin, are both joining the GUI’s coaching team.

Neil Manchip strung together two rounds of 67 to win the £11,000 Cairndhu,