WHEN Graeme McDowell was asked this weekend what they put in the water in Ireland to produce so many major champions in such a short space of time, he pointed to a tall figure emerging from the clubhouse.

THE Golfing Union of Ireland has begun the search for a new sponsor of their Irish Cups and Shields competitions after Bulmers ended their 19-year association with the competitions.

SOUTH Roscommon man Eugene Fayne was elected president of the Golfing Union of Ireland at yesterday’s Annual General Meeting at Carton House, Co Kildare.

PÁDRAIG Harrington’s self-belief and confidence are two of the strongest weapons in his golfing armoury but both must be severely dented after a dreadful finish to the AT&T Pro-Am at Pebble Beach.