Kevin Markham discusses great links, great folk and retirement with Mr Waterville Golf, Noel Cronin.

The recent Patrick Reed incident brings the Rules of Golf back into the spotlight, writes Kevin Markham

Another Christmas rolls along and the golfer in your life waits nervously to discover what gifts await under the tree. Kevin Markham offers some options

Kevin Markham assesses the challenges facing golf clubs in 2020

Kevin Markham visits Porto and finds that golf is only one of the sweet things on offer

There’s nothing like turning the page, as Kevin Markham discovers with a trio of new golf magazines

The Northern Irish Open has evolved into a European first, writes Kevin Markham.

At the end of a thrilling championship, Kevin Markham looks at the winners and losers on the closing day of the Open.

Kevin Markham visits Royal Portrush to see how Open Championship preparations are progressing.

You won't break 70. You probably won't even break 90. But it will break your heart. Kevin Markham introduces a 18-hole golf course made up of the roughest and toughest that Ireland has to offer.

I was introduced to golf when I was five years old. Over the following years, I played many sports but golf was always something I returned to. And starting young, while not essential — Pádraig Harrington was 16 when he picked up a club — is the key to unlocking talent as well as a child’s lifelong passion for the game.

Kevin Markham visits Iceland and discovers a natural health supplement with rejuvenation properties

Two weeks to go and the Masters hype is building nicely, writes Kevin Markham.

With over 20 years at the top of the Irish golf and leisure scene, Maurice O’Meara is a man who really knows golf.

Golfing on our national holiday is becoming more and more of a tradition, writes Kevin Markham. And there are plenty of innovative options this year.

Kevin Markham looks at some of the recent investments made by progressive Irish golf clubs.

Kevin Markham has played golf for more than 40 years but never had clubs custom-fitted, for the same reasons as most golfers — too expensive, something for the pros. But after a trip to ForeGolf and a dream three-wood, he wishes he had got the personal touch much sooner.

It was a long time ago when I first visited Enniscrone. I was 13 and I played a links that Eddie Hackett designed in 1970. The course had been here since the 1930s but now holes slipped into the big dunes that divided the links from Killala Bay.

As France awaits the Ryder Cup spectacle, Kevin Markham visits Le Golf National.

Ten years on from the publication of his book, Hooked, Kevin Markham looks at how golf in Ireland has evolved.

Kevin Markham reviews Tom Coyne’s new book, A Course Called Scotland but does he discover the secret of golf. “Are you the fella walking around Ireland, carrying your clubs and playing all the links courses?”

Ten weeks of drought posed a major challenge to Irish golf course. Kevin Markham interviewed two greenkeepers to assess how course conditions have been impacted. Ten weeks of drought posed a major challenge to Irish golf courses.

It was blowing a gale in Ballyliffin. Golf balls were oscillating on the green as we were stung by winds of 50mph and horizontal rain, and any and every aerial shot was in the lap of the gods.

Clare is the fourth county in this series of best 18 holes in a county. Despite having only 11 courses, the Banner county boasts globally recognised Doonbeg and Lahinch, as well as Dromoland Castle, so it is not lacking in quality. Here’s our imaginary scorecard for the 18 best holes.

Nick Edmund is counting down the days to the end of his Wild Atlantic Way walk, writes Kevin Markham.

Kevin Markham looks at the clubs celebrating anniversaries in 2018.

What makes the Masters Green Jacket the most desirable piece of clothing in sport, wonders Kevin Markham. 

The return of #TheFairWay campaign reminds us all that handicap cheats are not welcomed in the game, writes Kevin Markham.

Kevin Markham is disappointed Justin Thomas felt the need to apologise to a fan who abused him last week. Where does this new problem for golfers begin and end?

The future of links and seaside golf is under threat, writes Kevin Markham. But what is Irish golf doing to fight back?

In every sport, there’s a team, or a venue, or an event, or a player that proves to be someone’s nemesis. Sometimes it just gets in the player’s head but it proves to be a complete bogeyman… and golf is littered with them, says Kevin Markham

Golf has been a feature of many movies over the years, from Caddyshack to Tin Cup, but this beautiful game of ours is also ever-present as window-dressing in other films. Kevin Markham picks the 10 best movies where golf makes a brief but telling appearance.

At the end of December, the Irish Examiner produced a review of ninecourses (The Front 9) and their 2017 experiences. Now Kevin Markham looks at the back nine – and how nine clubs see 2018 unfolding for them.

Kevin Markham on the statutes, structures, and settings which focuses a golfer’s mind and lasts long in the memory.

Kevin Markham on the best new and upgraded golf courses in Ireland, Britain and Europe.

A challenging 2017 for Irish golf demanded innovation on the course — and in the clubhouse. Kevin Markham canvassed nine clubs for their yearly report card.

Kevin Markham chats with Noel Cronin, one of Irish golf’s great gentlemen.

Kevin Markham looks at a broad range of potential Christmas gifts for golfers...

With Tiger Woods, who set the bar for modern dominance, back in the game, Kevin Markham looks at golf’s greatest winning runs.

Kevin Markham looks at four young food companies with a sweet spot for golf.

A month ago today, Ophelia made landfall across Ireland. Kevin Markham investigates the aftermath for golf clubs and courses.