MIDLETON’S excellent progress in the Evening Echo Cork SHC continues unabated after they garnered another splendid triumph in Saturday night’s fourth round tie in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

CROKE PARK’S press centre hosts Liam Sheedy after yesterday’s win for Tipp over Waterford. Green flags dominate the conversation at his end.

SHANE McGRATH could empathise with the shattered Waterford players at the final whistle of yesterday’s All-Ireland SHC semi-final in Croke Park.

A CAMPAIGN which began on a low note in mid-April against Waterford has changed dramatically for the Clare minor hurlers.

WITH the roar that greeted Barney Rock’s equaliser ringing around Jones Road, Cork’s John Cleary recalls the scene.

FOR anyone wondering why Sergio Garcia has decided to take a two-month break from golf after this week’s USPGA Championship, it should become abundantly clear by checking out his latest gift to the world of YouTube.

RORY MCILROY was making is move up the US PGA hampionship leaderboard last night as dense fog further delayed play at Whistling Straits.

THIS was one homecoming that Darren Clarke will not have relished.

PADRAIG Harrington will seek reassurance from the manner of his 2008 US PGA Championship victory that his first victory since then is not already out of reach following a disappointing opening round at Whistling Straits.

IT says much about Tiger Woods’ current form that his appearance on the early US PGA Championship leaderboard came as something of a surprise at Whistling Straits last night.

WITH 49 days to go until the Ryder Cup, the hotly-contested matches between the USA and Europe at Celtic Manor should quite rightly be exercising the minds of rival captains Corey Pavin and Colin Montgomerie.

MIND your heads while I throw in the first cliché, if I may; in sport, there’s no gain without pain.

THERE have been more eloquent lines imparted from mentor to protege but Rory McIlroy will be happy to remember Darren Clarke’s “be patient, you muppet” on every hole he plays at this week’s PGA Championship.

SHANE LOWRY begins his first major championship in the United States today finally beginning to feel at home amongst the best players in the world.

PÁDRAIG Harrington’s hopes of winning a Ryder Cup wild card got a significant boost from European captain Colin Montgomerie last night as rival skipper Corey Pavin said his United States team were underdogs for the October showdown at Celtic Manor.

GRAEME McDOWELL is finally getting his feet back on the ground seven weeks after his US Open heroics and right on schedule for a proper assault on a second major title at this week’s USPGA Championship.

A NEW week, a new start.

MASTERS champion Phil Mickelson last night revealed he has started treatment for a condition known as psoriatic arthritis.

AS the spiritual home of the US Open, the storied Pebble Beach Golf Links seemed perhaps an incongruous place to announce the destination of a new venue on the circuit for the 2017 tournament.

AFTER a woeful performance from Tiger Woods in Ohio at the weekend, United States Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin may well have to review his long-stated position that the world number one is an integral part of his planning for this year’s title defence against Europe.