Irish young guns aiming high

THERE was a time when Irish golf fans would have been dancing in the streets with three players finishing inside the top 10 in a major.

Irish young guns aiming high
Tue, 18 Aug, 2009 - 01:00
Brian Keogh, Minneapolis

Not any more.

Sunday saw the first time three Irishmen have ever finished in the top 10 in a major.

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