Byrne remains

Dec 8, 2024 | irishgolfer.ie | Byrne remains |Rónán MacNamara

Kilkenny’s Mark Power is busily packing his bags for Asia and unlike some, it is not because he is unhappy with the results of last week’s general election. Many Irish of a similar age to Power enjoy a stint in Asia and the Middle East en route to what they view as a better opportunity in Australia. But Power is intent on more than just a stop gap as he bids to kickstart his golfing career at next week’s LIV Golf Promotions in Riyadh Golf Club, Saudi Arabia.

Dec 8, 2024 | irishgolfer.ie | Byrne remains |Bernie McGuire

Graeme McDowell’s place on next year’s 2025 LIV Tour will be formally confirmed mid this week. McDowell, who has struggled in his two seasons with the breakaway body, will again be a member of the Smash GC under the captaincy of Brooks Koepka, with fellow team members being Talor Gooch and Jason Kokrak. It is understood the formal contract ensuring McDowell’s membership of the team will be signed on Wednesday. “I’m super excited, all being well, to play under Brooks again next year”, said McDowell.

Dec 7, 2024 | irishgolfer.ie | Byrne remains |Rónán MacNamara

It’s been two months since Golf Ireland launched its independent golfer scheme (iGolf) and it appears it may be a couple of years before we see the impact it has on small golf clubs that rely on membership income to stay afloat. As it stands, the majority of the 950 iGolf subscribers are coming from more populated urban areas like Dublin and surrounding counties.

Dec 7, 2024 | irishgolfer.ie | Byrne remains

This week’s Hero World Challenge is not an official PGA Tour event and features a small field of 20 players. As a result, things are a little less serious in the Bahamas compared to a regular-season tournament. Scottie Scheffler’s demeanor in his pre-tournament press conference is evidence of that. While Scheffler has a reputation as an elite trash-talker on the course with a great sense of humor, his responses in tournament press conferences are usually all business.

Jan 12, 2024 | sundayworld.com | Byrne remains

The incident attracted national attention at the time due to the disfiguring nature of the injuries inflicted on the then nine-year-old boy. A probation report has been completed on a man who admits inhumane killing of a dog involved in a horrific attack on a child in an Enniscorthy estate, Wexford Circuit Court was told. Niall Byrne of Forgelands in Enniscorthy pleaded guilty on a previous occasion that he put down the XL bully after it injured Alejandro Mizsan in November 2022.