Gavin Cooney

2 days ago | the42.ie | Gavin Cooney

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON’S LEGACY runs so deep we’re all still excavating it, but happily the man himself is occasionally willing to point us in the right direction. Ambling off the putting green at Quail Hollow, Harrington gladly stops for a quick chat on his way to the driving range. Not that Harrington is particularly loyal to the whole brevity being the soul of wit shtick. Twenty minutes later, his caddie comes to find him in full flow and the interview is finished as a walk-and-talk to the range.

2 days ago | the42.ie | Gavin Cooney

TOP-RANKED Scottie Scheffler, defending champion Xander Schauffele and reigning Masters champion Rory McIlroy will play together in the first two rounds of the 107th PGA Championship in groupings announced Tuesday. World number two McIlroy, who completed a career Grand Slam with his victory last month at Augusta National, third-ranked Schauffele and Scheffler, a two-time Masters winner, start off the 10th tee on Thursday at 8.22am (1.22pm Irish time).

2 days ago | the42.ie | Gavin Cooney

THERE ARE MEANS of seeking relief in golf without turning to a rules official. For Rory McIlroy, his has usually been to make a trip to Charlotte and turn down Gleneagles Road to Quail Hollow golf club. It was here in 2010 that McIlroy underlined his arrival on the PGA Tour, winning his first title to a delightful Jim Nantz flourish from the commentary booth.

2 weeks ago | the42.ie | Gavin Cooney

TO SWEDEN, WHERE this column has again seen the future and recoiled in queasy horror. TV coverage of the Swedish football league has lately debuted Aida, whom they say is the first AI-generated football pundit in history. Data science company Twelve Football developed the AI pundit in three weeks, at the request of the broadcaster.

2 weeks ago | the42.ie | Gavin Cooney

HEIMIR HALLGRIMSSON’S HOPES of securing additional friendly matches in May for the purpose of his Championship players have been frustrated, with one scheduled opponent backing out of their agreement. The 42 reported last month that Hallgrimsson hoped to add more friendly games to the present June schedule of Senegal and Luxembourg, to allow him assess broader squad options.