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Sports Digest: Graeme McDowell commits to Ireland team to the golf World Cup in Australia (IrishCentral)

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:26:19 PDT

By: CATHAL DERVAN

Graeme McDowell is happy to commit to Ireland by playing at golf’s World Cup in Australia this winter – and wants Rory McIlroy to do likewise.

Graeme McDowell wins the tartan jacket with play-off victory at Hilton Head (IrishCentral)

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 04:26:45 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Ulsterman Graeme McDowell got back to winning ways at Hilton Head on Sunday as he battled to a play-off win over fellow US Open champion Webb Simpson in the RBC Heritage tournament.

GAA must act swiftly after racial tirade directed at Crossmaglen's Aaron Cunningham (IrishCentral)

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 07:01:34 PST

Aaron Cunningham in action for Crossmaglen Rangers during last season's All-Ireland club football final against GarrycastleThere comes a time in every sport when someone needs to shout stop before things get out of handNow is that time for the GAA, and they need only look across the Irish Sea to see whyOne of the burning topics in English Premier League soccer these days is the cancer that is racism READ MORE

Graeme McDowell in hot water after cameras catch angry exchange with fan during California win (IrishCentral)

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 05:04:52 PST

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Graeme McDowell could be in trouble after swearing at a spectator en route to his victory at the World Golf Challenge in California.

Champion Irish golfer Graeme McDowell admits he’s proposed to his American girlfriend (IrishCentral)

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 07:14:21 PST

By: MICHELLE K. SMITH

Irish golf champion Graeme McDowell proposed to his American girlfriend, Kristen Stape and she said yes.

Padraig Harrington is on the Move -- Movemeber mustache could bring luck to Irish sportsmen (IrishCentral)

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:31:34 PST

A different looking Padraig HarringtonThere’s a great photograph doing the rounds at the moment of Padraig Harrington, the trailblazer for Irish golf’s major winners of lateBefore Graeme McDowell, Rory McIlroy and Darren Clarke started bringing golf’s big trophies north of the border, Padraig was the manHe won three majors in the space of a few short years and also captured the Irish Open at Adare Manor, an achievement quite close to his heart READ MORE

Graeme McDowell’s season may be over after freak hotel hand injury (IrishCentral)

Sat, 03 Nov 2012 07:13:42 PDT

By: DARA KELLY

Former US Open winner Graeme McDowell’s golf season could be over after a hotel door slammed on his hand, leaving him with painful bruising.

Tough choice for 2012 top Irish sporting highlights and heroes - the Ryder Cup, GAA finals, UEFA Cup and the Olympics (IrishCentral)

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 06:32:57 PDT

European Ryder Cup teamThere was a fascinating debate in the Irish Sun offices on Monday afternoon, at that time of the day when the hard work is threatening to arrive but hasn’t got there just yetAs the dust settled on Europe’s quite incredible Ryder Cup win, the Miracle at Medinah as it is now known, talk turned to the sporting year thus farOn Sunday alone we all watched in awe as Kilkenny made it nine All-Ireland wins for their talismanic playmaker Henry ShefflinThe Cats were barely on the road back to Gowran when the drama began to unfold in Chicago and Europe had started to claw back a seemingly unassailable American lead READ MORE

Graeme McDowell a key witness as Adam Scott blows the British Open (IrishCentral)

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 05:02:56 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Graeme McDowell’s Open dream died a death at Lytham – as he witnessed one of sport’s most dramatic collapses first hand.

McIlroy shouts for McDowell after disappointing end to his British Open bid (IrishCentral)

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 06:51:10 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Rory McIlroy will go back to the drawing board after another flop at a major tournament – but first he’s going to root for good pal Graeme McDowell.

McDowell vows to follow Clarke’s lead and keep Claret Jug in Irish hands (IrishCentral)

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 06:35:24 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Graeme McDowell wants to keep the Claret Jug in Ulster – with a little help from his hero Seve Ballesteros.

Graeme McDowell happy with efforts ahead of Open (IrishCentral)

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 05:12:12 PDT

By: SAM JOHNSON

Irish Ryder Cup ace Graeme McDowell believes he has landed himself in a good position to challenge for The Open this week after a mixed first-round 67.

Rory McIlory and Caroline Wozniacki’s careers hurting as their relationship goes from strength to strength (IrishCentral)

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 05:45:45 PDT

Caroline Wozniacki and Gerry McIlroy at Portrush (David Cannon/Getty Images)Rory McIlroy and Caroline Wozniacki may be lucky in love – but their careers seem to be taking a poison hit from cupid’s arrowWozniacki, the blond Danish pro tennis player who McIlroy fell hard for last year, used to be the top ranked pro in the world Now she’s only won one low-level tournament in the year she’s been dating McIlroy and she’s had several early exits, including being ousted from Wimbledon in the first round last weekHer departure from the English tourney allowed her to travel to Antrim to watch McIlroy compete in the Irish Open READ MORE

What they said about the Irish Open at Royal Portrush - five Major winners on playing Portrush (IrishCentral)

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 06:18:03 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

DARREN CLARKE

Ready for a Royal good time in Portrush ahead of the Irish Open (IrishCentral)

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 07:15:31 PDT

Graeme McDowellThey don’t sing on the golf course -- certainly not during the Irish Open anyway -- so Roy Keane will have nothing to worry about if he crosses the border and heads for Portrush this weekHe’d enjoy it too I suspect if he did travel north And even though the event is a sell-out, I imagine some of my good friends in the Northern Ireland Tourist Board would find him a ticketThose of the 100,000-plus golf fans with tickets already secured -- this is the first ever sell-out for a regular European Open event -- will definitely like the first Irish Open at Royal Portrush since 1947 and the first in the North since 1953 READ MORE

Ireland’s Major winners set their sights on Royal Portrush victory (IrishCentral)

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 05:03:56 PDT

By: CATHAL DERVAN

At last it is here — a major sporting event where Ireland can compete at the highest international level.

Sports Digest: All Blacks narrowly edge Ireland, Graeme McDowell close, and Shay Given move (IrishCentral)

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 06:51:22 PDT

By: CATHAL DERVAN

All Blacks Narrowly Edge Ireland

Graeme McDowell just misses playoff in US Open final round -- Northern Irishman, Padraig Harrington both came close (IrishCentral)

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 05:00:21 PDT

Graeme McDowellIn the end Graeme McDowell just missed a playoff for the US Open championship at the Olympic Club in San FranciscoIt was a remarkable performance by McDowell, whose final hole 24 foot putt missed left to bring about a play-off against ultimate winner Webb SimpsonSeveral times during the final round McDowell looked like he would fall out of contention but somehow kept in touch and gave himself a chance at a playoff after a gutsy birdie on the 17thHe stood on the final tee knowing a birdie would get him a play off but his final putt came up short READ MORE

Graeme McDowell in pole position for second US Open title in San Francisco (IrishCentral)

Sun, 17 Jun 2012 07:27:12 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Rory McIlroy is out but fellow Irishman Graeme McDowell is in contention to lift a second US Open title in three years in San Francisco on Sunday night.

Graeme McDowell says he's proud Irish and Protestant (IrishCentral)

Sun, 17 Jun 2012 06:15:20 PDT

Graeme McDowell has addressed the issue of whether he is Irish or British, which has become a big talking point after his US Open victoryHere is what he said a few days ago READ MORE