Mustang Peyton

1,859

·September 12, 2019·3 min read

Written by Stephen Moloney (@TheCheeky9) Five years. One month. Two days. You add that all up and it makes exactly 1,859 days. 1,859 days since my father offered me twenty euro and a spin to go play 9 holes at a local course. I was 24 years old back then....

A ‘What If?’ Special: The Legends Edition

Golf The Road to Wisconsin

·December 12, 2019·15 min read

Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) One of the most popular articles I’ve ever done on here is where I looked at how a Ryder Cup-style match between a European team and an American team made up of each side’s top six ranked male golfers in the World Rankings and each...

A Test Of Characters

Golf

·November 27, 2019·5 min read

Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) Way back at the beginning of September I tweeted how, given it was still only September, what a great year it had been for Irish golf. And though I tried to cram as many of the accomplishments those golfers borne of this island had managed to...

Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship: Into The Desert

Golf

·January 15, 2020·10 min read

Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) Chances are if, at any point over the last few weeks, the Middle East crossed your mind, I’d be willing to wager that it probably wasn’t because you were eagerly anticipating the arrival of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and therefore the beginning of the...

Arnold Palmer Invitational: The Million Dollar Cardigan

Golf

·March 4, 2020·17 min read

Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) The stage couldn’t have been set any better. The packed grandstands. The fading Florida light. The stakes perfectly poised. And a feeling of electricity that, even through a television screen an ocean away, felt so palpable you’d have been forgiven for thinking you were right...

Betfred British Masters: Time To Swing Back Into Action

Golf

·July 21, 2020·11 min read

Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) By the time his ball rattled the bottom of the cup for par on the 9th green at Muirfield Village, it all-but-seemed guaranteed that the proceeding 9 holes would be nothing more than a triumphant processional march back to the clubhouse for Jon Rahm. I...

BMW Championship: The Oracles’ Fourball

Golf

·August 25, 2020·7 min read

Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) Jon Rahm Having experienced the to-be-expected ‘emotional hangover’ following his win at the Memorial and subsequent ascension to the World #1 spot, Jon Rahm seems to have resharpened his focus over the past few weeks and it’s been mirrored in the finishes he’s managed to...

Bryson DeChambeau: The Numbers

Golf

·July 9, 2020·8 min read

Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) Having been steadily watching both the European and PGA Tour seasons unfold since September, it’s safe to say that Bryson DeChambeau and the physical transformation he’s undergone has been the most talked about subject in golf over the last few months. In broadcast after broadcast...

Cause for Concern?

Golf

·October 1, 2019·7 min read

Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) Rory McIlroy has always been someone who says what’s on his mind and, as such, it’s endeared him to the press over the years. In a world where the vast majority of modern athletes, especially those of McIlroy’s status, say nothing in interviews or press...

Celtic Classic: Return to Dragon Country

Golf

·August 10, 2020·6 min read

Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) The birdies at the 3rd, 4th and 10th. The chip-in birdie at 14. The eagle at 16. When it comes to playing back the highlight reel of Collin Morikawa’s breakthrough Major win at the PGA Championship, those moments above which saw him reach his title-winning...

Elevator Pitch … & Putt

Elevator Pitch Golf

·October 11, 2019·5 min read

Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) Before I became infatuated with the cruel siren that is golf I was obsessed with pitch & putt. What started as just putting out one of two balls my older brother would tee off with because I couldn’t get anywhere near the green when I...

Elevator Pitch: ‘The Emerald Swing’

Elevator Pitch Golf

·May 31, 2020·14 min read

Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) On Thursday afternoon of last week, like a sudden downpour after months of drought, the European Tour made the very welcome announcement that, come July, professional, European golf will be returning to our screens in the shape of a six-week block of events spread across...