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...
Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) After years of needing to constantly run through all number of different scenarios and projections to explain to the audience watching at home who needed what to happen in order to win the FedEx Cup, the PGA Tour decided that, instead of just going all...
Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) Some of you may have seen towards the tail end of last week that Lisa Maguire, twin sister of Leona Maguire, has decided to step away from the competitive side of professional golf and, instead, take up a position with ‘Modest! Golf’, the very management...
Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) This week the 2019 European Solheim Cup team was nominated – and rightly so – in the “Team of the Year” category in ‘The Sunday Times’ Sportswomen of the Year awards. Now, obviously, I’m wholly biased in thinking they should, indeed, get the award, but,...
Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) In the space of just thirteen seconds, Tiger Woods created, what would come to be, one of the most memorable moments in his illustrious career. No, it’s not the chip-in at the Masters back in ‘05 – that’s sixteen seconds, and the fact you don’t...
Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) When I wrote my last ‘Scout Report’ on Shane Lowry, I mentioned in the very first line how strange it was that I had to write one at all about the current Champion Golfer of the Year, as, from a cursory glance, he appeared to...
Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) Six months from now we’ll all be a few days removed from the 2020 Masters. And whilst the latest owner of a green jacket (hopefully someone with the first name ‘Rory’ and surname ‘McIlroy’) embarks on the whistle-stop press tour that follows triumphing at Augusta...
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...
Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) The strangest thing about writing a scout report on Shane Lowry as a potential Ryder Cup rookie is the fact that I have to write one at all. That the current Open Champion has never set foot in the amphitheatre that is a Ryder Cup...
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...
Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) Now, I don’t want to alarm you, but I’ve spent the last few days doing some ‘important research’. And through said ‘important research’ I’ve uncovered something that could quite possibly be the biggest revelation to hit the golfing world since we all learned that perhaps...
Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) With Danny Willett claiming, in rather impressive fashion, the BMW PGA Championship on Sunday, we’re now officially on ‘The Road to Wisconsin’ … so I hope you went to the toilet before we left. This means the first of those precious points anyone hoping to...