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...
Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) After one of the most exciting back 9’s we’ve seen since the return from lockdown – a back 9 where, at one point, there was a five-way tie for the lead – Justin Thomas emerged victorious at TPC Southwind to not only capture his second...
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...
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...
Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) It’s not often you hear someone say, “Oh my God – that may be the worst shot I’ve ever hit in my life” in the middle of a playoff and still emerge victorious, yet, on Sunday at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic, Lucas Herbert –...
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...
Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) When Christmas finally gets done and dusted, and “Auld Lang Syne” inevitably gets replaced with “The Same Old Grind”, January often ends up being on the receiving end of some pretty vicious sideways glances from those disgruntled amongst us who actually enjoy the festive period...
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) 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 (@TheCheeky9) If there was one topic which dominated golf this year … it was that black and white polo shirt Nike made for the Open at Royal Portrush. I mean, not since Tiger Woods first debuted “the mock turtleneck” back in the early 00’s has a...