Roddy Carr Previews The 50th Walker Cup
Roddy reflects on the true spirit of golf at Royal Portrush — and why this year’s Open promises to be one for the ages.
Roddy Carr Previews The 153rd Open Championship
Roddy reflects on the true spirit of golf at Royal Portrush — and why this year’s Open promises to be one for the ages.
Crime & Punishment on brutal Oakmont
What makes Oakmont the toughest golf course in the world?
Find out in Roddy Carr’s must-read preview of the 125th U.S. Open.
The Race to Golf’s Grand Slam Club
Roddy Carr has spotted two oddly overlooked storylines ahead of the season’s second Major.
Roddy Carr Reflects on Rory’s Glory at The Masters
The Gods of Augusta tested Rory McIlroy to his absolute limit to see if he was deserving and then granted him golfing immortality.
The Masters – A Tradition Unlike Any Other
Will Rory finally do it? Find out what Roddy reckons.
Roddy Carr looks back on the golden age of The Irish Open
Today’s generation will not have the fond memories of many older golfers in this country, who remember making the annual pilgrimage to what was recognized, outside of GAA events, as the biggest sporting event of the year in Ireland. The golden years of the Irish Open were 1975 to 1995. When the world’s greatest names […]
Preview Of The 152nd Open Championship At Royal Troon
The Open is the greatest ‘major’ golf event of them all. It is truly the peoples’ tournament. This year 240,000 spectators will grace the dunes of the Ayrshire coast, overlooking the Irish Sea. There, at Royal Troon, they will witness who will become the Champion Golfer of the Year. It was also at Royal Troon […]
Roddy Carr Previews The 2024 Us Open
I remember distinctly my first experience playing on ‘browns’. It was in my early years, on tour in the Nigerian Open in the 1970s. It took me completely by surprise to play golf to flat greens, that were just oiled sand, that had been rolled early that morning. They didn’t take spin. The ball just plonked […]
Roddy Carr Previews the 2024 PGA Championship
The names of the holes on Valhalla this week give some insight into the DNA and personality of the course designed by Jack Nicklaus in 1986. The 3rd ‘Honest Abe’, 7th ‘Genuine Risk’, 8th ‘Float Like a Butterfly,’ 12th ‘Sting Like a Bee’ 14th ‘On The Rocks’ and 18th ‘Photo Finish’. The last two winners […]