Let’s start at the Alstom Open de France in Paris where I didn’t actually play that bad but didn’t putt that great. I came off on the course on Thursday and spent a couple of hours on the putting green with Brendan and changed my set up and posture and started rolling the ball really well, did better in the second round but unfortunately missed the cut by one.

I then came back to London for a day and then went over to Adare Manor for the JP McManus Invitational Pro-Am. I played and putted nicely and managed to win which was very pleasing as the field was strong. The event was brilliant and JP looks after us all so well... MORE »

Hi Everyone, sorry I’ve not checked in for a while but I’ve been having a very busy time of late.

Firstly, big congratulations to Coleraine Academical Institution who won the final of the Darren Clarke Schools Golf League in Ireland last week. It was a really closely fought match against Holy Cross Strabane, and was three and a half matches each but Coleraine came through on the amount of holes won. These young kids are just fantastic and raise an enormous amount of money for charity and this year it’s going to Breakthrough Breast Cancer.

I went home to Ireland for a week to check up on how the new house was getting along and then after that it was down to... MORE »

Our family holiday in Abaco was just fantastic, we really enjoyed the fishing, the weather and the break but due to the Volcanic panic we had to extend our holiday by three days – which I have to say was an absolute pleasure. There’s nowhere better to be marooned! There was myself and Alison, Tyrone and Conor along with my sister Andrea, her husband, Davie and their two boys and we all just had a ball.

On my return from holiday I played the new modified Wentworth course with Ewan Murray and Robert Lee. I think the course is absolutely fantastic and at least three shots tougher than it was before the alterations were made. The changes are dramatic and have... MORE »

Since my last blog I played in the Maybank Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur where the conditions were the hottest I’ve ever played in.... on the Thursday afternoon the heat index was 117 degrees and the sweat was literally dripping off the front of my visor. That aside I played pretty poorly and just had a difficult week.

The week after Kuala Lumpur the boys were on half term so we trooped off home to Ireland which was great. I met up with the architect who is designing my new house, Graham Montgomery, back at home. The previous house has now been levelled and it’ll take around 15 months to build the new one. The plans have all been approved which... MORE »

My last event, the Avantha Masters in India, was almost a good week. Unfortunately I made a few too many mistakes, most notably on the Saturday afternoon. On the Sunday I bogeyed 14, 15 and 17 and then managed to make eagle at the last which made up for it a bit. The way I played from tee to green I was really hoping for a better result but I have to say that I was very pleased to see my good friend Richard (aka the albino) Finch, doing very well and giving himself a chance. The man who frequently gets dressed in the dark has had a bit of a tough time since his two wins a couple of... MORE »