July

  • Babe Zaharias was one of the greatest athletes of all-time, not just in golf

    The golfer who won Olympic golds in track & field and a major while fighting cancer

    Written by Rob McGarr on Friday 10 July 2020

    Babe Zaharias is one of the most remarkable golfers ever to play the game On July 3 1954, the great Babe Zaharias won her 10th and final career major by 12 shots at the US Women’s Open, in spite of an ongoing battle against colon cancer. Born in Texas on June 26, 1911, Zaharias would become one of the greatest athletes of...

  • en Champion Shane Lowry with the Claret Jug

    Shane Lowry: “Winning The Open hasn’t changed me”

    Written by John Huggan on Friday 10 July 2020

    In the week he was due to defend The Open at Royal St George’s, we sat down with Shane Lowry to talk about his year with The Claret Jug, winning at Royal Portrush, growing up in Rory McIlroy’s shadow and his determination to make Padraig Harrington’s Ryder cup team for Whistling Straits. Shane Lowry doesn’t mind waiting another 12 months to...