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2009 Season

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Date Event Headline Website URL
19/12/2008 South African Open Champ   http://www.asapsports.com/show_interview.php?id=53609
  Quatar Masters - Doha McGrane's star continues to rise http://www.independent.ie/sport/golf/mcgranes-star-continues-to-rise-1613353.html
  Quatar Masters - Doha McGrane cashes in as Quiros takes title http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/golf/2009/0125/1224239930308.html
  Quatar Masters - Doha Garcia closes gap, McGrane makes move http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/golf/2009/0126/1224239962257.html
  Dubai Desert Classic Mcgrane set for desert delight http://www.golf365.co.za/news_story/0,17923,9786_4859874,00.html
19/02/2009 JW - Perth - Australia - Day 1 Bright start in Perth for Irish Golfers http://blog.irishecho.com.au/2009/02/19/bright-start-in-perth-from-irish-golfers/
  JW - Perth - Australia - Day 1 JW - Perth - Australia - Day 1 http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25077834-5017324,00.html
  JW - Perth - Australia - Day 1 Norman struggles, McGrane in the hunt http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/golf/2009/0219/1224241430488.html
  JW - Perth - Australia - Day 1 McGrane stays in touch http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5htHluP7sv_nIst3QreKhOBP2XhKQ
  JW - Perth - Australia - Day 1 Media Interview - JW Day 1 http://twii.edgeboss.net/download/twii/europeantour/audio/McGrane_Damien_JWday1.mp3?ewk13=1
  JW - Perth - Australia - Day 2 Media Interview - JW Day 1 http://twii.edgeboss.net/download/twii/europeantour/audio/McGrane_Damien_JWday2.mp3?ewk13=1
  JW - Perth - Australia - Day 2 McGrane tied for lead on day two in Perth http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/sport/golf/mcgrane-tied-for-lead-on-day-two-in-perth-14196781.html
  JW - Perth - Australia - Day 2 Kang, McGrane share Johnnie Walker lead  http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=golf-e/news/news.aspx?id=4213746
  JW - Perth - Australia - Day 2 McGrane eyes Walker triumph http://www.independent.ie/sport/golf/mcgrane-eyes-walker-triumph-1648570.html
  JW - Perth - Australia - Day 2 McGrane takes joint lead http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12176_4950393,00.html
  JW - Perth - Australia - Day 2 McGrane and Kang lead the way http://www.harrowobserver.co.uk/west-london-sport/world-uk-sport/2009/02/20/mcgrane-and-kang-lead-the-way-116451-22973585/
  JW - Perth - Australia - Day 2 McGrane shares Johnnie Walker lead http://www.rte.ie/sport/golf/2009/0220/johnniewalkerclassic.html
  JW - Perth - Australia - Day 3 Irish trio remain in contention http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/golf/2009/0221/1224241606696.html
  JW - Perth - Australia - Day 3 McGrane and Lawrie in contention http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5iX9RBCCV0mXfmYEFKDiCxl30C3-g
23/03/2009 Madeira - Porto Santo McGrane heads up five-strong challenge http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2009/0319/1224243067379.html
  Madeira - Porto Santo Come on Ireland: McGrane hits the ground running http://www.come-on-ireland.com/2009/03/mcgrane-hits-ground-running.html
  Madeira - Porto Santo Haeggman, McGrane tied at Portugal golf http://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2009/03/19/Haeggman_McGrane_tied_at_Portugal_golf/UPI-70451237498185/
  Madeira - Porto Santo Haeggman, McGrane lead Madeira Islands Open - ESPN http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=3997566
  Madeira - Porto Santo McGRANE IN TITLE HUNT AGAIN http://www.sportinglife.com/golf/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=golf/09/03/20/GOLF_Madeira_McGrane.html
  Madeira - Porto Santo McGrane holes out for share of lead http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2009/0320/1224243122801.html
  Madeira - Porto Santo mcgrane shares lead in Portugal http://www.setanta.com/uk/Articles/other-sports/2009/03/19/Golf-Madeira-Islands-report---Day-1/gnid-45081/
  Madeira - Porto Santo Irish trio off colour in Madeira http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/golf/2009/0321/1224243220952.html
  Madeira - Porto Santo McGrane three adrift at Madeira Island http://www.rte.ie/sport/golf/2009/0321/mcgraned.html
  Madeira - Porto Santo Mixed day for Irish on day three of the Madeira Open http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/sport/golf/mixed-day-for-irish-on-day-three-of-the-madeira-open-14238213.html
       
       
       

 

2008 Season

 

Document #   Description Author
2008_001 Feb '08 RTE Sport - Dubai Desert Classic - Day 2 Webmaster
2008_002 Feb '08 Ireland.com - Dubai Desert Classic - Day 2 Webmaster
2008_003 Feb '08 Europeantour Website - Dubai Classic - Day 2 Webmaster
2008_004 Feb '08 Irish Independent - Dubai Desert Classic Bernie Maguire
2008_005 Feb '08 Daily Mail - Dubai Desert Classic DEREK LAWRENSON
2008_006 Feb '08 Irish Independent - Dubai Desert Classic Bernie Maguire
2008_007 Feb '08 ASAP Sport- Dubai Desert Classic Roddy Williams
2008_008 Feb '08 Mirror- Dubai Desert Classic Neil Mcleman
2008_009 Feb '08 Times Online- Dubai Desert Classic Peter Dixon
2008_00A Feb '08 Sunday Express- Dubai Desert Classic Editor
2008_00B Feb '08 International Herald Tribune - Indian Masters - New Delhi Editor
2008_00C Feb '08 Europeantour Website - Indian Masters - New Delhi Editor
2008_00D Feb '08 Irish Independent - Indian Masters - New Delhi William S Callahan
2008_00E Feb '08 Daily News and Analysis - Indian Masters - New Delhi Sayeed Sanadi
2008_00F   Daily Mail - Indian Masters Editor
2008_00G Feb '08 Irish Independent - Indian Masters - New Delhi -Day 3 William S Callahan
2008_00H Feb '08 Ireland.com - Indian Masters - Day 4 Editor
2008_00I Feb '08 Irish Examiner - Indian Masters - Day 2 Andrew Mullen
2008_OOJ April '08 Irish Independent - Volvo China Open Editor
2008_00K April '08 Irish Independent - Volvo China Open Editor
2008_00L April '08 Irish Independent - Volvo China Open Karl McGinty
2008_00M April '08 Ireland.com - Volvo China Open 2008 Editor
2008_00N April '08 RTE Sport - 2008 Voilvo China Open Editor
2008_00P May '08 Sunday Independent - 2008 Volvo China Open Dermot Gilleece
2008_00Q May 11th '08 Irish Independent John O'Brien
2008_00R July 9th '08 Irish Times - Sporting Passions Mark Rodden
2008_00S July 9th '08 Sunday Independent - "McGrane takes his chance and returns to Open road" Dermot Gilleece
       
       
       
       
       

 

2007 Season

 

Document #   Description Author
       
       
       
2007_005 March '07  Irish Independent - Johnnie Walker Classic in Phuket, Bernie McGuire
2007_004 July '07 The Irish Times - French Open - Paris. Philip Reid
2007_006 July '07 Irish Independent - French Open - Paris Bernie McGuire
2007_007 July '07 Irish Examiner - European Open - K Club, Ireland. Charlie Mulqueen
2007_008 July '07 The Irish Times - European Open - K Club, Ireland. Philip Reid
       
       

 

2006 Season.

 

Document #   Description Author
2006_001 Dec '05 Irish Independent - UBS Open, Hong Kong. Bernie McGuire
2006_002 Dec '05 Irish Independent - UBS Open, Hong Kong. Bernie McGuire
2006_003 Dec '05 Meath Chronicle - UBS Open, Hong Kong. Editor
2006_004 Jan '06 Irish Independent -Abu Dhabi Bernie McGuire
2006_005 Jan '06 Irish Independent -Abu Dhabi Bernie McGuire
2006_006 Feb '06 Irish Daily Star Sunday Cathal Dervan
2006_007 Feb '06 Wexford Newspapers Liam Spratt
2006_008 Feb '06 Meath Chronicle - Dubai Desert Classic Editor
2006_009 Mar '06 Wexford Newspapers Liam Spratt
2006_00A May '06 Irish Independent - Nissan Irish Open Liam Kelly
2006_00B May '06 Irish Independent - Quinn Direct Pro-Am Editor
2006_00C June '06 Irish PGA - Quinn Direct Pro-Am Irish PGA
2006_00D June '06 Irish PGA - Quinn Direct Pro-Am Irish PGA
       
       

 

2005 - Season.

 

Document #   Description Author
2005_001 February The Star Cathal Dervan
2005_002 July Irish Independent Phil Casey
2005_003      
2005_004 August Irish Independent Bernie McGuire
2005_005 August Irish Independent Bernie McGuire
2005_006 August Irish Independent Karl MacGinty
2005_007 September Irish Independent Karl MacGinty
2005_008 September Irish Independent Karl MacGinty
2005_009 September RTE Sport  
2005_00A September Irish PGA Website PGA
2005_00B September Irish Independent Liam Kelly
2005_00C September Sunday Independent Karl MacGinty
2005_00D September Wexford People  
2005_00E Cumulative The Irish Echo John Manley
2005_00F September Wexford People  
2005_00G September Irish Sun (Irish PGA Championship) Brian Keogh
2005_00H September Irish Sun (Irish PGA Championship) Brian Keogh
2005_00I September Irish Sun (Irish PGA Championship) Brian Keogh
2005_00J September Irish Sun (Irish PGA Championship) Brian Keogh
2005_00K May Irish Sun (British Masters) Brian Keogh
2005_00L February Irish Sun (New Zealand Open) Brian Keogh
       
2005_098 October Irish Independent (Mallorca - PULA GC) Brian Creighton
2005_099 October Irish Independent (Mallorca - PULA GC) Brian Creighton
2005_100 October Irish Independent (Mallorca - PULA GC) Brian Creighton
2005_101 November Irish Independent (2005 Round-up) Karl MacGinty
       

 

2004

 

Document #   Description Author
2004_001 January Waterford News  
2004_002 April 2004 "Headfort's Quatar Man gets life in Kells" Chronicle Jim Geoghegan
       

 

2003

 

Doc# Date Title/Description Tournament Paper Author
2003_01 06/01/03 'I've always fancied my chances of playing on European Tour' General Irish Independent Karl McGinty
2003_02 10/01/03 McGrane Poised For European Tour Bid General The Meath Chronicle Editor
2003_03 08/02/03 Ireland’s McGrane Rips Course Record CT-Guatemala Tour de Las Americas Webmaster
2003_04 08/02/03 McGrane Fires Record 61 to Lead in Guatemala CT-Guatemala Europeantour Website Webmaster
2003_05 09/02/03 McGrane slips into tie with Abbate CT-Guatemala Tour de Las Americas Webmaster
2003_06 09/02/03 McGrane Tied for Lead in Guatemala CT-Guatemala Europeantour Website Webmaster
2003_07 26/02/03 TEAM IRELAND GOLF TRUST 2003 General Website Webmaster
           
           
2003_14 24/10/03 McGrane in lightning show CT Grand Final Irish Independent Editor
           
2003_15 11/11/03 McGrane has European Tour card in his sights Tourschool RTE Sport James Boylan
2003_16 12/11/03 McGrane secures 2004 card Tourschool RTE Sport Brendan Cole
2003_17 26/11/03 It's all about Trust for soon-to-be-married golfers General    
           
2003_18 26/11/03 Flying The Meath Flag General The Meath Chronicle Jim Geoghegan
           
           

 

 

Doc# Date Title/Description Tournament Paper Author
2002_15 25/11/02 European Tour Card for Damien McGrane Tourschool Web Ray Heffernan
2002_14 09/09/02 Final day blues hit McGrane once more Formby Hall Irish Independent Editor
2002_13 08/09/02 Blackey ends long wait for maiden victory Formby Hall Europeantour Website Editor
2002_12a 02/09/02 McCambridge-Duffy Pro-Am Derry Pro-Am PGA Website Editor
2002_12 02/05/02 The Outsiders Irish PGA Champ. The Irish Sun Brian Keogh
2002_11 30/04/02 Various Articles Irish PGA Champ. Various Various
2002_10 15/04/02 Lawrie storms to second place Day 4 - Morocco (CT) Irish Independent N/A
2002_09 13/04/02 Lucquin Forges Two Clear in Morocco Day 3 - Morocco (CT) Europeantour Website Editor
2002_8a 13/04/02 Pyman maintains lead in Morocco Day 2 - Morocco (CT) Europeantour Website Editor
2002_08 13/04/02 "Lawrie on target for Morocco glory" Day 2 - Morocco (CT) Irish Independent Editor
2002_07 12/04/02 Pyman & Hepworth lead after stop-start day in Morocco Day 1 - Morocco (CT) Europeantour Website Editor
2002_06 12/04/02 McGrane in contention Day 1 - Morocco (CT) Irish Independent N/A
2002_05 29/03/02 McGovern's birdie bonanza Bundoran Pro-Am Irish Independent N/A
2002_04 28/03/02 Mooney muscles into share of Bundoran lead Bundoran Pro-Am Irish Times Paul Gallagher
2002_03 27/03/02 McGrane tied for lead Bundoran Pro-Am Irish Times N/A
2002_02 27/02/02 Trust issues aid warning ISC Grants 2002 Irish Times Dermot Gilleece
2002_01 27/02/02 Fledgling talent share in windfall ISC Grants 2002 Irish Independent Liam Kelly

Doc# Date Title/Description Tournament Paper Author
1 26/05/01 "An offer McGrane couldn't Refuse" Volvo PGA The Irish Times Philip Reid
2 27/05/01 "Sparkling McGrane basks in the limelight" Volvo PGA Irish Examiner Charlie Mulqueen
3 28/05/01 "Who's your man next to Faldo?" Volvo PGA Sunday Independent Paul Kimmage
4 28/05/01 Cartoon Image with Faldo Volvo PGA Sunday Independent Tom Halliday
5 28/05/01

"Clarke riled at failure to make early surge count"

 Volvo PGA The Irish Times Philip Reid
6 28/05/01 "McGrane upstages Tour players as Clarke fails to take chances" Volvo PGA The Irish Independent Colm Smith
7 23/07/01 "Swede Hanson on song in Hamburg classic" Hamburg Classic The Irish Independent  
8 01/09/01 "McGrane ahead on Merseyside" Formby Hall 2001 The Irish Independent  
9 01/09/01 "McGrane goes two clear at Formby Hall" Formby Hall 2001 Europeantour Website Editor
10 01/09/01

"Record-breaking McGrane and Hamerton on top at Formby Hall"

 Formby Hall 2001 Europeantour Website Editor
11 01/09/01 "Course records fail to dislodge McGrane" Formby Hall 2001 Europeantour Website Editor