GOLF: In more than one way, this has been a strange old golfing year, writes Philip Reid at Rochester, New York.

Eighteen year old golfing great Lydia Ko is seeking her third New Zealand Open title this weekend at Christchurch's Clearwater Golf Club.

When the Masters was inaugurated in 1934, by Robert T. (Bobby) Jones, it was intended to be a spring gathering of old golfing friends..

In the game's blue riband, the Drogheda professional had a career best round of 65 at the ripe old golfing age of 48.