Greg Allen

Sport Journalist

Bernhard Langer struck a blow for the old guard in the penultimate round

Column: All to play for at the Masters

When Jordan Spieth walked off the 18th green after his third round at the Augusta after finishing with a bogey on the 17th and a double-bogey on 18, it was the first time in his Masters career that he looked utterly dejected.

Golf • 10 Apr 16

Rory McIlroy (L) was one of just four men to shoot a 71 at Augusta on Friday

Column: Fascinating duel could settle Masters

RTÉ Sport's Greg Allen believes the one major plus of the swirling Augusta wind is that its inadvertently thrown together the duel all golf fans wanted to see: Spieth versus McIlroy.

Golf • 09 Apr 16

Shane Lowry led the Irish challenge in style on day one of the tournament

Column: Spieth and Lowry light up opening round

Jordan Spieth ritually dismantled par at Augusta once again on Thursday, but Offaly's Shane Lowry threatened to upstage the 22-year-old. Read RTÉ Sport's Greg Allen thoughts on the first day of the Masters.

Golf • 08 Apr 16

Rory McIlroy looked very relaxed on the Masters range on Wednesday

Masters preview: Rory is Europe's best hope

It is quite astonishing that in the last 20 years of the last century no fewer than six different European players won the Masters a total of 11 times compared with the first decade and a half of the 21st century during which there hasn’t been a single European winner.

Golf • 07 Apr 16

Rory McIlroy began Masters preperations in near perfect conditions

Greg Allen: McIlroy generates early Augusta buzz

A hole-in-one in a practice round three days from the start of the Augusta may be the spark that propels Rory McIlroy onto greater things as he seeks his first win in the Masters, writes RTÉ Sport's Greg Allen.

Golf • 05 Apr 16

Column: New era dawns after vintage year

Jason Day is no longer the nearly man of the majors and Rory McIlroy is no longer the world number one – they are the headline stories after the final day of a vintage major championship year.

Golf • 17 Aug 15

Rory McIlroy impressed despite testing conditions

Column: McIlroy weathers the wind to keep in touch

On a day when the wind got up and the afternoon conditions were much more difficult than the benign light breezes of the morning, Rory McIlroy’s response was impressive, especially after a short missed putt for bogey on the first.

Golf • 14 Aug 15

Whistling Straits could well suit Rory McIlroy this weekend

Column: Set-up at Whistling Straits suits big guns

RTÉ's Greg Allen looks forward to the US PGA Championship, where he believes the course at Whistling Straits will be as big a star as some of the golfers seeking to claim the season's final major.

Golf • 13 Aug 15

Paul Dunne stormed to the top of the leaderboard

Column: Dunne making himself the story of the Open

The young Irish amateur Paul Dunne has been the story of the third round, showing no apparent nerves on just about the biggest stage in Golf, writes Greg Allen.

Golf • 21 Jul 15

Shane Lowry is in confident mood going into the final round at Chambers Bay

Column: Patient Lowry eyes US Open glory

After a fine display of ball-striking and putting, Shane Lowry is in uncharted territory as he enters the final round of a major in contention, writes Greg Allen at the US Open in Chambers Bay.

Golf • 21 Jun 15