Career
His articles on golf are widely quoted by other media outlets. Reid, a journalism graduate of DIT, began his journalistic career with the Irish Press group of newspapers in 1985. He joined The Irish Times as a staff writer in 1996.
He lives in Dublin.
Reid has covered every Ryder Cup since 1993. His coverage of the 2006 Ryder Cup, a notable victory by Europe over the United States of America, was the basis of his book The Cup published by He was one of four international golf journalists invited by the International Herald Tribune to a sports forum assessing United States and European chances in the 2008 Ryder Cup. Without a doubt, this generation of Irish golfers has proven itself to be a golden one.
Was it by accident, or design? How did a quartet of Irish players become world beaters? In The Irish Majors Philip Reid has the inside track on these great victories, from Harrington’s three victories and the breakthrough Major wins of Graeme McDowell and Darren Clarke, up to McIlroy’s most recent record-breaking Professional Golf Association victory at Kiawah Island that reaffirmed his position as the world golf’s hottest property.
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