IMG have issued the 41st World of Professional Golf, a very important book started by founder Mark McCormack, and it makes intriguing reading as it shows Tiger Woods had won in excess of $81m in 2006.

This made him the all-time leading money-winner by a margin of $22m over Vijay Singh. Ernie Els was third on $57m. The modern Irish are going along nicely with Padraig Harrington having banked $28m for 13th and Darren Clarke sitting in 16th with $25m Not a sign of Christy O'Connor on the list although he was a dominant force from the 1950s to the 1970s.

He won about $500,000 at a time when that money was immense.

The same can be said for Jack Nicklaus who won over 110 tournaments but only accumulated just over $9m. Don't even ask about Arnold Palmer, Ben Hogan, Henry Cotton and Gene Sarazen. Just consider Nicklaus was top moneywinner in the world with $168,000 when records began in 1966.

KELLY OVERSHADOWED BY A FAMOUS CLUBMATE

There was a disappointingly subdued reaction at Stackstown last Sunday when word filtered through one of their own had proved himself a winner away from home. The hero had laboured over an exposed northern links for hours on end and could have hoped for some recognition at home.

But poor Tony Kelly found himself overshadowed by a clubmate called Harrington and had to settle for a nice quiet supper and his own memories of a category win in the Diver's Centra Open at Narin & Portnoo.

Happy days too for Harold Reid, also, as he emphasised his position as Narin's top dog by returning two winning scores of 38 points to reduce his handicap to four. They are now heaping pressure on Reid's shoulders by suggesting it can be only a matter of time before he shoots a new amateur course record.

ELM PARK PROVIDES A RIVAL TO SKY SPORTS

The only thing worse than shooting a terrible score is having it published in the papers or broadcast to all and sundry by means of a scoreboard.

Elm Park is one of those excruciatingly lovely but terrifying places where the gorgeous par-three opening hole is located outside the picture windows of the lounge. How many souls have shrivelled after a dribbled tee-shot, a chip into a bunker or a bladed shot from there?

But they are sportsmen and women through and through and they added a new dimension to the torture during the 36-hole Club Cup when David MacDonald and Michael Geraghty worked on the installation of a big-screen scoreboard in the clubhouse which simulated the best TV production service. Juniors relayed information from the course and kept everyone informed as to what was happening.

The excitement was only mighty amongst the revellers as John Gleeson led after round one with a 64 and Michael Duffy matched that in round two. But Declan Godfrey was not for stopping and "nished atop the board. Everyone saluted him and the idea of a scoreboard which must soon be taken up by every club in the country.

COLT'S GREAT WORK TO SOON SEE LAST ACTION

A win at Dun Laoghaire is an achievement approaching historic status nowadays as they prepare to abandon their Harry Colt masterpiece and move south to their new home.

So the Grange golfers were more than thrilled with their win this week in the Eric Patterson Trophy which sees south-Dublin clubs accept Dun Laoghaire's hospitality annually.

Colt is now revered worldwide as one of the grand masters of course design and the imminent disappearance of one of his works is a big talking point.