Ireland's Miriam Matthews enjoys time in Calgary, capped by embracing duties and greeting star compatriots at city's annual PGA Tour Champions event.

Miriam Matthews is hoping to cheer on a couple of her compatriots with a few words of comfort on the tee-boxes of the 2025 Rogers Charity Classic.

Make Darren Clarke and Padraig Harrington feel a little more at home — so to speak — in Canada, just as Calgary has welcomed her in a month-long visit from Ireland.

“I might be on the tee-box and say, ‘Hello’ to them,” confirmed Matthews, one of scores of volunteers for the US$2.5-million PGA Tour Champions tournament.

“They’ll recognize an Irish accent or ‘Conas atá tú?’ — that’s ‘how are you?’ in Irish — or ‘Tá mé go maith’, which is ‘I am well, thank you.’”

Matthews is on duty through openi

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