Golf, by TourMiss

Rory McIlroy let slip an historic Holywood Golf Club first and also missing out on a maiden Memorial tournament victory toast following a frustrating final round in Dublin, Ohio. McIlroy grabbed the early final round lead but it turned pear-shaped for the World No. 3 in posting a closing score 75 for an eventual share of seventh place at three -under in the Jack Nicklaus hosted. McIlroy was also looking to match the stunning winning effort of 20-year-old Tom McKibbin, who upstaged McIlroy in capturing ...

Shane Lowry joins Rory McIlroy heading north to Toronto for this week’s RBC Canadian Open feeling short-changed after his Memorial showing. Lowry posted a disappointing Muirfield Village closing day one-over 73 to finish ‘Jack’s event’ and finish just inside the top-20 at even par. Lowry was off to a poor start after an opening hole bogey before birdies at both the par-5 fifth and seventh holes, and make the turn at one-under. He dropped a further shot at the 12th but quickly bounced ...

Fellow Holywood golfer Tom McKibbin has upstaged his more illustrious home club golfing starlet Rory McIlroy in driving to victory at the Porsche European Open in Hamburg. McKibbin, 20, broke free of six golfers tied for the overnight lead to capture a maiden Tour title in just 26 DP World events, and 20 fewer than McIlroy. McKibbin posted a closing 70 to win by three shots at nine-under-par and in the process become only the second Irishman after Darren Clarke in 2001 to win the event in this year’s ...

Two closing birdies, including a penultimate hole monster 40-footer, handed Scot David Law a six-way share of the lead heading to the final round of the Porsche European Open in Hamburg. Law, 30, was struggling at one-over for his round through 13 holes before draining the lengthy putt at the par-3 17th and then two-putting the last from 46-feet also for birdie, in a round of a one-under 72 and a six-under tally on the tough Green Eagle course. Six players – Law, England’s Jordan Smith (72), ...

Jon Rahm’s desire to be partnered by a fellow Spaniard later this year in Rome has been dealt a bitter blow with news compatriot Adrian Otaegui has been banned for a month from competing on the DP World Tour till the start of July. Otaegui is the second highest-placed Spaniard on the European Tour points table, currently lying sixth behind Rahm who tops the table. Otaegui, 30, has won four times on the DP World Tour including last November’s Andalucia Masters and herein lies part the reason the ...

In an highly-explosive and recently released book, former Golf Channel announcer Lisa Cornwell has slammed the misogynistic practices at the dedicated golf-only channel. Though Cornwell has saved her harshest words for Brandel Chamblee, who she admits clearly wanted her sacked from the day she began working at The Golf Channel. Indeed, Cornwell devotes an entire chapter in her book to Chamblee, the one-time PGA Tour winner who has got up the nose of many, including more-recently Phil Mickelson, and ...

Despite feeling under the weather, Irish rookie Tom McKibbin brilliantly took to the overtaking lane to share second place heading to the weekend of the Porsche European Open in Hamburg. McKibbin, 20, and contesting just his 26th DP World Tour event, superbly birdied the last in a round of a four-under 69 for a five-under-par tally and just a stroke behind German and overwhelming crowd favourite Max Kieffer, who remains in the lead in also signing for a day two 71 to move to six-under. McKibbin ...