Golf, by TourMiss

In any other golf tournament when the defending champion plays poorly he or she usually cannot get off the golf course and away from the host club as quickly as they can. Not at The Masters. The Masters has a rich tradition and something that Jon Rahm respects despite producing his poorest showing in eight Augusta appearances. As the 87th Masters winner Rahm had to wait around to help fit an Augusta National members jacket on a new winner, and just as Scottie Scheffele had done so 12 months ago ...

Tiger Woods was clearly staying positive by confirming he will contest the three remaining major championships of 2024 – US PGA Championship at Valhalla, US Open at Pinehurst and the 152nd Open Championship in July at Royal Troon. This news after Woods ended his 2024 Masters campaign with a 100th Augusta round of a five-over-par 77 for a 16-over-par tally. Woods had posted earlier scores of 73, 72 and 82 in his 26th Masters showing that disappointingly left him in last place among those who ...

Greg Norman’s disappointing inside the Masters ropes career is well-known however the LIV Golf CEO could not be happier after his latest visit to Augusta National. Norman arrived Tuesday via the patrons entrance and was soon spotted following the practice rounds efforts of the likes of fellow Australians in Cam Smith, Jason Day and Min Woo Lee. The golfer well-known as the Great White Shark was wearing his trademark straw hat however little did Norman expect the sheer volume of patrons, and ...

The prize-purse for this year’s 88th hosting of the Masters continues to grow with this year’s champion set to pocket $3.6m of the record-setting $20m purse. That’s up $360,000 on the $3.24m handed to Spaniard Jon Rahm in winning a year ago at Augusta National. As well, the top-3 finishes this week will each earn over $1m while the top-10 will earn in excess of $500,000 and with the player finishing 50th taking away $50,400 that should well and truly cover his Augusta expenses. RECORD-SETTING ...

The weather-affected opening round of the 88th hosting of the Masters ended just after 10am local Augusta time Friday with two major champions lying one-and-two atop of the leaderboard. LIV’s Bryson DeChambeau heads the field thanks to an impressive seven-under-par in 65 he shot in Thursday’s bright but very testy windy conditions and, in the process, easily recording his lowest Masters score in 25 rounds of the host Georgia golfing gem. Hot on DeChambeau’s tail is World No. 1 Scottie ...

Bryson DeChambeau could not asked for a better start to an eighth Masters appearance when he emerged from a two-and-a-half hour rain delay to the start of play to birdie his opening three holes. DeChambeau, 30, did bogey his ninth hole but it would be his only blemish in the very testing bright but extremely windy conditions, birdieing 12, 13, 15, 16 and 17 for a superb seven-under 65. The former US Open champ headed to the clubhouse leading by three shots and it was not till 6.25pm local time when ...

One aspect more noticeable on day one of the 88th hosting of The Masters is the LIV Golfers in the field are proudly wearing their LIV team attire. Leading the show of strength among at least all but one the 13 LIV players competing this week is reigning Augusta National champion Jon Rahm and wearing the LIV Golf logo on his shirt sleeve and his Legion X111 team logo on the front of his shirt. It’s the same with his countryman and fellow Masters champ Sergio Garcia, captain of the Fireballs ...