Golf, by TourMiss

After being ‘wiped-out’ last week in Kenya, Richie Ramsay says he’s regained his strength in returning to competition at this week’s inaugural co-sanctioning of the SDC Championship at Eastern Cape in South Africa. The Renaissance club-attached Ramsay suffered a bout of food poisoning following his opening round at last week’s Magical Kenya Open, and with Ramsay among a few Scots including Grant Forrest and Callum Hill struck down with the illness. Ramsay seemed to be affected ...

The war of words continues to heat-up following yesterday’s joint USGA/R&A statement at intended measures to reel-back the golf ball. First to voice their disapproval with the golf ball manufacturers, particularly Titleist and now it’s the professional golfers with double PGA Championship winning Justin Thomas has slammed the USGA declaring the New Jersey-based golf ruling body has a history of making some ‘pretty selfish’ decisions when asked his views Thomas was attending a media conference ...

As hinted by GolfByTourMiss the USGA and The R&A are planning to take measures, and if approved, will reel-in the ever-increasing distance the golf ball is being hit in ‘elite competition’ to a maximum of 317-yards (290 meters). In a joint statement, the two bodies have proposed a Model Local Rule (MLR) that gives competition organizers the option to require use of golf balls that are tested under modified launch conditions to address the impacts of hitting distance in golf. The MLR ...

Rory McIlroy will end a three-year absence to contest next fortnight’s final edition of the WGC – Dell Match-Play in Austin, Texas. GolfByTourMiss has also learned it will be McIlroy’s only event from now and ahead of the April 6th starting Masters. McIlroy’s return to the Lone Star State will be formally confirmed this morning (Monday) for the $US 20m event featuring the world’s top-ranked 64 in the world, again teeing-up on the host Austin Country Club course. This ...

Scotland’s top-ranked Robert MacIntyre spoiled any hope of a third straight Masters invitation after a lifeless final round in the Magical Kenya Open in Nairobi. The Oban lefty was left lamenting, managing just two birdies in a closing score of 70 to eventually finish in a distant share of seventh at 13-under on the host Muthaiga course. Spaniard Jorge Campillo grabbed a fourth Tour win, and his first since March 2019, when he denied Border’s David Drysdale over five extra play-off holes ...

Ireland’s top-three golfers will be formally confirmed tomorrow (Monday) for next fortnight’s final hosting of the WGC – Dell Match-Play at Austin, Texas but the question is whether McIlroy will contest this final hosting of the event for a first time since 2019. The leading 64 on the World Rankings ​will qualify ​​​to tee-up in the $20m event starting March 22nd in the Lone Star State capital​ though history shows that not all those inside the 64 compete.​ This year ...

Aussie Wade Ormbsy triumphantly climbed to the summit of the host Black Mountain course to claim a stunning fourth Asian Tour victory, winning on the first hole of a sudden-death play-off at the International Series Thailand. Ormsby, 42, holed a 12-foot birdie putt at the par-five 18th while rookie Chonlatit Chonlatit missed his birdie attempt from eight feet. The Adelaide-born Ormsby had trailed Chonlatit, the clubhouse leader on 20-under, by one shot with three holes to play before moving into ...