Golf, by TourMiss

Open Champion Cam Smith is back in Europe for a first time since the glory of capturing last year’s 150th Open Championship admitting a tinged of sadness at the thought of having to return the famed Claret Jug. A year ago, the champion Aussie duplicated the feats of legendary countryman Peter Thomson and Kel Nagle, being handed the Claret Jug at the Home of Golf after coming from four shots back to win by a shot over the Old Course. Smith, 29, is in Europe teeing-up this week in sauna-like ...

“I just cut my phone off!” The reaction for reigning LIV Golf champion Harold Varner 111 when asked his thoughts on hearing the news earlier this month that there would be a ceasefire in the men’s pro golf war. Varner 111, 32, turned pro 11-years ago and while capturing the 2016 Australian PGA Championship, it was a lean time for an American-born golfer who has competed around the globe. Though that all changed in a dramatic and brilliant manner when he eagled the 72nd hole to capture last ...

Sergio Garcia has ruled out any likelihood in returning full-time to the PGA, even should the gates open in allowing LIV golfers to rejoin the Tour following recent news of a likely end to the war in men’s pro golf. Garcia was aged just 21 when he captured a maiden PGA Tour title at the 2001 MasterCard Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas, and then won again at the Buick Classic in New York the same year. In doing so, Garica became the youngest Tour winner since a then 20-year-old Tiger Woods ...

Despite a continuing uncertainty in the men’s professional golf, Graeme McDowell has welcomed news of the first steps in a coming together of the warring factions in the game. Of course, the sports world is still in shock at the news earlier this month of a ‘merger’ between the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour to work now with the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), and this coming after a 12-month controversy that has torn apart the men’s game, seen long-lasting friendships ...

Sergio Garcia and Rory McIlroy have kissed and made-up. With Garcia revealing he and McIlroy have ended their war of words and are again friends with thanks, in part, to their respective wives. Of course, it was Garcia’s decision to join LIV Golf that was at the heart of a collapse of their long-time friendship, but it then became personal as evident in text messages being exchanged between the Spaniard and the Northern Irishman. Since then, McIlroy has been akin to the ‘unofficial’ ...

Phil Mickelson has spoken warmly of his relationship with the late, great Seve Ballesteros. The six-time majors winning Mickelson has returned to Spain for this week’s LIV Valderrama, a golf course Mickelson visited in 1997 as a member of the USA Ryder Cup side. Seve was the rival European team captain and in highly-emotional scenes, he led Europe to a one-point victory in 1997, and two years after Europe won back the Ryder Cup with a similar 14 1/2 to 13 1/2 win  in the US. Sadly, little ...

Scot Conor Syme admitted it’s a ‘stupid game’ after his remarkable start – triple-bogey, ace and then birdie – to his round on day three of the BMW International Open in Munich. Syme kick-started golf’s ‘moving day’ with a wild drive, well right into trees so much so he played a ‘provisional’ The Fifer found his tee shot but had to take a ‘penalty’ drop before finally reaching the green in 5 and then two-putting from some 25-feet ...