Golf, by TourMiss

The much-anticipated showdown between the 14-time Major winning Tiger Woods and World No. 1 Rory McIlroy turned into a box office flop with the more experienced Woods easily accounting for his younger opponent. The first ever match play showdown between World No. 1 Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods proved a fizzler with Woods easily accounting for his 23-year old opponent to win through to the semi-finals of the Turkish Airlines World Golf Final in Belek, Turkey. Woods was always ahead in his match shooting ...

Tiger Woods will consider the possibility of joining the European Tour after changes to membership qualification criteria. The European Tour indicated that participation in the Ryder Cup, Presidents Cup and Seve Trophy will now count towards the 13 events a player will need to contest to be a member. Woods was asked about the possibility of taking out membership after defeating fellow American Matt Kuchar in today’s second round of the Turkish Airlines World Golf Final. “It’s been a long time ...

The President of the Turkish Golf Federation has apologised for ‘head butting’ an official photograph just prior to Tiger Woods’ opening round match in the Turkish Airlines World Golf Final. Mr. Ahmet Agaoglu made the apology just after announcing the staging next year of the inaugural $7m Turkish Open as part of the 2013 European Tour Race to Dubai schedule. Woods was about to tee up against South African Charl Schwartzel in Tuesday’s opening round of the eight-player $5.3m event on the ...

Tiger Woods says in a 16-year pro career he’s answered the challenge of many of the greats of the game and he’s just as confident of despatching newest rival and World No. 1 Rory McIlroy. What the golf world was robbed of witnessing last month in Medinah will take place Wednesday afternoon (WED) local time on the Sultan Course at the Antalya Club in Belek, Turkey. Of course, Woods and McIlroy have been paired together often in PGA Tour stroke play events but never head-to-head in match-play. Woods ...

World No. 1 Rory McIlroy has set his sights on ending his best-ever season on a high by finishing the year as European No. 1. Despite four weeks of competition in the States ahead of the Ryder Cup, McIlroy continues to lead the Race to Dubai despite now being under serious threat from ‘Amazing’ Branden Grace of South Africa. Grace captured his fourth European Tour win this year in leading from start-to-finish to capture the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship last Sunday at St. Andrews. Victory ...

World No 1 Rory McIlroy has played down any rivalry between he and 14-time Major winning Tiger Woods ahead of this week’s $US 5.2m Turkish Airlines World Golf Final in Belek. While Turkish Airlines is the latest sponsor to draw heavily on McIlroy versus Woods in promoting the event the 23-year old McIlroy does not see it that way.   “I’m looking forward to tackling Tiger as everyone knows he’s been a hero of my growing up,” said McIlroy. “To get to play alongside him these days ...

Tiger Woods confirmed he has apologised to the rookies on the USA Ryder Cup team for his indifferent showing in last month’s Ryder Cup. Woods badly disappointed in managing to secure a half-a-point in his seventh Ryder Cup appearance, and that was after conceding the final putt of the competition to Italy’s Francesco Molinari. It is understood from reports of the U.S. team rookie, Brandt Snedeker indicated Woods had spoken to Snedeker and fellow rookies Jason Dufner, Webb Simpson and Keegan Bradley. “Yes, ...