Golf, by TourMiss

The Irish Independent’s Karl MacGinty again reminded us of Nick Faldo’s mindless manners. Karl was in Turin last week and thrilled to cover for a first time in his career, the BMW Italian Open. But then last Thursday the handfull of UK-based media present, including myself and ‘Tour Miss’, were distracted by this conversation Karl was having on the ‘phone. As it turned out, Karl was speaking with six-time Major Champion, Nick Faldo. Karl had been invited to interview Faldo ...

The BMW Italian Open ended with a Spaniard winning Italy’s national open just as an Italian had won the Spanish Open earlier this year in Seville. So congratulationxs to Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano who won a second BMW Italian Open title by two shots from the very talented and good friend of www.golfbytourmiss.com, Garth Mulroy. The night before myself and Rubee King were joined for dinner by leading Irish-born golf photographer, Fran Caffrey (www.golffile.ie), Scotland’s golfing doyen, ...

European Team captain, Jose Maria Olazabal produced his lowest score in three years on the final day of the BMW Italian Open and then  assured the golf world there would not be a repeat of mindless °Opening Ceremony° remarks delivered by Nick Faldo four years ago at Valhalla. Olazabal bogeyed the first but then birdied three in a row on route to a seven under par 65 for a seven under par tally. Spain’s Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano made ammends in missing out on Ryder Cup selection winning a second ...

Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño made ammends for missing out on Ryder Cup selection to win a second BMW Italian Open in Turin. ‘Gonzo’ shot a blistering last round 64 to overhaul South African Garth Mulroy and win by two shots with a 24-under par tally. The final pairing were neck-and-neck for much of the final round, but Mulroy’s 5-5 finish ultimately proved decisive at Royal Park I Roveri as Fernandez-Castaño finished with an eight under par 64 for a 24 under par total. Fernandez-Castaño ...

The ‘General Lee’, masking as a Fiat 500L was spotted this morning parked close to our hotel for this week’s BMW Italian Open in suburban Turin. And unlike his much bigger brother, the Dodge Charger, this car proudly boasts – Made in Italy as you can see from the snaps hereunder. The real ‘General Lee’ is the Dodge Charger driven by the Duke cousins Bo and Luke in the hit TV series, The Dukes of Hazard. It is known for the chases and stunts, especially high jumps, ...

World No. 1 Rory McIlroy has the guts to beat anyone, and fears no one says his long-time coach, Michael Bannon. Bannon revealed this in an interview printed today in a number leading UK newspapers. Bannon was the resident professional at the Holywood Golf Club and has been coaching McIlroy since he was seven years old.  Bannon then moved to the Bangor Club and more recently, he has quit that position to travel with the doulbe Major Champion. And with the Ryder Cup now just less than a fortnight ...

With just a week to the start of the much-awaited Ryder Cup Belgium rookie, Nicolas Colsearts singled out three people who were influencial in his early development, and revealing a first kiss in his life from a school girl named Muriel. The only rookie in the European Ryder Cup team has come a long way since he first stepped onto a nine-hole golf course in the middle of a Brussels horse race track with clubs presented to him by his grandmother. The Brussels Golf Club is located at Boitsfort to the ...