Golf, by TourMiss

Michael Hoey has fallen foul of the Rules of Golf after bravely fighting his way to a 70 on day two of the 94th PGA Championship at Kiawah Island. In playing the ninth hole, Hoey’s ball was imbedded in sand. As is permitted under the rules, Hoey brushed away sand to identify his ball but he then broke the rules by not recreating the original lie and replacing the sand on his ball. It was a cruel blow for the reigning Alfred Dunhill Links champion who was competing in his first ever PGA Championship, ...

Dutchman Joost Luiten finds himself in a very unique situation as the only player not to complete his second round in the 94th PGA Championship at Kiawah Island. Luiten will have to return to the course at 7.30am to finish his 18th hole before the officials can officially make the cut in the season’s final Major. Luiten is five over par for his round and at one over par. The reigning Iskandar Johor Open champion is assured of making the halfway cut with the light fading Luiten elected to mark ...

Ian Poulter is ready to hand Jose Maria Olazabal a Ryder Cup lift and hopes of the Woburn golfer winning a first Major. Poulter was standing tall along the Kiawah Island shoreline and just a handful of shots from the lead while the brutal windy conditions were cutting others down to size. The 36-year old Poulter did bogey the last but he is lying at three under par and just a stroke behind the leading trio of Tiger Woods (71), Vijay Singh (69) and Carl Pettersson (74). Poulter arrived in South Carolina ...

The blustery conditions played havoc with Rory McIlroy’s curly hair but he straightened himself superbly and is pointed in the right direction for 94th PGA Championship glory at Kiawah Island. On a day better suited for flying kites or wind-surfing it was a case of battening down the hatches and holding on as near 35 mph winds buffeted the exposed Ocean Course. McIlroy walked from the course with a three over par 75 to be among the leading six players at two under par and just two behind the clubhouse ...

Graeme McDowell questioned the nature of the Kiawah Island course set-up on a windswept day two of the 94th PGA Championship. McDowell posted a second round 76 to drop back to level par but on a day when the Ocean Course along the Atlantic Ocean shoreline was buffeted by 30 mph winds. It was a sunny summer’s day but a better day for kite-flying and windsurfing. Of course, McDowell is used to windy conditions having honed his U.S. Open winning game in even worse weather as Royal Portrush. But ...

Triple Major winning, Padraig Harrington unfurled a Ryder Cup team white surrender flag following the second round of the PGA Championship at Kiawah Island. Harrington, who was competing in the company of USA Ryder Cup Captain, Davis Love 111, posted a four over par 76 to fall back to two over par but assured of making the halfway cut in the year’s final Major. Harrington, whose last main Tour win was the 2008 PGA Championship, had to take two unplayable drops in finding water during his round. “It ...

Despite hitting a female specatator during his second round, Adam Scott is showing the scars of his Royal Lytham and St. Annes demise are slowly healing. The Australian posted a second round three over par 75 in very blustery conditions to move into a share of second place at one under par as the early second round players started to make their way to the Kiawah Island scorer’s hut. Scott hit a female spectator with an errant shot at the seventh hole he was playing as his 16th.  Fortunately, ...