Golf, by TourMiss

Shane Lowry got decked out in green and celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with his lowest round this season on day three of the Andalucian Open. Lowry ignited the celebratory fireworks in three hole stretch early on from the second hole where the former Irish Open winner went birdie, eagle and birdie. The Irishman’s eventual score of a five under par 67 for a six under par total is a stroke better than a previous low this year of 68 in his first round of his first event this year in Abu Dhabi. Since ...

I’m not accustomed to being poked in the shoulder by a player but that’s what happened when the media quizzed Miguel Angel Jimenez about the problems he faced in hosting the Open de Andalucia Costa del Sol. Jimenez, 48 posted six birdies in a four under par 68 to move into a share of second on seven under par with fellow Spaniard Pablo Larrazabal (69) on the Aloha course. But it was another Spaniard in Eduardo de la Riva who heads the field carding a 69 for an eight under par tally. Barcelona-born ...

Damien McGrane is challenging for a second Race to Dubai success in grabbing three birdies in four holes mid-round to by lying just one stroke from the move into a share of second place in the Andalucian Open. The Irish golfer added a 68 to his opening 69 to join tournament host, Miguel Angel Jimenez (68), fellow Spaniard Pablo Larrazabal (69), England’s Tommy Fleetwood (69) and Italy’s Matteo Manassero (73) at seven under par. Spain’s Eduardo De la Riva (69) heads the event by a stroke at ...

Officials of the Aloha Golf Club kindly invited the media attending this week’s Open de Andalucia Costa del Sol to dinner on Thursday night of the tournament. We gathered in the wonderful Restaurante Trocadero Arena located on the beach just to the north of Marbella. It was a wonderful evening with excellent food and superb Spanish wines. Thank you especially to Luis J Navarro Alvarez, General Manager at Aloha Golf Club and his fellow executives for their generous invitation. Here is a selection ...

When it comes to television viewing in Peter Lawrie’s young household Peppa Pig easily won out over new World No. 1 Rory McIlroy. Lawrie is returning to competition after a month’s break and revealing he’s missed much of the coverage of Rory McIlroy’s success in the U.S. in sitting through numerous episodes of Peppa Pig. Lawrie is among six Irish contesting the Miguel Angel Jimenez hosted Andalucian Open being played on the Aloha course near Marbella. Unfortunately, Lawrie’s Scotland ...

While former Masters champion Mike Weir is happy to compete on the European Tour the Canadian is determined to elbow his way back to playing full time on the PGA Tour. Weir, 41 joins a number of fellow Major winners and former PGA Tour players to have joined the European Tour this season including Todd Hamilton, Shaun Micheel and Rich Beem. Beem has joined Weir in Spain for this week’s Andalucian Open being staged on the Aloha course near Marbella. It’s Weir’s first visit back to Spain ...

Padraig Harrington is now just 10 places shy of being ranked 100th in the world. The release of the rankings following the conclusion of events on Sunday around the world has seen Harrington drop a further place to 90th in the world. It was this month three years ago the affable Dubliner was ranked a career best of No. 3 in the world. However hurting the triple Major winner was the fact he did not qualify for the WGC – Cadillac Championship won by Justin Rose and will not compete again to ...