Woods Continues His World Ranking Slide Despite Confirmation Of A New Caddy

Tiger Woods continues his World Ranking slide desite confirmation of a new caddy. Woods, who has announced he’s signed Joe LaCava to be his new caddy, has dropped to 50th with the update of the rankings.  Woods will next week drop outside the top-50 for the first time since turning pro in September 1996 given he is not competing again to October 6th when he contests the Frys.com championship in California. American Bill Haas was the biggest mover up from 49th to 20th in capturing Sunday’s Tour ...

Woods Facing ‘Serious Criticism’ If He Fails In Presidents Cup Says Legendary Peter Thomson.

Legendary Peter Thomson believes Tiger Woods will be facing serious criticism if he fails to perform in this year’s Presidents Cup in Melbourne, Australia. USA Team Captain, Fred Couples along with International Team rival, Greg Norman will announce their two ‘wildcard’ picks next Tuesday, 27th September. Couples has already ‘leaked’ news Woods will be one of his picks despite the former long-time World No. 1 having finished well down in 29th place on the qualifying table. Thomson, a ...

Harrington Scrambles As Little Known Indian Sparkles On The Diamond Course

Padraig Harrington scrambled to make par at his last hole to be assured of playing all four rounds of the Austrian Open. Harrington was staring at the embarrassment of having the week off when he missed a three-footer for bogey the 17th hole of his round on the Diamond Golf Club course at Atzenbrugg. However the Triple Major winner dug deep at the par three, ninth or the 18th of his round to drain a testy par putt. “I knew I needed to make that putt at the last and I wasn’t very confident standing ...

Rory McIlroy Signs Multi-Million Dollar Deal With ‘Santander’.

Reigning U.S. Open champion, Rory McIlroy has signed a multi-million dollar deal with Santander Bank. The deal was annouced on Tuesday at a lavish media function at Wembley Stadium in London. www.golfbytourmiss.com picked up strong rumours last week in France that McIlroy was set to sign with a new deal so it’s not surprising news that the Spanish banking giant has managed to sign McIlroy. The bank is ranked fifth largest on the UK high street. Strangely, the announcement comes after McIlroy’s ...

Ardglass Golf Club – An 18 Carat Irish Golfing Gem

* First published 2011 and updated December, 2024 Mention the word Ardglass and it conjures up thoughts of an exotic item of glassware or a gleaming gemstone. Yes, that is true in golfing terms and with the word Ardglass originating from the Gaelic ‘Ard Ghlais‘ meaning ‘green height‘. Ardglass is located less than an hour’s drive south of Belfast and just north of the world renowned Royal County Down course, and with this quaint seaside town boasting eight archaeological ...

New Coach, New Swing Or Whatever, The Old Harrington Has To Get It Sorted.

New coach, new swing or whatever Padraig Harrington returns to Europe under enormous pressure to get it sorted at this week’s Austrian Open. It’s been more than three years since Harrington last won either on the European or PGA Tour and that was in capturing a third Major Championship at Oakland Hills. His only victory since then was late last year in Johor on the Asian Tour. A third Major Championship success lifted the Dubliner to a sparkling career high of No. 3 in the world. But the ...

Charleston, South Carolina – Golf’s First Shot In America.

Probably no region in the United States embodies the American idea of ‘the land of the free and the home of the brave’ as much as Charleston. By the time the Star Spangled Banner celebrated the American flag’s resiliency in 1814, the townsfolk of Charleston were well versed in the proud survival of a gallantry streaming banner. The area not only defended itself against British bombardment but also witnessed the first shots of the Civil War. Charleston is very proud of its history and having ...