Golf, by TourMiss

Friendship is defined as a relationship between two people who care about each other. When revelations of Tiger Woods’ extra-marital affairs surfaced in late 2009 there were many millions around the world who severed any sense of bonding or support for the then long-time World No. 1. But despite the sensationalism of those events, Darren Clarke knows a better side to Woods, and particular when Clarke was going through the trauma of losing his wife, Heather to cancer. It’s much for this ...

Organisers of this week’s WGC – Bridgestone Invitational have drawn Tiger Woods to play with close friend Darren Clarke for the opening round of the event in Ohio. Woods hasn’t played competitively since withdrawing after only nine holes from the Players Championship at Sawgrass in Flordia. In the interium period, the 14-time Major winning Woods has slumped to No. 28 in the world. But the former World No. 1 could not have picked a better event given Woods has won the Bridgestone ...

England’s Simon Dyson cleaned up to win a drama charged final round of the Irish Open at Killarney. The blond-haired Dyson snatched two birdies over his final three holes in a closing four under par 67 to deny Australia’s hapless Richard Green. Dyson posted a four round 15-under par tally and then waited to see what Green would do. However the left-handed Melbourne player bogeyed the last to finish a stroke behind Dyson on 14-under par. Last October Green also bogeyed the final hole ...

Eight years ago Michael Campbell captured the Irish Open in the week after the Open Championship at Royal St. George’s. Now drawing on the inspiration of Darren Clarke’s Open Championship success also at Royal St. George’s Campbell shot a sizzling five-under par 66 on the first day of the Irish Open. Campbell, who captured the 2003 Irish Open, ended the round trailing three strokes behind India’s Jeev Milka Singh who found the shortest route around the Killarney Golf and ...

Darren Clarke’s Open Championship celebrations went on through the night and right up to 30 minutes before an 8.30am press conference this morning at Royal St. George’s. Clarke was looking very bleary eyed when he walked back into the Media Centre less than where he had been 12 hours earlier. With him was his gleaming new companion – the Claret Jug. However on this occasion there was no pint of Guinness. “I’ve looked at the trophy all night and sort of semi figured ...

By Brian Johnson, Port Macquarie, NSW Australia Any person who has tried to hit a golf ball knows just how frustratingly difficult it can be. But a talented group of disabled Aussies is about to take on the world and, in the process, hopes to have golf accepted as a sport in the Paralympics. The team of Geoff Nicholas, Shane Luke, Graham Kenyon and Henri Liebenberg (all leg amputees) will represent Australia in the inaugural World Handigolf Championships in Malmo, Sweden (Aug 8 – 10). “We’re ...

Darren Clarke is just one round away from the dream of becoming a Major Champion. With the overwhelming majority of the crowd on his side, Clarke ended the third round with a third sub-70 score signing for rounds of 68, 68 and 69 for a five under par tally. It’s the first time in his career Clarke has gone into the final round leading a Major Championship. And given the crowd reaction on a mainly wet and windy Saturday, the Guinness drinking, cigar-smoking Portrushman would be a popular champion. “If ...