Golf, by TourMiss

Rumours Tiger Woods will contest next week’s Barclay’s Scottish Open are growing in intensity. European Tour officials, sponsors and the stunning Castle Stuart course to the east of Inverness are abuzz with suggestions the former long-time World No. 1 will tee up next week on the Gil Hanse designed links gem. Woods was never tempted to take in the Barclay’s Scottish Open over the 11 years it was played at Loch Lomond. Instead, Woods spent many years competing in Ireland the likes of Mark ...

Rory McIlroy will be at Centre Court today looking while present at Wimbledon to catch-up with new friend and 10-time Grand Slam champion, Rafael Nadal. The pair has been close as their both sponsored by Swiss watch giant, Audemars Piguet.  However with lightning about the London area McIlroy didn’t get to see much tennis as play was halted for some time. McIlroy has been chilling out since returning home to Northern Ireland with the U.S. Open trophy in his possession. He had first returned ...

It’s wrong to be labelling new U.S. Open champ Rory McIlroy with the tag he will be bigger than Jack Nicklaus of Tiger Woods. That’s the view of the Scottish pair of Paul Lawrie and Colin Montgomerie with many Major Champions going overboard in putting unnecessary weight on the shoulders of the 22-year old Holywood golfing starlet. Lawrie, who is the last Brit to win the Open Championship, is completely surprised with the reaction of his fellow Major Champions to McIlroy’s eight-shot Congressional ...

Sergio Garcia will extend his run of Major appearances to 49 after earning a place into next month’s Open Championship despite losing a play-off to Spanish compatriot, Pablo Larrazabal in the BMW International Open in Munich. The pair turned the final round into a virtue all-Spanish shootout to end regulation play locked at 16-under par with both Garcia and Larazzabal recording 68s on the Nord Eichenried course. Larrazabal then prevailed with a birdie at the fifth extra hole and win for only a ...

In an historic first, British-born players now occupy the top-three positions on the World Rankings. When the rankings are officially updated tomorrow (Monday) morning Luke Donald will still be No. 1, Lee Westwood No. 2 and new U.S. Open champion, Rory McIlroy will be No. 3. Mcllroy overtook Martin Kaymer in the rankings with the German and former World No. 1 back to No. 4 after finishing in a share of 18th place in the BMW International Open in Munich. McIlroy was at home in Holywood when he learnt ...

England’s Mark Foster is hoping stay on his horse and ride to victory in the BMW International Open in Munich. It’s been seven years since Worksop’s ‘other golfer’ tasted success when he landed victory in the Dunhill Championship in South Africa.’ Since then the 35-year old has managed to earn nearly Euro 3m in prize money courtesy of three third place results and four other top-10s. Foster put himself in position for victory with a sizzling six under par 66 to the lead five players ...

Noticing Lloyd Saltman and Rory McIlroy shake hands in the car park of the R & A clubhouse at the close of the 2007 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, no one could have believed the future that lay ahead for the newly turned professionals. Saltman had been the Low Amateur at 2005 Open Championship two years earlier at the Home of Golf whereas McIlroy achieved the same feat at Carnoustie earlier in 2007. However now in the pro ranks, the former GB & I Walker Cup team mates had been afforded ...