Askernish Golf Club – Stunning Selection of Videos & Photographs Of The Old Tom Morris Golfing Jewel
As many visitors to GolfByTourMiss may know, one of my favourite golfing destinations is Askernish Golf Club.
Tiger & Bernie – Twenty-Seven Years Since Their Maiden Masters
Question! What does Tiger Woods have in common with Bernie McGuire?
Absolutely nothing I hear you laughingly shout. Well, you’re wrong!
This year marks the 27th anniversary that Tiger and myself made our Masters debut. Tiger was the then U.S. Amateur champion, having won the first of what would be three straight championship titles.
Your Aussie-born author was then, and still is, a struggling 15-handicapper at Crail in Scotland, arriving at Augusta National having been accredited by the ...
Harrington On A High With Second In Biloxi & Heading To Augusta Not To Make-Up Masters Numbers
Padraig Harrington is returning to Augusta for the first time in seven years and in the best of form after his share of second place at the Rapiscan’s Systems Classic in Biloxi, Mississippi
Harrington, 50, produced the equal-lowest round over the final day of a seven-under-par 68 and share second place on 12-under with Germany’s Alex Cejka (67) on the host Grand Bear course.
The Irishman’s final day score was only matched by Kiwi Steve Alker who collected a 13th pro career win and his second ...
Time Is Still On McIlroy’s Side To Win The Masters But A Low Opener Is Key Says Harmon
Renowned super-coach Butch Harmon reckons Rory McIlroy still has time on his side but he also needs a low opener if he’s to capture the one major championship he needs to join golf’s elite Grand Slam Club.
This week marks a 14th appearance for McIlroy since the then curly-haired 19-year-old made his Masters debut in 2009.
McIlroy arrives after missing the halfway cut at the Valero Texas Open and making just one birdie on day two and that was at his penultimate hole in San Antonio.
The ...
Augusta National Pimento Cheese Sandwiches – Masters ‘Invitees’ Speak Out
An Augusta National Pimento cheese sandwich. They’re as much a part of Augusta National as Magnolia Lane, Amen Corner, or a Masters member green jacket.
Pimento cheese has been a delicacy in the southern states of the US since pimentos were first harvested in the early 1930s, and about the time of the first Masters Invitational in 1934.
Pimento cheese became so popular in the South because it didn’t spoil at room temperature, making it easy to pack into lunchboxes, particularly for textile workers. ...
Tiger Woods – Twenty-Five Years On From His Historic Maiden Masters Truimph
Twenty-five years ago, the world mourned the passing of Princess Diana and also Mother Teresa. We learned Carlos the Jackal had been caught and sentenced. Mike Tyson bites Evander Holyfield’s ear and Microsoft becomes the world’s most valuable company at $261 billion.
In golf, a 21-year-old black golfer electrified the sports world when on the 13th of April, 1997, Tiger Woods rewrote the record books by becoming the youngest winner of The Masters, running away with the title by 12 strokes ...
Seamus Power: Pimento Cheese Sandwiches, Masters Moments & Career File
Seamus Power is headed to a maiden Masters but many will be surprised he’s travelled to Augusta National six times in the past, having been fortunate to obtain patron’s tickets.
So, the Irishman already has a great idea of what to expect when he drives up Magnolia Lane for the first time tomorrow (Sunday) morning local time.
One of those is the famed Augusta Pimento cheese sandwiches.
Pimento cheese has been referred to as the ‘pate or caviar of the south’.
This America’s southern ...
