Golf, by TourMiss

European Ryder Cup captain Padraig Harrington has thrown down the selection gauntlet to likes of Scot Robert MacIntyre declaring if his scores are good enough, he’ll be on the September flight to Wisconsin. Harrington was speaking in Munich following the announcement of the appointment of Graeme McDowell and double major winning German, Martin Kaymer as a third and fourth Whistling Straits vice-captainS. McDowell’s selection is no surprise having played in four Ryder Cups, including holing the ...

Graeme McDowell has spoken of his pride in being appointed by fellow Irishman Padraig Harrington as a 2021 Ryder Cup vice-captain and labelling Harrington as one of the ‘most decorated players in Europe’. McDowell has been chosen by Harrington along with double major winning German Martin Kaymer ahead of this September’s Wisconsin showdown and with McDowell’s appointment clearly another step closer to being appointed as the 2027 European captain for Adare Manor. Harrington announced ...

It comes as no surprise Graeme McDowell has been named as a 2021 European Ryder Cup captain whereas it is a surprise double major winning Martin Kaymer will join Padraig Harrington’s Whistling Straits support staff. Both McDowell and Kaymer have written their names into Ryder Cup folklore with McDowell holing the winning putt at the 2010 Ryder Cup in Wales and then two years later, it was Kaymer who holed the victory putt at the ‘Miracle of Medinah. McDowell, as Harrington revealed, ...

It is very rarely journalists are singled out for praise and certainly not when a sports star wins a championship as big as a U.S. Open. Though that’s exactly what happened with Jon Rahm captured the 121st U.S. Open title Sunday at Torrey Pines in proudly singling out the late Jose Manuel Cortizas. Rahm became the first Spaniard to win the U.S. Open and with victory coming just 15 days after the bitter disappointment of having to withdraw from The Memorial. And in speaking of those who have ...

New U.S. Open champion Jon Rahm singled out two stalwarts of European golf in Padraig Harrington and Nick Faldo for special praise following his stunning success at Torrey Pines. The 26-year-old celebrated a 20th career major, also becoming the first Spaniard to win the U.S. Open. It also is not lost that Rahm’s victory along the cliff top South Course was also the scene four years ago of a maiden pro career and also a first PGA Tour triumph. Rahm achieved success 15 days after being harshly ...

Phil Mickelson ended his opening round of the U.S. Open highly critical of overzealous and inconsiderate mobile phone users at Torrey Pines. The six-time major winning Mickelson posted a disappointing four-over par 75 in yet another quest to win the one major, the now 51-year-old so desperately seeks. Though Mickelson’s first round, and those of many other competitors, was not helped by fans clearly distracting players in taking photographs and video clips and as diplomatic as Mickelson strives ...

If Rory McIlroy as Chairman of the PGA Tour Players Advisory Council gets his way, and it seems he may have, then greens books and the practice of arm-lock putting will be ‘outlawed’ on golf’s biggest tour. It was reported last week, the 16-PGA Tour player council that McIlroy heads voted two weeks ago to ban the books, which detail slopes and contours on putting surfaces. All it needs now is for the full PGA Tour board to rubber stamp the decision, and that could be with the move to come into ...