Golf, by TourMiss

When Rory McIlroy drives into the ‘Players Only’ car park at Augusta National it will be the 12th occasion since 2009 he’ll compete in the Masters. It will also be ‘Take-6’ since 2015 in McIlroy’s quest to win the only major championship lacking from a golfing cv that would admit him to the most exclusive club in all of golf. Remarkably, six years have passed since McIlroy won back-to-back majors in 2014 and in the intervening period the Masters has seemingly done everything ...

Shane Lowry’s Masters preparations continue to get a lift with the Open Champion posting a 68 on day three of the Vivint Houston Open in Houston. Lowry had earlier posted a pair of 69’s to commence the day at two-under par and he quickly doubled that in moving to four-under thanks to back-to-back birdies at the second and third holes on the Memorial Park course. The Clara golfer sent his tee shot at the par-3 second hole to two-and-a-half feet and calmly rolled-in the birdie putt. Lowry the split ...

Scot Robert MacIntyre is now seeking a ‘hot’ putter after anxiously managing to sneak his way into the last 19 of Sunday Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Showdown. MacIntrye, 24 had been among 32 players to qualify for Saturday’s round and while posting a four-under par 67 it was not to around an hour later before confirmation he was into today’s (SUN) one-round shootout. American Johannes Veerman eagled the last in a score of a seven-under par 64 but it’s back to level par for all teeing-up ...

After a four year absence, Graeme McDowell insists he returns to the Masters next week all set to resume his love/hate relationship with a ‘fresh feeling’. McDowell has not teed-up in a Masters since missing the halfway cut in 2016 and he’ll also make his way up Magnolia Drive for a 10th occasion but having driven back out the front gates of the Georgia club having played all four rounds on only three occasions. One of those was a best result of T12th in 2012 and ahead of finishing ...

Shane Lowry revealed he is a little worried this week’s Houston Open torture test could spoil his preparations for next week’s much-ancticipated Masters. The Open Champion had plenty of Masters-bound companions in Houston with 37 players in the field set to board a special charter flight tomorrow (SUN) night direct to Augusta, GA. And after posting another gutsy one-under par 69 and be well in conention at two-under par, Lowry spoke of his concerns in tackling the ‘take no prisoners’ ...

Robert MacIntyre’s welcome return to form will be formally rewarded early this morning (SAT) in making his way into the top-32 knockout stages of the inaugural Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Knockout. Fading light halted play with Welshman Jamie Donaldson leading by a shot at 12-under par and with three round holes to play, and among 10 players currently inside the top-32 and still to finish their round. No trouble for MacIntyre with the Oban lefty grabbing a sixth hole eagle and four birdies in adding ...

Northern Ireland’s Jonathan Caldwell returned from a late afternoon storm to grab a Tour low of 64 and muscle his way into the last 32 at the European Tour’s Cyprus Shootout. Caldwell, 36 began the second round at one-over but quickly muscled his way through the field before a late afternoon thunderstorm halted play. And when he returned the Clandeboye pro picked-up from where he left off to sign for seven-under par 64 and his lowest round in 34 events on the European Tour The effort better ...