Golf, by TourMiss

… Sydney, Australia  Australian Matt Jones intends drawing on winning memories of four years ago in taking a three-shot lead into the final round of the Australian Open in Sydney. Jones, 39 posted a third round 68 that included five birdies and dropped only two shots to move to 13-under par on the Australian Club course where he has been a member since aged 15. American Cameron Tringale (69) is in second place on 10-under par and with sensational Japan amateur Takumi Kanaya (70), South African ...

… Sydney, Australia  For young rooke Irishman Conor Purcell it was not the choking Sydney bushfire smoke that was of concern but more a case of losing sight on the greens on day one of only his second tournament as a professional. Purcell played well tee-to-green but simply struggled on the greens on the opening round at the Australian Open at The Australian club in Sydney. The 22-year old posted a disappointing six-over par 77 to be sharing 138th place and desperately needing a low second ...

….. Sydney, Australia  Golfers are use to dealing most aspects of ‘Mother Nature’ such as lightning, rain, wind, hail, snow and blowing sand. But rarely have some of the best golfers in the world faced the problem of smoke. The bushfire smoke has blanketed Sydney for a number of days now turning the skies from a normal summer day bright blue to a pinkish red. It’s played havoc constantly irritatng people’s eyes and just making the task of being outside in the open very ...

There’s a lot to be said about home course knowledge.  Just ask Aussie golfer, Matt Jones. Jones brilliantly eagled the par-5 18th hole in holing a great 25-fooet for a four-under par 67 to be just a shot from the lead on day one of the Australian Open here in a bushfire smoke blanketed Sydney. The 39-year old earlier collected four birdies and with his only dropped shots at the first and eighth holes. It left the Sydneysider two shots adrift of the leading Asian duo of Japan’s Takum ...

Newly-crowned European No. 1 Jon Rahm is singing the praise of ‘Rookie of the Year’ Bob MacIntyre. The Spaniard and the young Scot scooped the Tour’s top-two awards at the recent close of the European Race to Dubai season in Dubai. Rahm then added to his three-tournament victory season in being honoured Tuesday with the European ‘Golfer of the Year’ title. And after posting a two-under par 70 on day one in his defence of the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, the powerhouse 25-year old ...

… Sydney, Australia  For Irish rookie pro Conor Purcell it could have been ‘now is not the time to shank it’ moments ahead of tee-off in this week’s 104th Australian Open in Sydney. Purcell, 22 turned pro the week prior and distinguished himself well in grabbing a top-30 finish at the New South Wales Open to the west of Australia’s first city. The now rookie Portmarnock pro was afforded an invitation to contest the event by virtue of his brilliant Australian Amateur success at the ...

.… Sydney, Australia  It is an understatement in remarking much has happened over the past two decades in the professional career of Sergio Garcia. His first appearance in this week’s Australian Open in Sydney will bring down the curtain on two decades as a professional. At age just 15-years and a few days, he made his European Tour debut as an amateur at the 1995 Turespana Open Mediterrania. After an acclaimed amateur career that was highlighted in capturing the 1998 Amateur and a victory ...