Golf, by TourMiss

Rory McIlroy is prepared to give U.S. Open organisers one last  chance in getting next fortnight’s host venue Pebble Beach correct before becoming critical of the USGA. McIlroy found himself drawn into golf’s latest controversy on the eve of the Jack Nicklaus-hosted Memorial event being again played in Dublin, Ohio. It will be McIlroy’s eighth appearance in the event where he’s enjoyed four top-10s including fourth in 2016 and eighth a year ago. Though the ancient club-and-ball game is under ...

Justin Thomas insists he’s not scared in again lambasting the USGA should they get the U.S. Open set-up wrong at Pebble Beach. The year’s now third Major, and commencing along the Pacific Ocean shoreline at Carmel in California, was rocked earlier this week with suggestions some of the game’s leading players, including past U.S. Open winners in Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson, were prepared to boycott the event due to continual concerns over the USGA simply ‘always getting ...

Dual U.S. Open winner’s Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson were among players believed to be considering a boycott of next week’s championship at Pebble Beach. This is according to a report appearing in US Golf Digest magazine. Talk of a boycott stems from the perennial complaints generated each year as the game’s best players tee-up in a U.S. Open. The common theme of all complaints each year has been the host course set-up and as we witnessed a year ago at Shinnecock Hills, including ...

Ultra-talented Scottish lefty Robert ‘Bobby’ MacIntyre could be looking to now buy his mum a new house should the Scot pull over victory in the Made in Denmark. MacIntyre, 22 brilliantly muscled his way into a share of second in posting third round 68 to trail Austrian giant, Bernd Wiesberger (67) who three-putted the last for bogey and lead by one at nine-under par. MacIntyre capped his round with five birdies, including birding the ‘Beer Tent Tee’ par-4 14th for a third day running in bright ...

Five-time Open Champion, Tom Watson is predicting a ‘raucous’ Ryder Cup-like atmosphere at July’s Open Championship at Royal Portrush. Watson, 69 has just spent three days in his role as the R & As Global Ambassador at the course to host golf’s oldest Major for a first occasion in 68-years. Some 40 guests of Open Championship sponsors Nikon & Doosan took to the course to be greeted on the 14th tee by Watson where they were invited to pitch their driving skills against the 70-time ...

Oban lefty Bob MacIntyre was again leading the Tartan charge in posting a four-under par 67 to be one off the lead on the opening day one of the Made In Denmark event MacIntyre, 22 battled the bright but very breezy conditions posting five birdies and just one dropped shot to be sharing sixth place at four-under with four others. Among those tied with the Scot is England’s in-form Matthew Wallace coming off a PGA Tour card-securing third at the PGA Championship last week at Bethpage Park. Five ...

Shane Lowry has come to the defence of Rory McIlroy declaring he’s deserves a break from the criticism of not contesting this year’s Irish Open. After formally advising he would not be teeing-up at Lahinch, McIlroy has come under renewed criticism with official confirmation he will contest the following week’s Scottish Open. Lowry reckons given McIlroy’s contribution to bringing the Irish Open back from the brink, the four-time Major winner deserves plaudits and not brickbats. “I saw that ...