Golf, by TourMiss

Rory McIlroy has taken a huge pot shot at the European Tour slamming the set-up of the golf courses following a no-frills top-30 showing at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland. McIlroy struggled from the outset in posting a 70 last Thursday on Carnoustie and while he managed a 66 on day two at Kingsbarns Links, weekend rounds of 70 and 67 over the famed Old Course left himself too much to do over the closing two days of the Euro 4.5m event. The World No. 2 was jetting home to his luxury ...

Rory McIlroy’s Scottish jinx will continue but he’s determined to see he and his father, Jerry celebrated his 60th birthday capturing the team event at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St. Andrews. Individually, McIlroy struggled on day three in the bright but windy conditions on the Old Course in posting a two-under par 70 for a 10-under par tally and a distant share of 40th place and 10 shots off the lead. It’s a far different story in the team competition with the McIlroy’s sharing ...

Russell Knox insisted ‘Please don’t tell my caddy’ after revealing he switched the shafts in his clubs ahead of teeing-up in making his first appearance at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland. Scotland’s top-ranked player is strangely making his debut in the $5m event that was first contested in 2001 and won by fellow Scot Paul Lawrie. Knox was drawn to play the famed Old Course at St. Andrews and asked ahead of the pro-am of the three host courses which course ...

Rory McIlroy has seemingly ruled out capturing golf’s ‘double crown’ and that is winning both the PGA Tour FedEx Cup and European Tour Race to Dubai titles in the same season. Twice before in his now 12-year pro career McIlroy has won the double and that was in 2012 and then in 2014. McIlroy collected a third FedEx Cup No. 1 title with his victory late August at the Tour Championship but he currently trails well back in 24th place on the Race to Dubai and well adrift of fellow Irishman ...

Lee Westwood was singing the praise of his caddy and girlfriend, Helen Storey after the former European No. 1 aced his penultimate hole at Carnoustie on day one of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. Westwood was playing the short par-3 eighth hole as his 17th and was considering a 7-iron when encouraged by his caddy to go with a 6-iron. And then much the delight of the now 46-year old Westwood, his shot hit the green just short of the flag and then took two bounces before disappearning into the ...

Graeme McDowell has returned to competition this week in Scotand still getting over the horror in learning his Bahamas holiday home had been blown off the map by Hurricane Dorian. McDowell along with fellow Ulster golfer, Darren Clarke and South African Thomas Aitken each had their homes totally destroyed at the Abaco resort located on Great Abaco island where the hurricane struck on 1st September. McDowell’s disbelief in trying to fathom the loss of life and the total destruction forced him to ...

Graeme McDowell has revealed how close he and his young family came to disaster in avoiding being at their Bahamas holiday abode that was virtually blown off the map by Hurricane Dorian. The McDowell’s along with fellow Ulster golfer Darren Clarke and South African Thomas Aitken own residences on the exclusive Abaco Golf Club estate on the island of Grand Abaco. Hurricane Dorian struck the Abaco islands on 1st September with maximum sustained winds of 295kph, and is now regarded as the ...