Golf, by TourMiss

Exactly a month from today (July 19th) and Jordan Spieth will step onto the first tee at Carnoustie in the defence of his Open Championship title. Twelve months ago, Spieth arrived at Royal Birkdale in the best form possible having won his last event ahead of The Open and that being his stunning play-off success at the Travelers Championship. Spieth teed-up near Southport in England in only his fourth showing in golf’s oldest Major and his 19th appearance competing at the game’s highest ...

Double US Open winning Brooks Koepka singled out Irish-born caddy Ricky Elliott declaring ‘I love him to death’ following his Shinnecock Hills success. For a second year running Elliott was the first to be congratulated by Koepka in also becoming the first player in 29-years to successfully defend the U.S. Open title. The Portrush-born Elliott, and now aged 41, enjoyed a very successful amateur career and was representing Royal Portrush in winning the 1995 Ulster Boys Amateur Open at ...

Despite missing the halfway cut in last week’s U.S. Open Rory McIlroy finds himself joint betting favourite for this week’s PGA Tour Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut. McIlroy shares favouritism at a handsome 12/1  with PaddyPower for Thursday’s start to the $US 7m event and this, in part, due to McIlroy’s stunning 2017 final round 64 on the TPC River Highlands course. Sharing top favouritism with McIlroy is now double US Open winning Brooks Koepka and defending ...

After three U.S. Open flops in succession Rory McIlroy clearly has issues that need addressing. That’s the view of victorious Ryder Cup Captain and fellow Irishman, Paul McGinley after McIlroy’s sad Shinnecock Hills failure. McIlroy produced a horror opening day 10-over par 80 and while he shot a second round 70, that included a ‘where have you been’ closing inward nine of just 31, it was far too many shots to play the weekend. It was the third U.S. Open McIlroy failed to make any impression ...

After a third straight U.S. Open flop in succession Rory McIlroy clearly has issues that need addressing. That’s the view of victorious Ryder Cup Captain and fellow Irishman, Paul McGinley after McIlroy’s sad Shinnecock Hills failure. McIlroy produced a horror opening day 10-over par 80 and while he shot a second round 70, that included a ‘where have you been’ closing inward nine of just 31, it was far too many shots to play the weekend. It was the third U.S. Open McIlroy failed to make any ...

  Rory McIlroy – Hole-by-hole in his round of 80 –  an equal-highest score in 38 Majors.  10th – (Par-4) Fairway, 2nd to green 8-feet, 2 putts. Par.  (Level par) 11th – (Par-3) Tee shot right greenside bunker, 2nd to green 9-feet, 2 putts.  Bogey.  (1-Over) 12th – (Par-4) Missed fairway way right in deep rough, moves 2nd shot some 6-feet, 3rd chip to 7-feet, 2 putts.  Bogey. (2-over) 13th – (Par-4) Fairway, 2nd to greenside bunker 36-feet, 3 putts. Double-bogey. ...

What is it about Tiger Woods and coming unstuck on the opening hole of a Major? Woods earlier today found the opening fairway with a 2-iron to commence his first U.S. Open since 2015 but would walk off a few minutes later with a triple-bogey. His Shinnecock Hills start was the latest chapter in many bizarre Majoy Championship commencing hole misadventures for Woods. Next month Woods will return to Carnoustie for the 147th staging of the Open Championship and where in 2007, and the last time the Angus ...