Golf, by TourMiss

Atlanta, GA … Rory McIlroy is only 28 years of age and still has some of his best years ahead of him as one of the game’s best professional golfers. However, the time will come one day when McIlroy will wind down his career and when he does he would love to delve into golf course design. McIlroy has managed to build a strong relationship with legendary Jack Nicklaus and helped by the fact he is a member of the Bears Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens in Florida. And it has been in chatting ...

Atlanta, GA … Presidents Cup Captain, Nick Price insists Marc Leishman’s brilliant BMW Championship will prove a huge boost for his International Team. Leishman had singled out Price’s input to his Chicago victory when returning to competition at this week’s Tour Championship in Atlanta and remarking how the Zimbabwean-born Price has been like a mentor to him in recent years. Price was not on hand at Conway Farms but he was among the first to text his congratulations to the Warrnambool-born ...

Defending champ Padraig Harrington again had plenty of Irish encouragement in a flawless four-under 67 on day one of the Portugal Masters. Harrington returned to the Victoria course clearly with a spring in his step and 12 months after ending an eight-year European Tour winless drought on the sun-splashed Algarve. The current World No. 158 looked refreshed after an ‘economy class’ share of 55th a week ago in the KLM Open. Harrington started his round from the 10th and picked-up three birdies ...

Atlanta, GA … European Tour ‘Rookie of the Year’ certainty Jon Rahm has set his sights on becoming only the second Spaniard after the late, great Seve Ballesteros to capture the European Tour No. 1 crown. Ballesteros won the then named ‘European Tour Order of Merit’ title on six occasions (1976 – 78, 1986, 1988 and 1991). And in the intervening 26-years no Spainard, including double Masters winning Jose Maria Olazabal or current Masters champion Sergio Garcia, ...

Atlanta, GA … Rory McIlroy’s frustrating golfing season certainly hasn’t affected a mischieveous sense of humour. The four-time Major winner laughed when quizzed who if he had the chance to ‘trade places’ with, champion Irish racehorse, Galileo. Galileo, and foaled in March 1998, is now retired and a very active sire. But in a racing career of just one year from October 2000 to October 2001 Galileo contested eight races winning six and finishing second and sixth in the ...

Atlanta, GA …. World No. 1 Dustin Johnson sympathises with Rory McIlroy declaring it ‘sucks’ both he and McIlroy suffered injuries this season. In April, Johnson arrived at Augusta National a red-hot favourite to capture the Masters having won his three prior events in succession. But then of the eve of the new season’s first Major Johnson slipped down the staircase of his rented Augusta house injuring his back and was forced out of the Masters just moments before tee-off. McIlroy’s ...

Atlanta, GA … European Tour ‘Rookie of the Year’ certainty John Rahm has set his sights on becoming only the second Spaniard after the late, great Seve Ballesteros to capture the European Tour No. 1 crown. Ballesteros won the then named ‘European Tour Order of Merit’ title on six occasions (1976 – 78, 1986, 1988 and 1991). And in the intervening 26-years no Spainard, including double Masters winning Jose Maria Olazabal or current Masters champion Sergio Garcia, ...