Golf, by TourMiss

The Grove, Watford, England … Marc Warren took plenty of pleasure in sending his final drive some 20-yards past the best by Tiger Woods on route to a share of the lead on day one of the British Masters at The Grove. Warren capped his round eagling the second hole or the 11th of his round in hitting a 235-yard 5-wood to just six inches on route to a share of the lead with a five under par 66. Joining Warren atop of the board in overcast, cold and windy conditions was South African Richard Sterne, ...

The Grove, Watford, England … Shane Lowry was clearly more thrilled to hole a long birdie putt at the last to tie playing partner, Graeme McDowell with a three-under par 68 than be just two shots from the front on the opening day of the British Masters. If left the Irish pair trailing just two shots behind the leading foursome of Scotland’s Marc Warren, Finland’s Mikko Illonen, England’s Tommy Fleetwood and South African Richard Sterne competing overcast, cold and sometimes very windy ...

Darren Clarke returns to competition for a first time since the Ryder Cup with one goal at this week’s Asian Tour Macau Open – hit the ball straight. For a first time since early 2015 Clarke can tee-up without the pressure of being the European Captain. The Northern Irishman has joined Australia’s Scott Hend, South African Branden Grace along with England’s Ian Poulter in the $US 1.1m event. And it was a very relaxed Clarke, despite the disappointment of putting in so much ...

Australia’s Scott Hend will be aiming to become the first man to win a record third Venetian Macao Open title beginning on Thursday, feeling refreshed and recharged after a week’s break. The renowned big-hitting Queenslander starts as one of the odd-on favourites at the US$1.1 million Asian Tour tournament, thanks largely to stylish victories here in 2013 and last year. He also finished runner-up to India’s Anirban Lahiri in 2014 and is a staggering 52-under-par at Macau Golf and Country Club ...

The Grove, Watford … Lee Westwood has returned to competition following an indifferent Ryder Cup showing and clearly targeting being appointed 2020 European Team captain. Westwood failed to score a point in three Hazeltine matches and the first occasion in 10 straight Ryder Cup appearances for Europe. The 43-year old Englishman went to Hazeltine looking to eclipse Nick Faldo’s all-time European record scoring feat but instead Westwood found himself dropped by long-time close friend Captain ...

Crail, Scotland … A day after celebrating one year as a pro and Paul Dunne is facing an anxious fortnight’s wait to know if he’s done enough to wrap-up his 2017 European Tour card Dunne was in the process of clearing out his locker at Sunday’s concluding Alfred Dunhill Links Championship when fellow Irishman Shane Lowry arrived at the St. Andrews clubhouse having been in the group behind Dunne. Lowry’s first task was to ‘rub-in’ the fact he’d beaten Dunne albeit by a stroke ...

St. Andrews, Scotland …. Graeme McDowell’s love-hate relationship with the Old Course at St. Andrews continued on the final day of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. McDowell was just inside the top-10 in playing the famed 17th ‘Road Hole’ but then taking a double bogey before a long birdie at the last in a round of 69 to share 15th place at 11-under par. It left McDowell trailing 12 shots adrift of England’s Tyrrell Hatton who clinched a maiden European Tour title with ease by ...