Golf, by TourMiss

Straffen, Ireland … Muirfield has lost the right to host golf’s oldest Major after members of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers (HCEG), the world’s oldest golf club, voted to remain a men only club. A two thirds majority of those who voted was required to change the club’s membership policy to admit women as members. In an open letter the Club Committee had recommended that the membership vote in favour of a resolution to admit women as members. In the end a postal ...

Straffen, Ireland … Scotland’s Russell Knox will tee-up in the Ireland for a first time in his career and looking, not only to satisfy European Tour membership guidelines, but also to add to the European Ryder Cup points tally. The Florida-based Scot, and current World No. 28, is lying well down one place higher on the European Ryder Cup ‘World Points’ standings. And with these event to be staged on the course where Europe trounced the USA Team, Knox could not have chosen a better ...

Rory McIlroy’s frustrating season boiled over on the eve of the Irish Open in criticising the negative spin that’s been put on his performances over the past six months. The four-time Major winner is hosting the event at the K. Club and the first time the Co. Kildare course, located just south of Dublin, has staged a major event since the 2006 Ryder Cup. Back then McIlroy was just 18 years and another face in the very partisan European crowd that helped steer Europe to a nine-point triumph. He ...

Graeme McDowell knows all too well his goal of qualifying automatically for a fifth straight Ryder Cup later this year hinges on competing this season in all four Majors. Unfortunately, McDowell has not yet qualified for July’s Open Championship at Royal Troon and where he made his debut in 2004 in golf’s oldest Major. It is the first occasion McDowell has not been exempt into The Open since 2010 and on the back of earning a five-year exemption in winning earlier that year the U.S. Open at Pebble ...

Chilean Antonio Costa was in cruise control mode on day two at the MENA Golf Tour’s MahaSamutr Masters Costa credited his hot putter as he turned the scenic Banyan course layout into his own personal playground, taking a massive six-shot lead into the final round of the MahaSamutr Masters, sponsored by PACE Development Corporation Plc, on Wednesday. The 27-year-old backed-up his opening 66 with another sparking 67 on Tuesday to reach 11-under for the tournament, leaving big names in the field trailing ...

K. Club, Ireland … New Masters champion Danny Willett believes the PGA Tour needs to act on curbing slow play. Willett has returned to to tee-up in this week’s Irish Open at the K. Club and the first reigning Augusta National winner to compete since 1994 when Spain’s Jose Maria Olazabal had won the first of two Masters. However, after taking nearly six hours to play last Saturday’s third round in the Players Championship the Englishman says tournament tortoises should be identified. The ...

Ireland’s Shane Lowry remains torn between defending his WGC – Bridgestone Invitational crown in Ohio or teeing-up the same week in the 100thFrench Open in Versailles. Lowry’s decision hinges on his European Ryder Cup standing ahead of the June 30th start to both events. A row between the PGA Tour and the European Tour has seen the European Tour react to the PGA Tour to stage the WGC – Bridgestone Invitational the same week as the French Open by declaring there will no Ryder Cup points ...