Golf, by TourMiss

World No. 1 Jordan Speith admits it will be difficult to repeat the success in 2016 he’s enjoyed in the past twelve months. Speith has returned to Sydney to defend Thursday’s starting Australian Open at The Australian Club. It was his victory on the same golf course a year ago, and capped by a blistering final round course record setting 63, that kick-stated a run of remarkable success for the quietly-spoken Texan. The Dallas-born Speith then went onto to win the following week’s Tiger Woods ...

Shane Lowry knows all too well a good showing in the EurAsia Cup could lead to him also representing Europe in the Ryder Cup. Lowry will be confirmed this morning UK time (TUES) by the European Tour as a member of Darren Clarke’s EurAsia European Team to tackle a Jeev Milkha Singh led Asian team next January in Malaysia. The 10-man European Team has been chosen among the leading place-getters after Sunday’s conclusion to the Race to Dubai. However making themselves unavailable is the likes of ...

Peter Senior has shown that age is no barrier winning the UNIQLO Masters at Huntingdale Golf Club. Twenty-four years after he first won the Gold Jacket and 20 years after he last slipped on the iconic blazer, Peter Senior has once again emerged victorious winning by two shots with a tournament total 8-under 276. Playing solid golf all week, Senior entered the final day tied third alongside Michael Sim, John Senden and Matthew Guyatt. Right from his first tee shot Senior looked the man to beat, opening ...

Rory McIlroy started out firing on all eight cylinders but was left fuming missing a short closing hole birdie he’s now hoping will not cost him a double DP World Tour Championship and Race to Dubai victory toast. McIlroy hurled his putter into his bag after horribly missing the four-footer and despite posting a score of 65, and his lowest in 27 rounds of the Jumeirah Estates course. It was McIlroy’s second lowest score of his injury interrupted season after signing for a 64 earlier in the year, ...

The appointment of Tiger Woods as one of Davis Love 111’s vice-captains next year at Hazeltine has surprised a few Ryder Cup stars while for the most part it’s been heralded as a ‘smart move’ by Love. Here is player reaction, both from a number of European Team capped players and also from American Patrick Reed who is competing also in this week’s DP World Tour Championship. RORY MCILROY – Winning Ryder Cup team 2010, 2012 & 2014. “You mean, he’s not playing? “So ...

­­Four-time Major winner Rory McIlroy revealed just how close his long-time manager Sean O’Flaherty came to last week’s horrific Paris Attacks. The recently engaged O’Flaherty caught the EuroStar to the French capital arriving at his hotel shortly after the first attacks, and travelling to Paris for a U2 concert on Saturday night. However the concert was cancelled and with O’Flaherty returning home first thing Saturday morning. “The hotel I stayed in on Friday night was only three ...

Rory McIlroy was clearly taken by surprise in learning Tiger Woods appointment as a Hazeltine Ryder Cup vice-captain. Woods selection along with that of the current PGA Tour competing Jim Furyk and Steve Stricker is also seen by McIlroy as a move towards potential USA team captaincy for all three. In fact, it’s been revealed Woods phone American captain Davis Love 111 seeking to be a part of next year’s Ryder Cup. “You mean, he’s not playing?” was McIlroy’s first reaction. “So I don’t ...