Golf, by TourMiss

While 156 of the world’s best golfers have made their way to Whistling Straits in Wisconsin for this week’s PGA Championship, Bernie has beaten them to the prize. On show in the locker-room of the Whistling Straits clubhouse is the item they each will be seeking this week – the gleaming Rodman Wanamaker Trophy. But then while Bernie was in the clubhouse congratulating Ireland’s Shane Lowry he managed to get a snap beside the largest trophy in Majors competition.

World No. 1 Rory McIlroy was first singing the praise of Shane Lowry but then revealed how his trainer stopped him from defending last week’s WGC – Bridgestone Invitational and won by Lowry. McIlroy managed to squeeze in a third straight practice round before the first of two electrical storms deluged the region located about an hour’s drive north of Milwaukee. “After playing 18 holes yesterday I got back to the house we’re renting this week and managed to watch much of Shane’s ...

While World No. 1 Rory McIlroy has dispelled his PGA Championship uncertainty fellow Irishman Padraig Harrington is staring at a limited pre-Whistling Straits practice schedule as he continues to battle an injured right knee. The triple Major winner damaged ligaments in his knee a fortnight ago playing tennis with his children. The injury worsened early in last week’s Bridgestone Invitational before Harrington received an injection into his knee ahead of the weekend but then posting disappointing ...

Surely, it has to be a rare first in the golf. Two brothers winning within a six-day period, one a leading amateur event and the other one of the more prestigous events on the professional circuit. Last Monday, Alan Lowry joined his older brother Shane in capturing the prestigous Mulligar Scratch Cup in Ireland. At the time Lowry was winging his way to Akron, Ohio for the WGC – Bridgestone Invitational. Alan Lowry won the event and thereby joining his brother who captured the tournament in ...

SHANE LOWRY – WITH HIS 2015 WGC – BRIDGESTONE INVITATIONAL WIN • His third European Tour International Schedule victory in his 161st European Tour event. • Moves to 2,104,984 points in The Race to Dubai. • Could move into the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time, from 48th. • His first victory since the 2012 Portugal Masters. A gap of two years and 299 days. • Played in 61 European Tour events between victories. • Since his 2012 victory his best previous ...

Shane Lowry admitted before teeing-up on the final day it would be a ‘career defining’ round for the Irishman. Little did he expect to become the tournament’s new champion in coming from two shots behind to post a flawless final round of 66 and claim his third European Tour title. The Irishman fired four birdies on Sunday to finish the tournament on 11 under par, two shots ahead of two time Masters winner Bubba Watson. Lowry swept past overnight co-leaders Justin Rose and Jim ...

It has been very sad today to learn of the passing of Brian McFeat. Brian was known to so many players, officials and his fellow caddies as one of the legends on the European Tour. Among the first to pay tribute was former Ryder Cup star Nicolas Colsaerts while I was just chatting with triple Major winning Padraig Harrington here at Firestone Country Club and he also expressed his sadness. Harrington’s long-time caddy Ronan Flood was also upset to learn the news Brian had passed away in his ...