Golf, by TourMiss

Augusta National winning hero Adam Scott fought back from dropping three shots in two holes early in his round to maintain his lead despite Rory McIlroy storming his way into contention after two rounds of the Australian Open at Royal Sydney. Scott as the reigning Masters champion shot a round of a two under par 70 to move to 12-under par and two strokes clear of McIlroy who was out earlier in the day to post a seven under par 65 and finish on 10-under par. McIlroy’s effort was the fourth occasion ...

Europe’s leading golf club rental company expands operations into Africa –ClubstoHire.com, Europe’s leading golf club rental company, has extended its award-winning service to the African Continent with the introduction of a pick-up service in the increasingly popular tourist destination of South Africa. Cape Town becomes ClubstoHire’s 17th partnership has been formed with well-established Neil’s Transfer Services based at Cape Town International airport – Africa’s third busiest ...

Rory McIlory displayed the form that has been lacking this year to snatch the clubhouse lead on day two of the Australian Open at Royal Sydney. McIlroy grabbed nine birdies in a seven under par 65 to end his round tied on 10-under par with Australia’s Adam Scott. The World No. 6 ranked McIlroy birdied his opening two holes and also his last to end his round some 30 minutes before Scott commenced his second round. “It felt good out there this morning and we got a little lucky with the weather ...

It was the day after the 2013 World Cup of Golf and a lovely cloudless Monday morning as we headed north from Melbourne bound for Sydney and the Australian Open. We were staring at a near 800 kilometre drive but were only about two hours into the journey when we decided to get off the Hume Highway to visit the Victorian rural town of Euroa. The town was made famous by legendary Australian bush ranger Ned Kelly and the Kelly Gang when on 10th December, 1878 they head up the staff of the National Bank ...

Rory McIlroy is once again enjoying the sights and the tastes of Sydney. It is McIlroy’s second visit this year to the former Olympic Games host city after he had been here in Sydney in January accompanying girlfriend, Caroline Wozniacki as she prepared for the Australian Open. On this occasion McIlroy has his good friend, Mitchell Tweedie accompanying him while his manager, Sean O’Flaherty is making a first visit to the New South Wales capital. Last night the four were out to dinner ...

Rory McIlroy sympathises with England cricketer Jonathan Trott returning home but is backing Australia to regain the Ashes. The 32-year old Trott left Australia after England’s humbling First Test loss to Australia in Brisbane citing a stress-related condition. Trott’s departure was a field day for Australian newspapers with the Sydney Daily Telegraph running the headline on the front page:  “Trott takes his bat and ball and heads home’. However it prove to be more serious ...

The images of some kid golfers remain indelibly etched in the memory bank. Robert Allenby, a skinny youngster built like a one iron, meeting Greg Norman on the Royal Melbourne practice putting green in 1987 with his late mother Sylvia taking a photo and, likewise, Aaron Baddeley, a lock of hair hanging over his forehead, talking with the Shark on the putting green at Royal Adelaide in 1998 with more snaps a family album. Then, there was a 17-year-old Rory McIlroy here at Royal Sydney – where ...