Golf, by TourMiss

Fifteen-times Major winning Tiger Woods returns top competition this week for a first time since the PGA Tour’s return to golf insisting he will miss the energy of not having any spectators in attendance at the Memorial. Woods has not competed in a regular Tour event since last February when he ended near the field in hosting the Genesis Invitational at the Riveira club near Santa Monica. He did compete in a ‘made for TV’ exhibition match as his home Medallist Club in Florida while ...

R & A CEO Martin Slumbers has promised action over the Bryson DeChambeau ‘extra distance’ phenomenon indicating golf’s ruling body will be ‘seriously addressing’ the issue. DeChambeau’s remarkable distance off the tee since the return of the PGA Tour to competition has been the major talking point among not only his fellow competitors but the golfing public alike. The now ‘Hulk Hogan’ look alike sent one drive all of 427-yards during the Charles Schwab Challenge and then in capturing ...

As correctly predicted by GolfbyTourMiss.com new Austrian Open winner Marc Warren has taken a huge 927 places leap up the official World Rankings to be the World No. 331. Warren arrived in Austria well down in 1,258th place on the rankings and his lowest of his career after starting out in the pro ranks at the 2001 Scottish PGA as No. 1167 in the world. “Your first win is always special, but this one is definitely massive after the way I had played the last two years. It’s great to come ...

Justin Thomas paid a huge price in bogeying two of his closing three holes and then lost out in a three-hole play-off for rising PGA Tour superstar Collin Morikawa to capture the Workday Charity Open in Dublin, Ohio. Morikawa, 23 brilliantly collected a second PGA Tour first in posting a closing round 66 and end tied in regulation play with Thomas (72) at 19-under par and win with a par with at the third extra hole. The final round was brought forward to a 7am to 9am start of both tees, and in three-balls, ...

Spain’s evergreen Miguel Angel Jimenez, and the oldest player in the Austrian Open field at age 56 years and six months, leads the way to the weekend by two shots with scores of 68 and 65 for an 11-under par on the Diamond Resort course near Vienna. The golfer affectionately known as ‘The Mechanic’ already holds the record as the oldest Tour winner being aged 50 years, 133 days old when he won the 2014 Open de Espana and adding to efforts in landing a 34th pro career victory is Jimenez’s ...

Fears the trio of Dylan Frittelli, Denny McCarthy and Nick Watney may unwittingly spread the Coronavirus over the four days of the Workday Charity Open have been somewhat eased as all three struggled on day one at Muirfield Village. ‘The COVID-19 Trio’ as they cheekily being referred are among six players who have tested positive in the five weeks since the PGA Tour resumed its schedule after a three-month shutdown brought on by the worldwide pandemic. They went through mandatory self-isolation ...

Shane Lowry revealed he’s been kept in constant contact with Ryder Cup matters by European Ryder Cup captain, Padraig Harrington that also included getting a text message from his fellow Irishman just moments before it became official the 2020 Ryder Cup was being rescheduled to 2021. No doubt, Harrington also texted every other European in contention to qualify for his team but it does speak highly of the strong relationship between the Open Championship winning duo. Hereunder, and as appearing ...