Golf, by TourMiss

Houston, TX … Past Master champion, Jordan Spieth may have singled out Bubba Watson as favourite next week to win a third Masters but says all the pressure will be on the shoulders of Rory McIlroy. McIlroy squeeezd in the first of two further Augusta National practice rounds (Wednesday) and will play a second Thursday. And while McIlroy and caddy, Harry Diamond make themselves more familiar with the year’s first Major Championship venue Spieth is looking to find a lost game by again contesting ...

Houston, Texas … Former victorious European Ryder Cup captain, Paul McGinley and now respected SKY Sports commentator, Paul McGinley believes it’s a big ask to expect Tiger Woods to win next week’s Masters. McGinley, and one of the more astute observers of the game, knows Woods game well and close hand having played in Ryder Cup’s where Woods has teed-up in the opposing USA team. But after just five events this year since returning to full-time competition McGinley believes ...

Austin, Texas … Bubba Watson heads to next  week’s Masters favourite to become just a ninth player to win three or more Augusta National green jackets. Watson, 39 was in a class of his own in handing out a 7 & 6 drubbing to fellow American Kevin Kisner in the final of the WGC – Dell Match-Play Championship in Austin, Texas. And while Kisner looked exhausted after his earlier six matches Watson took full advantage to also hand out the biggest event defeat since Tiger Woods won 8 ...

Austin, TX … All good things come to end as Dustin Johnson could find out around lunch on Sunday at the WGC – Dell Match-Play in Austin, Texas. For the past 57 weeks ‘DJ’ has ruled the World Golf Rankings but if Justin ‘JT’ Thomas should win his semi-final encounter against fellow American Bubba Watson to become the new World No. 1. Johnson, as current World No. 1 and the Dell’s defending champion, failed to win any of his three round robin encounters thus ...

Austin, TX ….. Ian Poulter continued to edge closer to a Masters invitation and now two wins from that goal heading to Saturday morning’s round four of the WGC – Dell Technologies Match-Play success Poulter was ‘gifted’ his final round robin encounter when American opponent, Kevin Chappell withdrew on the ninth green of their match complaining a back pain. Poulter, and winner of the event in 2010, had been 3-up at the time but it was clear Chappell was struggling. “I needed to ...

Austin, TX … Rory McIlroy shook off Sunday’s victory hangover to confidently despatch Jhnonattan Vegas on day two of the WGC – Dell Technologies Match-Play Championship in Austin, Texas. McIlroy, and unlike Wednesday’s opener, was never behind against Vegas winning 2 & 1 with a 17th hole par. McIlroy now needs to win against American Brian Harman and for Peter Uihlein to lose a second straight match for the World No. 7 to go through to the last 16. McIlroy confessed capturing last ...

Austin, TX …. It took European No. 1 Tommy Fleetwood less than two hours to hand out the biggest margin of defeat in this year’s WGC – Dell Technologies Match-Play Championship in Austin, Texas. Fleetwood never really got out of second gear defeating American Kevin Chappell 7 & 6 in a very one-sided encounter in the second of three round robin matches. In fact, the Southport-born Fleetwood wrapped-up his match before half the 32-matches had arrived to the first tee and then ...