Golf, by TourMiss

Reigning US Open champion Dustin Johnson warmed-up for this week’s Open Championship and delighting spectators by hitting a practice ball off the first tee onto the nearby beach at Royal Troon. Johnson pulled out the driver and surprised even his fellow practice round competitors Gary Woodland and Jamie Lovemark along with England’s Luke Donald in hitting the practice shot. However, given the overcast conditions there was not a soul within any distance of Johnson’s ball. Johnson is returning ...

Sweden’s Alex Noren was handed an early birthday present and now heading to this week’s Open Championship in the best possible form after capturing the Scottish Open at Inverness. Noren, who turns 34 on Tuesday, celebrated a fifth European Tour victory courtesy of a closing round 70 and winning by a shot with a 14-under par tally in rainy conditions on the Castle Stuart course. Noren went into the last day leading by two shots and despite New Zealand’s Danny Lee drawing level near mid-round, ...

Inverness, Scotland … Graeme McDowell revealed his pregnant wife was sunning herself by the pool of their Lake Nona home while he battled miserable weather in northern Scotland to emerge just four shots from the lead with a round to play in the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open. McDowell was handed the trophy in 2008 along the Bonnie Bonnie banks at Loch Lomond Golf Club. However the Gil Hanse designed Castle Stuart layout has presented a different challenge for McDowell and posting ...

Inverness, Scotland … Sweden’s Alex Noren found the best way in dealing with the wait of a 3.20pm third round Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open tee time chilling out watching an episodes of the US sitcom program Curb Your Enthusiasm. Noren then warmed to the miserable rainy conditions to birdie his closing two holes in a round of 68 to move to 12-under par and two clear of Manassero and England’s Tyrrell Hatton who was four under after just three holes and also birdied his last ...

Former champion Phil Mickelson insisted he found it ‘fun’ despite trailing seven shots from the lead on the opening day of the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open near Inverness. Mickelson was one over par after nine holes but then dropped three shots in his closing seven holes in a four over par 76 in bright but very windy conditions on the Castle Stuart course. It was his poorest score in 12 Scottish Open appearances. Australia’s Scott Hend, with two victories already this season, along ...

Ultra-talented Springbok golfer Brandon Stone is set to make his Majors debut in next week’s 145th Open Championship. Stone, 23 secured one of the four spots on offer into golf’s oldest Major by finishing fifth in the French Open near Versailles. The South African posted a final round 70 to secure the first of the four Open tee times in a four-round four under par tally. Stone endured an eventful front nine in his final round with three birdies and four dropped shots. A birdie at the ...

Versailles, France …. THONGCHAI JAIDEE – WITH HIS 100th FRENCH OPEN VICTORY • His eighth European Tour International Schedule victory in his 329th European Tour event. • Moves to 922,200 points in the Race to Dubai. • Could move close to the top 35 in the Official World Golf Ranking, from 57th. • His first European Tour victory since the 2015 Porsche European Open. • Claims a European Tour victory for the third consecutive season. In 2014 he won the Nordea Masters, 2015 the ...