Golf, by TourMiss

“By the way, your kid ate all my macaroni and cheese!” This was the response from double Masters winning Bubba Watson to a question put to him by newly-crowned PGA Champion, Jason Day. Day could have a career in golf journalism given his interviewing technique on the opening day of the PGA Tour’s Barclays Championship, and also the first event of the 2015 FedEx Cup Play-Off Series. Clubhouse leading Waston took the stand in the ‘flash area’ entertaining questions following ...

Adam Scott just laughed when asked what would happen if he and new caddy, Ricci Roberts were to win the FedEx Cup. Scott has the renowned and wily Roberts on the bag for the start of the FedEx Cup Series after Ernie Els, who Roberts has been the long-time caddy, failed to qualify for the ultra-lucrative Play-Off Series. “I was a little opportunistic on the putting green last Sunday at the Wyndham, and I hadn’t had anyone lined up to caddy for me these next few weeks, and it clicked that ...

by Fatiha Betscher, Edison, New Jersey. The PGA Tour has added information in relation to the scenario surround double Major winning Martin Kaymer’s PGA membership status. The German has lost PGA Tour membership for the start of the 2015/16 season. This comes about after Kaymer ended his season at last week’s Wyndham Championship failing to qualify for this week’s FedEx Cup Play Off Series by only competing in 13 events and two less than the required minimum to retain automatic ...

David Horsey again staked his claim as one of the exciting new breed of ‘Made In England’ golfers in claiming a wire-to-wire victory at the Made in Denmark. Hoersey was never headed opening the week with a 63 at Himmerland Golf & Spa Resort and while his closing round was 10 shots worse than that, it was enough to give him a 13 under par total and a two shot victory over a group of four players. Horsey had held a seven shot lead at one point in the third round and, although he was ...

Tiger Woods again reminded the golf world of his overwhelming desire and it’s not just a strong finish in his first appearance in the Wyndham Championship. As the late, great Ayrton Senna remarked:  “I am not designed to come second or third, I am desgined to win!” It is very much the same sentiment Wood expressed when asked if he would be satisfied, given all he has endured this year, without capturing victory on the Sedgefield Country Club course. “Everyone who knows me that ...

Richly deserved and congratulations to Ernie Els who is the recipient of the 2015 Payne Stewart Award. Els – who is known for his off-the-course philanthropy, in particular his devotion to improving the lives of those with autism spectrum disorder as well as development of junior golf talent in his native South Africa – will be honored on Tuesday, Sept. 22, in conjunction with the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola in Atlanta. “This is a serious feather in the cap,” said Els.  “This ...

14-time Major winning Tiger Woods will play Pro-Am ahead of this week’s 76th annual Wyndham Championship with North Carolina-born  L.A. NBA Clippers star Chris Paul on Wednesday at the Sedgefield Country Club. Woods entered the $US 6.4m event late on Friday pursuant to PGA TOUR rules, but with the second round of the PGA Championship incomplete due to a weather delay, Woods said he would determine his next steps following completion of the season’s final Major championship won yesterday by ...