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Augusta, GA … Rory McIlroy has brilliantly kick-started his 2016 Masters campaign with an ace at the par three, 16th hole at Augusta National. McIlroy was playing Englishman Chris Wood for ‘dinner’ and 2up on Wood when he holed his 7-iron from 170 yards out. “That roar was large considering it was a practice round and I don’t think I’ve ever heard a roar that large in a practice round,” he said. “So it was good as at the time I was 2up on Chris with ...

Augusta, GA … No matter what size, Rory McIlroy insists he will ensure the Augusta National green jacket fits should he win the Masters. www.golfbytourmiss.com sat down with the four-time Major winner and asked McIlroy seven questions on all things Augusta National and the Masters. He was asked to provide just a sentence or two and his response to the Green Jacket was pure McIlroy. Magnolia Lane  – “The most famous roadway in all of golf.  I grew up watching the Masters on TV and you ...

Houston, Texas …. It’s been a long and patient process for Jamie Lovemark to where he is after three rounds of the Shell Houston Open. Lovemark is contesting his 78th PGA Tour event this week in Houston and he finds himself where he wants to be with a round to play in the $US 6.8m event and that is tied for the lead on the Houston Golf Club course. He had made his PGA Tour debut as an amateur in the 2006 Western Open and, as close observers will know, played alongside the likes of Rickie ...

It must have been a tough decision but multiple Masters champion Tiger Woods will not be teeing-up next Thursday at Augusta National. Woods has simply not recovered sufficiently from two back surgeries to the point where he is ready to tee it up at the Masters. It will be the second time in the past three years that the four-time champion has not played the Masters. “After assessing the present condition of my back, and consulting with my medical team, I’ve decided it’s prudent to miss this ...

Houston, Texas …. World No. 9 Dustin Johnson is not about to overawed by any Masters favouritism tag. Johnson ignited hopes of a first victory this season when he burst up the leader board and into a share of first place on day one of the Shell Houston Open. The big-hitting American, who started his round from the 10th, posted a 17th hole eagle where he holed a 10-footer at the Houston Golf Club’s eighth hole and also posted seven birdies and just two bogeys in his round of a seven under ...

Houston, Texas … Happy 30th Birthday to golf’s Official World Rankings. It was on this day and at the 1986 Masters, Mark McCormack’s vision has seen rankings issued over a period of 1,565 weeks, with European Tour stalwart Bernhard Langer occupying top spot on the very first of those weeks and with it becoming golf’s original World Number One. Overall, 19 players have had the privilege of being World Number One, from ten different countries. Unsurprisingly, Tiger Woods has occupied ...

Austin, Texas …. JASON DAY – HIS RUN TO BE CROWNED 2016 WGC – DELL MATCH-PLAY CHAMPION Round 1 – Defeated Graeme McDowell 3 & 2 Round 2 – Defeated Thongchai Jaidee 5 & 3 Round 3 – Defeated Paul Casey after Casey withdrew injured through six holes Last 36  – Defeated Brandt Snedeker 3 & 2 Quarter-Final – Defeated Brooks Koepka (To go to World No. 1) Semi-Final – Defeated Rory McIlroy 1up Final – Defeated Louis Oosthuizen 5 & 4.