Golf, by TourMiss

Former USA President George H. Bush was a special guest during the second round of the 2015 Shell Houston Open. The 41st President of the United States was conveyed by motorised cart to the first tee where he had the pleasure of meeting eventual second round leader, Phil Mickelson as well as Mickelson’s fellow Major winning Ernie Els. Bush also caught up with leading Texas-born golf journalist Art Striklin and with Art getting in next week’s Masters mode with an eye-catching shirt. Bush, ...

Las Vegas born Scott Piercy drew a full house to shoot a nine under par 63 and equal the Golf Club of Houston course record on day one of the Shell Houston Open. Piercy, 36 was three under after his opening nine holes, and the back nine on the course, but then stormed home to play his inward half in six under par including posting five birdies in succession from his ninth hole. Fellow American J B Holmes had the chance to tie Piercy after moving to eight under par through 14 holes but played his ...

The duo of Open Champions Padraig Harrington and Darren Clarke had more in common on the opening day of the Shell Houston Open then they are Irish-born. Both players got off to bright starts on the Golf Club of Houston course only to let slip their good work in dropping shots near the end of their rounds to end the day tied with rounds of 71. Harrington  had moved to four under par after a dozen holes but then proceeded to play his remaining six holes in three over par. At the time in holing a nine-foot ...

Spain’s Sergio Garcia rebounded from a horror fourth hole double bogey to play the next 14 holes in seven under par in a round of 67 on the opening day of the Shell Houston Open. Garcia put his second shot into the water down the left side of the par five fourth before his fourth was just short of the putting surface from where he chipped to three feet and two-putted. But to his enormous credit Garcia, who is contesting the Houston event for only a third occasion in his career, then capped ...

Here is a selection of pictures in the lead-up to the 2015 Shell  Houston Open.

Thanks to the owners of Bluejack National we were fortunate to get a first look this afternoon at Tiger Woods first designed golf course in the U.S. – Bluejack National located on the outskirts of Montgomery and about an hour’s drive north of this week’s Shell Houston Open host venue. A little rain didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of organizers nor the media who were very warmly welcomed in what is an extremely inviting yet a temporary clubhouse. Eric Bauer, Director of Agronomy ...

Tiger Woods now seems likely to tee-up in next week’s Masters if the sight of his private jet today at Augusta’s Regional Airport is any indication.   Woods’ familiar G5 Gulf Stream was parked at the terminal for private planes.   The four-time Masters winner and now the No. 104th world ranked golfer, has not played a competitive round since Feb 6th when he  withdrew after just six holes from day one of the Farmers Insurance Open.   And if Woods was at Augusta National ...