Golf, by TourMiss

In a huge blow for organisers England’s Lee Westwood has withdrawn from this week’s $US 5m Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland. There had been rumours the former World No. 1 might not compete in the ‘Celebration of Links Golf’ and this has been confirmed today (Mon). Westwood, who captured the 2003 Dunhill Links, cited tiredness following Europe’s stunning come-from-behind mircale at Medinah. However in the absence of Westwood three other members of the victorious ...

Scotland’s Paul Lawrie buried memories of his Brookline disappointment with a magical Medinah Singles display and in the process despatching the the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup $11.4m man to the lost parcels office. The oldest player competing in Chicago sent the FedEx Cup champion Brandt Snedeker packing with the biggest victory on the final day of the 39th Ryder Cup. The greying 43-year old Lawrie handed the golden-haired Snedeker a 5 & 3 thumping to help deliver Europe a stunning victory. Strangely, ...

World No. 1 Rory McIlroy got the scare of his golfing life in a near disastrous time zone mix-up for the red hot European Team player. McIlroy was still at his Chicago hotel when he got a phone call wondering he was not at the Medinah course in readiness for his showdown against USA rival, Keegan Bradley. “I was just casually walking out of my hotel room and got a phone call saying you’ve got 25 minutes until you tee off,” revealed McIlroy.”I’ve never been so worried ...

An emotional Jose Maria Olazabal broke down in tears, pulling his cap over his face after looking skywards to declare leading Europe to victory at Medinah was the greatest moment of his golfing career. Olazabal’s magnificent dozen, sporting ‘Seve Ballasteros, 1957 – 2011’ emblems on the sleeves of their shirts, came from four points behind heading into the Sunday Singles to defeat a totally shell-shocked Davis Love 111 led USA Team by a point with their 14 1/2 to 13 1/2 victory ...

Tiger Woods deserves enormous praise after graciously conceeding the four feet par putt of Italy’s Francesco Molinari to ensure Europe won the Ryder Cup. Moments before Germany’s Martin Kaymer ensured the Ryder Cup would be returning to Europe when he defeated American rival Jim Furyk on the final green that gave Europe the 14 points it needed to retain the gleaming gold trophy.   However in the final match Woods missed the 18th green right with his approach shot from where he chipped ...

Europe’s domination of the biannual Ryder Cup continues with the team’s Medinah success ensuring Europe has won seven of the last nine Ryder Cups. Former long-time World No. 1 Tiger Woods handed victory to Jose Maria Olazabal’s European Team when he conceeded the par putt of Italy’s Francesco Molinari on the final green to ensure Europe won the 39th Ryder Cup 14 1/2 points to 13 1/2.

History is against the European Ryder Cup team dominating the Sunday Singles to retain the Ryder Cup. Europe heads into the final day of the 39th Ryder Cup trailing 6 points to 10 and needing to win eight of the dozen matches to retain the gold trophy. However since the change in the format in 1977 of the Sunday Singles the most points Europe has won in the intervening 17 Ryder Cup’s is 8 1/2 points at the K. Club in 2006 when Europe stormed to victory by nine points. But that was when Europe ...