Golf, by TourMiss

There is a double history lesson in visting the Boat of Garten course in the Scottish Highlands. Located about 25 miles south of Inverness, Boat of Garten was designed by the legendary James Braid. Braid captured five British Open titles (1901, ’05, ’06, ’08 and ’10) and designed courses the length and breadth of Britain. Strangely, we were present at Walton Heath last Monday for the 36-hole US Open qualifyier at Walton Heath and where Braid was based for much of his professional ...

‘Super dad’ golfer Peter Lawrie is over the moon after his wife, Philippa gave birth to the couple’s first son. The former Spanish Open winner already has three girls and all under the age of seven so he’s delighted with another male in the family. “I’m just so excited and it’s great to finally have a son,” he said. “Mother and son are doing really well so thanks to everyone for their support and good wishes.” Lawrie had been on standby during ...

“They thought I was a waiter!” Charl Schwartzel had no qualms when the European Tour asked Masters champion Charl Schwartzel to wear his Augusta National jacket to last week’s ‘Players Award’ night. The South African joined reigning Major Champions Graeme McDowell, Louis Oosthuizen and Martin Kaymer on stage in an historic photograph in the history of the European Tour. All four being members of the European Tour and all four playing in last week’s BMW PGA Championship. The black tie ...

Scottish golfer Richie Ramsay missed out on more than just a slice of wedding cake after his bizarre U.S. Open qualifier fiasco reports. Tour Miss and myself  were present at Walton Heath up to 10.30pm on Monday night to cover one of the most bizarre recent episodes in golf. Ramsay’s commitment to his golf and to also himself has come into serious question after deciding to attend a Belfast wedding reception but only to learn he had made the Walton Heath play-off. Ramsay not only missed his ...

  Some of the world’s top golfers, headed by three current Major Champions, flocked to Wembley for the Champions League final between Manchester United and Barcelona. U.S. Open champ, Graeme McDowell, Open Champion, Louis Oosthuizen and newly-crowned Masters winner, Charl Schwartzel were at the match. However Schwartzel had to work for his two V VIP tickets with the South African hosting a 30-minute Q & A session in front of 1,500 fans at Wembley Arena ahead of the Manchester and ...

Europe’s victorious Ryder Cup captain along with seven other Ryder Cup stars will be among those teeing-up in next Monday’s U.S. Open 36-hole qualifier at Walton Heath. Colin Montgomerie, three times runner-up in the U.S. Open, will be striving for a 17th appearance in the Major commencing June 16th at Congressional in Maryland. Joining Monty will be former Ryder Cup players Paul Broadhurst, Ross Fisher, David Howell, Thomas Levet, Jarmo Sandelin and Niclas Fasth. Fisher has played in the last ...

We’ve had just one round of the BMW PGA but Colin Montgomerie’s already waving the white flag and conceding victory to in form Luke Donald. Monty and Donald were among just a handful to take to the ‘Burma Road’ fast lane on day of sunshine and showers in leafy Surrey. The Chicago-based Donald, who was runner-up at Wentworth last year, tamed the wet and windy conditions, that also included a 36-minute thunderstorm delay,  to snatch eight birdies in a seven-under par 64 in an ...