Golf, by TourMiss

Perhaps Valentine’s Day should be renamed Australia Day. Not only did the Australian Cricket Team demolish arch rivals England by 111 runs in the opening match of the 2015 World Cup but Australian-born golfers are in command in the two biggest golf tour’s. Big-hitting Scott Hend stormed to the front of the Thailand Classic while on the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean and countryman, plus reigning Shell Houston Open winner, Matt Jones muscled his way to within a shot of lead after three ...

Shane Lowry has given himself eight events up to the first week of June to secure full PGA Tour playing rights. The Carton House pro got his goal off to a great start a week ago with a share of seventh place in the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. It was Lowry’s best finish in six prior regular PGA Tour events after his first attempt two years ago at playing more in the States back-fired in missing the cut in five of those six tournaments. Lowry, as the current World No. 40, is eligible ...

………..Fatiha Betscher, Pebble Beach, CA. The Australian-pair of Matt Jones and Jason Day shone ahead of Valentines Day, and the second day of the AT & T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Jones, the reigning Shell Houston Open champion, added a 66 to his opening 65 to tie American Brandt Snedeker atop of the lead on 12-under par and one clear of Justin Hicks (68). Day, who won last week’s Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, bounced back from a level par 72 on Thursday and ...

Thailand’s leading two players are set to mount a challenge on the pony-tailed Miguel Angel Jimenez who takes a one shot lead into the closing two rounds of the inaugural co-sanctioned Thailand Classic. Jimenez is not only looking to win for a second time this year but also to break his own record of becoming the oldest winner on the European Tour. The 51-year old Malaga-born golfer is struggling with a bout of the flu but it didn’t deter him from adding a sizzling second round 66 to ...

….  Fatiha Betscher, Pebble Beach, CA. Triple Major winning Padraig Harrington was in an upbeat mood after posting five birdies in a four under 68 on the opening day of the AT & T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Harrington ended the first round of the $US 6.8m event four shots behind leading American duo of J B Holmes, who lost out in a play-off last week at Torrey Pines, and Justin Hicks. Fellow former Open Champion John Daly posted his equal lowest PGA Tour round of a 65 to be among those ...

……Fatiha Betscher, Pebble Beach, CA. It’s a sad reflection that John Daly shoots his equal best opening round on the PGA Tour and there’s those only too quick to drag up the past. Despite some of these negative early on-line reports the double Major winning Daly proudly turned back the clock posting a bogey-free seven under par 65 to be trailing just one shot behind fellow Americans J B Holmes and Justin Hicks on day one of the AT & T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Daly ...

Michael Hoey confessed his biggest fear in grabbing a Thai victory takeaway is getting through Friday the 13th, and also the occasion of his 36th birthday. Hoey went deep into red figures with a blistering new course record eight under par 64 on the opening day of the inaugural co-sanctioned Thailand Classic on the Black Mountain course. It put the Belfast top of the queue with a one stroke lead a day before his birthday as he chases a celebration wish of a sixth Tour title. “I need to follow ...