Golf, by TourMiss

Tiger Woods is not only in doubt for next week’s PGA Championship but there is now serious doubt over his future playing career after he limped off mid-round on the final day of the WGC  – Bridgestone Invitational here in Akron, Ohio. Woods, who has captured the Bridgestone event eight times, had just played his tee shot down the ninth when he called for a motorised buggy to take him back to his courtesy car parked close to the clubhouse of the Firestone Country Club. He shook hands ...

World No. 1 Adam Scott will be making a first this week when he tees-up in the PGA Championship in Louisville, Kentucky. It will be the first occasion the Australian has ever competed on the Jack Nicklaus designed Valhalla course given Scott made his PGA Championship debut in 2001 and a year after the traditional season-ending Major was last staged on the course. Scott has contested all PGA Championships since 2001 with a best finish being T3rd in 2006 at Medinah while he was T5th a year ago at Oak ...

Open Champion Rory McIlroy used a three hour storm delay to carve three shots off Sergio Garcia’s WGC – Bridgestone Invitational third round lead in Akron, Ohio. Garcia, who was joint runner-up to McIlroy at Royal Liverpool, was five clear of the Irishman when the threat of thunderstorms forced a halt to play and with both players still three holes to play on the Firestone Country Club course. When play resumed McIlroy birdied his 17th and final holes in a round of a four under par 66 ...

On a week somewhat overshadowed by the Dustin Johnson controversy and three Open Champions found themselves being asked to attend a random drugs test. For Tiger Woods it was his first this season after being asked to provide a ‘sample’ following his second round here at the WGC – Bridgestone Invitational. Louis Oosthuizen had been in the Firestone clubhouse for the three hour and 17 minute delay, and no doubt consuming a few cups of coffee. before returning to the 18th green at ...

Graeme McDowell’s Ryder Cup push continues with the Irishman heading for his best-ever WGC – Bridgestone Invitational finish. Despite dropping a shot at his last hole, McDowell’s four-under par third round 66 sent him into a share of 19th place on three under par and just prior to a three hour and 27 minute storm delay in the $US 9m event. McDowell is making his ninth appearance in the Bridgestone but with his best finish being a share of 22nd in 2010 behind Hunter Mahan, who McDowell ...

Mirror, mirror.  Who is the fairest TV commentator of them all? There was the bizarre incident during today’s rain-delayed third round of the WGC – Bridgestone Invitational when large on-course TV screens crossed to Nick Faldo and catching the Brit staring into a mirror ahead of returning to live CBS coverage of the $US 9m event. Woods was on the 16th  green when distracted by images of Faldo sitting beside fellow analyst Jim Nantz and using his fingers to comb his hair while also straightening ...

Dustin Johnson’s name has been removed from the USA Ryder Cup standings in the wake of the American’s decision to take an indefinite break from the game. Johnson was fifth overall on the Stars and Stripes points table and assured of contesting a third straight Ryder Cup. However the PGA of America wasted little time in removing the 30-year’s old name from the points table. Here is the updated USA team table and with brash Patrick Reed now inside the top-nine qualifiers for Tom Watson’s ...