Golf, by TourMiss

Rory McIlroy has promised to reveal the ‘key words’ he’s been saying to himself this week after storming to a four shot lead on day two of the 2014 Open Championship. McIlroy looks in a class of his own taming the Royal Liverpool course for a second day running to move to 12-under par and well clear of his nearest rival American Dustin Johnson, who was joint runner-up to Darren Clarke in the 2012 Open Championship. And after dispelling the ‘Friday Fright’ that has haunted ...

Three-time Open Champion Tiger Woods got his comeback from major surgery back on track in making the halfway cut at Royal Liverpool. After driving out-of-bounds down the right side of the 17th, Woods holed a five-foot putt birdie putt on the 18th in a round of a five under par 77 for a two-over par tally and right on the cut-off mark. Woods has failed to make the cut at a major only three times in his professional career, most recently at the 2011 PGA. He also missed at the 2006 U.S. Open, shortly ...

Six-time Major winning Nick Faldo today celebrates his 57th birthday. Faldo, who won The Open in 1987, 1990 and 1992, will commence his third round at 3.05pm local time and at four over par. Faldo is this week contesting his 36th Open Championship since making his debut in 1976 at Royal Birkdale. However it has been a lean past few years for Faldo having missed the cut in golf’s oldest Major in his past five appearances.

South African George Coetzee is celebrating his 28th birthday in great manner moving up the board early on day two of The 2014 Open. The 28-year old Coetzee commenced his round at two under par and while he dropped a shot for a second day running at the second the Pretoria-born player, who is contesting his fourth Open, then birdied fifth and 10th holes to move to three under par. It handed the reigning Joburg Open champion the on-course lead in the 143rd Open Championship.

Five-time European Tour winner Michael Hoey has withdrawn from this year’s Open Championship through injury. Hoey had shot an opening round of a five over par 75 and was three over par through seven holes on day two when he withdrew. It has been revealed Hoey recently had a callous removed from his left foot but in replacing the bandage this morning a large portion of flesh came away from the bandage. Hoey applied new bandages to the foot but was also struggling to get on his golf shoe. The ...

Former double Open winner Ernie Els was left visibly shaken when an errant drive at the opening hole cannoned straight into the face of a male spectator. The adult spectator immediately fell to the ground with blood pouring out of a facial wound. “I hit the guy right in the face and there was blood everywhere,” said Els. “I felt pretty bad about it because I was trying to hit it, left which I did but then I should have asked for the people down the left to be moved, but I  didn’t ...

Justin Rose had a bizarre tale to reveal at the end of his opening round in the 2014 Open Championship. Three mates of Justin Roses caddy had visited Royal Liverpool earlier in the week and with Mark ‘Fooch’ Futcher, who has been Rose’s long-time caddy, arranging for TaylorMade to present the three with drivers. Unfortunately there was a huge mix-up when one of Fooch’s mates went home to Bedford with the former US Open champions driver, and the driver he wanted to take into ...