Golf, by TourMiss

Rory McIlroy may have no concern for some time in being exempt into golf’s oldest major but it hasn’t stopped the double Major winning lending his support to the new Open Championship Qualifying Series. The R & A’s Mike Woodcock arrived in Sydney earlier this week carrying the famed Claret Jug that has been on show all week on the first tee of this week’s Australian Open host course at Royal Sydney. The R & A has done away with the 36-hole International Final Qualifiers ...

Adam Scott winning season continued with the Australian wrapping up the Australasian Tour Number One title despite two rounds of his season still remaining. Scott headed into this week’s final 2013 Order of Merit counting event having earned $AUD 411,120 from his two events, and victory in both the Australian PGA Championship and Australian Masters. The current World No. 2 is $AUD 68,557 ahead of his nearest rival, Australian based Korean-born Jin Joeng. Joeng has contested eight events, including ...

The immediate playing future of American golfer Kevin Streelman is in doubt after a serious eye injury forced him out early on day two of the Australian Open in Sydney. The 35-year old Illinois born Streelman withdrew after just four holes of the Royal Sydney course complaining ‘something is not right with my eye’. This year’s rookie winner of the PGA Tour’s Tampa Bay Championship had been observed in discussion over his eye with Australasian Tour officials a day earlier and immediately ...

Augusta National winning hero Adam Scott fought back from dropping three shots in two holes early in his round to maintain his lead despite Rory McIlroy storming his way into contention after two rounds of the Australian Open at Royal Sydney. Scott as the reigning Masters champion shot a round of a two under par 70 to move to 12-under par and two strokes clear of McIlroy who was out earlier in the day to post a seven under par 65 and finish on 10-under par. McIlroy’s effort was the fourth occasion ...

Europe’s leading golf club rental company expands operations into Africa –ClubstoHire.com, Europe’s leading golf club rental company, has extended its award-winning service to the African Continent with the introduction of a pick-up service in the increasingly popular tourist destination of South Africa. Cape Town becomes ClubstoHire’s 17th partnership has been formed with well-established Neil’s Transfer Services based at Cape Town International airport – Africa’s third busiest ...

Rory McIlory displayed the form that has been lacking this year to snatch the clubhouse lead on day two of the Australian Open at Royal Sydney. McIlroy grabbed nine birdies in a seven under par 65 to end his round tied on 10-under par with Australia’s Adam Scott. The World No. 6 ranked McIlroy birdied his opening two holes and also his last to end his round some 30 minutes before Scott commenced his second round. “It felt good out there this morning and we got a little lucky with the weather ...

Rory McIlroy is once again enjoying the sights and the tastes of Sydney. It is McIlroy’s second visit this year to the former Olympic Games host city after he had been here in Sydney in January accompanying girlfriend, Caroline Wozniacki as she prepared for the Australian Open. On this occasion McIlroy has his good friend, Mitchell Tweedie accompanying him while his manager, Sean O’Flaherty is making a first visit to the New South Wales capital. Last night the four were out to dinner ...