Justin Rose & David Lynn’s Oak Hill Drama – Car Smash & Wrong Gas In The Tank.

Justin Rose and David Lynn’s build-up to this week’s PGA Championship has not gone all that well off the golf course. The reigning US Open champion along with fellow Englishman Lynn were at the centre of  courtesy car mishaps. Earlier in the week, Rose dented his gleaming Mercedes just outside the front gates of the Oak Hill clubhouse. Then today Lynn was driving back from a visit to Niagara Falls when he stopped to put gas in the Merc. Only problem was the 4.5litre gleaming silver ...

Ex-Pat Scot Lee Rhind – PGA Championship’s ‘Tin Cup’.

Ex-patriot Scott Lee Rhind could be ‘Tin Cup’ at this week’s PGA Championship at Oak Hill in suburban Rochester. The 34-year old Rhind grew-up in Livingston and moved in 2000 to the States to live in Midland, Texas. The town mid-way between El Paso and Fort Worth boasting a population of around 114,000 and a strangely a rugby team, the Midland Mad Dog Rugby Team that competes in the Texan Rugby Union competition. Rhind is the assistant pro at the Midland County Club and qualified for his first-ever ...

Paul McGinley Welcomes 2013 Seve Trophy Will Go Ahead At St. Nom-La-Breteche.

It was reported exclusively by www.golfbytourmiss.com late last week that the 2013 Seve Trophy will go ahead as planned in October. The event, without Vivendi sponsorship, will be played the same week as the Presidents Cup from October 3rd to 6th and again at the St. Nom-La-Breteche club outside of Versailles in France. It will be McGinley’s job to appoint the two rival GB & I and European Team captains. And the Irishman spoke of his delight at the staging of the event ahead of teeing-up ...

Tim Finchem Revealed As Leaning On PGA Of America To Drop ‘Glory’s Last Shot’ Tag.

It was confirmed this morning in the annual PGA of American press conference that it was PGA Tour Commissioner, Tim Finchem who was influential in the PGA of America dropping their championship tag – ‘Glory’s Last Shot’. For the past few years the PGA Championship has been labelled with the tag – ‘The Seaon’s Final Major – Glory’s Last Shot’. But that was not to the liking of Finchem and the PGA Tour as revealed by PGA of America President, ...

Harrington & Woods United In Looking To End 5-Year Majors Drought.

Padraig Harrington arrived at Oak Hill and venue for this week’s PGA Championship to find organisers had arranged to park his courtesy car besides that of Tiger Woods. All 156 players competing in the year’s final Major have been given access for the week to a gleaming new Mercedes. Harrington and Woods have parking spots in the row reserved for former champions. And while the pair of side-by-side in the Players Car Park they’re virtually no splitting them when it comes to their last Major ...

McDowell … “Guy Who Hits Most Greens Will Win PGA”.

While Graeme McDowell was in awe of Niagara Falls he is feeling right at ease on Oak Hill and venue for this week’s PGA Championship in suburban Rochester. McDowell along with his father, Kenny and fiancée Kristin travelled yesterday (TUES) the near hour’s drive to Niagara Falls where some 600,000 US gallons spectacularly pour over the 170-foot high Canadian or ‘Horseshoe’ Falls every second. However the former US Open champ had his feet firmly on the ground in earlier playing a nine-hole ...

Gallacher In Awe Of Niagara Falls But Comfortable On Oak Hill.

While Stephen Gallacher was left in awe of Niagara Falls he already feels very comfortable after his first look at Oak Hill and venue for this week’s PGA Championship. Having arrived mid-afternoon on Monday into Rochester, Gallacher went to the course to register and then packed his family into his Mercedes courtesy car for the hour long drive west to Niagara Falls. The American and Bridal Veil falls measure 176-foot high and it’s estimated 156,000 US gallons flow over the falls each second whereas ...