Golf, by TourMiss

Open Champion Shane Lowry has confirmed to www.golfbytourmiss.com he will return to the PGA Tour mid next month to play the opening three events in succession and seven of nine events up to and including the first week in August. Lowry and his young family chose to remain in the States at their Ballen Isles rented house following the March 12th cancellation of the Players Championship and while it be a three-month absence from competition, their decision now seems to have been vindicated. It will ...

Lee Westwood’s hosting of the Betfred British Masters – https://closehouse.com/british-masters/ – will herald a return to the European Tour. The Euro 2m event is being moved forward and will now be held from July 23rd to 26th and opposite the 3M Open on the PGA Tour and with the following week to be the hosting of the WGC – FexEx St. Jude Invitational in Memphis. As well, it is understood the British Masters will not be held at Close House, and as appears on the Race to Dubai schedule, ...

Tiger Woods will be appointed USA Captain for the 2022 Ryder Cup in Rome. This is what many close observers believe will transpire and with American Kevin Na letting slip suggestions Woods appointment will be rubber-stamped by the PGA of America. Na, 36 dropped a huge hint in an interview with SKY Sports ahead of the Korean/American defence starting June 11th of the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth. Na said: “My goal is to make the Ryder Cup team this year, and I know the following Ryder ...

Good news for Ardglass golfer Cormac Sharvin with the European Tour to follow in the footsteps of the PGA Tour and afford full 2021 membership to those who qualified automatically for the 2020 Tour season and regardless should those players fall outside the end-of-year qualifying cut-off mark. That is to be the decision in a leaked European Tour report that is understood was sent to all members. The PGA Tour recently advised that those who obtained full 2020 Tour membership would retain their Tour ...

Scottish Golf has announced Friday, 29th May as the date for a return to the fairways of Scotland. And as first reported by www.golfbytourmiss.com a fortnight ago the return to golf in Scotland will commence with a 5-mile residence rule in place. However, full confirmation of a return has to be approved by the Scotland Government and that would now seem a formality when First Minister Nicola Sturgeon again addresses the nation next Thursday May 28th Ahead of the return to golf, Scottish Golf released ...

Good news for Scottish golfers such as Marc Warren, Grant Forrest, Conor Syme and Callum Hill with the European Tour to follow in the footsteps of the PGA Tour and afford all 2020 Tour qualifers with full 2021 membership. That is to be the decision in a leaked European Tour email sent to all members. The PGA Tour recently advised that those who obtained full 2020 Tour membership would retain their Tour status for 2021 given the cancellation of so many events this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...

There was further frustration for Scottish golfers with the Scottish Government failing to announce a definitive date for a return to the fairways. First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon addressed the nation earlier today and stating that the ‘Phase One’ of a lifting of COVID-19 restrictions will be begin from May 28th. Golf is included in ‘Phase One’ but Sturgeon left very anxious golfers high-and-dry without singling out an official date. Her address took place as golfers in England, ...