Golf, by TourMiss

Pacific Palisades, California .. Rory McIlroy was heading back to the comforts of his palatial Florida abode but with the unwanted excess baggage of having broken a longest run without  a victory trophy. Despite birding his closing two holes on day four of the Genesis Open it has now been 16 months and 24 days since McIlroy tasted his last success in winning the 2016 Tour Championship. That’s longer than it took McIlroy to capture his first pro career title early in 2009. McIroy, however, was ...

Pacific Palisades,  CAL … Twice in Graeme McDowell’s career Tiger Woods has handed him the spoils of victory and McDowell is quietly-confident it will be three at the close of the Genesis Open. McDowell heads into the final round on the famed Riviera course trailing just two shots behind former Genesis Open winner, Bubba Watson. The Florida-born Watson produced the equal second-lowest round of the $US 7.2m event, a six-under par 65 in glorious conditions on a course laid out just minutes ...

Pacific Palisades, California … Graeme McDowell celebrated his 600th PGA Tour round taking route 66 to a clubhouse share of the lead at seven-under par on day two of the Genesis Open on the Riviera course. McDowell joined American Patrick Cantlay sharing the lead when poor light halted play and leaving 15 players still to complete their second round. Among those returning to the course early Saturday morning local time is Sam Saunders and with the grandson of the late Arnold Palmer having ...

Pacific Palisades, CA … Rory McIlroy has slammed spectators suggesting unruly comments, distractions and general commotion distracting Tiger Woods cost the 14-time Major winner upwards of two shots a tournament. And McIlroy himself admits he’s also put off so much by such comments he could easily take a couple of ‘Advils’ to deal with the behaviour. McIlroy was commenting after adding a two-under par 69 to his opening 71 and be assured of playing all four rounds of the Genesis ...

Pacific Palisades, CA … Tiger Woods is to tackle the ‘Bear Trap’ in confirming his will contest next week’s Honda Classic at PGA National in Florida. The venue is the closest on the PGA Tour to Woods’ palatial residence and it also signals the well-being of the 14-time Major winner is back on track following spine fusion surgery to tackle competing full-time. It means also it will be the first occasion Woods will have played back-to-back anywhere in the world since ...

Riviera County Club, Pacific Palisades  …. Martin Laird again passed a Hollywood golfing sceen test and delighting in climbing the steep stairs at the back of the 18th green trailing then just two shots off the lead on day one of the Genesis Open at Riviera. Laird managed five birdies and dropped just two shots in a three-under par 68 and trailing just adrift of the American duo of Tony Finau and Patrick Cantlay, who like Laird, were out in the afternoon posting rounds of 67. The Scot’s ...

Riviera Country Club …  Graeme McDowell delighted in producing a round to reflect his determination this year in signing for a two-under par 69 on day one of the Genesis Open at Riviera. ‘G Mac’ birdied three outward nine holes and dropping just the one bogey at 13 in a huge boost after missing the halfway cut last week at Pebble Beach and where he’d won the 2010 U.S. Open. McDowell hit 11 of 14 fairways with a laser-like display with the driver but struggled on the greens in recording ...